Although not very detailed, 25 images fully depicting HTC phones probably scheduled for this year, have surfaced.

From pink phones to phones with a kickstand, HTC has prepared phones worthy of high-end competition. The Taiwanese manufacturer might run half of these on Google Android, rather than on the usual Windows Mobile platform choice.

The only analysis possible at the moment is the ocular one. Some of these phones might be shown at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

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The HTC Iolite is not new to the internet. It has been leaked by online retailer Expansys, together with the full specifications. A new version of the Iolite, entitled Twin, will feature CDMA connectivity for regions such as North America.

The Magnet, also known as the Iolite II, has a large navi-wheel and a 3.2 megapixel camera, with no flash. The phone only has three keys in the front, unlike the usual four-key layout. There is no hardware keyboard.

The Topaz is said to be an upgrade of the HTC Touch Diamond, and the back cover reveals that too. The phone is  squarish on both European and North American versions. The latter goes to AT&T. The third version of the Topaz is round at the bottom, and it might be a Russian, Chinese, or just another worldwide variant.

The Centrine has the same round bottom as the last Topaz variant. It comes in a dark brown colour.

The Barium is said to be an upgrade to the HTC Touch Pro. It does look as an HTC Touch HD with a QWERTY keyboard. Do note the green sections on the keyboard and the back colour, of which the effect intended is not known to me, but then again, it is subjective to a person. The phone is headed to AT&T.

Jasper C is Barium's counterpart in Sprint, and this one does not feature the same funky colours.

The Rhodium also seams to be a QWERTY keyboard upgrade to the HTC Touch HD, and is coloured in wine red on the keyboard and sides.

The Tungsten, also an HTC Touch HD upgrade with keyboard, has a blue colour to the keyboard. The phone is headed to T-Mobile USA. The Tungsten W and Rhodium W depict the same device, but they will be retailed by Sprint and Verizon respectively.

The Maple, Willow, and Cedar, are said to the Windows Mobile phones in candybar form factor. The Willow W is headed to Sprint. The Cedar W comes in female white and light blue colour combination, which is not common in HTC phones.

The Beryl (Jade 2) is an obvious upgrade to the HTC Touch Viva, and comes in a blue colour.

The Firestone and Whitestone seem to be high-end devices from HTC. The kickstand suggests that the latter phone will feature a digital TV component.

Thoth is the upgrade to Athena, and will bring once again, the QWERTY keyboard.

Google Android devices share something in common: they all seem to have a banana shape. The Sapphire in black belongs to Vodafone, the white version, Sapphire 1.5, to Japanese network NTT DoCoMo, and another white version, Sapphire 2.0, goes to T-Mobile USA, what could potentially be the T-Mobile G2. None of these devices seem to have a keyboard.

The Hero is the HTC phone with the weirdest colour in these high-end phones, which is pink. The phone is a square version of the Sapphire, and it reminds me of the Motorola RAZR V3 in pink.

Last but not least, the Memphis does have a keyboard, and is rumoured to run on Google Android too. This phone is a black version of Sapphire, with a keyboard.

There is practically no information available, therefore we had to content ourselves with this simple evaluation, which doesn't really set a place in the market for HTC.

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