New Phone with 4.3" display and HDMI in Testing

[grokr989]

FWIW My friend works for a company that qualifies phones for phone manufacturers before they are sold to a wireless carrier. They are currently testing a CDMA phone with a large 4.3" display and an HDMI port. I'll post back if I can get more info.

 

[noidea`]

ASk him to get pictures please

 

[grokr989]

ASk him to get pictures please

I tried but, he won't. It was hard enough getting that much info from him.

 

[mcbtrain929]

supersonic? maybe you can find out at least how long it's been in the testing phase.....just recently or for a month or 2 now?

 

[passivesf]

Does HTC's HD2 have a HDMI port??

 

[passivesf]

Also, why would you want an hdmi port on a phone?

 

[grokr989]

supersonic? maybe you can find out at least how long it's been in the testing phase.....just recently or for a month or 2 now?

Just recently. Within the past couple weeks.

 

[grokr989]

Also, why would you want an hdmi port on a phone?

I guess if the phone supported HD recording then you could hook it up to your TV and watch your recordings in HD on the big screen. Just another marketing gimmick if you ask me. I would not really use that feature. I guess some people would.

 

[cary328is]

Interesting...even the HD2 doesn't have an HDMI port:

HTC Mobile Phones - HD2 T-Mobile - Overview

@grokr989 I hope you get more information soon. I understand why he can't get any pictures. Sounds like an awesome job...wouldn't want to risk it especially in this economy. Thanks for sharing the info though

 

[grokr989]

Interesting...even the HD2 doesn't have an HDMI port:

HTC Mobile Phones - HD2 T-Mobile - Overview

@grokr989 I hope you get more information soon. I understand why he can't get any pictures. Sounds like an awesome job...wouldn't want to risk it especially in this economy. Thanks for sharing the info though

Your welcome. My best guess is the Motorola shadow we've heard about but it could very well be something else too.

Motorola Android phone leaks with 1080p video, HDMI | Electronista


I'll try to at least find out the manufacturer.

 

[grokr989]

supersonic? maybe you can find out at least how long it's been in the testing phase.....just recently or for a month or 2 now?

I doubt it's the Supersonic because that is supposed to be a Wimax device. They test CDMA devices exclusively so whatever it is, it is CDMA.

 

[grokr989]

I doubt it's the Supersonic because that is supposed to be a Wimax device. They test CDMA devices exclusively so whatever it is, it is CDMA.

Interesting that I found this article that mentions the Shadow is CDMA and will be on Verizon in March

Google Nexus Two a.k.a. Motorola Shadow

 

[cary328is]

I doubt it's the Supersonic because that is supposed to be a Wimax device. They test CDMA devices exclusively so whatever it is, it is CDMA.

I'm sorry I think you're confusing the capabilities of CDMA/GSM and the Wimax thing. Sprint uses ALL CDMA phones - meaning it doesn't use SIM cards and the data is encrypted/decoded differently than GSM phones. It has nothing to do with WiMax at all. Wimax is just a new (not really that new) radio frequency (802.16e) that is broadcasted for data transfer. So - yeah you can have both CDMA and Wimax in the same phone.

 

[grokr989]

I'm sorry I think you're confusing the capabilities of CDMA/GSM and the Wimax thing. Sprint uses ALL CDMA phones - meaning it doesn't use SIM cards and the data is encrypted/decoded differently than GSM phones. It has nothing to do with WiMax at all. Wimax is just a new (not really that new) radio frequency (802.16e) that is broadcasted for data transfer. So - yeah you can have both CDMA and Wimax in the same phone.

I see. Thanks for clearing that up.

 

[mcbtrain929]

I'll try to at least find out the manufacturer.

yeah. i would say try your best to at least find out the:

1) manufacturer of the phone, and
2) physical keyboard or not.

because a guy in the incredible thread (page 77ish lol) said he recently was shown a 4.3'' 1 ghz android phone from motorola with NO physical keyboard that was VZW bound. it was from a tester/programmer or something. so that matches up with everything you've mentioned so far....

 

[grokr989]

yeah. i would say try your best to at least find out the:

1) manufacturer of the phone, and
2) physical keyboard or not.

because a guy in the incredible thread (page 77ish lol) said he recently was shown a 4.3'' 1 ghz android phone from motorola with NO physical keyboard that was VZW bound. it was from a tester/programmer or something. so that matches up with everything you've mentioned so far....

I read that post over in that thread also. I'll see what I can find out.

 

[grokr989]

yeah. i would say try your best to at least find out the:

1) manufacturer of the phone, and
2) physical keyboard or not.

because a guy in the incredible thread (page 77ish lol) said he recently was shown a 4.3'' 1 ghz android phone from motorola with NO physical keyboard that was VZW bound. it was from a tester/programmer or something. so that matches up with everything you've mentioned so far....

I was able to find out from him that the phone being tested is made by Motorola.

I'll try to find out wether or not it has a physical keyboard now.

 

[mcbtrain929]

I was able to find out from him that the phone being tested is made by Motorola.

I'll try to find out wether or not it has a physical keyboard now.

does this person only allow you 1 question per week or something?

 

[tdub88]

does this person only allow you 1 question per week or something?

He probably just REALLY likes his job and wants to keep it!

 

[jper15]

i am going to do my best to get some pictures this weekend of the moto phone that i saw.

 

[mcbtrain929]

i am going to do my best to get some pictures this weekend of the moto phone that i saw.

yeah, or at least play around with it some more and use the camera, video, see what version of android its running, etc. anything you can squeeze out of this guy would be awesome! also, just honestly ask him his impressions (and try really hard to understand him and his thick accent lol).

 

[mrmojoz]

see what version of android its running, etc.

Motorola? Those guys love 1.5 if it is going to have Moto-Blur on it.

 

[mcbtrain929]

Motorola? Those guys love 1.5 if it is going to have Moto-Blur on it.

my gut is absolutely positive that this beast would not have motoblur on it.

 

[grokr989]

does this person only allow you 1 question per week or something?

LOL. No. I just want to ask him a little at a time and work it into the conversation without making him worry.

 

[drhill]

my gut is absolutely positive that this beast would not have motoblur on it.

Per someone who works at motorola and posts at howardforums, the shadow does.