HTC Titan Windows Phone (AT&T) by HTC

Designed for your always-on lifestyle, the HTC Titan for AT&T is powered by the latest Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) operating system, which boasts hundreds of improvements including multitasking, photo and video capture, and threaded conversations that move with you from text to Facebook and back again. And you'll be able to keep yourself entertained with Xbox LIVE gaming and Zune-powered music and videos, yet stay productive on the go thanks to AT&T's 4G (HSPA+) network. And the Sense-powered HTC Hub brings you beautiful weather animations and handy tools to check stocks, take notes, enhance your photos, and more.


It delivers an incredible web and multimedia experience thanks to its extra-large, high-resolution 4.7-inch Super LCD capacitive touchscreen. And you'll be able to capture brilliant on-the-go photos and videos from its 8-megapixel camera/camcorder--which captures video in up to HD 720p resolution.


The perfect portable office, the Titan enables efficient multitasking like viewing a presentation while you're on a conference call or listening to music while composing an e-mail. With its expansive screen and built-in Microsoft Office Mobile, you can create, edit and collaborate on documents quickly and easily. Advanced e-mail features like linked inboxes make it easy to manage multiple e-mail accounts and synchronize your to-do list and calendars in one place.


With AT&T's 4G HSPA+ network, you'll enjoy mobile broadband speeds up to 4x faster than AT&T's already fast mobile broadband network. You also get the AT&T Mobile Hotspot service built right into the smartphone--enabling you to connect additional Wi-Fi-enabled devices to the phone's mobile broadband signal (requires appropriate data plan). This GPS-enabled phone can also access the AT&T Navigator service for turn-by-turn directions.


Powered by a single-core 1.5 GHz processor, the Titan also features a 16 GB internal memory, Bluetooth for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, GPS for navigation and location services, a full HTML browser, and up to 4 hours of talk time.


Vital Statistics
The HTC Titan weighs 5.64 ounces and measures 5.14 x 2.78 x 0.39 inches. Its 1650 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, and up to 336 hours (14 days) of standby time. It runs on AT&T's dual-band 4G HSPA+ network (850/1900 MHz; HSPA+/HSDPA/UMTS) plus international 2100 MHz 3G networks. It's also a quad-band GSM phone (850/900/1800/1900 MHz GPRS/EDGE).


What's in the Box
HTC Titan rechargeable battery, charger, USB cable, quick start guide


The Power of Windows Phone 7.5
The Windows Phone 7.5 operating system has been designed to help you do more in less steps, and keep you updated on the things that are most important to you.
You can customize the Live Tiles on your Start Screen with what you care about--from people to web sites--and they'll continuously scan the web to keep you updated about your world at a glance.
Windows Phone 7.5 also brings together the things you use most on your phone in six Hubs: People, Pictures, Office, Games, Music + Video, and Marketplace. Grouping them in Hubs like this lets you get to what you need, quicker, because you don't have to jump from apps to the web to contact lists.
The latest release of Windows Phone--version 7.5, codenamed "Mango"--has hundreds of improvements and new features. Here's just a sample:


Multitasking. Now you can keep your place in a game while reading e-mail or listen to music apps while texting. Many apps can run in the background, so you don't need to shut one down to use another--plus you can switch between open apps in a flash.
Improved Live Tiles. The Live Tiles on Start dish up more (and quicker) updates on your apps, and they're also a whole lot of fun--the Pictures Tile animates with a slideshow of your favorite snapshots and Group Tiles flash your friends' latest updates.
Threads. Start with a text, and finish in Facebook or Messenger chat (or vice versa). The whole conversation stays in one thread, and all it takes to switch back and forth is a tap.
Send a text with your voice. With Speech, you can text, search the web, and lots more, totally hands- (and sometimes eyes-) free. Your phone can even read you an incoming text, and then you can use Speech to dictate and send your reply.
Local Scout. Powered by Bing, Local Scout teams up search and mapping to show you nearby restaurants, shopping, and activities in a single tap.
Driving directions. Your Windows Phone can get you where you're going by showing you on the map or giving you directions from where you are.
More social networks. Twitter and LinkedIn are now built into Windows Phone, so practically everything you do on your social networks is a tap away. Windows 7.5 also includes new ways to filter all those new contacts and their social updates.
Persistent camera settings. Now if you change camera settings--for instance, photo resolution, brightness, or another option your phone manufacturer might have included--you can save them for the next time you use the camera.
History view. Contact cards now show the history of your recent calls, e-mails, texts, and chats with the person. Just tap in the list to return the call or go to the thread.
Visual voice-mail. See your voice-mails in a list, then listen to them on your phone.
Sync with SkyDrive. You can sync your Office docs between SkyDrive and your phone, so you can edit them on your phone now, then edit some more on your computer later.


AT&T 4G Network

This phone runs on AT&T's dual-band 850/1900 MHz 4G network (UMTS/HSDPA/HSPA+), and with HSPA+ you'll experience mobile data speeds up to 4x faster than ordinary mobile broadband--up to approximately 6 Mbps (download). AT&T has deployed HSPA+ to virtually 100 percent of its mobile broadband network, which enables 4G speeds when combined with enhanced backhaul (via Ethernet or fiber).


Backhaul is one of the major pieces of a telecommunications network. Think of it as the limbs connecting AT&T's cell towers with AT&T's backbone network that provides access to the Internet.


In areas where either AT&T's 3G or 4G network is not available, you'll continue to receive service on the AT&T EDGE network, which offers availability in more than 13,000 US cities and along some 40,000 miles of major highways.


Note: AT&T's 4G mobile broadband coverage is not available in all areas. 4G speeds delivered by HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul; availability increasing with ongoing backhaul deployment.


Optional AT&T Services
AT&T Navigator: This premium GPS navigation application includes audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates and re-routing options, and 3D moving maps (additional charges applicable). AT&T Navigator offers several other features to make your commute more enjoyable and reliable, including mobile access to Yellowpages.com. You'll be able to find the closes ATM, restaurant, gas station, Wi-Fi hotspot and more with over 10 million business listings.


DataPro 4 GB for Smartphone Tethering: Tethering lets you use your smartphone as a wireless modem or mobile hotspot, enabling you to share your mobile broadband connection to laptops, netbooks, and more. The DataPro 4 GB plan also includes unlimited access to more than 26,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots. And if you go over, you'll get an additional 1 GB automatically for only $10.


AT&T FamilyMap: Locate any phone indoors or outdoors on the AT&T Network. FamilyMap provides peace of mind by being able to conveniently locate a family member from your wireless phone or PC and know that your family's information is secure and private. Want to verify that your child arrives home from school each day? Set up a Schedule Check to automatically get location information sent to you via text message or e-mail.

Connectivity

• Ultra-fast 4G connectivity via AT&T's HSPA+ network (with enhanced backhaul).
• Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) for accessing home and corporate networks as well as hotspots while on the go.
• AT&T Mobile Hotspot capable enabling you to connect multiple devices--from tablets to gaming devices--to the phone's 3G/4G cellular connection via Wi-Fi.
• Onboard GPS for navigation and location services
• Optional AT&T Navigator service includes audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates, and re-routing options.
• Bluetooth connectivity (version 2.1) includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and the A2DP audio streaming Bluetooth profiles.

Hardware

• 1.5 GHz Qualcomm single-core processor speeds up everything--from playing games to watching shows to opening files from work.
• 4.7-inch Super LCD capacitive touchscreen (480 x 800 pixels) with 6-axis gyroscope
• MicroUSB port

Communications & Internet

• HTML 5 web browser for accessing real web sites.
• Text (SMS) and picture/video (MMS) messaging
• Access to popular instant messaging services
• Personal and work e-mail (supports Microsoft Exchange corporate e-mail)

Camera

• 8-megapixel rear camera with auto-focus and dual LED flash.
• HD 720p video recording
• 1.3-megapixel front camera for video chats and self portraits.

Multimedia

• Music player compatible with MP3, WMA, and AAC
• Video player compatible with MPEG4, WMV, H.264, and H.263

Memory

• 16 GB internal memory (no expansion slot)
• 768 MB of RAM

More Features

• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Speakerphone for hands-free communication.
• Voice recorder
• Hearing Aid Compatibility: M3/T3

HTC ThunderBolt 4G Android Phone (Verizon Wireless): From the Dark Ages To Enlightenment

HTC ThunderBolt 4G Android Phone (Verizon Wireless)
by HTC

HTC ThunderBolt 4G Android Phone (Verizon Wireless): From the Dark Ages To Enlightenment

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars From the Dark Ages To Enlightenment, May 1, 2011
By Steve-n-Dorth (Backwoods, Tennesee)
This review is from: HTC ThunderBolt 4G Android Phone (Verizon Wireless)
(Wireless Phone)

I'm in the "over-50" club and remember when telephones had rotary dials and party lines. As the earth cooled and cellphones made their debut, a "good" one was about the size of a shoebox and weighed in just under your standard locomotive. Around this same time, PCs were slowly becoming a "must have" addition for any household that wasn't wallowing in abject poverty.

As technology sped past us, many of our employers began to demand that we dinosaurs either catch up and get tech-savvy or be replaced by young whippersnappers who could program the vcr and the microwave clock without having to take valium and check into a mental health facility for a rehabilitative period typically lasting several months. Several of us did our best to get up to speed, but the phone for many of us was still one of those things that we belligerently continued to use to make genuine phone calls, all the while complaining that as a result of the cellphone, we have no "downtime" for ourselves anymore because these damned things would now travel with us - everyfreakinwhere. Places that used to provide us respite from the grueling workload; the horse-n-buggy, the outhouse, the leisurely walk through the park, were now as much part of our office as our office was. We hated it, and most of us continue to hate it to this day.

Then phones became smarter, and we noticed that while we geezers were fumbling through phone books and day planners, or trying to Google directions and info on the "internets," our children and our bratty little junior employees were making us look like the doddering old fools we are with their damned smartphones. So this ol T-Rex took a look at a couple of smartphones, starting with the Blackberry and switching over to the Mogul, but frankly, they SUCKED worse than Britney Spears after a fifth of Jack Daniels. Buttons way too tiny to push with the average male fingertip, more instructions than a nuclear warhead schematic, and a learning curve so steep by the time we learned the phone's full capabilities, we'd be having our chins and butts wiped by the orderly at the local nursing home. Worse, at least for me, the claim of "internet access" was a cruel hoax, since I'd only recently gone from dial-up to cable modem and was getting very appreciative of the rapidity in which info would magically appear on my big, luminescent computer screen. With the Mogul and the Blackberry, it was as if I'd returned to those days of dial-up and to make matters intolerable, the screen was just too damned tiny for my rheumy old eyes to see very clearly.

I tossed those lousy phones onto the dungheap of obsolescence and chose the LG env. Simple, big slide-out QWERTY keyboard, worked well for my needs, didn't overwhelm me with too much technology, allowed me to suffer through texting and best of all, actually worked as a pretty decent phone. I was happy.

Then I started a new job as a "remote" employee and began traveling full-time for my work. Our company is heavily into technology as our primary way of communicating and as I lumbered from city to city toting my ancient env, I noticed that many of my colleagues were using the I-Phone and, peering over their shoulders, I became jealous pretty quickly, as well as disappointed with the lack of functionality my env had stuck me with.

But I'm not an Appleaniac, and so I passed on the I-phone. Then my env went through the wash about two months ago and coincidentally, my Verizon contract was up for renewal. So I wandered on down to my local Verizon dealer and the Thunderbolt had just been released. We have 4g capability in our area and it took me all of about five seconds to see that download speeds were comparable (if not faster at times) to my laptop, the learning curve was relatively small for anyone with open source knowledge and a skosh of computer literacy, and the apps on the phone, many of which are pretty much worthless to me because of so many better and often free apps available, made it easier for me to really grasp the full on capabilities of the phone itself. The price is a bit on the ugly side, but one of the benefits of dinosaurism is that I have a pretty good job and the cost was offset by the fact that my company pays my phone bill.

I left the store smiling have been traveling in blissful awareness ever since. I cannot tell you how much this phone has improved my travel experience in virtually every city I've meandered through (with the exception of the area around the White House in Washington DC, which only had 1g access? WTF??? No wonder nothing gets done there!) and the ease of operability has made it relatively painless as well. It truly is as though I've left the dark ages of information deficit and entered the age of knowledge enlightenment. For those of you who can relate to what I've said here, I encourage you to check out any of the Droid phones before you run out to by an I-Phone, I think you'll be much happier, and you certainly won't regret your decision to step up into today's technology.

One final thought before I part; with the access to information we now have right in the palm of our hands, there is NO excuse for ignorance in our society any longer. Get a phone, become informed, be enlightened.

Description
One of the world's first 4G LTE Android smartphones, the HTC ThunderBolt 4G Android Phone (Verizon Wireless)
takes advantage of the fastest, most advanced 4G network in America. It's powered by a lightning-quick 1 GHz Snapdragon processor and offers a vibrantly colorful 4.3-inch Super LCD multi-touch display. Capture brilliant photos and HD 720p video with the 8-megapixel camera on the rear, and enjoy video call capabilities with the front-facing camera. And with the Android 2.2 OS, you'll be able to experience the full Internet thanks to its support for Adobe Flash 10.1--enabling you to play games, watch videos, and more.

Includes ROCK BAND Mobile

The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network provides speeds up to 10 times faster than Verizon Wireless' 3G network. With 4G LTE, you'll enjoy simultaneous voice and data capabilities, allowing you to check e-mail, browse the web, download an app, and check directions on Google Maps while on a call. Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network currently reaches one-third of all Americans, with plans to expand the network to the company's entire 3G coverage area over the next three years.

In addition to Android, the ThunderBolt 4G also offers the next-generation HTC Sense user interface experience, which includes quicker startup times from hibernation mode as well as a consolidated view of your favorite social networking sites. The ThunderBolt 4G also comes with ROCK BAND Mobile pre-loaded, so you can shred on the go with multiple levels of difficulty from dozens of classic songs.

Other features include an 8 GB internal memory, pre-loaded 32 GB microSD memory card, Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking with Mobile Hotspot capabilities, Bluetooth for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, integrated speakers with Dolby Mobile + SRS WOW HD surround sound, DLNA certification for wireless media streaming to other devices, built-in kickstand for easy media viewing, and a 1400 mAh battery for extra-long talk time.

Video chat capable over 4G LTE and Wi-Fi 

Android Operating System
The ThunderBolt 4G runs the latest Android operating system--OS 2.2 (aka, Froyo)--which provides a faster overall Android experience as well as greater multitasking capabilities. You'll be able to receive notifications, listen to music, and even record GPS data without keeping the application open. And it features a plethora of new enhancements, including an improved onscreen QWERTY keyboard, full push corporate e-mail, and support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for access to the full Web. It also offers enhanced Exchange support, with Calendar syncing, Global Address Lookup, improved security, auto-discovery, and more.

With integrated Google technology, the ThunderBolt 4G brings one-touch access to the popular Google mobile services millions use every day, including Google Search by voice, Google Maps with Street View, GTalk instant messaging (with presence capabilities), YouTube, and Picasa. The ThunderBolt 4G also provides easy access to both personal and corporate e-mail, calendars, and contacts supported by Exchange Server and Gmail. And through Android Market, you'll get access to thousands of useful applications, widgets, and fun games to download and install on your phone, with many more apps being added every day.

HTC Sense Mobile Experience
With the next generation of the popular HTC Sense mobile experience, the HTC ThunderBolt 4G automatically delivers your most-wanted information to your screen. It offers even more ways to stay connected--including FriendStream, which delivers Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr updates in a consolidated view. And you'll be able to pinpoint the location of a lost phone on a map, send a command to make the phone sound an alert--even while on "silent" mode--through the htcsense.com web site. If needed, you can also remotely wipe all of the phone's data with a single command in addition to forwarding calls and text messages to a different number.

Connectivity

• Ultra-fast 4G LTE connectivity via the Verizon Wireless 4G Mobile Broadband network, with expected download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps. See more about 4G LTE below.
• Easy access to social networking via HTC Sense including updates from Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr.
• Onboard GPS for navigation and location services
• Integrated Google Maps with turn-by-turn navigation, street and satellite views
• Ultra-fast Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) for accessing home and corporate networks as well as hotspots while on the go.
• 4G Mobile Hotspot capability allows you to create a Wi-Fi hotspot using your Verizon Wireless 4G LTE connection, which can then be shared among up to 8 Wi-Fi-capable devices. (Note: Mobile Hotspot capability will not be available at device launch.)
• Bluetooth connectivity (version 2.1) includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and the A2DP audio streaming Bluetooth profiles.

OS & Software

• Android 2.2 operating system (Froyo) with over-the-air upgrade capability for future OS releases.
• ROCK BAND Mobile with multiple levels of difficulty, dozens of classic songs, and multiplayer mode to challenge your friends over Bluetooth.
• DLNA capabilities enables you to share your photo albums, videos and movies wirelessly with a compatible HDTV or other DLNA device.

Communications & Internet

• Full messaging capabilities including SMS text, MMS picture/video and IM instant messaging (via popular services including AOL, Yahoo!, Windows Live Messenger, and Google Talk).
• Access to personal and corporate e-mail (including support for Exchange and push Gmail).
• HTML Web browser (WebKit-based) with support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for accessing Flash-enabled websites, watching video and playing games.

Multimedia

• Music player compatible with MP3, WMA, and AAC
• Video player compatible with MPEG4, WMV, XviD
• Built-in stereo speakers
• Dolby Mobile + SRS WOW HD surround sound enhancement

Memory

• 32 GB pre-loaded microSD memory card with support for other optional cards up to 32 GB.
• 8 GB internal memory

Camera

• 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video chat capabilities.
• 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash plus auto focus, face detection, and geo-tagging.
• HD 720p video capture capabilities (1280 x 720 pixels)

Design and Hardware

• 1 GHz Snapdragon processor speeds up everything--from playing games to watching shows to opening files from work.
• 4.3-inch Super LCD display with capacitive multi-touch capabilities, proximity sensor, and light sensor (480 x 800 pixels).
• Onscreen QWERTY keyboard
• Dual microphones and noise canceling technology for clearer calls.

More Features

• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Micro USB 2.0 port with mass storage capabilities.
• Speakerphone for hands-free communication.
• Hearing Aid Compatibility: M3 and T3

Vital Statistics


The HTC ThunderBolt weighs 6.23 ounces and measures 4.75 x 2.44 x 0.56 inches. It comes with a long-life 1400 mAh lithium-ion battery. It runs on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network, as well as EV-DO, Rev A 3G and CDMA 800/1900 frequencies where 4G LTE is not available.

What's in the Box
HTC ThunderBolt handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 32 GB microSD memory card, quick start guide

Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network


The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network allows you to download photos, apps, and games in seconds and entire movies in minutes. LTE (or Long Term Evolution provides significantly increased upload and download speeds over 3G networks, as well as significantly reduced latency (or lag time). Verizon Wireless expects 4G LTE average data rates to be 5-12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2-5 Mbps on the uplink in real-world, loaded network environments.

With these blazing fast speeds, you'll be able to stream HD movies without the annoyance of constant pauses to buffer the video stream--as well as quickly download HD-quality movies right to your phone in minutes. Additionally, you'll be able to download a new song file in about 4 seconds or upload a photo to your favorite social networking site in about 6 seconds.

And with video chat capabilities via the 4G LTE network, you'll see callers face-to-face while you're on the go. In addition to chatting with other compatible smartphones, you'll be able to video conference to users on PCs.

The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE mobile broadband network will also redefine the mobile office for business users. Business applications that used to require wired networks will be untethered forever, allowing you maximized productivity and efficiency while you're out of the confines of your office. Enhanced security lets you tap into most VPN networks with less waiting, and faster responsiveness enables you to upload 10 MB presentations back to your team in less than 25 seconds.

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HTC A9192 Inspire 4G

HTC A9192 Inspire 4G 
Unlocked Phone with Android OS, 3G Support, 8 MP Camera, Wi-Fi and GPS - US Warranty 
by HTC

HTC A9192 Inspire 4G

5.0 out of 5 stars Great phone for a great price., August 16, 2011
By Steven 


Got this phone last week, as a power-user and avid Android fan, I immediately rooted it and installed a Gingerbread ROM. It helped the battery a ton, and made the phone a lot better. 


Pros - Nice display, great for watching video. Dual mics for noise cancelling in busy areas. A nice and bright flash that doesn't make photos too saturated. The speakers are great, I can play music, set it to really loud and hear it from the other side of my house. I wouldn't recommend it though, and would suggest a pair of headphones to go along with it. 


Cons - The battery life is nothin compared to other phones I have had. I get 24 hours out of it at the cost of 75% of the battery. (When in doubt, charge it!) The phone stock from AT&T, still uses Froyo as its firmware, which is about a year old and unheard of for a phone like this that is above average, especially given the fact it is one of the nicest phones from AT&T that runs Android. 


Protip, if you ever need to remove the battery, do it from behind the volume rocker. It's a lot easier than the small notch they made a littler lower, and less likely to scratch the casing up.

HTC EVO Shift 4G Android Phone (Sprint)

Feature-loaded, user friendly: smart choice in a crowded smart phone market February 12, 2011
Reviewer:  35-year Technology Consumer "8-tracks to 802.11"  (Mid Atlantic, USA) -

HTC EVO Shift 4G Android Phone (Sprint)

We've been using mobile telephones in our house since 1995, and the parade of discards since then represent choices made to deliver basic services (phone calls, and with the ones just retired, text messages) and at the cheapest prices. 


The HTC Evo Shift 4G was only added to Sprint's lineup a month before we bought it ago, making us early adopters of this model, even if smart phones are decidedly mainstream now... 


Much of what is good --or bad-- about using 3G/4G/WIMAX services is going to be very dependent on your service provider's network relative to your current location (and indeed, many of the commercials we watch are not about the phone, but about the network) and the applications you interact with. 


So while your experience my vary, our experience with this phone in the places we use it has been awesome at every turn. Great features, intuitive interface and --since we still use it to make phone calls too-- good call audio quality. 


While the screen is smaller that its Evo 4G product line companion, this is largely mitigated by the slide-out full QWERTY keyboard...a blessing for those who can't seem to master soft keyboard displays. 

The phone ships with an impressive array of apps, and the Android marketplace makes finding and installing new ones simple. Two strong performers are Google-powered Voice Search and Navigate: both are eerily good at delivering search results and driving/walking directions. Thi phone's voice-to-text interface is also very good. Surprisingly, a voice-based dialing app that is part of the operating system's collection of widgets seldom gets one right. 


We discovered one minor issue with the placement and size of the call volume buttons at the bottom left of the QWERTY tray when it's extended. Your left thumb will inadvertently press them by accident, resulting in the related on-screen display briefly appearing on the screen. It's a minor issue that you will quickly self-train to avoid. 

Finally, a note about pricing if you are considering this or any other high-end phone: comparison shop and pay attention when you're ready to upgrade. For the hardware purchase, you can expect to find considerable differences in the prices (even when upgrade discount and rebates are included) from different vendors. Be sure to check out each each of your provider's "store" (brick and mortar, by phone and online), big box stores and even Amazon's new wireless store. It's worth investing a couple minutes in this research to save a considerable amount on the purchase price. 


Becoming a smart phone user begins with shopping smartly! 

HTC Desire A9191EUK HD A9191 Unlocked GSM Android Smartphone

HTC Desire A9191EUK HD A9191 Unlocked GSM Android Smartphone with 8 MP Camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, Touchscreen - Unlocked Phone - No Warranty - Black

by HTC

HTC Desire A9191EUK HD A9191 Unlocked GSM Android Smartphone

Well it is my opinion. I just switched from a Nokia N97 and believe the switch is awesome! I love this phone! It never crashes (n97 crashes at least once a week) I love the web browser, you can browse any page you want! the flash capabilities are awesome! it is like surfing in a computer.

PROS: 

- Solid build quality and, unlike most other phones, its not a glossy fingerprint magnet! 

- Large and beautiful screen with great color saturation 

- Runs fast and is very responsive - I have not encountered any lag 

- Wi-Fi Hotspot is easily set up so I can pull e-mail into my iPod Touch 

- Replaceable battery in the event that the battery fails 

- Image quality of camera runs circles around *Phone 3GS and is better than IP4 

- Sound quality is fabulous for music and great for calls 

- USB internet pass-through functionality to save 3G data charges 

- Its a small thing but the live wallpapers are beautiful 

- Setting up IMAP to pull in Exchange e-mail is easy 

- Otterbox makes a very nice case for it 

CONS: 

- Battery life is only so-so - a day and a half at best 

- Poor design for SIM card slot - the SIM causes a (slight) unsightly gap on the bottom cover 

- Removing and replacing the battery cover is tricky - mine has a tiny gap after it was replaced 

- Limited storage (8-Gb micro-SD) for the price - should have been 16-Gb 

- Android market is a mess to say it nicely - limited number of good games 

Complaints about the box and size are silly. Why would you buy a large phone then complain about the size? I have a 3GS and iP4 for games - but this phone has completely won me over for daily use. The screen is large enough to comfortably surf the web and handle routine e-mail. It's so good that I can hardly put it down and I can easily overlook the cons!!

HTC Desire HD Specifications

HTC Desire HD

Super-fast internet

5 things that make the HTC Desire HD unique

We put a lot of love in every single product we create, all to make sure that every feature, from the smallest to the biggest, is designed around you and your needs.

1. Capturing the moment

Until recently if you wanted quality images and video you had to carry both a camera and your phone. Not anymore. We've added HD video recording and an 8MP, dual flash camera with built-in effects (it's like being able to swap lenses and Aadd filters on the fly). And we've made it a snap to share to YouTube or to your big screen TV via DLNA.

2. Connected media for more viewing options

Tired of moving stuff from one device to another just to share your photos, videos and music on a bigger screen? Stream them all from your phone to your home theater system via DLNA. Gather the family around - it's show time!

3. Always have a good read on hand

You may forget to take along your book, but, no problem, you've got your HTC Desire HD and its built-in library of classics. As you flip through the books, you can easily look up tons of info about what you're reading. Simply select the text and choose to search from Wikipedia, Google, YouTube or the dictionary. Want new books? Just download them!

4. See more of the web with Flash®

What's the point of only being able to see part of the web? With built-in Adobe® Flash® Player support on your HTC Desire HD, no websites are out-of-bounds. And why wait for pages to load when you can view them in separate windows? A pinch and a tap lets you jump from one page to the next.

5. Hear all about it

It's frustrating when you don't have the same content at home, in the office and when you're away from both. Problem sorted with the new News app on the HTC Desire HD which syncs with Google Reader. And wouldn't it be great if all it took to subscribe to a site's feed - and add it to all your readers - was just a simple tap on your HTC Desire HD web browser? Well, it is great!

Released September 14th, 2010

SPECIFICATIONS

Size: 123mm x 68mm x 11.8mm 4.84" x 2.68" x 0.46"

Weight: 164 grams (5.78 ounces) with battery

Display: 4.3-inch touch screen with pinch-to-zoom capability

Screen: 109 mm (4.3")

CPU Processing Speed 

1 GHz

Storage1:

• Internal phone storage:
• 1.5 GB

RAM:

768 MB

Expansion slot:

microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

Connectors

• 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
• Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)

Sensors

• G-Sensor
• Digital compass
• Proximity sensor
• Ambient light sensor

HTC Widgets

• Bookmarks, Calculator, Calendar, Clock, FM Radio, Friend Stream, HTC Likes, Mail, Messages, Music, My shelf, Navigate, News, People, Search Anywhere, Settings, Stocks, Twitter™, Weather, and more
• Downloadable widgets

Multimedia

Gallery, Music, and FM Radio

Dolby® Mobile and SRS virtual surround sound

Share videos, photos, or music from your phone to your TV via DLNA®

Audio suported formats:

• Playback:.aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
• Recording:.amr

Video suported formats:

• Playback:.3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3), .xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3)
• Recording:.3gp

Power & Battery2

Battery type:

Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery

Capacity:

1230 mAh

Talk Time:

WCDMA: Up to 320 mins

GSM: Up to 550 mins

Standby Time3:

WCDMA: Up to 490 hours

GSM: Up to 420 hours

Network4

Europe:

HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz

GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Asia Pacific:

HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz

GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Platform

Android™ 2.2 (Froyo) with HTC Sense™

Camera

8 megapixel color camera

Auto focus and dual LED flash

720p HD video recording

Face detection capability

Built-in effects include depth of field, vignette, and more

Geotagging

Internet5

3G:

Up to 14.4 Mbps download speed

Up to 5.76 Mbps upload speed

GPRS:

Up to 114 kbps downloading

EDGE:

Up to 560 kbps downloading

Wi-Fi®:

IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth®

Bluetooth® 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate

A2DP for wireless stereo headsets

FTP and OPP (object push) for file transfer

Other supported profiles: AVRCP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, HSP, PBAP, SPP, Service Discovery Application Profile

Social Networking

• Facebook® and Twitter™ for HTC Sense
• Friend Stream
• Share photos/videos on Facebook®, Flickr®, Twitter™, or YouTube™
• HTC Peep for tweeting

Location

Internal GPS antenna

With Locations, explore maps with zero wait, zero dead spots, and zero data roaming fees

Tethering

USB and Wi-Fi® tethering

Special Features

• Register at HTCSense.com to manage your phone remotely and protect your phone in case of loss
• Read eBooks on your phone
• Watch Adobe® Flash® on websites
• Easily transfer contacts, calendar events, and text messages from popular brand phones via Bluetooth
• Check email from all your email accounts in one unified inbox

Recommended Windows System Requirements

Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, or Windows® XP

HTC Sync

1. The actual available internal phone storage may differ depending on the software configuration of your phone.
2. Battery times (talk time, standby time, and more) are subject to network and phone usage.
3. A Standby time specification ("specification") is an industry standard that is only intended to allow comparison of different mobile phones under the same circumstances. Power consumption in a standby state is strongly dependent on factors including but not limited to network, settings, location, movement, signal strength and cell traffic . Comparisons of different mobile phones using such a specification can therefore only be done in a controlled laboratory environment. When using any mobile phone in real life circumstances for which the mobile phone is intended, the standby time could be considerably lower and will be strongly dependent on the factors as mentioned above.
4. Network bands in regions other than Europe and Asia Pacific may be different, depending on the mobile operator and your location. Please check with your mobile operator.
5. Actual data speed is dependent on the network or Wi-Fi® signal strength.

Note: Specifications are subject to change without prior notice..

HTC HD7 Windows Phone (T-Mobile)

HTC HD7 Windows Phone (T-Mobile) Review

HTC HD7 Windows Phone (T-Mobile) Review

In this review I'll talk both about the HTC HD7 in general, with another section that focuses somewhat briefly on Windows Phone 7 - starting with the HD7. 


Pros: 
* Sleek design that has a nice heft to it. 
* Huge, vibrant display. 
* The HD7 is quite quick performance wise. 
* 16GB's of storage 
* The screen is extremely durable. 
* Good call quality. 
* Large screen makes the on-screen keyboard a dream to use. 


Cons: 
* Can't swap out Micro SD card without voiding the warranty. 
* The display has some viewing angle issues, and the black levels aren't great. 
* Accidental touches of the 3 main buttons (back, search and home) happen a little too often. 
* Camera and video quality are pretty pedestrian. 
* The battery cover feels ridiculously cheap, compared to the rest of the phones construction. 
* Annoying `GSM buzzing' noise when using headphones. 


Question:
* Touch sensitive buttons are love-or-hate? 
* The kickstand on the back of the phone - why? 

Design and Aesthetics 
The HD7 has a very sleek look to it, there is nothing exceptionally exciting about the look of it but it is certainly quite good looking in general. The phone is big, very big but pretty reasonably thin and also pocket able. Dark chrome sides wrap around the entire side of the phone, with the bezel just around the screen being an un-obstructive black. The back of the phone is a gun metal grey with a few brushed metal accents that look very nice - with the entire back being smooth to the touch. A few more details about the front of the phone that stand out are the touch sensitive buttons, and the two gaps at the top and bottom of the phone that have a mesh grille over them - they sure look like speakers, but alas they are not. Just for looks. Speaking of just for looks, what is with the kickstand? It works fine, but while the display on the HD7 is quite large, it's not large enough to sit on a table with the kickstand up and watch as if it's a television. I just don't understand the need for it. 


The buttons in general are love-hate with me. On the love side, we have the camera, power and volume rocker buttons that work perfectly fine and are designed in such a way as to not stand out in an odd way from the rest of the phone. On the hate (well, maybe more like `annoying') side are the three main touch sensitive buttons. They are just too easy to accidently brush against with some part of your hand - there have been more times than I can count that I was exited out of something I was doing because of it. But on the plus side the phone gives off a quick rumble as feedback when you do push one of the touch sensitive buttons. 


Also of note are the Micro USB and standard 3.5 mm headphone jack on the bottom of the phone. I'm sure the USB connection being on the bottom will come in handy for whatever dock will inevitably be released. 
Also, no stereo speakers to be found here - there is one speaker on the back of the phone. It's simply passable, it sounds fine and doesn't distort but it's also not exceptionally loud (or quiet.) It's just kind of `there.' You're never going to hear it and think to yourself `man, this sounds great' or vice versa. 


Display 
And then we have the display. As I'm sure many of you know, it's freaking huge - and quite honestly I think 4.3" displays are about as big as you can put on a phone without it just being ridiculous. The display in optimal conditions looks downright beautiful - it's vibrant, colors and text look extremely nice and bright on it -- but being a WVGA screen it has associated black level and screen angle problems. Colors get washed out and text gets slightly harder to read when the phone is held at an angle, and also any completely black screen that is displayed never actually looks black. 
If you've used a phone or media player with an OLED screen, then these problems will immediately stand out to you, if not, then you probably won't notice. 
The touch screen is also very responsive, never had a problem with it not registering swipes or touches, but as in keeping with mobile phone tradition - the screen will look pretty greasy after a little use (get your shirt sleeve ready.) 


Bits and pieces 
The sound quality when using headphones (for the record, I use Sennheiser HD555's and Klipsh Image S2's) is surprisingly good. The HD7 replaces my Zune HD for playing media and while I was expecting a slight step down, it really wasn't. It's not quite as loud as the Zune HD, but it compares really well with it. And if you're worried that you won't get any of the EQ presets (yes, presets - there is no custom EQ) HTC has you covered. HTC makes a free app which lets you tinker around with EQ presets to your heart's content along with some surround sound options which are...well, I'm sure someone will like them - I didn't. I find EQ presets to be complete garbage on any portable media but again, I've seen some people raving about the HTC EQ app so there are people out there who like it - so file this one under `to each their own.' : ) 


Also, ever hear that annoying buzzing noise when you have your phone on and near speakers? Yeah, you're going to hear that quite a bit with headphones on. Faint, but it is there. 
And about the speed: the phone is quite snappy, you can fly in and out of different menus at will with no slowdown. The only slowdown I ever encountered was with third party apps, one in particular was almost un-useable because its slow speed. I'll chalk that up to no fault of HTC. 


Windows Phone 7 
Windows Phone 7 is really something special, especially when you remember this is the first run of this new OS. A lot of things are amazingly well thought out, but like many things it's not perfect. 
Also for full disclosure, aside from Xbox Live, I'll be skipping my thoughts on most of the social service integration (such as facebook), as I do not use them. 


The UI 
WP7's UI is beautiful in a minimalistic sort of way. It gets out of your way, and lets you get where you need to go with no real hassle - while also showing a huge amount of info via the live tiles on the home screen. The calendar tile shows upcoming events (as well as on the lock screen), the email and messaging tiles have information on unread messages - etc. Third party apps can also be coded to take advantage of this, although up to this point most do not. As of this writing less than 10 apps do, which is a shame. 
Just about anything can be pinned to the home screen -- apps, specific albums, specific files from Microsoft Office - etc. Very handy if you need to get to that OneNote file really quick. You can even pin a location from Bing Maps on it. 


On-screen Keyboard 
I wanted to give WP7's keyboard its own little space in this review, to simply point out how nice it is. With the HD7 especially it's simply a dream to use. The large screen of the HD7 makes the keyboard, especially in landscape mode so easy and natural to use with two hands. And the little well thought out details on the keyboard make it a really enjoyable experience. Double tapping space for a period, the way you can quickly jump back and forth between different sets of punctuation marks and numbers - it's just great overall. 


Zune 
Another smart decision was to use Zune (Microsoft's line of portable media players, and the associated Zune PC software) as Windows Phone 7's music and video suite. It honestly is like having a Zune HD inside your phone - as a heavy user of the Zune HD for over a year I can tell you right now you compromise nothing when switching over to using the HD7 as your primary music player. In a lot of ways it's better, the most important way is you now have a constant data connection with your phone to browse, stream and download music from the Zune marketplace whenever you like - not just when you're using a Wi-Fi connection. 
There are a few things you'll leave behind when switching from the Zune HD to WP7. One is the Smart DJ (takes a song or artist and finds similar music) feature is not in WP7, nor is the `social' where you could see what your friends have been listening to from your device. 


Xbox Live 
This surprised me with how well it works. First off, not every WP7 game gets the Xbox Live treatment. Only the games on the Zune marketplace with a big, bold `Xbox Live' banner get that. They have achievements and leaderboards which is all pretty well done. 
But the revelation here is the way you can check your Xbox Live friends list and see what they're up to, look at every game you've played at see what achievements you've earned and what you're missing, check messages, edit your profile and edit your avatar. It's really great. 


Internet Explorer 
I've been using IE quite a bit on this phone. I was worried, because the browser included within the Zune HD is really quite honestly middling at best. However, Microsoft really seems to have taken the complaints of the Zune HD's browser, fixed (most) of them and packed in WP7 with great results. Still no flash support, but you probably already knew that. 
Standing out to me the most is the sheer speed of the browser. It's quick to render pages and super snappy when pinching to zoom or swiping to scroll around pages. Also you get (a finite number of) tabs to work with, and a perfectly acceptable bookmark system. 
Though one thing that bothers me is when in landscape mode within the browser, I can't seem to find a way to bring up the address bar and have to reorient the phone in my hand back to portrait mode. It's extremely annoying, and I hope that I'm just missing something here and there is a way to do it. 


(WP7)Bits and pieces 
Windows Phone 7 being the first run of a brand new mobile OS, it's got some issues. The most glaring to me personally, is that you can't use a custom file for a ringtone or any other alert. It's not a deal breaker, but it's...odd. Also missing is a copy and paste feature, which is slated to be included in a software update sometime in early 2011, which will make plenty of people very happy. 
Also I've noticed a few awkward bugs with the software, such as Internet Explorer crashing, exiting you back to the home screen and simply refusing to open again until you reboot the phone. 


Conclusion 
The HD7 is a great phone, and I'd definitely recommend it for someone looking to get a large displayed phone on T-Mobile, and WP7 only sweetens the deal. 
The few quirks with the phone such as display angles and such really only become a big deal to anyone who has used something significantly better, and even then it's still fine. WP7 is something really special, and I also don't hesitate to recommend giving it a whirl with the HD7 or otherwise - any odd mis-step with the OS will likely (or has been confirmed to) to fixed right up with upcoming updates, such as copy and paste or custom ringtones and alerts (I mean, they have to add that at some point, right? Right?) 
I give the HTC HD7 a "great, but not perfect" 4 stars.