News · 15 Sep 2010 · MTW Editorial Team
No surprises here folks, the just announced HTC Desire Z features nearly the same hardware specifications as the HTC T-Mobile G2 recently unveiled in the US (the G2 has 4Gb of internal ROM). The only new info is that the screen is SLCD and definitely not AMOLED. The Desire Z will run Android 2.2 and feature HTC’s newly revamped Sense UI alongside the http://www.htcsense.comservice. Both the HTC Desire Z and HTC Desire HD will launch on Vodafone in Europe next month (October 13th for the Desire HD) Specs after the beak:
– 800 MHz MSM7230 Processor
– Android 2.2 (Froyo) with HTC Sense
– Internal phone storage: 1.5 GB
– RAM: 512 MB
– 119 x 60.4 x 14.16 mm (4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 inches)
– 180 grams (6.35 ounces) with battery
– 3.7-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
– Optical Trackpad
– Z-slider QWERTY keyboard
– 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)
– 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus and 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) • Recording: .3gp
– 1300 mAh Battery
– Talk time: • Up to 400 minutes for WCDMA • Up to 590 minutes for GSM
– Standby time: • Up to 430 hours for WCDMA • Up to 430 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
– 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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