HTC just announced a new phone for AT&T. Billed as the HTC Aria, it's a pocket-sized smartphone earlier rumored to be the HTC Liberty.
Unlike large slabs of hardware that's been the norm for most of HTC's Android phones, it's actually a lot closer to the HTC HD Mini in dimensions, at just slightly over 4 inches long and 4.05 ounces in weight. Unlike the Mini, though, it comes with Android 2.1 at the helm, along with the whole suite of new features this OS version comes with.
Details of the HTC Aria include a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen (480 x 320 resolution), a 5.0 megapixel camera module, aGPS, stereo Bluetooth, WiFi, 7.2Mbps HSDPA and microSD card expansion (2GB card included in the box). Core hardware consists of a 600MHz CPU and 384MB of RAM. It packs a 1,200 mAh battery, rated at six hours of talk time and 15 days of standby. Like the rest of HTC's Android efforts, it comes with the latest version of Sense UI, which includes a number of unique features, such as the feed aggregator, Friend Stream.
The HTC Aria will hit retail stores beginning June 20 for $129.99 with a two-year contract and a $100 rebate. Sounds like a good price point for a pretty capable smartphone.
