HTC Corporation unveiled the new Touch HD2 to include Windows Mobile 6.5 and the new HTC Sense UI (previously seen on the Android HTC Hero device). This is the first Windows Mobile phone with HTC Sense. The HTC Touch HD2 will have a high-resolution, 4.3-inch capacitive touch display, ultra thin HTC HD2 delivering greater visible content in a sharper, brighter and richer way.
HTC said “We believe that the best things in life should be experienced, not explained. HTC Sense is based on this principle by making the phone more simple and natural to use and by enabling people to personalise their mobile experience in their own unique way,” said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. With HTC Sense, the HTC HD2 melds the power and flexibility of the Windows platform with the most advanced phone we’ve ever created.”
“HTC has a long history of innovation with Windows Mobile, shipping millions of devices over the years in a wide range of designs,” said Andy Lees, senior vice president, Mobile Communication Business, Microsoft Corp. “The HTC HD2 Windows phone breaks new ground with its responsive, touch screen.”
The HD2 is the first capacitive touch display on a Windows Mobile phone to make viewing, zooming and resizing websites, Microsoft® Office files, PDF documents and pictures easier with just a pinch of your fingers. The large display also enables faster, more efficient and accurate typing using the on-screen keyboard.
The HD2 sports the new Qualcomm’s 1Ghz Snapdragon mobile processor offering enhanced performance that improves the speed of applications, videos, games and more.
With the launch of the HD2 it also comes packed with the Windows Market Place to allow to download a wealth of applications from the newly released Windows® Marketplace.
The HD2 comes with a large 4.3-inch window-like display, HTC has brought a new dimension to weather with a localized, animated weather experience that utilizes HD2’s entire display without being invasive to your important content and information.
With the HTC Sense experience, the HD2 includes a variety of enhancements that expand and improve the overall phone experience including a variety of sensors like a proximity sensor that is used to prevent false screen touches when the phone is picked up to answer or make a call. Also a light sensor automatically adjusts the brightness of the display.
With its industry leading, high-resolution, 4.3-inch capacitive touch display, the ultra thin HTC HD2 delivers more visible content in a sharper, brighter and richer way.
If you like the idea of a Windows Mobile device, or an iPhone but want a bigger touch screen to read those web pages on (bordering on the grounds of an internet tablet) then the Touch HD2 might be for you.
Specification
- Windows Mobile 6.5
- 1GHz Processor
- 4.3-inch VGA display
- GPS
- WiFi
- Bluetooth
- 5 Megapixel Camera
- 3.5mm Audio Jack
What’s in the box of HTC HD2?
- HTC HD2
- Battery
- UK AC Adapter
- USB Cable
- Stereo Headset
- Documentation
What’s more is that CoPilot 8 for Windows Mobile is fully compatible with the HTC Touch HD2.
Availability: Available across Europe by the end of October 2009
Price: £546
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