14 DAY TRIAL // One of the most recent Windows Mobile-based handsets coming from the Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation that made it into the wild is the HTC Leo, which was spotted only two days ago, and which is now making the headlines once again, with far more details on the hardware capabilities and functionalities it should bear when it will come to the market.
The first thing that should be mentioned is that the handset won't come in a flip form factor, as previously believed; it will be only a full-touch-capable Windows Mobile device from the company. At the same time, it seems that the phone will arrive on the shelves with the 6.5 flavor of the platform right from the start, which means that it should land at the end of the third quarter or even later.
The one rumor that seems to prove true is that the HTC Leo will include a Qualcomm chipset. According to the newly unveiled specs, the device will feature a 1GHz MSM 8250 Snapdragon chipset, which means that it will indeed be able to provide a lot of power to its owners. In addition, the phone will also sport 512MB of flash memory and 320MB of RAM, as well as a MicroSD memory card slot for additional storage space.
Other specifications on the HTC Leo that are now available include a 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen display, able to deliver a 480 x 800 pixel resolution, along with a 5-megapixel photo snapper that also sports dual LED flash, a 3.5mm headset jack (HTC seems determined to keep its promise on the matter) and GPS receiver with A-GPS.
When it comes to connectivity, the phone should feature support for quad-band GSM/EDGE frequencies, as well as dual-band HSDPA connectivity (900/2100 MHz) and Wi-Fi capabilities. In addition, it also sports an accelerometer, light and proximity sensors, as well as a 1230 mAh battery. According to the specs, which surfaced on ai.rs blog, the handset measures 121 x 67 x 11 millimeters.
For the time being there are no details on the exact release date of the device, nor on the price tag it might feature, yet it should land before the year's end, as mentioned before. Stay tuned to learn more on it, as well as on the name under which we will see it on the market, for we're sure that Leo is only a codename.
