Weelcome to CTIA.
(Credit: Lynn La/CNET)
On a sultry New Orleans afternoon today, AT&T took over a century-old Garden District mansion to open the 2012 CTIA. Yes, the annual wireless confab doesn't formally open until tomorrow morning, but the news already is coming fast and furious. And though I don't arrive in The Big Easy until tomorrow either, a big CNET team is on the ground by the Mississippi. Here are the highlights of what they saw today.
Verizon's HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE
(Credit: HTC)
New phones!
Though trade shows like CTIA are about much more than hardware, it's the hardware that excites the most. If you read Jessica Dolcourt's preview from last week, you'll know that the 2012 show promises to deliver fewer new phones than in past years. That may still true, but I was glad to see that we got two new handsets today.
Though trade shows like CTIA are about much more than hardware, it's the hardware that excites the most. If you read Jessica Dolcourt's preview from last week, you'll know that the 2012 show promises to deliver fewer new phones than in past years. That may still true, but I was glad to see that we got two new handsets today.
First up is the HTC Droid Incredible 4G. After a few weeks of rumors, Verizon Wireless and HTC finally spilled the details early this morning in a press release. The handset runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and has an 8 megapixel camera, Beats Audio integration, HTC's Sense 4 software, a 4-inch Super LCD qHD screen, a dual-core Snapdragon S4, a 1,7000mAh battery and an microSD card slot.
AT&T's Samsung Focus 2
(Credit: Lynn La/CNET)
Big Red says it will release the Droid Incredible 4G in the coming weeks. We don't know pricing yet, but Maggie Reardon is guessing it will cost $199 with a two-year contract. Oh, and in its press release, HTC also let it slip that it would roll out the HTC One V to U.S. carriers this summer. Here's a closer look at the Incredible 4G from Jessica.
AT&T announced its own new device with the budget-minded Samsung Focus 2. The Windows Phone 7 device supports the carrier's 4G LTE network and comes with a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a 5-megapixel camera, and a front-facing VGA camera. The Focus 2 will go on sale May 20 for $49.99 with a two-year service agreement. To see the device up close and personal, check out this hands on from Jessica and Lynn La.
(courtesy:cnet.com)
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