Replacing your mobile? Check out these 2 HTCs:
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.
- Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Pick-to-mute - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Optical trackpad 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 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP USB microUSB v2.0
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
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
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
Below is the detail.
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbpsEDGEClass 10, 236.8 kbps
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
