Why you need to buy the HTC HD7
Without HTC, Windows Mobile devices would have crashed and burned. The company’s touch friendly HTC Sense UI was a real breath of fresh air back when other handhelds were relying on a clunky stylus input and it brought a core of high build quality and good looks to the smartphone arena, when it was in its infancy.
Skip forward a few years and HTC’s range of launch devices for Microsoft’s newest mobile UI, Windows Phone 7 looks certain to earn them more plaudits from those in the know, and turn a few heads while they’re about it.
HTC’s latest device, the HD7, is a fully-featured beast of a smartphone and we thought it might be worthwhile to break its awesomeness down into some component parts. So, without further ado, here are five reasons why you should invest in one.
- Screen - The HD7 boasts the self-same screen as its Android cousin, the Desire HD. At 4.3” it’s a whopper of a display, and it offers some of the most faithful, rich colour reproduction that we’ve ever seen in a mobile handset. It’s perfect for playing back your 720P HD home movies and delivers a viewing experience that is both vibrant and immersive.
- Camera - In this day and age, anything smaller than a 5 megapixel camera is considered piffling and that is all you get bundled into your HD7. Don’t let the pixel count fool you though, as the sensor is capable of very impressive results. Colours are captured accurately and there is little noise, resulting in rich, detailed images. The flash attached is an LED rather than a Xenon, and isn’t the most powerful but it’s perfectly usable and produces some good results under the right conditions.
- Video Capture – The HD7 offers 720P HD video capture, allowing you to record moments of importance (such as your friends trying to ride a shopping trolley down a flight of stairs) with striking clarity. As you’d expect there’s little in the way of dropped frames or blur and the resulting .mp4 files can be played back on your PS3, 360 and PC as well as most up-to-date DVD players and recorders.
- Audio – Music and audio on the HD7 is a real treat. The included Dolby Mobile and SRS processors churn out sound with real depth and the simulated 3D surround is very impressive. Bass and treble is delivered with a real kick and it’s easy to notice the difference between Dolby/SRS enabled devices and those without. Add this to the large, lush screen and you’re onto a winner!
- Build Quality – As we’ve come to expect from HTC, the build quality is sound. While it isn’t quite as rigid as some of the more compact devices in their range it certainly offers as good-an-experience as you can hope for, from a thin, large screen device. The weight adds comfort to the device’s feel in the hand and gives the handset a nice feeling of balance to offset the large form factor.
Overall the HTC HD7 is a great performer and what it lacks in battery life it more than makes up for with its impressive multimedia functionality.
Sure, it can be a little unwieldy at times but for that fleeting inconvenience you’re getting a mini-cinema in your pocket. It can make phone calls too, isn’t that novel!