MISSING information?!!?! ohhhhh goodie goodie goodie tell us more... no one knows who you are, you are protected by an alias so no one can pin this on you (in real life) and im sure your not the only one who knows something about the phone
well for those of you who ARE giving up on the SS if its too long of a wait check this out Sprint | News Release
the N1 is finaly sprint bound OFFICIALY as of 30 mins ago
and KRD it won't, it is a bigger screen so it has to use a different digitizer than the N1, so it shouldn't be an issue
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Does supersonic have multi touch? if so would apple suing HTC prevend it from releasing the phone?
There are no official specs yet, but the phone is built by HTC which means it will have Sense UI. So yes, it will have multi-touch. As far as the lawsuit is concerned, people are saying that could go on for years, but some kind of settlement will probably be made in the end. Either that, or the case will be thrown out altogether.
From what we're seeing, its business as usual, so I have to believe Apple has no power to stop the Supersonic from being released.
There are no official specs yet, but the phone is built by HTC which means it will have Sense UI. So yes, it will have multi-touch. As far as the lawsuit is concerned, people are saying that could go on for years, but some kind of settlement will probably be made in the end. Either that, or the case will be thrown out altogether.
From what we're seeing, its business as usual, so I have to believe Apple has no power to stop the Supersonic from being released.
so the multi touch is from HTC, not from google OS? since Nexus one from google does not have multi touch. no wonder apple went after HTC, not google
I am debating between Nexus one vs Supersonic. I really don't need 4G and don't want to pay too much for it. I am ok with 3G. but I like the 4.3" and multi touch.
Well, the Nexus One always had multi-touch built into their Android 2.1 operating system, but it was turned off. HTC and their Sense UI, which works over the top of Android, has always been multi-touch. Even on earlier versions of Android, like the HTC Hero that I have.
Edit: With Google's first OTA update to fix 3G problems, multi-touch was turned on. After that was when Apple started the lawsuit against HTC.
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I am debating between Nexus one vs Supersonic. I really don't need 4G and don't want to pay too much for it. I am ok with 3G. but I like the 4.3" and multi touch.
which phone is better?
We won't know for sure until the Supersonic is released which will be better, but chances are, no matter what forum you go into around here, most will probably favor the Supersonic.
Edit: Both the Nexus One and the Supersonic are going to be released on the Sprint network sometime this spring or summer.
Right now, we're waiting for the CTIA Wireless Association conference which is going to be held in Las Vegas next week. Dan Hesse of Sprint is one of the keynote speakers and we're expecting him to talk about the Supersonic at that conference.
We don't have any 4G coverage here in Florida yet, but I still want the Supersonic for the large screen and fast Snapdragon processor.
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We don't have any 4G coverage here in Florida yet, but I still want the Supersonic for the large screen and fast Snapdragon processor.
would sprint sell you one if they don't have 4G there? if they sell, will it be more expensive than Nexus one, or more expensive plan? so paying for 4G but not using it.
would sprint sell you one if they don't have 4G there? if they sell, will it be more expensive than Nexus one, or more expensive plan? so paying for 4G but not using it.
Actually, the Supersonic will work on 3G and 2G as well. This is necessary, because 4G is not available in a lot of places yet.
As far as the price, Sprint's plans are cheaper than the carriers. We don't know about cost yet, but I think Sprint would be foolish to charge a lot for the phone. They have a chance of getting ahead of the rest of the carriers with the 4G, but in my opinion, a real expensive WiMAX phone would hurt their chances.
Edit: I'd have to look for it, but I think Sprint already announced that their 4G plans were not going to go up in price. As far as the phone goes, both are made by HTC and have similar specs, so I don't see any difference there either.
Edit 3/18/2010: I found the answer for what Sprint will be charging for WiMAX service:
1-15-2010 - Sprint drops price of mobile WiMAX by another $10. Sprint Nextel reduced the monthly price of its CDMA/mobile WiMAX service by another $10, down to $59.99, a Sprint spokeswoman confirmed. The price cut is the second $10 cut in less than five months; Sprint made a similar change to its unlimited 3G/4G mobile broadband package in August.
Edit:
A response by HTC to Apple's lawsuit was just posted on Engadget.
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I would highly doubt it. They don't really have a valid lawsuit. Now, say the coding was copy-pasta, then yes they would have an argument. As of right now though, I don't think they're getting anything out if this. The phone SHOULD release on time, as far as my limited knowledge goes.
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...phone goes, both are made by HTC and have similar specs, so I don't see any difference there either.
The supersonic will more than likely come with senseui, vs. the Nexus which has plain 2.1
Granted, they're both nice, but I think the senseui on the supersonic will be just ever so much better, whatnot with the eye candy and benefits like integration. Either way, I'm going to try my hardest to get out of this phone if the Nexus and supersonic come out soon.
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Just when I thought Sprint was out... They pull me back in...
What great news. If its N1 in April and SS in June, I'll have to think long and hard about this. Personally, I like the idea of the bigger screen. But... I dont know... We'll have to wait until next week for (hopefully) dates.
I like this Supersonic pic better.. with that little Red Devil so kewl and i like Black one as well
Nobody knows for sure what the final product will like, but everything I see that HTC puts out looks pretty snazzy. Hopefully, next week we'll have pictures, some specs and a release date.
Since the Supersonic is going to be official soon, it seems like we should have an "Official HTC Supersonic Thread". I would like to see the first post in that thread continually updated with specs, pictures and the latest pertinent information. Right now, we're basically writing to three different threads and it's confusing as to where you should post.
Does anyone want to take responsibility to manage such a thread? I will volunteer, but I don't want to jump in there and create a new thread if someone else wants to do it.
Bill
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Since the Supersonic is going to be official soon, it seems like we should have an "Official HTC Supersonic Thread". I would like to see the first post in that thread continually updated with specs, pictures and the latest pertinent information. Right now, we're basically writing to three different threads and it's confusing as to where you should post.
Does anyone want to take responsibility to manage such a thread? I will volunteer, but I don't want to jump in there and create a new thread if someone else wants to do it.
Bill
Hi Bill,
If you are willing to volunteer, I can't think of anyone else who is more qualified than you. You have been championing the Supersonic and kept it "alive" (for me, at least). I was all but certain that I was going to switch to Verizon and get the Incredible, but if the Supersonic is coming out soon (hopefully before May) I will be staying with Sprint.
A big thanks from me for all you done. I have a feeling that a lot of us will be joining the Supersonic train real soon!
If you are willing to volunteer, I can't think of anyone else who is more qualified than you. You have been championing the Supersonic and kept it "alive" (for me, at least). I was all but certain that I was going to switch to Verizon and get the Incredible, but if the Supersonic is coming out soon (hopefully before May) I will be staying with Sprint.
A big thanks from me for all you done. I have a feeling that a lot of us will be joining the Supersonic train real soon!
Since the Supersonic is going to be official soon, it seems like we should have an "Official HTC Supersonic Thread". I would like to see the first post in that thread continually updated with specs, pictures and the latest pertinent information. Right now, we're basically writing to three different threads and it's confusing as to where you should post.
Does anyone want to take responsibility to manage such a thread? I will volunteer, but I don't want to jump in there and create a new thread if someone else wants to do it.
Bill
Bill, I think this is a good idea. You managing it seems like another good idea to me. You appear to be the most active with regards to Supersonic posts.
Bill, I think this is a good idea. You managing it seems like another good idea to me. You appear to be the most active with regards to Supersonic posts.
Since the Supersonic is going to be official soon, it seems like we should have an "Official HTC Supersonic Thread". I would like to see the first post in that thread continually updated with specs, pictures and the latest pertinent information. Right now, we're basically writing to three different threads and it's confusing as to where you should post.
Does anyone want to take responsibility to manage such a thread? I will volunteer, but I don't want to jump in there and create a new thread if someone else wants to do it.
Bill
This is a great idea! And you have done a great job of pulling together alot of info for us! So I think you taking responsibility is a great idea Bills!
I agree, Bill get it going. I have enjoyed trying to track this phone on here for a while and your activity certainly has been good for any of us looking for info.
I have the good fortune of having a hero and already qualifying for another upgrade, due to Sprint customer service taking great care of me. So I am eagerly awaiting this phone as my hero has been fun but frustrating at the same time.
And I am in a 4G network area. I have clear for my home internet and can say that the dallas area coverage is pretty good. If the mobile version is as good I can say I do connect at 2-6 mbs easily with times of up to 8. Upload speeds not quite as good. I dont know if there is any direct connection to the two services, but if I had a phone connecting as fast, that would be really nice.
I agree, Bill get it going. I have enjoyed trying to track this phone on here for a while and your activity certainly has been good for any of us looking for info.
I have the good fortune of having a hero and already qualifying for another upgrade, due to Sprint customer service taking great care of me. So I am eagerly awaiting this phone as my hero has been fun but frustrating at the same time.
And I am in a 4G network area. I have clear for my home internet and can say that the dallas area coverage is pretty good. If the mobile version is as good I can say I do connect at 2-6 mbs easily with times of up to 8. Upload speeds not quite as good. I dont know if there is any direct connection to the two services, but if I had a phone connecting as fast, that would be really nice.
Thanks for posting again bimmjo. I appreciate your vote of confidence. I also have the Hero and have had zero problems with it since the OTA update last November. As much as I like the phone, I can't wait for the Supersonic, mostly because of the bigger screen and the faster processor.
You are so lucky to have WiMAX coverage. The idea of having wireless Internet instead of all that cabling sounds like a good way to go. You're the first one I've heard talk about it that actually has it. Any comments you want to make about WiMAX, especially in the other thread I started about WiMAX would be welcomed. I'm sure a lot of people would be interested in hearing about it.
Well, at my local Sprint stores in town here, they suspect the phone to cost at least as much as the Touch Pro2, if not more by at least $100. If this is true, that may relegate me to the Nexus, or being stuck with Moment. Don't get me wrong, I love my Moment, but it's just annoying having to restart it 2-3x daily due to radio lockouts. That and when it just *recently started* shutting itself off. That happens almost daily now. Kinda makes me want a Hero, but I just... I duno. Not my favorite device, the Hero.
Alright, the camera is 8MP. I figure since that's being speculated on anyways, I'm safe in saying that. But there's more to the camera setup on this phone.
I feel like I should give you guys riddles or something, could be fun.
That's one day ahead of Dan Hesse's keynote address on Wednesday. Maybe some more information will be leaked before then. I recall pictures and specs coming out on the HTC Desire and HTC Legend just prior to MWC.
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Alright, the camera is 8MP. I figure since that's being speculated on anyways, I'm safe in saying that. But there's more to the camera setup on this phone.
I feel like I should give you guys riddles or something, could be fun.
Hey, thanks for the heads up Ouhei.
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The HTC Supersonic has shown up in another inventory system for Sprint, this time it's in the indirect seller system which points to a release sooner than we think.
Alright, the camera is 8MP. I figure since that's being speculated on anyways, I'm safe in saying that. But there's more to the camera setup on this phone.
I feel like I should give you guys riddles or something, could be fun.
Alright, the camera is 8MP. I figure since that's being speculated on anyways, I'm safe in saying that. But there's more to the camera setup on this phone.
I feel like I should give you guys riddles or something, could be fun.
Sprint announced the Palm Pre on May 19th. It arrived on June 6th. Two and a half weeks notice.
Sprint announced the HTC Hero on September 3rd. It arrived on October 11th. 5 weeks notice.
They don't like to give a lot of notice before their phones come out. If they announce the SS next week, hopefully it's available in stores only a few weeks after that. Beginning of May?
Alright, the camera is 8MP. I figure since that's being speculated on anyways, I'm safe in saying that. But there's more to the camera setup on this phone.
I feel like I should give you guys riddles or something, could be fun.
Front-facing camera? I'd think that video calling to supported phones would be a great show-off feature on a 4G phone.
I also use their Wimax as my home internet service. I use the modem/base station thing that picks up the signal so I can hook up a wifi router for the house. My laptop also has a Wimax radio but they would charge me more to use another device. Since my girlfriend's laptop doesn't have a Wimax radio I just stick to the wifi in the house. If I ever needed it I could pay $10 for a day of Wimax access on the laptop anyway. Like people mentioned, I get around 5-7mbps down and maybe a meg or two up. Haven't run a speed test in a little while so I forget the specifics.
I would guess that this phone will switch into 4g where available just like 2g/3g phones default to the fastest available network. I can't see them charging any more for the plans as cost is their trump card at Sprint and Wimax is only out in 10-15 cities now (with more to come before the year is out).
I also have heard from a few other people that testing and improving the software is still underway so perhaps they are working out the bugs and new features of this unique device. There are always growing pains when you do something new and I would guess the first Android phone with this hardware and 2g/3g/4g radio would have its share. Hopefully they test it well and roll out quick updates when the initial wave inevitably runs across the odd bug or two.
I am very excited for this phone. I've held off on getting a phone with a virtual QWERTY and I've been holding off on pulling the trigger on an Android phone knowing something of this caliber was on the way from my preferred carrier. Where I live in the DC/Baltimore area, Sprint service is excellent and a real value over the competition. I always hesitate to choose carrier based on a handset and try to choose based on cost and coverage. In this case I think I will have both of those and a great handset to boot!
Thanks for all the info on the forums and I will be watching closely along with you all next week!
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Front-facing camera? I'd think that video calling to supported phones would be a great show-off feature on a 4G phone.
I also use their Wimax as my home internet service. I use the modem/base station thing that picks up the signal so I can hook up a wifi router for the house. My laptop also has a Wimax radio but they would charge me more to use another device. Since my girlfriend's laptop doesn't have a Wimax radio I just stick to the wifi in the house. If I ever needed it I could pay $10 for a day of Wimax access on the laptop anyway. Like people mentioned, I get around 5-7mbps down and maybe a meg or two up. Haven't run a speed test in a little while so I forget the specifics.
I would guess that this phone will switch into 4g where available just like 2g/3g phones default to the fastest available network. I can't see them charging any more for the plans as cost is their trump card at Sprint and Wimax is only out in 10-15 cities now (with more to come before the year is out).
I also have heard from a few other people that testing and improving the software is still underway so perhaps they are working out the bugs and new features of this unique device. There are always growing pains when you do something new and I would guess the first Android phone with this hardware and 2g/3g/4g radio would have its share. Hopefully they test it well and roll out quick updates when the initial wave inevitably runs across the odd bug or two.
I am very excited for this phone. I've held off on getting a phone with a virtual QWERTY and I've been holding off on pulling the trigger on an Android phone knowing something of this caliber was on the way from my preferred carrier. Where I live in the DC/Baltimore area, Sprint service is excellent and a real value over the competition. I always hesitate to choose carrier based on a handset and try to choose based on cost and coverage. In this case I think I will have both of those and a great handset to boot!
Thanks for all the info on the forums and I will be watching closely along with you all next week!
Thanks for stopping by, neodorian. I find your comments very interesting as I have not had a chance to use WiMAX. I'm sure that's the case for most of us, but I'm hoping we will all become familiar with it in the coming days.
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Alright, the camera is 8MP. I figure since that's being speculated on anyways, I'm safe in saying that. But there's more to the camera setup on this phone.
I feel like I should give you guys riddles or something, could be fun.
Ouhei,
At the top of this thread, I posted the "rumored specs" and made a couple of changes based on new information. If you're inclined and would like to offer input of any kind, please feel free.
Thanks,
Bill
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I would trust that Engadget would do a live web feed of the event. I think they are one of the best doing live coverage on these type of events.
-Cary
Thanks Cary for reminding us of that. I also read today that CNBC is going to carry all the keynote speeches live and they will have a webcast at www.ctia.cnbc.com (not active yet). More information can also be found on their website at www.cnbc.com/id/35913038.
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