We typically get treated to an occasional rumor or tip, but it’s not often the we get a sneak peak at a carrier’s 6 month handset roadmap. Apparently, AndroidSpin has been treated to pictures of a slide which outlines what T-Mobile has in store for the next six months. HTC and T-Mobile have always had a pretty close relationship, so it’s no surprise that there are a few HTC references in the lineup.
T-Mobile’s roadmap indicates that the myTouch 3G and the Slide will both be getting Android updates over the summer. Starting in September, HTC will be introducing the HTC Vanguard with the HTC emerald and Schubert to follow in November.
Here’s a quick breakdown of everything included in the roadmap:
- July: Android 2.2 update for the myTouch 3G Slide
- August: Android update for the myTouch 3G
- September: Launch of T-Mobile HTC Vanguard (aka HTC Vision, Android)
- November: Launch of T-Mobile HTC Emerald (aka “Project Emerald”, Android )
- November: Launch of HTC Schubert (aka HTC Scorpion, Windows Phone 7 with 1.5 GHz processor)
Quite a few people have been pretty vocal about T-Mobile not getting any of the new higher end smartphones that have been hitting other carriers over the past few months. Fortunately, T-Mobile and HTC appear to have listened to the complaints of their customers. We still don’t know many of the details regarding HTC’s upcoming phones, but if the rumors and speculation are true, we’re in for a great treat.
Source: AndroidSpin
could TBA just mean they will announce the update date in that month and not that the update will be in that month? Or am I reading it wrong?
@tom at first we thought the same thing, but we noticed that T-Mobile included hard dates for the handset releases on the roadmap. Out assumption is that the 2.2 updates for the myTouch 3G and Slide are already in the works with target release dates for July of August. T-Mobile has already revealed that they plan on updating both these phones, so the month reference should align with their scheduled OTA update for each handset.
Thanks for the info. Always appretiated.
Can’t wait to see some of these phones. Have G1 and Nexus (Awesome). Some of the rumors on emerald if true will make it one of the top phones.