HTC Touch HD breaks loose - boasts WVGA screen, 5 MP camera and all

Well, just out of the blue the never before seen HTC Touch HD device appeared online in spy photos, which reveal quite a lot. Destined to be the ultimate iPhone rival, the new Windows Mobile powerhouse packs some serious specs.

HTC Touch HD (plus some virtual size comparison)

Update: We received a tip about the full system specs of the HTC Touch HD, so here they go in their full glory. Thanks, Sina.

System:
- 4-inch 65K TFT touchscreen with 480 x 800 pixel resolution
- 512MB ROM, 327MB available to the user
- 288MB DDR SDRAM
- microSDHC (up to 32GB)
- Built-in accelerometer

Connectivity
- GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS2100
- CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
- mini-USB connector
- Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
- Wireless LAN
- FM radio with RDS
- 3.5mm standard audio jack
- GPS receiver Qualcomm gpsOne with A-GPS

Camera
- 5 megapixel autofocus camera
- No camera flash
- Video recording: 320x240 pixels(QVGA)@30fps
- Secondary VGA video calls camera

Battery
- 1350 mAh capacity

Based on Windows Mobile 6.1, the new HTC Touch HD measures 115 x 62.8 x 12mm (which is just about the iPhone 3G with 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3mm). Yes, slim it is and it has a large display (that's now confirmed as a 4-incher) with the overwhelming resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. It also seems to be running TouchFLO 3D.

HTC Touch HD

The HTC Touch HD (we don't know whether that would be its retail name) is powered by a 528Mhz CPU courtesy of the Qualcomm 7201A platform. There are 512MB flash memory and 288MB of RAM.

Of course, goodies like GPS, Wi-Fi and HSPDA go without saying, but the HTC Touch HD also has a 5 megapixel camera (without a flash though). Unfortunately, video recording is not that high-end as it maxes out at QVGA@30fps.

The Touch HD is due this Christmas, so we could be in for some official announcement really soon.

Source: Modaco and CrackBerry forums