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You know what the HTC Supersonic is, don't you? Well it's only the first and only 4G Android smartphone scheduled to come to Sprint customers in the USA as previously suggested. But now we hear something a lot more interesting as it looks like Sprint is interesting in launching the hot smartphone sooner than expected.

Various voices over the Internet are currently saying that the Supersonic is heading to Sprint next week. The carrier is expected to announce it at CTIA and even make it available thereafter.


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It's not unusual to see an American carrier promote its services with help of an Apple iPhone. It is unusual to see one that currently can't sell the device to its customers talk about the iPhone. Sprint, a CDMA mobile operator, can't sell the iPhone for two obvious reasons. One, the iPhone is GSM only and two, it is bound to AT&T exclusively, at least for now.

What Sprint did was to release an ad for its 3G/4G MiFi-like WiFi hotspot which is ready to offer you up to 6Mbps downlink speeds in WiMAX-covered markets. In the ad, which you can enjoy just below, the iPhone is featured.


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While Sprint is going to launch its 4G-enabled smartphone later this year, and I am referring to the HTC Supersonic Android phone, Verizon will only be able to counter this 4G offer with an LTE handset in 2011. Anthony Melone, Verizon's CTO has confirmed for The Wall Street Journal that his company will be ready for an LTE handset by mid 2011 which is actually six months earlier than expected.

Some people are already saying that Verizon is getting ready for an Apple partnership that will see them offer a CDMA/LTE iPhone to their customers next year. But Verizon itself is keeping quiet on the whole matter.


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Remember the HTC Supersonic? That's supposed to be the first WiMAX-enabled Android phone coming to Sprint later this year. And while we don't have an official press release revealing all the details about it we do have it on video and you can check it out too.

The HTC Supersonic is the handset that will take Sprint customers to the 4G age and it will be very interesting to see how it will perform in a WiMAX environment.


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Call it wishful thinking but it looks like Palm might be getting ready to make a brand new smartphone. The unnamed and unseen yet device is rumored to be a smartphone destined to work with Sprint's brand new 4G network. In other words Palm is rumored to make a WiMAX phone for Sprint and the handset in question is due to arrive later this year.

We can't confirm any of this right now but we can tell you that neither Sprint nor Palm wanted to officially comment on the matter. We wouldn't be surprised to see a WiMAX phone arrive later this year and we're certainly interested to see Palm's next webOS phone.


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By now you must surely know that HTC and Sprint are going to launch the first Android-running, WiMAX-enabled smartphone later this year. They call it the HTC Supersonic but it looks like we might be in for a surprise from HTC. The company has one more similar phone, the Scorpion also known as the Olympian. And while we have no idea when it will actually be available we do have some fresh new rumors for you.

It looks like the Scorpion will be running Android 2.2 when Sprint will be ready to launch it, but more importantly the device will have a 1.5GHz ARM Cortex processor running the puppet show for you.


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The Supersonic is HTC's first Android phone that's going to be able to deliver WiMAX speeds and the handset is coming to Sprint later this year. The phone is not official yet although it has been leaked already. It was only a matter of time until the first pictures showing the devices in the wild popped all over the Internet.

As you can see, the Supersonic looks like it's going to be a more that decent Android device. Rumored to run Android 2.1, the Supersonic will surely be able to compete with Motorola's upcoming Android smartphones and the Nexus One. Moreover the Supersonic should have similar specs to the HTC HD2. The difference is that the later will run just Windows Mobile 6.5 and not be able to offer 4G speeds.


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Clearwire is currently busy deploying its WiMAX network but at the same time it's thinking about the near future. It would seem that although most people see LTE as the future of high-speed communication Clearwire will still rely on WiMAX.

The company is expected to trial WiMAX 2 next year and deploy it in 2012. Until then we're waiting to see the potential of WiMAX and, most importantly, the upcoming equipment needed to take advantage of this 4G standard.


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A while back ago we told you that Sprint gets ready to launch a WiMAX phone made by HTC. Dubbed the HTC A9292, the handset in question appears to be the HTC Supersonic. The phone has just been leaked and we might see it in action in a short while.

Even more interesting is the fact that the Supersonic will run Android 2.1 which makes it the first WiMAX-ready Android phone coming from HTC and Sprint. Unfortunately we have no arrival dates and pricing details at this point and it might take a while until Sprint actually starts selling it.


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Clear is not wasting any time as it's fighting together with Sprint for 4G dominance in the USA. While Verizon and AT&T are going to rely on LTE, Sprint and Clear chose WiMAX and they are quite ahead in the race as they have already prepared lots of markets for the upcoming WiMAX network.

But besides actual 4G coverage you will need proper equipment to handle the upgraded speeds. That's why Clear is getting ready to launch a couple of new WiMAX-ready modems.


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