HTC's Best - HTC Touch HD

The Touch HD is storming the WinMo stage to leave a footprint the size of half the HTC portfolio. Not so long ago we saw Windows Mobile changing for the better thanks to the TouchFLO 3D, The latest flagship gets things even hotter with a multimedia twist. And the new screen… well, beauty's in the numbers

Key features

• Massive 3.8" 65K-color WVGA display



• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS


• TouchFLO 3D Home screen and gesture controls


• Wi-Fi and built-in GPS receiver


• Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 Mhz CPU and 288 MB DDR SDRAM


• Dedicated graphics chip (64MB RAM reserved for graphics)


• Quad-band GSM and dual-band HSDPA support


• 5 MP auto focus camera with nice image quality


• microSD card slot


• Accelerometer sensor for auto screen rotation and turn-to-mute calls



• Proximity sensor to automatically turn the screen off during calls


• Fingerprint resistant rear panel


• Touch sensitive keys with vibration feedback


• Stereo FM radio with RDS


• Standard 3.5mm audio jack


• miniUSB slot and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP


• Active magnetic stylus


• MS Office Mobile document editor


• Excellent Opera 9.5 web browser



• Rich retail package, including 8GB microSD card

Main disadvantages:


• A wee bit overweight


• Sizeable body (still within acceptable limits though)


• Average sunlight legibility


• Video recording maxes out at CIF@30fps


• There's no dedicated camera key or flash


• No D-pad (offers more precise navigation)


• Power key is really hard to press



• No TV out port