HTC announces Desire Z QWERTY slider

HTC this morning at its London event announced the Desire Z (aka the Vision) -- a four-row QWERTY device (they're not calling it a slider, apparently). Think of it as the T-Mobile G2 for the rest of the world.

Made of aluminum, it's got Android 2.2 with the revamped HTC Sense, 1.5GB of program memory, 512MB of RAM all powered by an 800MHz Qualcomm MSM 7230 processor on a 3.7-inch SLCD screen at 480x800. There's a 5MP camera with 720p video recording and a 1300mAh battery, and DLNA media sharing if your'e into that sort of thing.

The Desire Z should be available sometime next month. Again, not in the U.S., folks. [via Modaco]

Phil Nickinson