Kris Kumar
12-01-2007, 08:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/30/like-the-xv6800-but-not-shots-of-verizons-branded-xv5800/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/11/30/like-the-xv6800-but-not-shots-of-verizons-branded-xv5800/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"We've been patiently waiting for a national US carrier to launch a version of HTC's Libra for nearly a year, and by golly, it looks like it might finally happen (and not in the hideous green Verizon was showing back in the day, either). The UTStarcom-sourced XV5800 lies somewhere between the Vox and the S730; although it shares 3G functionality with the S730, it's from the same vintage as the Vox (its GSM cousin) and has launched on a number of carriers. No word on a price or release date just yet, but it'd be a nice Festivus gift if we got 'er before the end of the year, yeah?"</em></p><p><img border="0" alt="" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/500/spt/auto/1196533326.usr266.jpg" /></p><p>One thing that is legendary about Verizon Wireless is the amount of time it takes them to launch a phone; the FCC cleared this HTC Vox / HTC S730 look alike quite a while ago. Come on Verizon, please get this on the store shelves by Christmas. And I am sure if Verizon launches it with the same enthusiastic advertising like the recent LG Voyager then this will be a surefire hit.</p>