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HTC Pyramid 'superphone' headed to T-Mobile in May

Multiple sources are reporting that HTC's first dual-core Android phone, the 'Pyramid' will be headed to T-Mobile in May.

The 'superphone' will feature a dual-core 1.2 GHz Snapdragon processor, a 4.3 inch qHD display, and 4G/HSPA+ support.



Qualcomm announced their dual-core offering at CES and implied a Q2 availability, placing May squarely in the expected range.

HTC and T-Mobile have a long-standing relationship with Android devices, dating back to the launch of the first Android phone, the T-Mobile G1.

T-Mobile's HSPA+ network supports up to 14 Mbps downloads and 5.6 Mbps uploads.

In terms of codecs, the phone will support MPEG-4, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, VC-1, DivX, WMV-9, Sorenson Spark, VP6, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, FR, EFR, HR, WB-AMR, G.729a, G.711 and AAC stereo encode.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 3 Feb 2011 23:36

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• 5 comments

• KillerBug

  It sounds like a great phone, although I figured they would save that name for a quad core.
  
  If T-Mobile had speeds anywhere close to what they advertise, this might be my next phone.
  

  4.2.2011 01:29 #1

• DVDBack23

  Originally posted by KillerBug: It sounds like a great phone, although I figured they would save that name for a quad core.
  
  If T-Mobile had speeds anywhere close to what they advertise, this might be my next phone. I don't know where you live but when connected to HSPA+ here in NYC I get 8Mbps...more than good enough for a phone. Have I ever hit 14.4? Hell no, lol.
  

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  4.2.2011 02:23 #2

• KillerBug

  They were offering a free trial offer here in florida about a year ago...I tried it and never even got 1.5mbps. On top of that, the voice service was total crap, on the rare occasion that it actually connected.
  

  4.2.2011 04:09 #3

• ZeusAV

  I get 8-9mps in most parts of Charlotte. Never seen 14 anywhere that I've been.
  
  Still faster than AT&T and Verizon in my area.

  5.2.2011 14:21 #4

• daswerk

  Any more news on this phone?
  About time to replace my trusty G1.
  Hopefully before the big take over by AT&T

  25.5.2011 15:38 #5