SlashGear JP
Last week, the buzz was clearly on the DROID (see my first take here) but there was another device that was also getting a lot of attention, albeit somewhat more restrained as few folks had one to work with. A few weeks ago, I wrote a column that emphasized people shouldn’t dismiss Windows Mobile. Over the last week I’ve been using the phone with the quiet buzz that proves that assertion. Sadly, it’s the best Windows Mobile phone that you can’t buy in the US yet. What device am I talking about? None other than the HTC HD2.
The HD2 is marked by two features not usually found on most Windows Mobile phones. The first is a capacitive touch screen. This is the first Windows Mobile device that has no stylus and is totally designed for input by touch alone. The second is a 1GHz Snapdragon processor that makes Windows Mobile and especially the HTC Sense UI fly. Finally, add in a gorgeous 4.3″ screen and you realize this is not your father’s Windows Mobile device.
HTC HD2: What WinMo Can Do In the Right Hands (First Take)
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Michael Gartenberg
MemberPosted 4 months ago # -
I would guess that tmobile will have it early next year.
I have an ATT account, but that didn’t stop me. This is the best phone on the market right now, bar none.Posted 4 months ago # -
One thing that people tend to overlook is the fact that HTC uses Extensions and plugins to the Windows Mobile 6.5 UI system. They do not replace it, WM6.5 has an extensive skinning and plugin architecture for the to enable OEM’s like HTC to customize their devices and differentiate themselves from other OEMS.
The work required to develop the Sense UI for WM6.5 is much less than what was required to develop their Android flavour of Sense.Posted 4 months ago #
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