TAOYUAN, Taiwan - A leaked roadmap describes smartphones HTC is planning to roll out in 2010, running on the Windows Mobile and Google Android platforms.

The devices have been organised in four categories: Design/Lifestyle, Social, Performance, and Productivity. These all feature a touchscreen, while some have QWERTY keyboards.

There will be three Windows Mobile and five Google Android smartphones in the first half of 2010, a move that shows HTC's preference on the open-source platform.

The HTC Legend could be the upgrade to the HTC Magic and HTC Hero. It has a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, A-GPS, microSD memory card support, a 3.2" AMOLED touchscreen display, and is only 11.4mm in thickness. This is one of the handsets which will run on Android, with a Qualcomm MSM7227 processor at 600MHz. The leaked document states a release date of March on a T-Mobile network, most likely the North American one.

The HTC Salsa is a smartphone in candybar form factor. It has a 2.6" touchscreen at only 240x320 pixels in resolution, A-GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, microSD memory card support, a QWERTY keyboard, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and FM radio. It will be powered by a Qualcomm MSM7225 processor at 528MHz and also run on Google Android. Release date is scheduled for June.

While the above handsets belong to the Design/Lifestyle category, the HTC Tide and HTC Buzz belong to the Social category.

The HTC Tide is a smartphone also in candybar form factor, with a 2.66" touchscreen that has 240x320 pixels in resolution, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, microSD memory card support, A-GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and running on a Qualcomm MSM7225 processor at 528MHz with Google Android. The device seems to be designed for the funky audience, as it is possible to determine from the unusual colours. Its launch date is scheduled for April 2010.

The HTC Buzz too has an interesting colour to it, clearly fitting in its Social category. The phone features a 3.2" capacitive touchscreen display with 240x320 pixels in resolution, a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, microSD memory card support, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, A-GPS and HSPA connectivity. The phone runs on a Qualcomm MSM7225 processor at 528MHz with Google Android.

In the Performance series, the HTC Bravo is the only product. It runs on the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon processor at 1GHz, it is able to record in HD, supports DivX and Dolby technologies, and has a large 3.7" AMOLED touchscreen. The device also has a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, A-GPS, microSD memory card support with an included 16GB memory card, an optical joystick, and HSPA connectivity. The smartphone will run on Google Android.

For Productivity, HTC is planning on the Photon, Trophy, and the Touch Pro2's upgrade, Tera.

The HTC Photon is a full touchscreen phone running on Windows Mobile 6.5. It has a 3.2" capacitive touchscreen display, a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, microSD memory card support, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, A-GPS, and HSPA connectivity.

The HTC Trophy is yet another candybar QWERTY smartphone. It features a 3" capacitive touchscreen with 640x480 pixels in resolution, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, A-GPS, microSD memory card support, and HSPA connectivity. It will run on Windows Mobile 6.5, aided by a Qualcomm MSM7227 processor at 600MHz.

Lastly, the HTC Tera will have a 3" resistive touchscreen with 240x400 pixels in resolution, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, A-GPS, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and HSPA connectivity. Same as the Trophy, it will also run on Windows Mobile 6.5 with a Qualcomm MSM7227 processor at 600MHz.

Most of these Windows Mobile handsets should be upgraded to Windows Mobile 7 for free, while the Google Android smartphones are expected to be upgraded to Android 2.1.