Next Gen. EVO to be called the "HTC EVO Shift 4G?"

[CubsFanForLife]

Check out this little article on Engadget.

HTC attempts to trademark 'HTC EVO Shift 4G' -- Engadget

 

[Roustermiller]

Can't wait to see what this is going to look like

 

[Dave Blake]

Shift? Can you say slide out QWERTY on this bad boy

Later,
Dave

 

[boobie1292]

lol i had just posted this in the rumors forums, moderators can delete that post

 

[Gekko]

Shift? Can you say slide out QWERTY on this bad boy

Later,
Dave

no slider keyboard. that deviates too much from the EVO's original form factor, target audience, and mission.

 

[Marty1781]

Could this Evo Shift 4G be the HTC Knight?

HTC Knight surfaces for Sprint with Android and a sliding hinge of some sort? -- Engadget

We know the Knight will have some sort of slider and the term "shift" in this new trademark filing could certainly fit within that description.

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

Looks like a keyboard will be in order. And the next gen snapdragon processors too, if I were to guess.

 

[Dave Blake]

no slider keyboard. that deviates too much from the EVO's original form factor, target audience, and mission.

Agreed

Later,
Dave

 

[deaofly]

God I hate keyboards, I hope it doesn't have one. Remember the Samsung instinct? Then instinct 830, and finally instinct HD. Maybe its for people who substitute the Evo with the Epic 4g for the keyboard.

 

[igotsanevo4g]

I would eat up this HTC slider if its anything like the g2 with the great KB, metal accents and next Gen processor.

Yum.

 

[CubsFanForLife]

So this could go a number of ways...

One might argue that the term "EVO" would remain consistent with the build of a 4.3" screen and a similar form factor. The device just continues to "EVOlve" into a newer, better device.

Another possibility is that the term "EVO" could be used like Motorola and Verizon's "Droid" marketing campaign. Therefore, an EVO could be any number devices, be it the original form factor, or the rumored "Knight" device with a 3.7" screen and a slider.

I personally would like to see an HTC phone with a 4"-4.3" screen (AMOLED would be nice) and a slide out keyboard, and that is thinner than the Epic. That would be the mixture of hardware that I would prefer in a phone.

 

[jonathanlc2005]

i think its gunna "shift" the smartphone market. 4 inch screen with keyboard like droid pro but slider

 

[Jerry Hildenbrand]

I think it's a tablet

 

[bnrbranding]

I'll be skipping any Evo successor that has a slide out anything. Evo2 better have a dual core processor, kick ass GPU, more memory, and a 4.3" sAMOLED screen.

 

[sincityk9]

Slide out is so 90s.

 

[Gekko]

i hate sliders. if you want a slider go buy another phone.

 

[Cubfan]

"Shift" suggests something more than a keyboard. Something shifts. Could be a slide-out querty with a shifting screen that tilts. Or a slide-out querty that "shifts" to work in both portrait and landscape mode.

I certainly hope that the "shift" is not those stupid "surround" speakers.

 

[Cubfan]

Actually, there already IS an HTC Shift. So wouldn't an Evo version of it look something like the following:

HTC - Products - HTC Shift - Overview

 

[caliskimmer]

Please, no more keyboards. The Epic's was pretty bad, and it made the phone a bit too thick for my liking. I hope it's not the Knight because from the looks of it, the screen is not a dazzling 4.3" or if it was, the phone's length would be ridiculous! "Whatcha got in your pocket? A PSP? A chocolate bar?"
- "No, it's my phone"

 

[lornaevo]

I really hope they don't add a sliding keyboard. I like the current evo form factor.