HTC Holiday Unveiled in South Korea as HTC Raider 4G, Might Also Reach AT&T Soon

A new powerful, LTE-capable smartphone from HTC is about to hit South Korean stores soon–and AT&T soon thereafter–in the form of the HTC Raider 4G.

HTC officially announced this week the HTC Raider 4G for SK Telecom, a South Korean mobile network. The device was previously referred to as the HTC Holiday and is a much-talked-about device, especially with photos of its alleged prototype appearing in various places on the Web.

Although HTC did not mention anything about its plans to release the HTC Raider 4G on AT&T, there is a strong indication that it is AT&T-bound. It will most likely retain the name HTC Holiday.

But, who really cares what it’s going to be called when it hits the U.S., since its a powerful smartphone. As an aside, HTC is also rumored to unleash another LTE-capable smartphone on the Verizon Wireless network, the HTC Vigor (rumored to be rebranded into the HTC DROID Incredible HD or the HTC Thunderbolt 2).

The HTC Holiday / HTC Raider 4G, however, has a slightly bigger screen size than the HTC Vigor’s. The former has a 4.5-inch touchscreen, while the latter has a 4.3-inch touchscreen. The HTC Raider 4G will carry a qHD (960×540) display resolution. The HTC Vigor, on the other hand, will reportedly have a 720p HD screen.

HTC announced the following specs for the HTC Raider 4G:

1.5 GHz dual-core processor
Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread
HTC Sense 3.0 user interface
4.5-inch qHD (960×540) IPS touchscreen
1 GB RAM
16 GB internal storage
8 MP primary camera with autofocus and dual-LED flash
1.3 MP secondary camera
1,620 mAh battery
Bluetooth 3.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n support
LTE support
Physical dimensions: 128.8 mm x 67 mm x 11.27 mm
Weight: 163.8 g

With AT&T in a mad rush to bring 4G LTE coverage to up to 15 cities before this year is over, the HTC Holiday / HTC Raider 4G will, in all likelihood, be a welcome addition to AT&T’s lineup of Android smartphones.

What’s it going to be for you? Vigorous power from HTC? Or a holiday-like experience from HTC?

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UadeaD

Ive noticed that HTC keeps secrets better and better. Like Apple had in the past
adf

adreno, not ardeno
MissMyDesire

HTC should have been Samsung. The HTC Desire (and its cousin the Nexus One) was the first really valid iphone competitor. In fact, it was the first phone that surpassed the iphone in specs and usability. They had a head start on everyone including Samsung. They’ve completely lacked vision since then and meandered to this point. I mean who’s idea was Beats? Every manufacturer was making bigger and higher res displays because mobile devices are all about the *visual* experience and HTC regress back to offering cheap earphones and a mediocre equalizer. Fortunately they still have the most solidly built devices, but I don’t know if that’s enough anymore.
- http://www.facebook.com/angelo.michael.7 Angelo Michael
  
  WE WERE HTC PHONE USERS , BUT WE ARE TIRED OF THEM, NOW WE TRANSFERRED TO LG SMARTPHONES…
  
  LG SOON TO BE THE #2 IN SMARTPHONE…
  - MissMyDesire
    
    Just might be true. Historically:
    
    Google chooses HTC for Nexus One, the following year HTC is awarded handset manufacturer of the year and has device of the year. Google chooses Samsung for Nexus S / Gnex, the following two years Samsung becomes the dominant cell phone manufacturer in the world.
    
    Is Google picking winners, or do consumers follow Google?
captainkirk

I hope they can work it out. I really like my One x and would love to upgrade to the One but need to know that they are going to be around to support it. There should be an annoucement about the One for Verizon later today and that can help but it seems that they need a big internal revamp to really turn things around.
pppp

It never floated so how can it sink? LoL. I’m not buying a phone with non-removable battery, and if I was to go for a good build quality phone, I have chosen an iPhone. NOT HTC!!!
OMGgary

Ha-ha!

Introducing the stunning new “HTC in the Deuce”.
Everything your company isn’t!
Mr. B

HTC Desire C with the Muve Music package is Terrific! You cannot beat the price,, with no contract to sign, and you also get to download, and listen to Hot New music, along with the oldies that the older generation loves. I am 44 and was relunctant to switch to a smartphone, but when I researched the different products discovered that the HTC Desire C, has everything that you could possibly ask for. I love the fact that I can download today’s newest music, along with all the music I grew up with so I think that this would be perfect for any family looking to switch over to a new phone package. It is cost effective with unlimited plans, and unlimited music. So I hope that they stick around for a long time, and am sure that they will.