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HTC Quartz (QUAR10000) spotted past month in the wi-fi.org and Bluetooth SIG, but apart from the fact that it has WiFi and Bluetooth, nothing else was known about this device.

Today nedge2k has published a few photos of the so called ‘HTC T8290‘ which is the commercial name for what turns out to be the device codenamed HTC Quartz!

We were lucky to chat with someone who has a sample unit, and told us about the actual specifications:

• Processor: QUALCOMM(R) ESM7206A @ 528MHz
• Cellular networks: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS2100
• Cellular Data connections: CSD, GPRS, EDGE, 3G/UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA
• TouchScreen: WVGA 480 x 800 TFT 3.8 ” (65536 scales) MDDI Samsung S3CA460
• ROM: 512MB
• RAM: 256MB or 128MB
• Mobile WiMAX: 802.16e (chipset Sequans SQN1130)
• Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g with VoWLAN capabilities (VoIP enabled)
• microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash and SDIO support
• Built-in GPS
• Built-in accelerometer (GSensor)
• TV-Out
• 5 Megapixel Camera
• IrDA

This device will be released by Russian WiMAX operator Yota first, and then will probably hit the North American market, but the actual release date is still unclear.

UPDATE (November 13, 2008): The device has been announced in this HTC Press release as HTC Max 4G.