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Oct 2, 2010

The Verizon HTC Merge Is a World Phone With a Slider Keyboard

Android Central got their hands on a new Android phone: the HTC Merge, an 800 MHz Android 2.2 phone headed to Verizon. It's a World Phone that uses HTC Sense and has a sliding keyboard similar to the T-Mobile G2.

Truthfully, the Merge isn't anything out of the ordinary. Other than having a decent looking physical keyboard, the Merge's specs—3.7" screen, 800MHz processor, 5-megapixel camera, 720p video—seem to be in line with the average Android phone. On the software side, it's running HTC Sense and because it's on Verizon, it uses Bing for search. I'd be smitten with this device if I loved Sense and needed a physical keyboard, though.

It's sort of amazing how many Android devices Verizon has and continues to put out, you'd think they'd be overlapping each other by now. But unlike the other phones, the Merge can be geared towards world travelers since it comes with a rest of the Earth-friendly SIM card slot. As the Merge hasn't even been announced yet, there's no release date or price point set.

48 comments:

Anonymous said...

oh my jesus

Viperman said...

I use metropcs for now so I cant really get that phone but the phone seems cool

I rather get the droid if I had verizon

i'mME said...

Never been a fan of slider keyboard phones. Too thick of a phone. I need me some skinny phones!

Ason said...

Do want an HTC with a real keyboard, but LTE/4G is right around the corner. Who would possibly buy a new 3G phone on contract right now?

Waldo09 said...

i love phones with actual keyborads i hate typing on touch screen, and the slide hides the keyboard really well, seem like a coool phone.

Skutt Panda PO said...

the keyboard light night red?:)))
hmm i like keybords:))

problem.question said...

since it is a "world" phone is it also GSM?

la comédie said...

nice post

tortacular said...

always wanted both!

Arkanyn said...

omfg i want an android phone. so poor ;___;

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The Messy Apron said...

Ive never had a slider phone, but I would like to try it!

KTOTHES said...

Wonder why HTC doesn't up out a 1ghz and make that standard.

BLUERAD said...

Looks like an interesting phone. I'm trying to figure out whether to get an I4 or a Galaxy S

Ichirandu said...

I want this soo bad!

lbennington10 said...

could be multi-carrier then can't it?

kmartsmartsuperstar said...

I could never leave my iPhone!!!

LoneIslander said...

Looks cool but I don't need a smartphone I'm happy with my crappy plain one. It can play tetris and make calls. That's all I need.

Tornado Jackson said...

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juancarlitosx said...

wowww looks pretty cool. looks like such a big phone though!!

ShredGuitar said...

Very nice!

Kikino said...

not very into sliders but the screen looks great

Shugo said...

I hate sliding keyboards, my fingers are just too big for them! Anyway, This will probably be a very powerful phone, HTC has really picked up the pace on awesome phones lately.

DDRMidgetID said...

droiidddd

Lil' Rocker Flower said...

To the wish list already. :P

Randy said...

good stuff!!

Jimmy Volmer said...

hey, this is one of my more favorite posts from you :)

Drackar said...

Mm. It's functional. That's the big key.

Naj said...

wow! that looks absolutely amazing! although the specs is a bit low the keyboard really looks great.

HiFi said...

Cool phone!

Mister Sharaf said...

nice phone...

WhebSurf said...

very cool cant wait for more :D

Unknown said...

I read the "Verizon HTC Merge" part of the title wrong, if you know what i mean. :D

Nice phone, not really in the market to buy one, but looks nice, and I do prefer android to iphone

max said...

dont realy like that phones with full keyboard.. Because you always need to put it sideways and when it is open it is too big to write with one hand (like in a car)

Von Biohazard said...

i like this phone!

remzi said...

Looks good

GrandAdmiral said...

I have the droid 1, upgrading soon, this looks niiiiiiiiiiiice

Nicholas Ferrar said...

not a bad piece of tech

Anonymous said...

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Telia Tuli said...

This looks sick.

Ultimate Banana said...

I'm just gonna stay with my old Nokia

anon1337 said...

nice, gotta be expensive though.

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Michele said...

Cool :D

Barnacle said...

phones are not phones anymore.. they are becoming small computers

Lil Pee said...

Looks like the samsung epic.

Anonymous said...

Might actually think about buying...

Chromatik said...

Ugh, my friend has an htc and it's soooooo nice

Wondergecko said...

Does look pretty sweet.