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HTC Supersonic

Update 2: Yeah. As pointed out in the comments, this is just a bad joke perpetuated. Move along, folks.

We're taking this with a decent grain on salt at this point, but what you see above supposedly is a render of the HTC Supersonic, which we've also come to know as the WiMAX-powered A9292 that appeared on a Sprint roadmap. Then there was that suspect screen shot that showed the Supersonic on T-Mobile running Android 3.0. So at this point, we don't really know what to think.

That said, note how the above renders appear to show a three-dimensional home screen transition, and the Android 2.1 app launcher (previous the app drawer tap thingy) has given way to a "Start" tab. Again: Real? Not real? We'll just have to see ... [Tus Equipos via AndroidOS]

Update: OK, let's through another wrench into this one. The below render is from GSM Help Desk, and we get a much better look at the buttons. Also it's being sold as the "Obsession," which last we heard was supposed to be one of the first Windows Mobile 7 phones. Oh, and Photoshopping the Chrome browser onto it? Yeahhh ...

Obsession

 

22 Comments

Posted by K Matheny (not verified)
January 25, 2010 - 11:452 years ago

That looks absolutely hideous, I really hope that is not Android 3.0. The GUI looks like something you'd find done by a first-time programmer as a final project, anyone else with me on that?

I will hold strong to Android 2.x if this is truly Android 3.x.

Somehow I doubt this is really Android 3.x.

 
Posted by Anonymous (not verified)
January 25, 2010 - 11:482 years ago

it looks like an htc hd with some photoshop

 
Posted by judasmachine
January 25, 2010 - 11:512 years ago

I hate the 'start' button. gawdy.

 
Posted by deltatko
January 25, 2010 - 12:032 years ago

didn't I read some where there wouldn't be a trackball? Sure looks like one on there to me

 
Posted by Anonymous (not verified)
January 25, 2010 - 12:072 years ago

thats funny, i seen this earlier but as the HTC Obsession

to run Windows 7, NOT Android

 
Posted by Anonymous (not verified)
January 25, 2010 - 12:092 years ago

http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=nl&...

FAKE FAKE FAKE !!!

 
Posted by Zach (not verified)
January 25, 2010 - 12:102 years ago

I want to know where that Justin.TV widget is hiding...

 
Posted by Keith Randy (not verified)
January 25, 2010 - 12:142 years ago

These renderings are hard for me to believe simply because the weather widget shown is the same one used by Apple on Macs. Android is scare to release multi touch in the U.S. because of Apple why would they try and steal a widget?

 
Posted by memyselfandi (not verified)
January 25, 2010 - 12:142 years ago

all I want to know is if sprint will get this wi max phone. I am holding off on the Hero for annother phone. Looks can wait till we know who will carry

 
Posted by Anonymous (not verified)
January 25, 2010 - 12:152 years ago

looking like a fool with your pants on the ground!
These were posted over a year ago as a concept by a guy who loves doing this sort of thing... http://www.talkandroid.com/android-forums/android-hardware/341-t-mobile-...

 
Posted by Bulgaro
January 25, 2010 - 12:272 years ago

I saw a Leprechaun in my back yard and he was riding a Unicorn o_O

 
Posted by Matthew (not verified)
January 25, 2010 - 16:522 years ago

Could be a crack head.

 
Posted by Anonymous (not verified)
January 25, 2010 - 18:552 years ago

'got a hold of the wrong stuff

 
Posted by Anonymous (not verified)
January 25, 2010 - 12:282 years ago

The start button is hella gay

 
Posted by deltatko
January 25, 2010 - 12:352 years ago

didn't I read some where there wouldn't be a trackball? Sure looks like one on there to me

 
Posted by Sheila (not verified)
January 25, 2010 - 14:032 years ago

Looking at the last picture, the thing in the middle look's like a mouse.

 
Posted by StevenG (not verified)
January 25, 2010 - 14:002 years ago

The RSS shows feeds from March 2009. It's a fake, obviously.

 
Posted by Anonymous (not verified)
January 25, 2010 - 14:442 years ago

You guys are dumb

 
Posted by CDE (not verified)
January 25, 2010 - 15:232 years ago

A "Start" button? Lord, if that's not a clue this isn't real...

 
Posted by Jeroen (not verified)
January 26, 2010 - 13:192 years ago

To have even have doubted, for one second, that this could have been real is an epic fail of beyond epic proportions. Sorry, telling it like it is.
1. This same render has been used before to pose as another HTC device (I think it was as a G2)
2. It has a launcher button with start written on it...
3. The UI is obviously 1000 major steps back
4. The Android UI changes introduced in the Nexus One would already have been history?...

Sorry, but this is really bad.

 
Posted by Anonymous (not verified)
January 26, 2010 - 19:282 years ago

Windows 7 Phone should only have 3 buttons.
Back, Start and search.
So I would think this is not real.

 
Posted by dalia
May 26, 2010 - 22:591 year ago

I do not like htc.