HTC HD7 – Review, Price, Features And Specs

Taiwan based phone manufacturer HTC is a well known name in the smartphone market. HTC HD7 happens to be one of the first batch of devices running on the Windows Phone 7 OS and the phone has great potential to be one of the top notch selling devices. Read on the HTC HD7 review to know about the power packed device.

HTC HD7 – Looks And Design

The design of HTC HD7 is certainly eye catching. The curved back of the phone coupled with its solid feel makes the phone quite a head turner. The phone is a pretty large device, thanks to its massive 4.3 inches LCD capacitive touch-screen display. The phone measures 122x68x11.2 mm and is quite heavy weighing 162 grams.

The display of the phone is capable of displaying 16 M colors of resolution measuring 480×800 pixels. The display is equipped an accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate and a proximity sensor for auto-turn off. The large size of the screen is pretty helpful if you want to read e-books, play games or enjoys other multimedia features.

HTC HD7 is equipped with a pretty large keyboard which facilitates typing. The touch-screen of the phone is quite responsive and though the display is sharp and vibrant, yet we felt that it could have been upgraded specially against smartphone equipped with super AMOLED screen.

Beneath the display of the phone you will find the back, start, and search buttons. While the volume rocker and camera key is located on the right side while the power button is located on the top of the phone. Overall we were quite pleased with the display and construction of the phone.

HTC HD7 Apps

The device is preloaded with several HTC apps such as HTC Hub, The Convertor, The connection setup etc. Other apps can be downloaded from Microsoft’s marketplace.

HTC HD7 Features

HTC HD7 boasts of the most of the features associated with the Windows Phone 7 OS. Most of the features which you expect from high-end smartphones such as call waiting, call forwarding, quad-band world roaming, presence of speakerphone etc.

HTC HD7 Specs

HTC HD7 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor and operates on Windows Phone 7 OS by Microsoft. The internal memory storage of the device in Europe measures 8GB while that in Asia measures 16GB. However, one of the biggest disappointments in the device is the absence of a card slot via which the memory can be increased. HTC should work on this front as a robust memory is essential parameter for selling of any smartphone. For HTC HD7 full specifications, click here.

HTC HD7 Connectivity And Multimedia

HTC HD7 provides standard connectivity options with support for 2G (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) and 3G (HSDPA 900 / 2100) network. There is support for GPRS and EDGE. Local connectivity is enhanced the presence of Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n coupled with presence of Bluetooth 2.1 with support for A2DP profile. Presence of micro-USB 2.0 further consolidates connectivity in the device. Browsing experience is also fairly good.

The phone has a built-in FM radio with RDS whose interface is pretty simple. The audio quality of the phone is also decent. The video and music players of the phone has simple interface, but there is the absence of equalizers.

HTC HD7 Camera

The phone is equipped with a 5 mega-pixel camera which is capable of clicking pictures of resolution measuring 2592×1944 pixels. The camera is equipped with auto-focus and dual-LED. The camera performance of the phone impressed us. Though the shutter key is not that comfortable, yet it can wake the phone in a single press. HTC HD7 video performance is quite decent and the phone allows you to record videos @ 720p.

HTC HD7 Battery And Release Date

The phone is equipped with a standard Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery which offers a talk time of around 5 hours when the phone is operated on 2G and 4 hours when operated on 3G. HTC HD7 was announced in October 2010 while the phone was released in October 2010.

HTC HD7 Cost And Verdict

The price of the phone in the USA is around $ 500 while HTC HD7 cost in India is approximately Rs 35,000. HTC HD7 Windows Phone is a solid phone designed to give users ultimate smartphone experience. The big display of the phone gives you real pleasure of web browsing and viewing photos. The phone is surly to give its counterparts a tough run for their money.