Australians will soon get their hands on the next generation of mobile phone technology with Telstra joining with HTC to launch its first 4G LTE smartphone in the first half of 2012.
Codenamed ‘HTC 4G’, the smartphone will feature lightning-fast 4G mobile internet speeds, a large 4.5 inch screen and will be powered by Android™.
Telstra CEO David Thodey said Telstra 4G promised to supercharge the smartphone web experience by providing some of the fastest handset download and upload speeds available.
“4G smartphones will bring the rich internet content Australians love on their home PCs to their hands and pockets,” Mr Thodey said.
“In a matter of months, our customers will be able to stream their video and music collections over the mobile internet faster than before, access cloud-hosted applications and play fast-paced internet games direct from their smartphone screen. We’re delighted to be working with HTC on the first of many 4G handheld devices that are set to launch now the new Telstra 4G network is live in Australia.
HTC CEO Peter Chou said HTC and Telstra are leading the world in LTE development.
“By partnering to deliver Telstra’s first 4G smartphone we are ushering in a new generation smartphone experience in Australia. Superfast network speeds in a device built with HTC’s focus on design, screen quality and delivery of the best customer experience is something that we are extremely excited about making available to Australian customers.”
Earlier today, Telstra launched Australia’s first superfast 4G LTE mobile network in capital city CBDs and more than 30 regional and metropolitan centres.
The HTC 4G will be powered by a fast dual-core processor and will feature a high-quality 8 mega-pixel camera.
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