14 DAY TRIAL // HTC Leo seems to have all that it takes to become one of the most popular handsets running under Microsoft's upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5, if not the most popular one. The handset is reportedly coming to the market with a capacitive touchscreen, packs the already known Snapdragon chipset from Qualcomm, and is also set to deliver to users a few surprises, such as the support for multi-touch gestures that can be seen in the video below.
The handset has been spotted in the wild for quite some time now, yet no official word on it surfaced until now. However, it is already known to hit the shelves with a 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen that should raise the hopes of any Windows Mobile enthusiast out there. Although the capacitive touchscreen and the goodies that it can deliver to users haven't been confirmed until now, the video that emerged on the web via PocketPT.net shows multi-touch zooming in picture, maps, browser and applications.
It remains to be seen when the handset will actually become available for purchase on the market. HTC already announced a new device that will sport Windows Mobile 6.5 right from the start, the HTC Touch2, but it won't compare to the Leo at all. No details on the pricing of the HTC Leo are available either, but one should expect it to be rather expensive.
As for the specs of the phone, in case you might not remember, we should mention a 5-megapixel photo snapper with auto focus and dual LED flash, as well as a 3.5mm headset jack, Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS, A-GPS, 512MB of flash memory, a microSD memory card slot for additional storage space, quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band HSDPA connectivity, and a 1230 mAh battery, all packed inside a device that measures 121 x 67 x 11 mm. Stay tuned to learn more details on this.