Verizon Readies New Androids and BlackBerries, Tablet PCs

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless is set add to some very appealing devices to its offering during this fall, including Android handsets, BlackBerry smartphones, netbooks, feature phones, and more. We already had a look at some of the operator's future plans earlier this month, but a new leak brings to display a few more details on the matter, along with more specific launch time frames for some devices.

Some of the upcoming devices have been already spotted into the wild before, but not all of them have been detailed or heard of until now, that's for sure.

During the next month, Verizon's customers should see their carrier launching a World Edition of Motorola DROID 2, which should be the first global Android-based smartphone, as phone Arena points out.

Other devices slated for a September release would be Motorola Citrus WX445, also running under Android, but oriented for a younger audience, along with new netbooks, including the Dell Vostro V13 and HP Pavilion DM1-2010.

LG's Octane VN530 and VN270 are also on their way to Verizon, along with Pantech Crux and ZTE Salute, expanding the carrier's lineup with more entry-level handsets.

October is expected to bring along the BlackBerry Storm 3 9570 from Research In Motion, running under the BlackBerry OS 6, but with a Sure Press touchscreen, it seems, as well as a Curve 3 9330, the said article on phone Arena continues.

In the Android segment, the carrier would launch the Samsung Fascinate (Verizon's flavor of Galaxy S), along with a mid-level Samsung Continuum I400, and a lower-end QWERTY-packing Samsung Gem I100 (which is rumored to have been already canceled).

Motorola XT610 should come in October with lower specs than DROID X (3.2 or 5-megapixel photo snapper and slower processor), but with a similar form factor, though the screen might be smaller than on the already available phone. The XT610 should be priced at $100-$130 on contract.

Other handsets that might land at Verizon in October include the Motorola A957, which might sport the name of Sick, the Palm Pre 2, though little is known on this device, and the Casio Ravine, a new PTT rugged phone.

In November, Big Red might launch two enTourage devices, including the enTourage eDGe, a dual-screen e-reader, tablet Android device, and the enTourage Pocket device.

Z600, which was rumored before to arrive as Stingray, Motorola's first Android tablet, is expected to become available for purchase in November, accompanied by Samsung's Tab I800 slate.

Other devices set for launch in November include the first 4G LTE cards for Big Red, namely the PCD 290 and the LG 600, and the already spotted HTC Merge, which would pack Android, a 10MP camera, and a faster processor than the currently spread 1GHz chips.

All in all, it seems that the following three months should prove pretty interesting for Verizon's customers, as newer, appealing handsets are on their way to shelves. Stay tuned for more on this.