HTC large touchscreen phone snapped in photos

HTC's rumored extra-large flagship Android phone for Verizon, the Scorpion, may have been spotted today in a series of photos. The device seen by BGR is billed as resembling an Evo 4G but coming to Verizon in a particularly upscale, Nexus One-like body with aluminum trim. Similarities would go so far as to include the 4.3-inch screen, front video camera, an eight-megapixel back camera with dual LED flashes and a kickstand for watching movies.

If a match for the Scorpion, it would have at least Android 2.2. The back of the phone mentions the use of HTC's Sense UI, which rules out the non-customizable Windows Phone 7.

Not much is known about the inside of the phone, but if accurate it could be the first HTC phone to use the dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon. A front camera is an unusual choice as Verizon's 3G network wouldn't be well-suited to video chat, although 4G phones aren't expected until at least January.

Launch info is still unknown, but dual-core Snapdragons won't ship until the fall and make the end of the year its earliest possible ship date.

By Electronista Staff