According to HTC president Peter Chou, HTC will ship "at least three" Google Android-based smartphones, this year. He made the statement at the Merill Lynch Technology conference.
At Mobile World Congress in February, HTC announced the HTC Magic, aka, G2 for the European market, starting with Vodaphone. The HTC Magic is touchscreen only and will feature the cupcake version of Android.
The price of the T-Mobile HTC G1 recently dropped to $47.77 with a trade-in, rebates and new service contract. HTC is also expected to reveal a QWERTY smartphone at CTIA.
The T-Mobile G1 with Google delivers a premium, easy-to-use mobile Web
and communications experience in one device. Working together,
T-Mobile, Google and HTC integrated Android and T-Mobile services into
the phone's form and function. The T-Mobile G1's vibrant, high-quality
screen slides open to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard, great for
communicating with friends online or using the phone's e-mail, IM and
mobile messaging capabilities. As another option for accessing the
device, the T-Mobile G1 comes equipped with a convenient trackball for
more precise, one-handed navigation.