Comments on: HTC’s full 2009 lineup revealed

By: Ero

Ero — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:47:21 +0000

The Android Hero is… pink?

By: Lynn

Lynn — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:01:24 +0000

Wow! I am so excited!

By: HTC Fan

HTC Fan — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:48:05 +0000

What sux is that they all look alike and HTC quality is getting cheaper. Poor materials = poor quality phones…….and WinMo is still a battery hog. HTC needs to dump WinMo or WinMo needs to be redesigned from the ground up.

By: brum

brum — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:59:19 +0000

I reckon backbeat is an iPhone user and lover. I reckon he’s not saying it because they can be some of the most hated bloggers online by those who aren’t keen on it.

So it’s understandable why he would deny or not disclose his thoughts as many would just disregard him but I reckon if he just came out and discussed without hate toward the Palm/Sprint enemy we would all be better off, pity he wont .

By: The Mysterious Muffsquin

The Mysterious Muffsquin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:08:12 +0000

looks good

lets see how many of them a just pipe dreams!

By: Don Louie

Don Louie — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:56:42 +0000

I wonder when these will start trickling out to each carrier

By: BlackberryAddict

BlackberryAddict — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:55:56 +0000

I’m a sprint user and have always been a fan of HTC devices. I def am looking forward to seeing a full hands on for sprint’s first android phone. But since i absolutely love my blackberry the only phone that would have me change might be the Palm Pre. I guess we’ll wait and see how the year progresses.

By: ajac

ajac — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:51:03 +0000

jasper for me!! Hope its out in june when my contract is up. I could have a touch pro jasper and a pre (pre for the woman lol)

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:26:44 +0000

Now my hope here is that VZW does not cripple or otherwise completely drop the ball and #$$% up this phone like they have the other HTC phones. The have a chance to redeem themselves here. i just wonder if they can do it. I would prefer an option of selecting which OS you want. I prefer WM, but I know others that don’t. To each his own.

By: Don Louie

Don Louie — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:07:27 +0000

That Jasper C looks like a Touch HD with a keyboard, I would be happy w/o the keyboard

By: WEezy Baby

WEezy Baby — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:50:28 +0000

will yall stick to the topic! dese phones is sexy. im diggin the jasper c i been waitin for like 2 months since my contract been up to get a new phone and i just hope these wont all come out in the middle of the year like palm pre suppose to come out.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:21:41 +0000

I hope you are right and we do not see any of these launch with 6.1. Curious to see if WinMo 7 makes it on any that launch in 3Q or Q4 or if 6.5 will be the best we get this year.

By: backbeat

backbeat — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:40:14 +0000

^It could simply be a placeholder (or not). It’s doubtful that any single carrier will offer very similar smartphone hardware layouts unless each has a different OS. With the Treo Pro being released in the near future, I don’t see another version of WM 6.1 being offered with that formfactor _this_ year.

By: KSmithInNY

KSmithInNY — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:29:30 +0000

@ Dbenson32: Nice catch!! now put down the magnifying glass and back away from the screen.

By: Samuel

Samuel — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:16:53 +0000

Since last few months i am awaiting for some handset that should have useful features and HTC has solved my problem, this HTC handset is really useful and helpful.

By: Dbenson32

Dbenson32 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:08:47 +0000

Besides all of the bickering going on here, did anyone else realize that the Willow W is sprint branded??? I was looking over each phone and noticed that!

By: avremele

avremele — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:54:50 +0000

C’mon backbeat. You know that you’re my only BFF!

By: Danny

Danny — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:48:13 +0000

I’m digging the Saphire for T-Mobile. Their UMA service should be compatible with their 3G network by summer so I’m hoping for:

3G, UMA, Android, GPS… Plus a much more elegant layout and touch responsive screen than the G1.

It appears it will also be much thinner than the G1. Looks like a winner. Can’t wait.

By: backbeat

backbeat — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:40:28 +0000

^Consider me unconcerned about you and your BFFs.

You’re not immune from the logic of Cause & Effect. Somehow, I’m not convinced that you’re equally as excitable when any other vendor simply does their job, such as picking up your garbage, writing you a speeding ticket, auditing your taxes, etc.

By: avremele

avremele — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:24:20 +0000

^ HATE???

You’re the one constantly hating Sprint & Palm. The bunch of us are just trying our best not to hate you!

Calling us ’shills” for liking our provider & expressing joy over a new phone coming “soon”, that’s HATE!

We read BGR to find out specifically this!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:20:31 +0000

Too bad it takes forever for a US carrier subsidized phone to hit the shelves… I wouldn’t be surprised if we don’t see any until late summer.

By: backbeat

backbeat — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:10:17 +0000

^Yawn. I’m not threatened by you, the Pre, or George W Bush.

On topic: Without access to the OS kernel, you’re not going to have any development beyond simplistic 2D views. So much for GPS and those interested in serious gaming.

That’s not to say that you can’t use it to look up your BFF.

Now, please … Just put down the hate and step away.

By: avremele

avremele — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:45:28 +0000

@ backbeat

You just seem to knock whatever you feel threatened by. Check out this link http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/01/12/your-first-look-at-palms-webos-sdk-mojo/

It’s all about how the pre’s webOS is going to work, creating applications etc.

But then again, you don’t really care, do you?

By: startac

startac — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:39:41 +0000

No Shift 2. Phooey.

By: backbeat

backbeat — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:30:27 +0000

@Ervil: Because this is an open blog without rigidly enforced moderation, it is all of our jobs to police, IMO, if it is to remain above the fray of many others. This place is only as good as its weakest link.

By: John

John — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:16:10 +0000

Wait, is the Jasper going to be Sprint’s first Android phone? Its got the angled ‘chin’ that all of the other Android sets have.

By: Ervel Flick

Ervel Flick — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:13:56 +0000

Backbeat has a point, albeit it’s not his/her job to police the comments section.

And I agree about the phone/carrier topic as well – although my feelings are decidedly more amiable towards the pre, it’s not some people’s cup of tea.

By: backbeat

backbeat — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:13:46 +0000

^Devices and Carriers are 2 very different subjects and shouldn’t be co-mingled. For me and my needs and those of my business, I have no interest in the Pre, regardless of carrier.

By: avremele

avremele — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:02:44 +0000

@ backbeat

Are you saying that if the palm pre was coming to your carrier you wouldn’t be thrilled to bits? (WM7 knockoff, and all.) You just wouldn’t show it. Because you’re devoid of all human emotion. So, anyone who does show emotion must be a _____ you fill in the blanks.

By: Mike L

Mike L — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:01:16 +0000

HTC isn’t a fan of flash for their camera’s? What’s the deal?