AT&T announces HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket LTE phones, coming on November 6

AT&T has announced their first LTE phone lineup with HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket that would be available from November 6. These smartphones uses both the LTE and HSPA+ 4G for a consistently fast connection in and out of LTE areas. The HTC Vivid has dual core 1.2 GHz processor 4.5-inch qHD display and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket is powered by 1.5 GHz dual core processor and has 4.5-inch SuperAMOLED Plus display. Both these phones run on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).

The HTC Vivid has an 8MP camera with f2.2 28mm wide angle lens for low light photos and 1080p HD video recording at 60 FPS, 16 GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD.

The Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket comes with an 8MP rear-facing camera with LED flash and 1080p HD video recording and a 2MP front-facing camera, 16 GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD.

There are LTE plans include, DataPlus that provides 200 MB of data for just $15 per month with extra 200 MB of data usage at  another  $15. The DataPro provides 2 GB of data for $25 per month with an additional 1 GB of data at $10.

The HTC Vivid and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket would available from AT&T company-owned retail stores and online Nov. 6 for $199.99 and $249.99 respectively with a 2 year commitment.

LTE equipment being installed in Apple stores, a sign of things to come ?

Engadget reports that LTE equipment has been installed in one of the biggest Apple Stores by AT&T. This news comes hot on the heels of a report that an LTE enabled iPhone is undergoing carrier testing.

The equipment is compatible with the AWS and 700Mhz bands which AT&T will be using on completing the T-Mobile acquisition. Staffing has also been increased by up to 30 percent in a large number of stores. While it doesn’t directly point to an LTE iPhone , the timing does sound rather coincidental. Would you expect the next generation iPhone to come with LTE ?

[Via- Engadget]

AT&T Headed HTC Holiday Prototype Shows Up On Craigslist

A prototype of the rumored HTC Holiday has shown up on Craigslist. The phone running on Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 has been seen with a 1.2Ghz Dual Core CPU coupled with 1GB of RAM. A forum goer over at XDA spotted the device , got hold of it and shared the images on the forum. The 4.5″ screen on the HTC Holiday has a qHD (960 x 540) resolution.

Dual cameras can also be seen on the device including a rear 8MP and a front 1.3 MP unit. The smartphone is expected to make its way to AT&T soon.

Gotta say it looks just like every other HTC handset. Are you interested in the HTC Holiday or would you rather wait for the next generation iPhone to hit AT&T ? Let us know in the comments below.

[Via - Engadget]