Earlier today we spotted the HTC PB76100 as it passed through the FCC.  The only pics revealed by HTC were the FCC label, above right, and the label location, below.  We noted, among other things, that the tapered base of the PB76100 was somewhat similar to the tapered design of the HTC Legend.

Well, thanks to New Mobile, we’ve confirmed that the PB76100 is indeed the HTC Legend.  New Mobile got a hold of the Legend and removed the innovative battery/SIM card cover that slips off of the Legend’s bottom.  This revealed the black and red HTC logo that we saw in the PB76100 postings, as well as the tapered form factor we saw in label location pics.

We’re glad to to have this confirmed.  Thanks to New Mobile for the great pics.

HTC passed a device called the PB76100 through the FCC this morning.  According to test reports, the device will support GSM/GPRS/EGPRS 850/1900, and feature 802.11 b/g WiFi and Bluetooth.

Interestingly, FCC documents make no mention of 3G.  We’re guessing that this device does actually have 3G capabilities, but doesn’t support WCDMA bands in the United States.

Label pics of the PB76100 (above) expose an interesting form factor that appears to taper inwards at the bottom of the device.  Our guess is that this is a 2D representation of a device with a chin, such as the HTC Legend.

The Legend also only supports WCDMA bands I and VIII, which are not used in the US.  This would fit with our theory that the PB76100 has WCDMA capabilities, but HTC didn’t test these since they aren’t supported in the States.

Still, details are hard to come by at this point.  We’ll keep you updated as we find out more.

FCC filings showing the innards of the HTC Touch Pro 2 were recently made public.  While the introduction of Windows Phone 7 Series will probably reduce interest in Windows Mobile 6.x devices like the Touch Pro 2, it is interesting to take a closer look at the construction of the Touch Pro 2 and the chip choices made by HTC.

Qualcomm’s MSM7600 528 MHz processor is at the heart of the Touch Pro 2.  While it’s no SnapDragon, the MSM7600 has some impressive capabilities, like the ability to render 4 million triangles per second and 532 million pixels per second.

You can also see a Broadcom BCM4325 WiFi/Bluetooth processor in the Touch Pro 2.  This low-power chip has become popular in smartphones.  The BCM4325 actually features an FM receiver and 802.11 a capabilities, but it appears that Qualcomm disabled these features for the Touch Pro 2.

The Touch Pro 2 uses a NAND Flash chip from Samsung for storage.  This isn’t a surprise, since Samsung leads the NAND market in revenue market share.

The HTC PB31200 made an appearance on the FCC today.  The device sports CDMA/CDMA2000 850/1900 bands, suggesting a launch on Verizon or Sprint.  FCC filings also show 802.11 b/g WiFi and Bluetooth.

Other than that, we don’t have much else to go on.  We don’t think this is a version of the Nexus One for Verizon, since test reports show that the PB31200 uses a different battery than GSM versions of the Nexus One.  It is possible that the PB31200 is the HTC Incredible, although this would be purely wishful thinking on our part.

We’ll keep you updated as we learn more.

A new device from HTC called the PB81120 showed up on the FCC today.  The device sports GSM 850/1900, and WCDMA IV bands, which correspond to T-Mobile’s service in the US.  Test reports for the device also show 802.11 b/g WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth features.

We don’t have any more info on the PB81120 yet, but we’ll keep you updated as we learn more.

On Friday we spotted HTC’s PB99110 phone on the FCC.  Since our first post, we received several tips that the PB99110 is actually a version of the HTC Nexus One (thanks joerph).

After a close look at both devices, it does appear that the PB99110 is a version of the Nexus One that will support WCDMA Bands I, II and V, unlike the previous version of the Nexus One that passed through the FCC in December (model# PB99100) with support for WCDMA Bands I and IV.  Support for WCDMA bands II and V is particularly important for US users, since it will enable 3G for AT&T.

Similarities between the PB99110 and Nexus One start at the model number – the Nexus One’s model number is PB99100, which is very close to the PB99110.  To date, we haven’t seen two distinct HTC devices that have model numbers that are so similar.

Additionally, the two devices are nearly identical in size (pics above).  According to SAR reports, the Nexus One measures 119mm x 60mm, while the PB99110 measures 120mm x 60mm.  While it’s odd that the PB99110 is 1mm taller than the Nexus One, this is probably due to different antennas in the two devices.

Finally, test reports for both devices show that they use the same battery, model number BB99100 (below).  With these similarities in mind, we can safely conclude that it is highly likely that the HTC PB99110 and the Nexus One are the same device with support for different bands.  This should make AT&T users happy, while giving the iPhone a bit of competition on the home front.

A mysterious device from HTC called the PB99110 passed through the FCC today, after being spotted on the WiFi Alliance site last month.  The device offers support for quad-band GSM and WCDMA bands I, II and V, along with Bluetooth and 802.11 b/g WiFi.  However, other than those specs today’s FCC filings don’t tell us much.

HTC’s 2010 product roadmap gives us some idea of what this device may be.  But without further info, we’re left guessing for the moment.

Last week HTC’s Nexus One desktop dock passed through the FCC, and today a car dock for the Nexus One made an appearance.  The label pics above don’t really give us a good indication of what this device will look like, but it does appear that the car dock will have a circular base that will support the Nexus One in a vertical position.  The test report for the car dock also shows that the car dock will use Bluetooth.

Interestingly, the test report also refers to the Nexus One as the ‘Google Phone’ (below), all but confirming that the Nexus One will be offered with Google branding.

The Internets were abuzz this weekend with news of an upcoming Google-branded phone.  We now know that the supposed Google Phone is known as the Nexus One, and is manufactured by HTC.

Google employees have already received the Nexus One, it appears.  The picture, above right, was taken by the ‘HTC Nexus One’, according to EXIF data (From Engadget), and posted to the Picasa account of a Google employee.

Today, more fuel was added to the Nexus One news as the device appeared on the FCC as the PB99100.  No pictures were released, but the device’s label, above left, shows the ‘Nexus One’ name.

Additionally, the device’s test report shows quad-band GSM support, as well as WCDMA 3G.  However, Engadget’s analysis of the test report suggests that the device will actually be released as a tri-band device for T-Mobile.

While the Nexus One is indeed very real, it is not yet clear what role Google will play in branding the device.  It’s an interesting move by Google that could anger the company’s Android partners.  However, the lack of mobile OS alternatives and Android’s momentum makes it unlikely for Google’s hardware partners to jump ship.