Like the XV6800, but not: shots of Verizon's branded XV5800

We've been patiently waiting for a national US carrier to launch a version of HTC's Libra for nearly a year, and by golly, it looks like it might finally happen (and not in the hideous green Verizon was showing back in the day, either). The UTStarcom-sourced XV5800 lies somewhere between the Vox and the S730; although it shares 3G functionality with the S730, it's from the same vintage as the Vox (its GSM cousin) and has launched on a number of carriers. No word on a price or release date just yet, but it'd be a nice Festivus gift if we got 'er before the end of the year, yeah?

[Thanks, anonymous tipster]

Like the XV6800, but not: shots of Verizon's branded XV5800

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 30th 2007 2:22PM]

Hooray!!!! Now lets hope for a release next week!!! Please Verizon...

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 30th 2007 3:18PM]

you mean...next year right???

when did we see the first pictures of the XV6800....At least 6 months ago...if not earlier...I went into a VZW store yesterday and they told me they still didn't have a release date. (although I know it.)

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 30th 2007 5:16PM]

@ terrance

we saw it first about a year ago

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 30th 2007 9:41PM]

@ Terrance

So, you know the release date? Quit being a party pooper and tell all will ya?!!

I just hope that it's not an on-line only deal... I want to handle it first... I know it's going to be a lot of coin to take it home when it finally gets here.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 1st 2007 12:27PM]

There is no release date for the phone yet.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 5th 2007 4:27PM]

If Terrence did know the release date he would have spilled it by now. He knows nothing. All we can do is speculate at this point.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 30th 2007 2:45PM]

Wish it had something other than WinMo on it.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 30th 2007 2:45PM]

I wish this phone had wifi, but regardless i still think ill pick it up...its great for people who dont need a hardcore pda phone but want the added benefits of win mo

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 30th 2007 2:47PM]

"Like the XV6800, but not"
What part of this phone is like the XV6800? It has a numeric keypad on the front, Windows Mobile 6 Standard (meaning no touchscreen), and a physical appearance that - even without the numeric pad - bears no resemblance.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 30th 2007 2:48PM]

Oh yeah, and as Brad pointed out, it has no WiFi either.

Very similar to the XV6800 indeed!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 30th 2007 6:39PM]

I wouldn't expect this phone with Verizon any earlier than at least May 2008. And that's a generous guess ;)

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 30th 2007 10:10PM]

Chris Ziegler....What the heck are you trying to say in this posting???
Someone should edit the editor!
...Too much eggnog perhaps?

[Chris Ziegler Posted Dec 1st 2007 11:06AM]

What parts are you having trouble with?

Chris

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 1st 2007 5:52PM]

How is this like the xv6800? Well, it's a UTStarcom slide-out qwerty Windows Mobile PDA/Smartphone. I'd say that's similarity enough. It's supposed to be a step down from the 6800, not identical.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 1st 2007 10:10PM]

when i called verizon about it, they told me that the release date was december 5th for the vx6800 for 599 at the contract price

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 2nd 2007 8:02PM]

I'd be really suprised if this XV5800 (Libra) comes out before AT&T's SMT5700 (Vox). Either way US carriers have really dropped the ball in bring this one to the states. I just don't understand why there always seems to be a year lead time for the European & Asian nations.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 5th 2007 4:56PM]

Any chance this will have Windows Mobile 6.1 on it?

(bwaahaaahaahahhahh...haaaaaa...ha.....er.....ohhhhhh verizon and your testing...killing me...)