News · 15 Sep 2010 · MTW Editorial Team
HTC has just officially unveiled the HTC Desire HD which can be simply described as the European version of the HTC EVO 4G (without the Wimax Radio) because the hardware specification of the device are identical (besides the SLCD panel). Update: Well it looks like the device apparently features the new MSM8255 SoC (with the Adreno 205 GPU)! This will hopefully be the chipset used by HTC for the Windows Phone 7 devices. Similar to the HTC Desire Z, the Desire HD will also be sporting Android 2.2 with the new Sense UI once it hits retail (and Vodafone) on October 13th. One of the newest addition is the face Recognition feature implemented in the camera software like the original HTC Desire ( Dobly and SRS surround sound + DLNA have also been added) but I guess that this will also finds it way in the US devices sooner or later. Specs after the break:
– 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM 8255 processor
– Android 2.2 (Froyo) with HTC Sense
– Internal phone storage: 1.5 GB
– RAM: 768 MB
– 123 x 68 x 11.8 mm (4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 inches)
– 164 grams (5.78 ounces) with battery
– 4.3-inch SLCD touch screen with 480 x 800 resolution
– HSPA/WCDMA: • Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz • Upload speed of up to 5.76 Mbps and download speed of up to 14.4 Mbps
– Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
– Internal GPS antenna
– G-Sensor
– Digital compass
– Proximity sensor
– Ambient light sensor
– Bluetooth® 2.1 with FTP/OPP for file transfer, A2DP for wireless stereo headsets, and PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
– IEEE 802.11b/g/n WiFi
– 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
– Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)
– 8.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus and 2x LED flashlight
– 720p HD video recording
– Audio supported formats – Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9) • Recording: .amr
– Video supported formats – Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3), .xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3) • Recording: .3gp
– 1230 mAh battery
– Talk time: Up to 320 minutes for WCDMA, Up to 550 minutes for GSM
– Standby time: Up to 490 hours for WCDMA, Up to 420 hours for GSM
– microSD expansion (SD 2.0 compatible)
– 100 ~ 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz DC output: 5 V and 1 A AC adaptor
– Dolby® Mobile and SRS surround sound
– Share pictures, video or music to your big screen TV or PC display via DLNA® (Digital Living Network Alliance)
Check out the walkthrough video here.
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