HTC HD2 preview: First look

10 November 2009
The dragon in the HTC camp has awoken, ladies and gentlemen, and it’s time it shows what it’s capable of. Be it a dragon, or a lion, the HTC HD2 or HTC Leo as it has been codenamed prior to release is truly a spectacular device that...

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  • tVm
  • 11 Nov 2009

metallica1, 10 Nov 2009no video call, 65k colors only.this should not be called H... moreyeah the next thing you know, once a phone has all the specs you list, you'll go
no 2ghz processor
no dual core
no 2 gb ram
no 150 gb memory
no 24mp camera
no 1080 hd recording
no 7.1 speakers
no 3d support
no cdma,3g,edge,4g,6g,8g,276g

= bad or = not the best phone.

X10 isn't out yet. This is the top dog.

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    • Anonymous
    • 2Zv
    • 10 Nov 2009

    Kian, 10 Nov 2009Lovely Phone, I will definitely get one. The phone is the ... moreplus another very important factor: price!

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      • Dutchie
      • n%9
      • 10 Nov 2009

      2nd page orso:

      "And that would most definitely be needed as the handset doesn't have a dedicated Mass Storage USB connecting mode"

      Its a shame that your HD2 doesn't have this, mine does..
      So somehow I think you guys should recheck your HD2 becouse that just aint true..

      Maby the issue is that you guys haven't put a microsd card in the slot. And becouse none is present you dont get the option.

      Or HTC delivers better phones to the dutch ;)

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        • Kian
        • pKv
        • 10 Nov 2009

        Lovely Phone, I will definitely get one.
        The phone is the first that truly beats iPhone user experience and it does not cost as much. The phone seem to have everything you would need from a top phone, who cares about HD video recording, I always take a camera with me when I want to take pictures even if I have a 8MP SE C905.
        I won't wait for SE X10 for one reason only, no FM radio ( I know it is small for some but very important for me).

        I have not seen the phone yet but just cannot wait.

        Thanks for GSMArena for a very informative and fair review, please put your full review soon.
        Cheers,

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          • alfonso
          • 0xb
          • 10 Nov 2009

          dara, 10 Nov 2009only thing that this got over X10 is the multi touch. SE- ... moreRead the reviews about the x10 user interface. Let's hope for SE enough water flows down the river to get the things stable and usable.

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            • metallica1
            • 3kD
            • 10 Nov 2009

            no video call,
            65k colors only.this should not be called HD..it means limited colors.,
            no hd recording,playback.., ,
            5mp acceptable..8mp it should be,
            no tv out,
            no internal memory,8,16 gb...
            2mpbs upload..,
            no dlna technology,
            too small battery 1230mah only for a large screen...
            typical speaker,no 5.1, dolby etc etc...
            ...and so on ...

            guys, before you say this is the best phone ever made? think about it 10x before you decide....
            i think ill pass on this phone...i will wait for the next hd3 (if there will be?)...

            e.g. (compare it with samsung omnia 2, omnia hd..)

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              • dara
              • 3X%
              • 10 Nov 2009

              only thing that this got over X10 is the multi touch. SE- WAY better camera, design, battery, android, more compact, 8 gigs card included, superior sound quality..need to say more?:) SE the best

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                • George
                • m5X
                • 10 Nov 2009

                Zobi, 10 Nov 2009Not bad but waiting for one with androidYour going to have a long wait. HTC have said they are not doing an Adroid version. Shame as this would ROCK on Android!

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Uij
                  • 10 Nov 2009

                  great preview, this is the greatest phone ever.

                  i really like the artistic unboxed pics you guys put up with the charger, phone, cables, books and stuff laying over each other but the video unboxing is great.

                  we might see both unboxing pics and videos in reviews.

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                    • Hightech
                    • nsD
                    • 10 Nov 2009

                    Please put some pictures of unboxing.that video of unboxing is good,but i prefer regular images of unboxing.
                    i should say your site is the BEST.

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                      • ludo
                      • 4cQ
                      • 10 Nov 2009

                      gsmarena, ur video review is very helpful. wow, i can see it live. i personally don't like still images.

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                        • uk786
                        • pTK
                        • 10 Nov 2009

                        Prefer un-boxing pictures GSMArena

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                          • spi
                          • 4cQ
                          • 10 Nov 2009

                          Super model. want this phone.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 0E6
                            • 10 Nov 2009

                            Anonymous, 10 Nov 2009I like videos frm the user interface indeed. There is a ... morePrepare to have your post removed after the GSMArena team correct their error...

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                              • HTC fan
                              • iJY
                              • 10 Nov 2009

                              Yes GSM Arena please do more unboxing and whats even more important more USER INTERFACE videos, for example, i found only one HTC touchFLO 3D UI video and it was in the Diamond review, and it was like a year and a half ago, it would be really nice to have videos of UI from all reviewed phones in the future, especially from WM and Android powered handsets.

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                                • Touch HD user
                                • tR7
                                • 10 Nov 2009

                                I'll be waiting for the full review.

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                                  • Touch HD user
                                  • tR7
                                  • 10 Nov 2009

                                  What a nice phone. It's a pity that the package includes only 2GB microSD card. And it's a shame that HD2 uses 65K colors and is able to record only VGA videos.

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                                    • Zobi
                                    • Cau
                                    • 10 Nov 2009

                                    Not bad but waiting for one with android

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 8Pj
                                      • 10 Nov 2009

                                      I like videos frm the user interface indeed.

                                      There is a mistake on the camera review that says "VGA at 30gps" where would be 30fps.

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                                        • bummy
                                        • 9xE
                                        • 10 Nov 2009

                                        The pictures taken are Terrible!! Look at the giant pink tint in every picture!