It could be a dual-core smartphone running Ice Cream Sandwich

Feb 18, 2012 10:40 GMT  ·  By

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has been long rumored to plan the release of a new set of mobile phones that will run under Google’s Android operating system. Apparently, one of these has just received WiFi Certification.

The handset is supposedly called HTC Fireball, though it remains to be seen whether this is the name under which it will arrive on the market or only a codename.

This is not the first time that the HTC Fireball name popped up. However, specific details on what the mobile phone could include are scarce at the moment.

What was previously known on it was that it would feature support for 4G LTE connectivity, and that it would also sport global GSM connectivity.

Courtesy of the aforementioned WiFi certificate, we also learned that the new device will arrive on shelves with support for WiFi IEEE 802.11a / b / g / n connectivity capabilities in the 2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz bands.

The smartphone sports model number ADR6410LVW, the same as the HTC Fireball that was leaked for the first time a few months ago.

While nothing has been confirmed on the matter, the guys over at Phandroid suggest that the new device might sport a screen larger than 4 inches, and that it could very well be a dual-core smartphone, the same as many of the latest Android devices out there.

Moreover, there is the possibility that it would arrive on shelves with the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system on board, accompanied by the Sense 4.0 user interface.

Hopefully, it won’t be too long before HTC decides to take the wraps off this baby. The company is expected to unveil some new, highly appealing mobile phones before the end of this month during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and might bring this device to the show as well. Stay tuned for more.