Images of buttonless HTC smartphone surface

What do you get when you mash an iPhone 3GS and an HTC DROID Incredible together? Apparently, you get a peculiar new Android smartphone headed to Verizon Wireless provided you rip out the iPhones home button and smooth over the wound, that is. Prior rumors of buttonless HTC devices gained somecredibilityon Thursday as photos of an unreleased HTC device were published on a Chinese forum. Verizon branding and a sizable touchscreen are visible on the device, as is a contoured rear case and a dual-LED flash beside the rear-facing camera. Additional details are scarce for the time being, though the handset will supposedly run Android 2.2 Froyo at launch.Hit the break for an image of the back and thanks to everyone who sent this in.

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