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Verizon's Product Roadmap for 2009 Leaked

The company has a nice range of smartphones in store for this year

Jan 30, 2009 07:46 GMT  ·  By
Verizon product roadmap for 2009 leaked on the web
   Verizon product roadmap for 2009 leaked on the web

Verizon's product roadmap for this year has been leaked on the Web recently, and it seems that Big Red will have some nice offerings added to its lineup over the next 11 months. There will be a number of smartphones coming to the carrier's customers, among which we could count the HTC Touch HD and BlackBerry Bold.

The first position on the mobile operator's list is occupied by a phone that looks much like the Touch HD, a high-end model running under Windows Mobile, which was released on the European market a few months ago. The handset also sports a 3.8-inch WVGA display with touchscreen capabilities.

Another nice model to come from the carrier this year is a version of the HTC Touch Diamond. This would be another Windows Mobile-powered handset, launched last year at several operators around the world, as well as in the United States. The phone comes with a VGA touchscreen and is smaller than the Touch HD.

According to the leaked roadmap, Verizon also preps a CDMA version of the BlackBerry Bold. The smartphone has been spotted before and was stated to come under the codename Niagara. The new model will feature an HVGA display like Bold, as well as a hardware keyboard.

The LG VX9600, also known as Versa, has been included in the roadmap as well, and it seems that it will come around with a range of add-on modules such as a keyboard and a game-pad. The handset is expected to prove to be a nice gaming machine, yet it also sports accelerometer control and some fast, smooth graphics.

The Big Red will also unveil a range of Motorola handsets, as well as some netbooks that are expected to include built-in EV-DO service. The machines are suggested to be HPs, yet it hasn't been confirmed.

Verizon might also make some changes in its data plans this year, as the carrier could work on catching up with AT&T which is making inroads with global roaming. We might see at least one global EV-DO / HSPA modem launched by Verizon in 2009, although it failed to do so last year. At the same time, domestic prepaid data plans could also be launched.