The HTC Flyer (also known as the HTC EVO View 4G) is a

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HTC Corporation HTC Corporation ( zh, t=宏達國際電子股份有限公司, s=宏达国际电子股份有限公司, p=Hóngdá Guójì Diànzǐ Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, first=t) or High Tech Computer Corporation, (literally ''Hongda International Electron ...

. It was announced at the

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(MWC) 2011 and released in May 2011. Unlike other tablets announced at MWC, the Flyer has a single-core 1.5 GHz

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and ran 2.3.3 (

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). In February 2011 it was reported that HTC had claimed via Facebook that "Flyer will be getting a Honeycomb upgrade in Q2", however an HTC representative subsequently stated "I can confirm that we are working to bring a Honeycomb update to Flyer in short order – however, I don't have any specific information on what the timing may be." The version running Android 3.2 Honeycomb was released later in 2011. The HTC Flyer can be updated up to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean through the use of custom ROMs. It has a 7-inch TFT display and includes some special features, such as pen input as well as touch input. A

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variant was launched on May 22 and it was available via

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. The product was discontinued in December 2011.

Key features

* An optional HTC Scribe

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using HTC Scribe technology running on top of N-trig DuoSense hardware, by which a user can capture and annotate any on-screen content with notes and drawings using a battery-powered, active, non-capacitive digital stylus. * 7" 1024×600 display with multi-touch capability * Integration and compatibility with

and

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* Built-in dual microphones for noise reduction * Android operating system *

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10.3 and

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support

Hardware

* 5 MP Color CMOS camera with auto focus * 1.3 MP front camera for video chatting * 32GB eMMC memory plus microSD card slot * 4,000 mAh battery "The HTC Flyer features an immersive 3D user experience that brings to life, all your favorite content - weather, email and even ebooks."

was the exclusive retailer for the spring 2011 launch."Best Buy Gets Exclusive Agreement to Sell HTC Flyer"
''HTCFlyer.net''. March 23, 2011.

References

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