Leaks back HTC, LG, Samsung 42Mbps smartphones for T-Mobile
updated 07:50 am EDT, Wed July 20, 2011
Taiwanese sources claim 42Mbps en route
Taiwanese industry sources have revealed that HTC, LG and Samsung are expected to deliver HSPA+ 42Mbps-enabled smartphones compatible with T-Mobile’s network. The new high-speed devices will launch in the second half of this year and will mark the first time handsets with this capability have been released. To date, devices that are compatible with the 4G technology have been limited to mobile data cards or mobile routers.
To date, T-Mobile has launched ten handsets capable of achieving theoretical downstream speeds of 21Mbps, which include the HTC Sensation 4G and the HTC my Touch 4G slide. It has also released the Rocket mobile router that supports the 42Mbps network.
Of the forthcoming 42Mbps-enabled handsets, details about only one, the Samsung Hercules, have emerged thus far. It is said to be a re-working of the Infuse 4G. In addition to being HSPA+ compatible, it will run a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor matched with 1GB of RAM.
It is thought the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)-powered handset has already started testing on the T-Mobile network and may launch as soon as August.
