HTC Touch HD

HTC tore l 'and the unthinkable must: - have a crown on the head of the 3G iPhone? In the first half of our under-valuation, we are on the screen, operating system, user interface and keyboard input, as well as the Touch HD on Internet access and more. The HTC Touch HD has a wide range of high-end features: WVGA screen, 5 MPX camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, and the latest version of Microsoft Windows Mobile.

The combination of a large high resolution touch screen, faster processor, and excellent life of the battery, it is a winner for the search of a highly capable Smartphone.

Design = touchscreen

The Touch HD is quite the design on the large canvas. In principle, this device is a coat for a message. These are minimum requirements for the hardware buttons, and most of them are actually extensions of the touchscreen. Likewise, the traditional D-Pad is for more space for the screen.

Luckily, displaying all the attention is 3.8 cm and 800 x 480 pixels of pure beauty. It is so great, that I never blink when I'm on anything on the screen, regardless of whether I work or film.

It is quite large, nearly a stylus unnecessary. Windows Mobile is designed to be used with a stylus, and all components are reduced. The Touch HD screen is so large, that these stories are blown to the point where you in contact with a finger.

Despite its large size, the Touch HD is easy to carry. This is primarily because it is very thin 0.47 inches.

It is a part of me that wishes of a keyboard, but not at the price of a double thickness. And that's what the addition of a hardware keyboard would. This slim, easy to use, this device would be a colossus. I think I lack the D-pad, but a few days of practice, facilitate device. You have to touch the screen to almost everything, but.

User Interface

The HTC Touch HD with other user's, TouchFLO 3D. This is easy to change, with a finger.

This application provides easy access to most of the tasks: Make sure E-mail, music, control Internet browsing, and so on. They are in a number of tabs, and slide back and forth between the tabs using your finger on the screen. There are some finger friendly keyboard can be used in any application, too.

TouchFLO 3D is nice, but I do not think it necessary on the Touch HD. As I said earlier, the standard Windows Mobile interface is sufficiently light to be used on this model, so it makes no sense, with the disadvantage of HTC alternate, it is easy, but still significantly slower than the regular user interface.

Under the telephone --

There is no room for doubt, if a mobile phone is not the point of departure the Touch HD. It is a device to emphasize that "intelligent" part of the smartphone, while the "phone" is of secondary importance.

This model does not have a telephone equipment you need to do all your songs, either by using the names from your address book or an On-Screen-phone.

Fortunately, Windows Mobile is one of the best systems for managing On-Screen-connection, so it's not a burden.

My only complaint is the actual control over the phone if the call signal. Once a call, pressing a button takes the call, or press "by another, to voice mail. It is too easy to accidentally press one of them. In most cases if not I call them, and slide the camera in my pocket, I think I am already in conversation with the person, or they are already in discussion with my voicemail.

One of the things you need to adapt to the way Windows Mobile is on the screen, if your call is connected. It is a good reason for this - They do not want to press the buttons on the screen with your ear, if you talk - but it is a bit confusing the first time it happens. Press the Power button and the screen. The call is not to be.

The quality is decent for me, but it's something that, according to mobile operators that you use.

Wireless

So far, only the version of the HTC Touch HD, which has been published, notably in Europe. It is available in the USA (here and here for example) is an "open" phone. If these can be used with a support, with the GSM standard, and I've tested with AT & T and T-Mobile.

This is a problem, though. Although this device may be used for the United States and in conjunction with the 2.5G standard EDGE, there is no support for 3G.

Clearly than others, the Touch HD supports 3G networks in Europe, Asia, etc, but not in North America.

I am a "glass is half full" man, so I do not think the lack of 3G is paralysis. This is primarily because I have a Wi-Fi access to most places I go. Home or office, I Wi-Fi for all Web browsers and streaming TV. Only when I'm on the road, I, for EDGE, which is fast enough for my needs.

Of course, it is on Smartphone Bluetooth. I tried it with a pair of wireless headphones and I had no problem.

The Touch HD has also integrated a GPS receiver, and all you have to do is free software to use. Google Maps for mobile works very well on this machine for basic research, turn-by-turn directions.

Productivity

If a Smartphone Windows Mobile 6 / 1, this model is specific to Microsoft suite of applications. They contain everything that your address book and appointment, e-mails and working with Microsoft Office files.

If you use Microsoft Outlook, you can use your personal data with your PC. If you have access to an Exchange server, you can with your data, and push e-mail, where messages are sent to your mobile phone as soon as they arrive. It is a productivity tool.

The large screen on the Touch HD, the use of Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, much easier to type Smart Phones. Microsoft and the latest versions of these are capable of surprising. By that I found that the equivalent of the office a few years ago, and check spelling.

I have all the time - I write this review in Word Mobile - but most of them are entrepreneurs, especially if the documents by e-mail to them.

Entertainment

The Touch HD is a powerful business device, but the big screen, it is also an excellent mobile video player. I regularly watch television continuously with a Slingbox, and I see the films pre-registered with the provided Windows Media Player Mobile. WMP mobile MP3 and audio stream.

To facilitate this, HTC has - fortunately - a helmet standard 3.5 mm jack. You can also stereo Bluetooth, if you prefer.

This device has 300 MB of internal memory, but if you choose to use the multimedia capabilities, you'll want more of. Therefore, HTC in a microSD card. Despite its small size, microSD cards can gigabytes of information, I have an 8 GB card with me, and there's more.

The Touch HD, the lack of buttons and, especially, the lack of a D-Pad is a fold of the ability in the game, though. However, there are many games where it does not matter.

Camera

Type a 5 MPX camera in Smartphone, but it is not a glimmer of hope. Do not get me wrong, I have a few decent pictures, but they were ideal conditions. In a little less than perfect, the camera is almost useless.

It is slow, and it is very slow, the images. I think the car, not without heart, but the tension takes time. Whatever you do, an image must be very patient.

In addition, in situations of low light. And the "low light" I want anything other than very well lit. The camera is also very sensitive to the nature of the light source. The "Auto" for this function is useless, you must manually between fluorescent, incandescent lamps, and sunlight, if you want your colors right.

In short, good photos takes patience, luck and tenacity.

Performance

The Touch HD is a 528 MHz and 288 MB of RAM. This combination offers good performance, even if it is in this high resolution screen.

This does not mean that you do not have the time for six or seven applications at once. But it is the exception, not the rule. I have already mentioned, the only time that I was meeting regularly with the use of TouchFLO 3D. It is a complex and sometimes high marsh from the camera.

Battery Life

I am very impressed with the Touch HD in the life of the battery.

I live in the United States, an area where the latest version of the Touch HD is not 3G, so I am almost always connected to Wi-Fi Wi-Fi, despite the famous attack on the battery, I never had any problems. I continue to Push E-Mail on the day, and you get the URL for 2-3 hours by the Wi-Fi, and always a low battery warning twice.

If you are under extreme, you can expect the battery per day and days of use.

Technical Data

Platform: Windows Mobile 6.1 Legal
Processor: 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM 7201A
Memory: 288 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Display: 3.8 inch TFT LCD Touch Screen 800 x 480 pixels
Wireless:
GSM / GPRS / EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
HSDPA / WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 b / g)
Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR and A2DP
Expansion: microSD memory card
GPS: Yes
Camera;
Key: 5 MPX with autofocus
Secondary: VGA
Audio: 3.5 mm audio jack, microphone, loudspeaker, FM radio
Size: 4.4 x 2.5 x 0.47 in (115 x 12 x 62.8 mm)
Weight: 5,2 OZS. (147 grams)
Battery: 1350 mAh

Conclusion

The Windows Mobile Smartphone has a large touch screen great burden of memory, Wi-Fi, GPS ... the list is only going. It is also easy to carry.

As Smartphone activated, the device is in the public opinion of the US-up from the page, it can be used with a GSM provider you on this page is that the Touch HD does not support grant. Do you expect to pay at least $ 700.