With the MyTouch 3G hitting T-Mobile recently, and the Droid 2 popping up in every leaked picture around, the demand for high-end smartphones with QWERTY keyboards doesn’t seem to be abating any time soon.

In Crotia, a so-called HTC Vision prototype has been making the rounds, and it looks unlike any HTC device yet released. Gone are the smooth curves of the Desire or the flush Black Beauty of the EVO 4G. This looks, for lack of a better term, practical. And why not?

Surely, if this is production hardware, the keyboard will need to be extremely comfortable to take people away from the Droid they love, but give it some GSM love and perhaps Canadians can finally get their hands on a decent QWERTY device.

Specs are speculated to be pretty much HTC-standard now: Android 2.1 with Sense UI, 1GHZ Snapdragon processor, 512MB RAM, 5MP Camera with LED flash, 1+GB storage.

There seems to be some errant buttons on the 4-row keyboard, however, that are stupefying most observers. Some speculate it is to prompt some Sense UI commands, others think it’s going to open the Matrix. We shall see.

(Gizmodo via Android Central)