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HTC HD2 Overview

Expected UK Release Date: Available

Key Features
User Interface HTC Sense™
4.3 Inch 65k Colour Capacitive Touch Sensitive Screen
Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional® Operating System
Size 120.5 x 67 x 11 mm
3G HSDPA & HSUPA Technology
YouTube™, Facebook™ & Twitter Compatible Internet
Wi-Fi® Technology
Music Player
5 Megapixel Camera with Auto Focus & Dual LED Flash
GPS Navigation
Instant Messaging

Design

93%

Usability

93%

Features

89%

The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

Our HTC HD2 Review

The HTC HD2 is a desirable looking 3G Smartphone which comes with a huge touch screen & a wide selection of Smartphone features. This beautifully designed HTC Smartphone is from the same range as the HTC Touch HD handset & both handsets come with their own unique features & technologies. The HD2 has a capacitive touch sensitive screen which measures 4.3 Inches diagonally & fills the front section of the casing. This screen supports a high colour display & has a screen resolution of 480 pixels by 800 pixels. Its beautiful touch screen comes complete with highly responsive touch & finger controls allowing the user to zoom in & out of web pages, documents, photos etc. The touch screen supports an automatic rotate function allowing the user to view their huge screen in either horizontal or vertical mode & supports a handwriting recognition feature. The HTC HD2 supports HTC Sense™ which is an intuitive user interface which allows the user to enjoy a personalised home screen, contacts details & history all located together & come with a rather spectacular set of features to amazing its user. HTC Sense lets the user customise their home screen with all their favourite & most frequently used features which can then be located quickly & easily. The HTC HD2 is the first Smartphone to come with a capacitive touch technology on a Windows operated Smartphone. This Smartphone supports a Snapdragon™ processor with a Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional® operating system. Its casing is very slim when considering all it's built in features & technologies as it measures 1.1cm deep by 6.7cm wide by 12.05cm tall.

This amazing 3G Smartphone has a built in Opera Mobile™ browser allowing the user to access the World Wide Web on their handset. Its Internet capabilities allow the user to enjoy a Twitter & YouTube™ compatible Web experience complete with HTC Peep™ support for Twitter, as well as allowing its user to access popular social network websites such as Facebook™. There is a variety of integrated messaging services which allow the user to communicate with others without making a call, as the user can create a message to suit their communication needs. A SMS message can be created on the HD2 & contain text with symbols which can then be sent to a compatible SMS contact. A MMS message can be created using text & sound with either an added photo or video recorded clip, which provides a multimedia type message which can be shared between MMS compatible contacts. The HTC HD2 supports an instant messaging service allowing the user to have a text chat with contacts that are online whilst the user is online, providing a quick & easy method of communication. The HD2 comes with a weather application allowing the user to get weather updates for their chosen destination & this Smartphone provides a rather stunning weather display which has to be seen to be believed.

Its integrated GPS navigation support allows the user to find out exactly where they are located & where they are heading. This navigation feature allows the user to enjoy geo tagging on photos captured & this Smartphone supports a HTC Footprints™ feature. The HD2 has a rechargeable battery which when fully recharged can provide approximately 6.3 hours of GSM talk time or approximately 5.3 hours of 3G talk time. Its standby time can vary between 390 hours & 490 hours depending in the network connectivity the user has chosen to use. When the user wishes to connect their HTC HD2 to another device the user can choose between a wireless Bluetooth® connection & an USB cabled connection. A Bluetooth® connection can be used when the user is connection their Smartphone to a Bluetooth® compatible devices such as a printer, computer or laptop which is up to ten metres away from the handset. A USB connection allows the user to use a USB cable with one end connected into the USB port on the HTC HD2 & the other end of the USB cable connected into a USB port on the user's computer, laptop etc, to gain a cabled connection between the two compatible devices. This Smartphone supports EDGE technology which allows the user to experience a fast data transfer rates when transferring data between two compatible devices. It works over both GSM & 3G networks which cover GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 as well as WCDMA 900 & WCDMA 2100 networks. The handset supports 3G HSDPA & HSUPA technology which provides ultra fast connectivity for the user to enjoy whilst on the move with this stylish touch screen Smartphone. Its Wi-Fi® capabilities allow the user to experience an Internet connection via a wireless LAN or a hotspot connection.

For entertainment purposes the user can enjoy a selection of user friendly & high quality multimedia & imaging features on their touch screen Smartphone. The HTC HD2 has a built in music player which supports a music storage feature, high quality sound & supports a wide selection of music playback formats. It is easy for the user to add new music to their HTC HD2 as this Smartphone comes with Internet supports allowing the user to download new music & the user can transfer music using either Bluetooth® wireless connectivity or a USB cable connection. The user can enjoy up to 12 hours of music playing time from a fully charged battery. A FM radio feature allows the user to simply tune into their favourite station to listen to the latest releases or hear their favourite interviews & much more. The HD2 comes with 512 megabytes of built in ROM memory & 448 megabytes of RAM memory. This handset also supports an external memory card which allows the user to extend their Smartphone's storage capabilities by inserting a compatible memory card. An integrated video player allows the user to playback videos whilst enjoying a high quality viewing experience on the stunning touch screen. The user can experience up to eight hours of video playback time from a fully charged battery. It's built in camera feature allows its user to capture either a still photo or a moving video recording using the 5 megapixel digital camera feature. This camera comes with a rear facing lens & has a well position capture key for ease of use. The user can select & use the automatic focus feature & dual LED flash to capture a beautifully focused & well lit photo. It's built in video recording capabilities means the user can capture a moving video recording just as easily as capturing a photo & this Smartphone comes with easy to use settings & features to make it a user friendly experience.

HTC HD2 Specifications & Features

Screen
4.3 Inch 65k Colour Capacitive Touch Sensitive Screen (480 x 800 Pixels)

Imaging
5 Megapixel Camera
Auto Focus
Dual LED Flash
Camera Key
Picture Geo Tagging
Photo Album
Video Recording
Video Player (WMV, MPEG4, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, M4V & ASF)
Windows Media® Player

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email
Instant Messaging

Sound
Music Player (MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC, MID, AMR, QCP, M4A & MP4)
FM Radio
Polyphonic Ringtones
MIDI Ringtones
3.5mm Stereo Audio Jack

Entertainment
Downloadable Games

Organiser
People / Contacts
Calendar
Clock
Alarm Clock
Weather
Call Log
Speaker Phone
Snapdragon™ Processor
Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional® Operating System
HTC Sense™
Auto Rotate Screen
Handwriting Recognition
GPS Navigation
HTC Footprints™
Digital Compass

Connectivity
3G HSDPA
HSUPA
Bluetooth® A2DP
Mini USB
GPRS
EDGE
Wi-Fi®

Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
WCDMA 900 & 2100

Internet
Opera Mobile™ Browser
YouTube™ Compatible
Facebook™ Integration
Twitter Compatible
HTC Peep™ For Twitter

Memory & Talk Time
512 Mbytes ROM, 448 Mbytes RAM plus MicroSD™ Memory Card
6.3 Hours GSM Talk Time
5.3 Hours WCDMA Talk Time
490 Hours GSM Standby Time
390 Hours WCDMA Standby Time
8 Hours Video Playing Time
12 Hours Music Playing Time

Weight & Size
157 g
120.5 x 67 x 11 mm

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Reviewer: Geekfreek - India
Date: 25th Jan 2010

Please buy & get the mobile & then post your comments. I used my friends HTC HD2 for a few days & the result is that I am in love with it. The only minus is the price which is higher than the iconic iPhone. Though a HUGE screen which looks good in large hands is great. Very recommended for browsing, mailing, calling &music. Battery was OK. But now there is news of an extra battery pack that pushes the times a little further.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Luis Fernandes - UK
Date: 30th Dec 2009

I do not own this mobile yet, though I want to. I heard so many things about it & I felt like getting it, but then one of my mates got it. He had it for a while but sent it back. He said text messaging can be a bit of a problem, he sent a text that didn't go through, than another one & another one, eventually he switched the phone of & sent one more text, this time it went as did all the previous ones he tried to send. He informed himself on the net & apparently it happens a lot with this phone. Does it have to do with the network or is it the phone, did anyone else experienced anything like this with their mobile? I'd appreciate some feedback as I really want this phone, but need to know if it's worth getting. Thanks.

Design

50%

Usability

50%

Features

50%

Reviewer: Paul Carlin - UK
Date: 23rd Dec 2009

Just to update my previous review. Battery life with low use, I estimate about 3 to 4 days max. Where I work has no signal & I think this drains the battery quicker. I have had no problems with the phone. I have read about various software problems but have had no problems myself. Only problem is no divx out of the box.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

90%

Reviewer: Ian Hammond - Leeds, UK
Date: 7th Dec 2009

What an absolutely amazing phone! This phone is BIG, much bigger than anything I have ever owned before, but it is also very thin so you hardly notice it in your pocket, it just feels like a normal wallet. The screen is simply out of this world, the weather application has to be seen to be believed. The phone has every feature you could possibly imagine, nothing has been left out. These days the ability to make phone calls is nothing more than an afterthought & this phone is no different. It is not a phone, it is a super computer that also happens to make calls. If you're thinking of an iPhone, DON'T be another one of apples sheep! This phone wipes the floor with the iPhone, BUY IT!

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Paul Carlin - UK
Date: 30th Nov 2009

I have had the HD2 for nearly 2 weeks now. It is very well designed. The screen is very clear, the screen on my Dell Axim now looks tiny in comparison. It is however not too big to fit in my pocket.

The wallet supplied is poor, the phone hardly fits in it so I am using the one from my PDA. The battery life quoted on the HTC web page is somewhat optimistic. I recon on about 90hrs on standby is more realistic (HTC quote 490 hours? ) but this is still better than the iPhone, my friend has to charge his up during the day or it dies. Playing videos seriously depletes the battery I think 2 to 3 hours is more realistic. I think it will be worth investing in a larger capacity battery
I was disappointed that media player does not play divx or xvid out of the box so I had to download coreplayer (that is why I give it 90% for features).

Email was very easy to setup & overall the features than have used so far have been very easy to learn.

Overall an excellent phone.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

90%

Reviewer: Danny Lam - London, UK
Date: 28th Nov 2009

I have the HD2 only 5 days & I am so impressed by it. The 4.3 inch screen is a good shape & beautiful, very fast 1 GHz processor, the fastest I have use in any MW, in fact any Smartphone including the silly iPhone (I never own one & never will).

People keep saying how great the iPhone is, it is because they are fool by Apple & can't see the anything than the iPhone, it is not all their fault, Apple somehow manages to fool 99% of the population, only the truly clever people & Smartphone can see the real iPhone is rubbish.

I am so glad I stand up tall against the iPhone & got this wonderful & the best WM ever made as my phone.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Michael Scoble - Oxford, UK
Date: 24th Nov 2009

I have had this phone for just under a week now & I am very pleased with it, it is a very large phone, the call quality is excellent, it has a 5 mega pixel camera, & the images are very good, as it has auto focus & the dual led flash works really well. The touch screen is very responsive, & also it is multi-touch, so you can pinch to zoom. The phone is quite easy to get used to, & has loads of features, I haven't got round to using them all yet. Email is very easy to set up on this phone, & I have set my Google mail & hotmail accounts up on it, the price of this mobile is high, but in my opinion it is worth the money, would definitely recommend this phone.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Dude - UK
Date: 23rd Nov 2009

Absolutely incredible phone, this is so much better than the iPhone it's untrue (I speak from experience), any Apple luddites who talk about having less apps are confusing quantity with quality.

Huge, crystal clear screen, very responsive interface, masses of options but worthwhile & accessible, lightning fast processor, super slim design. Even battery life is proving better than I thought, needing charging every couple of days or so. This the best phone I have owned, the best phone on the market IMO, better by far than the iPhone, & I can't see how the X10 will improve on it in any way other than the camera resolution, which is a non issue personally as I have a decent DSLR for when quality truly counts. Superb.

Design

100%

Usability

100%

Features

100%

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