If HTC’s release schedule is any indication, 2010 smartphones will feature sexier hardware, including brighter AMOLED displays, 1GHz processors, and built-in cameras that will capture HD-ready video. Thanks to a forum post on the smartphone-focused XDA Developers site, we’ve been given a glimpse of HTC’s 2010 smartphone lineup that includes the names and specs of 2010 devices. A poster claims he scanned the images, included below, from genuine marketing collateral. The leaked information includes a possible Google Phone that HTC is said to be developing according to the search giant’s wish list. The usual caveat applies: Specs aren’t set in stone and could (and probably will) change last minute. Leaked details confirm HTC’s shift in focus towards Android-based smartphones and away from Windows Mobile devices. The release schedule calls for a minimum of five Android phones, but a maximum of three Windows Mobile 6.5 devices. The latter will appeal to business customers while the former are aimed at hip consumers and social types. A good example is HTC Buzz, due in May 2010. Basically a compact social Android phone, the Buzz features a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, custom covers, and a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus, flash, and the face tagging feature (useful for Facebook). Note that HTC has been the world’s largest manufacturer of Windows Mobile-powered handsets. The Taiwan-based smartphone vendor will release the eight aforementioned devices in the first half of 2010, falling into the following four categories: productivity (the Photon, Trophy, and Tera) social (the Tide and Buzz) performance (the Bravo) design/lifestyle (the Legend and Salsa) AMOLED comes into full view Google employee holding Nexus One HTC Bravo aka the Google Phone will be a speed demon, thanks to a 1GHz CPU. The Bravo and Legend will both sport an AMOLED display. Short for Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode, the AMOLED technology provides a sharper image, lively colors, and deeper blacks than the backlit TFT LCD displays. Found in Microsoft’s Zune HD, AMOLED displays also preserve battery by requiring less power to operate. And because it’s based on a thin-film transistor backplane that switches the individual pixel on or off, AMOLED display requires less space, allowing engineers to make thinner devices. HTC Bravo aka the Google Phone The so-called Google Phone is the most powerful item in HTC’s lineup. It’s generally accepted as a fact that in this case HTC acts a contract manufacturer engineering the phone according to Google’s spec sheet that calls for bells and whistles. This flagship device sports a 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED capacitive touch screen and a 5-megapixel camera capable of capturing HD ready (720p) video. The Bravo falls under the “performance” category, thanks to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon system-on-a-chip. The silicon combines the ARM-based Cortex-A8 CPU design, an advanced GPU, and 512MB of RAM. The rumor-mill claims the Snapdragon chip will be overclocked to a whopping 1GHz, making the Bravo the fastest smartphone ever. As a result, the Google Phone should have an edge over rival phones, including the iPhone 3GS, the Pre – even the Droid. All this hardware will come in a form factor that’s just 11.7mm thick, making it thinner than the iPhone (12.3mm). Google will be marketing the Bravo as Nexus One (TechCrunch has more images). The device is rumored to be launching early January 2010, unlocked and compatible with T-Mobile’s and AT&T’s 3G network.