We'd seen rumors that two of HTC's soon-to-be-released phones, the Touch Pro 2 and Snap, could well be sporting CDMA and GSM radios for some worldwide fun, and now we've got some official evidence to go with it.

Engadget spied a document in FCC testing of the Touch Pro 2 (aka Rhodium) that states there are in fact two radios on board, and that the GSM side "has been disabled by firmware and is SIM locked for all US operators."

So what's that mean? It's a world phone all right, but don't expect to be rocking dual CDMA/GSM in the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Another item of note here is that there are two FCC IDs, the Rhodium 400 and the Rhodium 500, which very likely means versions for Sprint (which we just saw) and Verizon (which we don't expect to see anytime soon - see VZW Touch Diamond). Stay tuned.

So though ol' Moto seems to be having problems, Dieter and I are at least pretty big fans of the Q9 series and leave it to Verizon to be readying the mother of all Q9s (hmm..perhaps Q9 Alpha?).

Get this: world phone version with Wifi.

BGR managed to not only scoop the details but take 6 million high quality photos of the darn thing, which has got to irk Verizon just a wee bit.

As Lord Vader would say, the specs are "...most impressive" (too dorky?)

• Windows Mobile 6.1
• EV-DO Rev. A
• Quad-band EDGE (!)
• Fingerprint scanner (!)
• 2 megapixel camera with flash
• Stereo speakers
• 320×240 resolution screen
• Wi-Fi
• 1500mAh battery

Anyone think maybe Sprint pulled their Q9 not because of "supply problems" but perhaps they too will get this monster of a device?

If so, sign me up. Plus they'd probably allow you to actually use the GPS...

And isn't it Napoleon? Silly Moto.

Check out the rest of BGR's extensive photo gallery.

Update from Dieter:

One more thing, actually. Check out his gallery for images of a custom UI on top of what we assume is Windows Mobile 6.1. It looks like they've improved a bit on the standard Sliding Panels UI -- adding in a nice lefthand icon bar and an integrated RSS reader, stocks, weather, and more.

Yeah. Want.