The HTC Zeta is a 2.5GHz quad-core powered smartphone (Rumor)

Heads up folks, if this recently surfaced photo of a rendering of the HTC Zeta is to be believed, 2012 will definitely be an exciting year for those looking forward to getting their hands on a quad-core Android smartphone. This will be the second quad-core Android smartphone that has been leaked by HTC so far, with the Zeta joining the Edge in the list of rumored quad-core phones for 2012.

In terms of specs, the HTC Zeta is said to feature a 2.5GHz APQ8064 processor with 1GB of RAM, a 4.5” 720p HD display and Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 on board. It will also feature an 8MP camera capable of 1080p HD video recording, a 1.3MP front-facing camera, and as you can see in the rendering above, the design of the HTC Zeta is a departure from HTC’s usual design of rounded edges.

It does look oddly shaped, but could this simply be a concept or are we looking at HTC’s next flagship device? Assuming the HTC Edge and HTC Ville are making an appearance at MWC 2012, perhaps the HTC Zeta could be joining them as well. For now we’ll just take all of this information with a grain of salt.