Vodafone managed to get the new HD2 smartphone from HTC on sale a week ago, but if you want to go with O2 then this new Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone is now on sale from today. The HD2 is special in a number of ways including the fact that it has a 4.3 inch screen (compared to the 3.5 inch of an iPhone) and a 1Ghz processor.
Yes, you read that right, a 1Ghz processor… My laptop only has a 1.6Ghz processor and is running Windows 7, so you can imagine the power of this phone. If you are thinking that a phone with a 4.3 inch screen and a 1Ghz processors is going to be bulky and heavy, think again. The HD2 is just 11mm thick and weighs in at 157 grams.
In terms of hardware features the HTC HD2 has everything. It comes with a 5 megapixel camera with auto focus and dual LED flash. For connectivity it has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth as well as GPS. One great feature is that it has a standard 3.5 mm stereo audio jack for the headphones. I have an Asus Window Mobile 6.1 smartphone and it constantly bugs me that the headphones connect via the mini USB port which means A) I can’t charge it while I am driving and listening to music. B) I can’t use any other headphones. For storage the phone comes with a microSD card slot which can take cards up to 16GB.
Software wise the HD2 uses Windows Mobile 6.5 which means it is very finger friendly (no stylus here) and comes with YouTube, Facebook and Twitter integration. There is also support for the Windows Mobile Marketplace (the Microsoft equivalent of Apple’s app store for the iPhone) where you can browse and download applications for your phone.
“The HTC HD2 is the first HTC branded phone to be sold on O2. We love the large screen and combination of Windows Mobile 6.5 with HTC Sense,” said Steve Alder, General Manager Devices for O2 in the UK. “We are proud to be the home of smartphones and the HTC HD2 adds a new dimension to the range of devices we offer to our customers.”
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6 thoughts on “HTC HD2 Now Available From O2”
I haven’t found the HD2 finger friendly. Microsoft’s operating system is full of little check boxes and ‘ok’ buttons in the corner of the screen that really are not designed for finger touch. I think it is a relic of the Pocket PC that the Windows Mobile software used to be.
The camera of the HTC HD2 is no good. It puts a bright pink area in the center of every photo, which is very annoying. Some Googling reveals this is a known error, which they call the Pink Aura. Does this mean every photo I take is going to have a pink aura applied to it?
Seems to have another problem, where it freezes and won’t deal with text messages. Could be a software related bug. I don”t think I would recommend this phone.
I think T-Mobile HTC HD2 will the greatest and most powerful Smartphone/PDA in the market. And T-Mobile HTC HD2 will be the first Windows Mobile smartphone with a display that supports multi-touch, so users can resize websites, Microsoft Office files, PDF documents, pictures, ect. T-Mobile HTC HD2 using Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional for the Operating system with 1GHz Snapdragon processor for CPU, ROM: 512 MB/RAM: 448 MB for memory. T-Mobile HTC HD2 equiped Memory card with microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible).
Where can I buy this phone on o2.
o2 store in Nottingham had no idea of this phone being out yet and when I rang I was told 4 weeks????
Funny how most people still prefer the iphone.
I prefer the iphone.
Dan – you can purchase the phone from 02 by following the link above. I hope that helps.