Mobile phone events in New York (and subsequent liveblogs) are a dime a dozen this time of year as manufacturers ramp up for the busy holiday season. Just a few weeks after Samsung's Galaxy Nexus reveal and Motorola's DROID RAZR announcement, HTC has kindly invited us to a press event in New York City today to show off their latest mobile creation.
All signs point to the HTC Rezound, a high-end Verizon Android smartphone that's packing 4G LTE, a 720p HD display, and Beats audio; but if you've followed these events in the past (as I'm sure you have, loyal reader!), you know that surprises can happen. Could we see an HTC-official preview of Ice Cream Sandwich? HTC Sense 4.0, perhaps? A smartphone that does all of your holiday shopping for you?
Join me starting at 3:00 PM Eastern/12:00 PM Pacific for an afternoon of wit, bad jokes, and live updates (likely in that order) as we find out what HTC has up their sleeves!
"The three-way partnership between Verizon, HTC, and Best Buy lends to the success of this product."
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Scott Anderson, Best Buy Mobile on stage.
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Rezound will be available in Verizon Wireless and other retailers starting on November 14th for $299.99.
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Jeff Dietel, Verizon Wireless on stage.
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Rezound will come with a custom pair of Beats headphones
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"HTC believes you should have the best audio experience"
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HTC Rezound shares the same color scheme as the Sensation XE.
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8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video recording
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Will offer Action Burst, Instant Capture, Panorama
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"We invested significantly in the camera area"
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It'll sport HTC's first 720p HD display
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WAIT, I said that wrong!
"I'm proud to let you know that the HTC Rezound will ship ready for Ice Cream Sandwich" (note: not installed)
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"I'm proud to let you know that the HTC Rezound will ship with Ice Cream Sandwich"
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Rezound has a 1.5 GHz dual-core CPU, HTC Sense 3.5, 16 GB of internal storage, 4G LTE
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"It takes some design cues from the DROID Incredible line"
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Dr. Dre is in the house. GET HIM ON STAGE!
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Looks like the Rezound is running HTC Sense 3.5
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Showing off a Beats by Dr. Dre promotional video
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"HTC is the company that the record industry needs"
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"Together with HTC, we'll bring music back to the phone"
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"We got to a certain point where we said 'ok, we have a brand, a pull in music...what do we do now?'"
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"By the time we finish a record in the studio, by the time it gets through the earbuds, it doesn't resemble the emotion or the feel of what was created in the studio."
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"Screw sneakers, let's do speakers! So that's the research behind Beats by Dr. Dre"
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Jimmy Lovine on stage.
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At first glance, Rezound looks a lot like the DROID Incredible 2.
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HTC Rezound will have 4G LTE and Beats by Dr. Dre.
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"Today we are proud to take another step in this great relationship and welcome the HTC Rezound"
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"A great phone needs a great network, so Verizon has always been a great partner for us, and we are taking this relationship to the next level"
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"It's a phone that brings you closer to everything you love"
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"People want to carry a no-compromise phone"
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HTC was #1 in US marketshare for Q3.
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"Just a few weeks ago, HTC was named a top 100 brand"
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"When we started, we were a niche player"
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"HTC is honored to play a role in kicking off the smartphone revolution"
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Peter Chou, CEO, HTC on stage.
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"It's a phone that delivers the best in listening, watching, capturing, and sharing..."
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Not the first beats phone on Verizon. It's the first beats phone in America, that happen to be Verizon.
Thomas Boehnlein
Free headphones, yo!
Stephen Wagner
No
Boss Roberts
How many Android phones does Verizon have???
Zach Cline
It's going to come down to personal preference anyway. I always liked htc sense so the rezound is what i'm leaning towards at this point.
Nathan Parks
Offer*
Nathan Parks
@Zach just because the clock speed is higher doesn't mean faster. The inappropriate in the nexus is a much better processor than anything qualcomm has to off
Zach Cline
@Cory - No they aren't.
Zach Cline
@ Cody - Yeah it has a 1280x720p display.
Zach Cline
This thing has better specs than the nexus. 1.5 ghz processor as opposed to 1.2, 2mp front facing camera as opposed to the 1.3 found on the nexus. It's going to be a beast.
Nathan Bryant
So what's new about this again?
Ben Kimmel
i'm torn between the razr and the rezound
Jason King
Anyone into technology or websites like these should be all excited out … It’s like one week you get excited about one device, 2 weeks later there’s another one and so on and so on … There are too many phones coming out and right now it appears that the Nexus is the Gem to behold right now. But this phone looks good, a good upgrade from the Thunderbolt.
James Byron Roberson
No
David Hilgendorf
Nexus for this guy
Ethan Shrago
Hell no.
Angel Higuera
Meh
Cody Ramsey
I am but not only for that but a 2 mp front facing camera but 1.5 ghz dual core processer and doesn't it have a 720p hd display?
Alex Pierro
I have a job that doesn't allow me to, but I will try anyways
Cory Pastor Wilson
All the same phones, all this strategy advertising foolishness
Lorenzo Campbell
I agree I already have the beats technology in my rooted thunderbolt...now I just want the headphones
Fred Cargill
I just want the headphones
Flako Ramirez
Nah im gud
Cody Nathaniel Arrington
I want it now! Lol
droid1
William Fazzina
Right after I got a dInc2. #firstworldproblems
Niel Basa
yup
Eric Sirkin
No, too many androids, get a good, solid one, for each screen size and leave it be.
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