HTC Touch HD2 announced
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by admin in Touch HD
HTC today announced the follow up to last year’s Touch HD, the new HTC HD2. Improvements to the Apple iPhone 3GS had left the HD lagging in some areas, and the features for the HD2 will go a long way to re-establishing the HTC HD range as one of the best competitors to the iPhone.
The specs are certainly impressive
- Huge 4.3-inch WVGA (800×480) display.
- Capacitive touch screen seen for the first time on a Windows Mobile device
- 1 GHz Snapdragon processor
- Dual LED flashlight (threre was no flash on previous Touch HD)
- Windows Mobile® 6.5 Professional, replacing the Windows Mobile 6.1 seen on the previous Touch HD. Windows Mobile has been enhanced using the new HTC Sense interface (the next generation of HTC Touchflo)
The HTC Sense interface appears to address some of the issues from Touchflo, such as the lack of customisation on the home screen. The HTC Sense home screen now allows the user to select their favourite applications, a feature obviously aided by the much larger display (4.3 inches compared to the Touch HD’s 3.8 inches).
HTC has clearly worked hard to make the HD2 more suited to real life usage patterns, and has handy features to make it easy for example to switch from an email conversation to creating a conference call with the participants.
Also of interest is the optional and stylish car kit, and what appears to be built-in satellite navigation software!
Other highlights:
- Day at a glance calendar
- Touch keyboard should be easier to use with larger display.
- Slim design, although overall height and width are obviously larger with the new 4.3 inch display
- Location aware applications
- Facebook and Twitter integration
- Ringer becomes quieter as soon as you pick up the phone, display turns off when phone is at the ear.
- Light sensitive display, automatic dimming
Full HTC HD2 specifications
Weight: 157 grams (5.54 ounces) with battery
Size: 4.74 inches x 2.64 inches x 0.43 inches
Display: Capacitive touch screen
Resolution: 800×480 WVGA
CPU: 1GHz Snapdragon™ processor
Operating System: Windows Mobile® 6.5 Professional with HTC Sense
Storage
ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 448 MB
Expansion slot: microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
Network Bands (Europe):
HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
GSM: 850/950/1800/1900 MHz
Battery type: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery (1230 mAh)
Talk time:
WCDMA: Up to 320 mins
GSM: Up to 380 mins
Standby time:
WCDMA: Up to 390 hours
GSM: Up to 490 hours
Video playback Up to 8 hours
Audio playback: Up to 12 hours
Camera: 5 megapixel, autofocus
Flash: Dual LED flash
Audio jack: 3.5 mm stereo
Internet Browser: Opera Mobile™
3G,GPRS,EDGE,Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
Location aware features:
Internal GPS
HTC Footprints™
Digital Compass
NaviPanel
Other features:
Bluetooth® 2.1 and A2DP
FM Radio
Facebook™ integration
Sharing photos on Facebook and Twitter
Sharing videos on YouTube™
HTC Peep™ (Twitter client)
