Let’s not beat about the bush. The HD7 is the HTC phone, HTC HD2 should have been: a mammoth smartphone that all screen with a working OS. Windows Mobile 7 is that a panacea, but there are some differences – plus some serious competition from the likes of Samsung and you do not LG.
A few changes to the hardware side, since the HD2 The start was a year ago, however. The physical set of keys at home is now replaced by the three authorized Microsoft keys, Back, Home and Search. You are now sensitive to touch, but without the work incident. It is also a newer 1GHz CPU, but we can not confirm this – there are more internal memory of the time. Our review model had 16GB, but HTC says the European units will ship with 8 GB. It should be enough, although we would the opportunity to strengthen them with microSD like – to support the Windows Mobile 7 technical. The lock button is now on the top right HD7 HTC, for 3.5 mm audio-and micro-USB for syncing and charging sit on the floor.
He is now stand an interesting addition to the HTC HD7. We have not really seen this on a high-end phone from the Sony Ericsson W995, but if a screen on any merit, it is surely the HD7 large plate on the HTC. Honestly, does support that Windows Mobile 7 is limited video format (the same as the iPhone, pretty much) to you may not see too many, but it’s nice to have the opportunity: it is like well, and perhaps important, not add to the thickness or ever felt, it could open up and raced through the random drawing of the HTC HD7 from his pocket.
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One of the most striking physical difference between the HTC and the desire HD7 HD is the former physical camera button where you would expect on the right. Windows Mobile 7 easily solved by having the camera is reasonable with a long push, even when the screen is locked, which is welcome for spur of the moment shots, and the five-megapixel sensor on the HTC HD7.
Shots landed quite loud most of the time, and the phone has an annoying habit of only focusing on the screen at the very last second so that it can be difficult to frame shots with precision. The dual-LED flash is welcome, and to do the job – this is not a Nokia N8 though. What we were satisfied, however, the HTC was HD7, 720p video recording. As you can see in the clip above can, while not particularly sharp, the autofocus is extremely responsive.
All in all, the HTC HD7 dressed the plate of sharpness we expected. What really surprised us about the HTC HD7 but we have almost sorry to say, the screen. While it is quite appealing and sharp at 800x 480 resolution, it is unfortunately also shows for something washed out top of the line, and the Windows Mobile 7 by default black background, it even more. You know how blacks look on older TVs do more than anything else? It is so. Perch a Samsung Omnia 7, complete with Super AMOLED screen next to it, and the difference is amazing. HTC really needs to work on this aspect of all of its mobile phones, now that the supply produced by Samsung AMOLED panel disappears.
Of course, the sheer size of the screen goes some way to making this on. The 4.3-inch screen sounds great, but at least with our hands around, it is absolutely perfect for typing and tapping icons. We have never missed a stroke on the excellent Windows Mobile 7 Keyboard, and it’s definitely the right way.
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You can read more about Windows Mobile 7 itself in our full review, but the HTC HD7 1GHz CPU is absolutely flying. We have never experienced any slowdown, and if anything, you’re going to wait on the screen flashing transitions – see for yourself in the video below, we doubled and recorded with the Samsung Omnia 7. Some third-party applications (especially games) not to take a long download, but the HD7 is a game for the Omnia 7 when it comes to speed. We have some crazy bug that caused the screen to repeat again and again to offset a few pixels, then run the whole thing was not readable. But a reboot fixed this, and it is possible this glitch be fixed by launch.
HTC has tried to differentiate themselves a bit with the software, but HTC HD7. On board you will find the HTC Hub biased, which lets you use various HTC widgets in it (stocks/ weather). Unfortunately, it is quite useless, since it opened as a third party app. We do not think HTC is a name for himself with this in the way of it with a scythe on Android, and we unpinned it from the startup screen very quickly, and have not looked back.
Battery life on the HTC HD7 is pretty much par for the course with a modern smart phone these days. 1230 mAh sounds like not sound much for a 4.3-inch WVGA Smartphone, but we never have any trouble using it through a day of solid, even if they do not stretch to two. Of course, Windows Mobile 7 does not allow third party applications running in the background, so you no chance, there in the same manner as an Android phone drain – swings and roundabouts.
The HTC HD7 is unusual, perhaps more than any other smartphone this year, we had expected. It seemed obvious that HTC would be nice design with Windows Mobile 7 to connect. And it works: We would even go as far to say that it still makes it a better choice than the fugly Samsung Omnia 7, despite its clearly inferior screen. It’s big, beautiful and good or bad, has all the advantages and disadvantages of Windows Mobile 7 brings.











