There is speculation over whether the mobile network giant Vodafone is going to be the first provider to get its hands on the new Nokia smart phone following an announcement on its website.

It was recently reported that mobile network giant Vodafone had decided against ordering more HTC HD2 smart phones for the general public, and had therefore effectively taken this HTC smart phone off the shelves. Vodafone was amongst the first providers to get the HTC smart phone, but the phone only enjoyed a short shelf life before the mobile giant decided against selling the handsets to the public.

There is now speculation that the reason behind Vodafone getting rid of the HTC HD2 was that the mobile giant was hoping to be the first to get the new Nokia smart phone on its shelves. On the Vodafone website it reportedly stated that the new Nokia N900 will be coming soon. This comes at the same time as the provider confirmed that the sale of the HTC smart phone would be restricted to business customers only.

Commenting on its decision to stop the general sale of the HTC HD2 Vodafone stated: “We won’t be re-stocking the HTC HD2 for general consumer sales once our current devices sell out. There’s been a great deal of interest since we made the HTC HD2 available to buy in November and our initial supply quickly sold out. With subsequent deliveries of stock we’ve prioritised the fulfilment of back orders for the device.”

Vodafone went on to state: “However, we will be continuing to range the device for business customers and we feel the HD2 is a popular B2B device. While we recognise some consumer customers are disappointed by our decision not to re-stock for general sales we believe the portfolio available to them still offers great options.”

Source – Hexus