HTC had a good year in 2016, what with the launch of the HTC Vive VR headset and a return to form in the smartphone market with the HTC 10.
And now, if a new leak is anything to go by, it looks like the company could be combining the two products in 2017.
Prolific tipster Evan Blass, otherwise known as @evleaks, has posted the following video to Twitter, in which a new Vive-branded smartphone can be glimpsed.
https://twitter.com/statuses/817960781610360832
The promotional video is mostly about announcing all the innovative things the company is cooking up, but towards the end, the Vive handset is visible for a few seconds.
Judging by the phone in the video, the device will come with a dual-camera setup on the back, though there’s obviously no further details available at this time.
That said. we could learn more about this mysterious Vive-branded phone at MWC, which is set to get underway next month in Barcelona.
Whether the phone will strap into some sort of yet-to-be-revealed headset from HTC remains to be seen, but it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to imagine – especially considering the innovative ambitions teased in the video.
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With a dual-camera setup on the rear, the phone could also be capable of picking up hand gestures, and perhaps more – though this is all speculation at this point.
We should have more in the near future, so stay tuned for the latest from MWC.
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