14 DAY TRIAL // HTC Firestone is one high-end mobile phone coming from the Taiwanese company HTC Corporation that hasn't been yet unveiled, but that has already made it into the wild. A new photo of the device has recently surfaced to the web, showing a capacitive screen on the media-centric device, and offering us the possibility to observe what the phone might look like.
In case the handset in the picture proves to be the real deal, we must say that it will be a good-looking phone, which is reportedly featuring large speakers in front and on the back, as well as an externally accessible, hot-swappable microSD memory card slot. The photo has emerged via wmpoweruser, which also stated that the Firestone and the HTC Leo that was spotted only recently over the Internet might be one and the same handset.
This might end up being only a mere supposition in the end, yet anything is possible. For what it's worth, the HTC Firestone could turn out to be the powerful Windows Mobile-based handset that the HTC Leo was already rumored to be, as it should come to the market with Qualcomm's Snapdragon platform, which means a 1GHz processor, coupled with an enhanced graphic performance and great connectivity options.
Hopefully, the HTC Firestone/Leo will prove to live up to the expectations, and the 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen display, as well as the 5MP camera with auto focus and dual LED flash will come to the market along with it. Moreover, it seems that the phone might land on the shelves as soon as the third quarter of the ongoing year, with Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system right from the start, which means that it should be even more attractive. Stay tuned to learn more details on the device, as soon as they become available.