14 DAY TRIAL // It looks like three of the hottest Android smartphones announced will soon be available in the UK via O2, the Samsung Galaxy Y, HTC Rhyme and HTC Sensation XE.
HTC Rhyme will be exclusively available via O2 UK, as the carrier announced last week, but the Galaxy Y is also en-route to Vodafone UK, while the HTC Sensation XE might be offered by other UK operators as well.
All three smartphones have been included on the carrier's “Coming Soon” webpage, but no exact release dates or price tags have been disclosed yet.
It appears that both HTC smartphones are expected to hit shelves sometime in October, while the Galaxy Y's release date has yet to be confirmed.
Previously rumored as HTC Bliss, the Rhyme is a woman-centric device, which comes with “Light-up Charm Indicator” accessory that alerts the user every time a message is received or a call is missed, similar to a notification LED.
Furthermore, the handset is powered by Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread and embeds a single core 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 processor, complemented by an Adreno 205 graphics processing unit.
It comes with both rear and front cameras, as well as Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot and Bluetooth 3.0 with with A2DP and EDR support.
HTC Rhyme packs 4GB internal memory, 768 MB of RAM and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB, 8GB microSD memory card included).
HTC Sensation XE is an improved version of the original HTC Sensation and comes with an enhanced 1.5GHz dual core processor and in-ear Beats by Dre headset.
Unveiled earlier this month at IFA 2011, Samsung Galaxy Y is a mid-budget smartphone, which is equipped with an 800MHz processor and a 3.0-inch capacitive touchscreen display with 240 x 320 pixels resolution.
Just like the other two HTC smartphones headed to O2, the Galaxy Y is powered by Gingerbread operating system, but features Samsung's proprietary TouchWiz user interface.
