A recent slip-up on the Verizon website revealed the HTC Merge for all to see. This rumored handset offers a few interesting features for customers of Big Red, and its release can’t be too far away. The Merge is a QWERTY Slider with a spacious keyboard. The touchscreen is 3.8-inches; likely the same WVGA panel as on the MyTouch 4G. We are also expecting a 800MHz Snapdragon CPU identical to the one in the T-Mobile G2.
While all that sounds fine, some users will be put off by the apparent decision to replace Google search with Bing. This is not the first Android phone Verizon has changed in this way. It appears to be any Android device that does not carry the Droid branding that gets Binged. Verizon quickly pulled down the Merge images, but they are preserved on the internet for you to salivate over if you need a new QWERTY slider on Big Red.
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