HTC Gratia – Review, Features, Specs And Price

A renowned name in the smartphone market, HTC is looking forward to woo consumers with its latest offering, HTC Gratia. The phone runs on Android 2.2 OS and is one the most cost effective Android handsets you will find in the market.

HTC Gratia Review

The phone is packed with some solid features and one of the standout features of the phone is its interface. The HTC Sense UI makes HTC Gratia Android one of the remarkable smartphones available in the market. The software of the phone is also reasonably good and so is the hardware. Read on the HTC Gratia review to know about the minute details of the phone.

HTC Gratia Design and Looks

HTC Gratia Android 2.2 is pretty compact and has the same size as that of iPhone 3G. HTC Gratia dimensions measure 103.8 x 57.7 x 11.7 mm and the phone is quite light measuring just 115 grams. The back of the phone is flat and is comfortable to grip thanks to its semi-rounded edges.

The 3.2 inches capacitive touch-screen of the phone is capable of displaying 256K colors. The screen is capable of displaying colors of resolution measuring 320×480 pixels. The display of the phone is equipped with an accelerometer sensor for UI-auto rotate along with a proximity sensor for auto turn-off.

Though the screen is reasonably good, we felt difficulties in its legibility during sunlight. The performance of the screen as compared to AMOLED screen, it is disappointing. Below the screen of the phone you will find four touch-sensitive buttons namely Home, Menu, Back and Search. Overall the design and display of the phone is reasonably good.

HTC Gratia Specs

HTC Gratia Android has a 2GB memory included which allows you to store a large number of call records. There is a microSD card slot via which the memory can be increased to a staggering 32GB. Some of the other HTC Gratia specifications are

• OS: Android 2.2 (Froyo)
• CPU: Qualcomm MSM 7227 600 MHz processor
• Colors: Black, White, Green
• Java: Via third party apps ( Digital Compass, SNS Integration, Voice Memo, Google Search, Maps, Gmail etc)
• Alert Types: Vibration, MP3 Ringtones
• Internal Memory: 512 MB ROM, 384 MB RAM

HTC Gratia Networking, Connectivity and Multimedia

The phone supports standard connectivity options with support for 2G (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) and 3G (HSDPA 900 / 2100) networks. There is also support for GPRS, EDGE and 3G (HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps/ HSUPA, 2 Mbps). Connectivity is enhanced by the presence of Wi-Fi 802.11b/g along with Bluetooth 2.1 with support for A2DP profile.

You will get several options such as Charge Only, Disk Drive among others when the phone is connected with PC. Web browsing capacity of the phone is quite good and the presence of Flash support makes web browsing a delight in HTC Gratia.

The phone is equipped with a FM radio with RDS. The radio has a simple interface and automatically scans the nearby area and catches the available stations. The audio quality of the phone is quite good and is pretty loud.

HTC Gratia Camera

HTC Gratia Android 2.2 is equipped with a 5 mega-pixel camera which lets you click photographs of resolution measuring 2592 x 1952 pixels. However, the phone lacks flash support. So if clicking sharp snaps during dim light can be a bit of a problem. The camera supports geo-tagging and face detection capabilities and continuous auto-focus will take a bit of time. We were slightly disappointed by the camera performance of the phone.

HTC Gratia Battery

HTC Gratia is powered by a standard Li-Ion (1200 mAh) which offers a talk time of approximately 6 hours when the phone is operated on 2G and around 5 hours when operated on 3G. Standby time of the phone is approximately 300 hours when the phone is operating on 2G and 400 hours when operating on 3G.

HTC Gratia Release Date

After being announced in October 2010, HTC Gratia launch took place in November 2010.

HTC Gratia Cost

HTC Gratia Price in the US is around $400 while HTC Gratia India price is yet to be known.

HTC Gratia Final Say

If you are looking for a cost-effective smartphone with decent features then HTC Gratia is the phone for you. The phone boasts of good battery life and improved functionalities, the phone is one the safe bets for you.