Specs wise the smart phone will still have the same basic figures. The 1GHz CPU will keep the handset up and running, and it will use an 8 mega pixel camera. Also, it will have a larger 4.3 inch AMOLED capacitive touch screen display.

In terms of physical design, the Evo looks a lot like the Desire HD. The sizes of the two points however, is quite the difference since the Evo’s touch screen display is a lot larger than the 3.7 inch AMOLED touch screen display.

So far, HTC has not made a comment on whether the Evo launch is actually true or not, but it is certainly about time that the device made it to UK shores.

In other HTC news, the company is rumored to have plenty of upcoming Android devices. Aside from the Evo/Desire HD, several other smart phones are also coming to the UK. Among these phones are the HTC Vision and the HTC Ace.

The Vision is getting plenty of interest thanks to having a slide out QWERTY keyboard. This is the first HTC device that uses the Android OS which comes with a physical keyboard which makes it a very important device.

Other upcoming devices from the Taiwan based phone maker are the HTC Mondrian and the HTC Mozart. The Mondrian is expected to have a high speed CPU that would enable it to run Windows Phone 7.

Not surprising, despite news of legal issues being thrown back and forth between HTC and Apple, the smart phone manufacturer has been able to establish itself as an industry leader in the development of the Android smart phone. For one thing, their HTC Desire, Hero end Legend trio are continuously reigning on top of the Android charts –only giving a slight way to the Motorola Milestone when it came out during the holiday season.

Of course, HTC’s strong Android presence is also backed by the fact that they have been part of the development of the OS since the very beginning. HTC is among the founding members of the Open Handset Alliance and has been the manufacturer behind many Android smart phones –including the G1 and even the Google Nexus One.

More than just an Android leader, HTC has also been a prominent figure for Microsoft’s mobile platforms. The HTC HD2 is the best selling Windows Mobile handset and the company is now working on the recently leaked HTC Gold (formerly the Mondrian), a high end WP7 smart phone that is expected to come out later this year.

Speaking of the Gold, the handset has been leaked along with two other HTC devices, the Ace and the Vision. While little is known about the Ace at this point, the HTC Vision will be taking a page out of Motorola’s book by introducing the very first HTC Android that comes with a slide out QWERTY keyboard.