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The lines were incredibly crisp without any trace softness or haziness. For the most part, we were happy with the colors, though they could have been just a tad brighter for indoor shots. Recorded video looked better than on most camera phones with minimal blurriness, even during action shots. The one downfall of the HD2 is that it runs Windows Mobile 6.
Clearly, this puts you in a predicament of deciding whether to just wait for WP7 or go with an older OS. Though we can't speak to WP7 just yet since we haven't seen final product , we'll say that the HTC Sense user experience definitely makes a difference as far as Windows Mobile 6.
It brings various elements to the home screen that make it more customizable and easier to use, and it brings enhancements to other aspects of the phone, which you can read more about in our full review of the unlocked HTC HD2. You get all the core apps, such as the Microsoft Office Suite and Exchange support, but you still have to deal with some of the notorious usability issues, such as clunky menus and poor task management.
Plus, with Windows Phone 7, Windows Mobile 6. The phone's features include quad-band world roaming, a speakerphone, speed dial, smart dialing, voice commands, conference calling, and text and multimedia messaging. The HD2 does a nice job of integrating the communication features. On a contact page, you can see all your interactions with that person, whether it be a phone call or text message, as well as any updates they've posted to social networking sites.
From an e-mail, you can call the sender or recipient of the message with a single tap of the phone icon provided there is a number associated with that contact, and if there are multiple people in an e-mail thread, you can quickly make a conference call to all using a similar method. About half of the time the phone could only connect to the carrier's EDGE network, which was frustrating, and there was one occasion where we couldn't get a data connection at all.
Once connected, however, we got pretty decent speeds. Though we prefer the Opera browser in general, Internet Explorer Mobile 6 has the advantage of offering Flash Lite support, and of course, the large display and multitouch capabilities certainly make Web browsing a pleasant experience on the smartphone. Of course, the screen also benefits the multimedia experience.
MobiTV and YouTube clips took a minute or so to buffer but the quality wasn't the best, so we could only watch those in short increments. Music playback sounded rich and balanced through our Bose On-Ear Headphones, though we wish the T-Mobile HD2 had the same enhanced music player found on the unlocked version instead of just the standard Windows Media player. All that said, the HD2 is most definitely a worthy travel companion, whether you need entertaining on a short commute or a long trip.
The interface of the camcorder resembles that of the still camera. You can only adjust the white balance, resolution, brightness and finally add some color effects.
Camcorder interface. GSMArena team , 17 November Video playback, camera. Playing video on the HD2 We tried the well-known Core player and as usual it did a great job. The Core player Several days later, we are finally able to get back with some battery life tests among which is the dedicated video playback. Midrange camera in every aspect The HTC HD2 has a 5 megapixel auto focus camera producing photos with a maximum resolution of x pixels.
Interface and features The HD2 viewfinder is free of any overlaying controls by default but you can display those by touching the dedicated key under the "capture" button.
Image quality The picture quality is good with enough resolved detail and natural colors. Next Page » Connectivity, web browser, organizer. He started life as a staff writer on the fledgling TechRadar, and has grown with the site primarily as phones, tablets and wearables editor until becoming Global Editor in Chief in Gareth has written over 4, articles for TechRadar, has contributed expert insight to a number of other publications, chaired panels on zeitgeist technologies, presented at the Gadget Show Live as well as representing the brand on TV and radio for multiple channels including Sky, BBC, ITV and Al-Jazeera.
Passionate about fitness, he can bore anyone rigid about stress management, sleep tracking, heart rate variance as well as bemoaning something about the latest iPhone, Galaxy or OLED TV. North America. Home Reviews Mobile Phones. The camera on the HTC HD2 is probably the best the company has whacked on to any of its models thus far. Gareth Beavis.
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