Paul Martin
07-09-2008, 05:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/04/htcs-neon400-a-cdma-touch-dual/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/04/...dma-touch-dual/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"In HTC parlance, the "Neon" codename denotes a device of the Touch Dual form factor -- original Touch styling plus a slider keypad, a drill we all know by now. This particular form factor seems to be a pretty popular one, too, considering the sheer number of variants HTC's turned out; at this point, we have one for Europe, one for North America, and one for Japan, and a new FCC filing suggests that there's still at least one more trick in that pony. The so-called NEON400 doesn't give much away from the ID label document that we see here, but test reports indicate that it's sporting CDMA 850 / 1900 -- just right for launching on Sprint, Verizon, Alltel -- you get the idea -- and obviously, we'll see EV-DO in there as well. Against the Touch Diamond, the Dual is starting to look just a little dated, but it gets that all-important keypad that the Diamond lacks -- so even networks that end up launching the Diamond can realistically make room for this one in the lineup when it's announced. By someone other than the FCC, that is."</em></p><p><em><img style="border: 0px;" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/spt/auto/1215569196.usr251.jpg" alt="HTC NEON 400 FCC Picture" width="315" height="500" /></em></p><p>While not quite Glamour Shots, the FCC does give us a nice informational look at the label for HTC's new NEON 400. The North American market already has a <a href="http://forums.thoughtsmedia.com/f349/unlocked-htc-touch-dual-launching-us-weekend-89281.html">GSM/GPRS/EDGE version</a> of the Touch Dual, but not for the CDMA carriers. Browse the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Exhibit <a href="http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&RequestTimeout=500&calledFromFrame=N&application_id=279737&fcc_id='NM8NEON400'" target="_blank">documents and pictures here</a>. You can look, just don't Touch.</p>