Replacing your mobile? Check out these 2 HTCs:
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HTC Desire - Running Google Android
HTC HD2 - Running Windows Mobile
Personally, I picked the 1st one, but in case you are still debating, check out this great comparison:
http://yasirimran.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/htc-hd2-vs-htc-desire-comparison/
I will describe comparison points below.
| Comparison | HTC HD2 | HTC Desire |
| Network | Both HTC HD2 and Desire capable of working on most common network frequencies for 2G & 3G networks | |
| Released Date | HTC HD2 Released on october 2009 | HTC Desire is newest, released on February 2010 |
| Dimension | HTC HD2 is little taller than Desire with a 67 mm | HTC Desire is 9 mm thicker than HD2 and 1.5 mm less wider than HD2 |
| Weight | HTC HD2 weighs 157g | HTC Desire weighs 135g |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional | Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) |
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML | HTML only |
| CPU | Both HD2 and Desire has same Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor | |
| GPS | GPS is offcourse is necessary for every smartphone these days. So do HD2 and Desire | |
| Display | HD2 comes with Biggest 4.3 inch TFT capacitive touch screen with 65k colors, WVGA resolution 400 x 800 pixels. Additional screen features are:- Sense UI - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Pick-to-mute |
HTC Desire comes with 3.7 inch AMOLED capacitive touch screen with 16 Million colors, WVGA resolution 400 x 800 pixels. - HTC Sense UI- Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Optical trackpad |
| Headphone jack | 3.5 mm audio jack | 3.5 mm audio jack |
| Memory | HTC HD2 comes with 448 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM | Desire has higher 576 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM |
| Expansion Slot | Both devices has microSD support upto 32 GB | |
| Data | Below is the detail. GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbpsEDGE Class 12 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi router Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP USB microUSB |
Below is the detail. GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbpsEDGEClass 10, 236.8 kbps 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP USB microUSB v2.0 |
| Camera Features | HTC HD2 comes with 5 megapixel camera, 2592 x 1944 pixels resolution Additionally supporting autofocus. Equipped with dual LED flash and Geo-tagging feature. Video recording at 30 frames per second. | HTC Desire also comes with 5 megapixel camera, 2592 x 1944 pixels resolution Additionally supporting autofocus. Equipped with LED flash and Geo-tagging, smile detection features. From video recording point of view it is looser Just at 15 frames per second |
| Battery | HTC HD2 has little low power battery as compared to Desire. Li-Ion 1230mAh Battery that gives you Up to 6 h 20 min talktime and 490 hours of Standby time. | HTC Desire didn’t jump too high from HD2 but little more battery power of Li-Ion 1400 mAh that can manage up to 6 h 40 min talktime and up to 340 h standby. |
| Additional Features | Both devices equipped with Digital compass, Facebook and Twitter integration, Google Search, Google Maps, Youtube App and Flickr App | |
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