Two new HTC HD2 Reviews

Lots of HTC HD2 coverage lately… and it ain’t stopping. Here are 2 reviews of the device, the first one is from SlashGear who seemed to really like the device but found the camera to be lacking:

It’s not a perfect smartphone – the camera, for instance falls short of what we’d expect from a flagship handset – but its strengths certainly outweigh its failings. We’d have difficulty overstating how well internet access is handled, and the HD2 could legitimately be called a MID-smartphone crossover; the combination of speed and screen size comfortably place it ahead of phone rivals. Underscoring all that is decent phone performance and the sort of build quality you’d expect for what will be a premium price. Microsoft can breathe a huge sigh of relief, because HTC have just given them the handset that bridges the gap between now and Windows Mobile 7.

They’ve also posted a a video of the device in action:

It’s a shame that some people still don’t know how to correctly use/setup a WinMo device. As you can see in the video the WiFi icon is constantly blinking (which means that the device is looking for available Wifi networks) even though the phone is already connected in HSDPA. This significantly bogs down the device’s performance, there’s no need to have to simultaneous connections at the same time. You can check out the whole thing here.

The second review comes from TechRadar who did a 13 pages article on the device. Unfortunately their hate of Windows Mobile kinda overshadows their judgment:

The HTC HD2 smashes past the iPhone in terms of raw processing speed and the ability to handle Flash video.

It dwarfs the Hero with a more responsive screen and its Wi-Fi routing ability too, and is far better than anything Samsung, LG or Nokia have come up with so far.

That said, the phone is still built on an inherently iffy OS, and there are times when that problem rears its head and snorts fire into your hand (metaphorically… that would be a health hazard otherwise).

We so desperately want to give the phone 4.5 stars to rank it alongside the likes of the Hero and the iPhone 3GS, but it just falls short.

If Microsoft sorts out its Marketplace with a few more (and cheaper) apps, as well as a couple of firmware tweaks, this could easily be the phone of the year, even at this late stage.

But until then it will have to be content with being the best ‘business device’ on the market by a country mile.

Read the whole review here