HTC phone blowout – three new handsets
By Dean • Feb 17th, 2010 • Category: HTC- Photo: HTC
Barcelona has been the centre of the most important even in mobile computing – the Mobile World Conference. HTC, who have emerged as a powerful competitor in the smartphone market in recent years, pulled the curtains back on three new handsets: The HTC Desire, HTC Legend and the HTC HD mini.
HTC Legend
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The HTC Legend is the follow-up to the popular HTC Hero. It is powered by Android 2.1, has a unibody aluminium casing, a 600MHz processor as well as a new optical trackball. The screen, a rich AMOLED, has a surface area of 3.2 inches at a resolution of 320×480. The smartphone is scheduled to launch in Europe and Asia in March.
HTC HD Mini
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The HTC HD Mini is, at its core, the HTC HD2 scaled down in size while retaining the 3.2-inch display (HVGA). This device has a clean black finish, with the screws that shut it a part of the aesthetic. It runs on a modified version of Windows Mobile 6.5.3, with HTC’s proprietary interface, Sense, included in it. This device is scheduled to ship in Europe and Asia come April.
HTC Desire
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The HTC Desire is basically the Google Nexus One with an optical touch area instead of a trackball and HTC’s Sense interface laid on top of it. This means the 1GHz Snapdragon processor remains, the 3.7-inch AMOLED display remains, and Android 2.1 stays on it, too. Sense is merely a matter of preference – some like it, others don’t – but Flash 10.1 is included in the device, something the Nexus One does not have. HTC has announced this smartphone will arrive some time in the second quarter in Europe and Asia.
Triple threat
HTC hopes this trio of phones will cement its position as the premiere Android OS and Windows Mobile handset manufacturer. The HTC Legend, HTC Desire and HTC HD Mini tick nearly all of the company’s boxes. However, given how things have transpired at Mobile World Conference, HTC’s hotly anticipated device is its as yet announced but imminent Windows Phone Series 7 device.
Tags for this article: HTC Desire, HTC HD Mini, HTC Legend, smartphone
