HTC has been always reminded me of Apples iPhone. After all the company even managed to sneak out the original Touch before Apple had time to get the first version of the iPhone to market. But now HTC has got even more competition on its hands with the likes of the Samsung's impressive Omnia on its trail. Its response to this is the Touch HD, a phone with a screen that's so crisp and sharp that it is head and shoulders above the displays on rival devices, leaving them looking blurry and out of focus. Is the HTC capable of holding its own against the iPhone and the Omnia?
First of all, the Touch HD looks terrific. The styling is quite minimalist, partly because the front of the phone is almost completely taken over by the big screen. However, other details such as the four control buttons beneath the display are nicely suited and even the stylus tucks neatly away at the bottom edge of the handset. Unlike the iPhone, the back of the gadget slides off to reveal both the replaceable battery, and also a microSD card slot for improving on the 288MB of onboard RAM.
However, it's the screen that everyone notices on when they first lay eyes on this. And what a screen it is. It's a huge screen taking up almost the whole length and width of the handset. At nearly 4 inches, it's larger than the iPhone's (even though both devices are almost identical in size). Colours look rich and powerful, and this combined with the high resolution nature of the display means that films and pictures really seem to leap out at the user.
However, as good as the screen is, it's not all fautless. As with other HTC devices the company has had to go with a standard touch panel, rather than the alternative type used on the iPhone. The reason for this is that the HD has to be able to deal with the stylus as well as your hands when it comes to control and capacitive screens simply don't work with a stylus. However, a standard touch panel just isn't as responsive as a capacitive screen when it comes to finger control and the effect is easy to see.
I would recommend this to buyers, not necesarily at a hiked price as now, but if you have the cash, a good buy in my opinion.
Anyone who's used the iPhone will find the HD's screen hard to use and not nearly as reliable. Sometimes you have to touch it several times to get it to register what you want it to do, while other times it selects an area of the screen slightly off where you were actually pointing at. You get used to its foibles over time and can adjust the way you use it to make it more reliable. However, the point of a good user interface is that you shouldn't have to get used to it - it should just work without any problems and that's not the case here.
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HD. Experience internet browsing so exhilarating... it feels like you never left your laptop at home. Its all delivered to you on a pixel-packed 3.8 WVGA screen and seamlessly tied together with touch-responsive TouchFLO 3D. The ultrafast 3.5G technology lets you surf and download at true broadband speeds. On HSDPA networks, the HTC Touch HD delivers downlink speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps there is no need to slow down while you work or play. The newly added Stock tab keeps you informed of the latest stock quotes, while the connected Home screen puts e-mail, messages and calendar only a finger-stroke away. Get directions, view satellite maps and find your location using Google Maps. The maps are bigger and crisper thanks to the HTC Touch HD's expansive screen. Tap the onscreen controls to zoom in and view more detail. This is navigation taken to a whole new level.
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hold of your communication in high definition widescreen for mobile. Prepare yourself for Touch in HD. Enjoy music videos films and streaming like you never thought possible on a mobile device. Experience internet browsing so exhilarating it feels like you never left your laptop at home. It's all delivered to you on a pixel-packed 3.8" WVGA (480 X 800 pixel) screen and seamlessly tied together with touch-responsive TouchFLOTM 3D. The ultrafast 3.5G technology lets you surf and download at true broadband speeds. On HSDPA networks the Touch HDTM delivers downlink speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps - there is no need to slow down while you work or play. The newly added Stock tab keeps you informed of the latest stock quotes while the connected home screen puts e-mail messages and calendar only a finger-stroke away. Get directions view satellite maps and find your location using Google Maps. The maps are bigger and crisper thanks to the expansive screen. Tap the onscreen controls to zoom in and view more detail. This is navigation taken to a whole new level. The HTC Touch HD comes with a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus (but no flash) plus a secondary video calling camera. The Touch HD features GPS support so it can be used with Google Maps or another application. The large touchscreen is ideal for satellite navigation and can be easily mounted in a car. What's in the box? HTC Touch HD Smart Phone Genuine HTC Touch HD Battery Genuine HTC Mains Charger USB Data Cable Genuine HTC Stereo Headset Software CD-ROM User guide
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