The HTC Touch Pro2, announced internationally in February, has already been put on sale by T-Mobile in Europe, where it's known as the MDA Vario V, and will also be available from T-Mobile U.S. in several weeks. Now, according to specifications that have appeared on a Sprint developer website, plus the picture below that surfaced on UnwiredView.com, Sprint will soon release its own version.

Sprint's HTC Touch Pro2

While incomplete, the information offered by Sprint so far suggests that its planned Touch Pro2 variant retains all the capabilities of previously released versions, including "international quad-band" GSM. But of course, the phone will be modified to add compatibility with the carrier's 1900MHz CDMA network and EVDO data mode.

As in other versions, Sprint's TouchPro2 will sport a QWERTY keyboard that slides out at an angle via what HTC calls a "kick tail" mechanism, making the phone resemble a miniature laptop computer. Again, the device has a 3.6-inch screen with WVGA (800 x 480) resolution, plus Windows Mobile 6.1, HTC's TouchFLO 3D user interface, and a customized version of the Opera Mobile 9.5 web browser.

According to HTC, the Touch Pro2 additionally provides a high-quality speakerphone, plus "Straight Talk" technology that "provides a simple way to respond to email via a call, allows organizing conference calls from group e-mail, and makes it easy to turn any location into a conference room." The phone is also said to have a 3.2 megapixel camera that can record still images or video.

Sprint's Touch Pro2 will feature 528MHz Qualcomm MDM7200 processor, backed by an unspecified quantity of RAM -- international versions of the phone have had 288MB -- and 512MB of flash storage. GPS, Bluetooth, and WiFi are also on board.

Features and specifications listed by Sprint and/or HTC for the Touch Pro2 include:

• Processor -- Qualcomm MDM7200A clocked at 528MHz
• Memory -- 512MB of flash storage (RAM n/s but is 288MB on other versions of this phone)
• Display -- 3.6-inch screen with WVGA resolution (800 x 480 pixels)
• Cameras -- 3.2 megapixel main camera with autofocus
• Wireless:
  • WAN -- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE; CDMA with EVDO data mode
  • LAN -- 802.11b/g wireless
  • PAN -- Bluetooth 2.0
  • GPS
• Other I/O:
  • HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB connector, also providing headphone output)
• Expansion -- microSD slot
• Battery type/life -- n/s, but other versions of this phone have 1500mAh battery
• Dimensions -- 4.19 x 2.36 x 0.67 inches
• Weight -- 6.45 ounces

Availability

As noted, Sprint has not officially announced the Touch Pro2, but confirmation of its existence may be found on the carrier's website, here. More information may also be found on the UnwiredView.com website, here.

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