First specs and pic leak for HTC Flyer 7-inch tablet

January 26, 2011 By Jeffrey Van Camp

We get our first look and information about the Flyer, HTC's first tablet to hit the market. The device appears to have a lot in common with the manufacturer's Desire HD line of phones.

Last week, we heard a rumor that HTC is planning to launch an Android tablet in March. Well, now a Norwegian site called Amobil has published a low resolution picture and some early specs for the device, which will be the first of several tablets from HTC this year, including a 10-inch LTE tablet.

The HTC Flyer tablet will supposedly sport a 7-inch touchscreen with a resolution of 1024 x 600, which happens to be the same resolution and size as the Samsung Galaxy Tab. It will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 processor, which is the same processor that powers the HTC Desire HD smartphone. The tablet actually looks a lot like the Desire HD as well, making it more comparable to the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which retains the innards and outer design of the Samsung Galaxy line of phones.

The Flyer will run either Android 2.3 or Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), which will be the first Android OS built for tablets. The device supports HSPA, will be DLNA enabled, and have an HDMI port for high definition streaming. On the camera side, it will have a 5MP rear camera with an LED flash and a 1.3MP front-facing camera. It won’t be able to make calls (it’s not a phone), but it should come preloaded with an optimized version of Skype so users can make video calls over Wi-Fi or a mobile connection.

Lastly, the Flyer will run a version of HTC Sense, which skins the Android interface to make it look prettier. All HTC Android phones run this UI (user interface).

From what we gather, this first device may be an AT&T and T-Mobile exclusive due to its inclusion of HSPA high-speed access. Both carriers are using variations of HSPA in their purported ”4G” services. Sprint is utilizing a technology called WiMax and Verizon has built an LTE 4G network.

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ioman at 10:27am 26th January 2011 Out of all the companies out there to make an iPad competitor, I think HTC would be the one to do it. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is nice, but I just don't find it that innovating to be honest. I have been super impressed with HTC's designs on their phones so far.
1. Jeffrey Van Camp at 11:49am 26th January 2011 Agreed. HTC has really stepped up its game in the last year or so.
PeepingTom at 10:22am 26th January 2011 "http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/first-and-pic-leak-for-htc-flyer-7-inch-tablet/" I don't think so. While it may be true that all Androids can run the Sense UI not all of them are sold with Sense. The T-M G2 is an example.
1. PeepingTom at 10:24am 26th January 2011 *sigh* Meant to quote from the article instead of the link above. "All HTC Android phones run this UI (user interface)."
  1. ioman at 10:28am 26th January 2011 I thought all HTC phonse have the Sense UI turned on by default?
    Jeffrey Van Camp at 11:48am 26th January 2011 I have yet to see an HTC device that doesn't have this. Unless you are referring to the Nexus One, which was technically branded as a Google phone.