When most people think of Windows Phone its about Nokia and then HTC, Samsung, LG but a new Chinese OEM partner ZTE has a new Windows Phone too. The folks from mobileburn has put together a video review and a few shot of this low end windows phone device. The device comes in black and white and the specs are
Nokia Lumia 800 has been one of the most anticipated device on Windows Phone, we have seen early unboxing video and low light samples shots from the camera and now the full blown reviews have started to come in.
Even though Nokia claims the Lumia 800 is a “refinement” of the N9 , Engadget believes the Lumia 800 had to sacrifice a lot of the good stuff N9 had ( and I have to agree with them ) some of those include pentaband 3G, front-facing camera, notification LED, screen is slightly smaller( coz of Windows Phone buttons ),only 512MB of RAM ( instead of 1GB ), only 16GB ( as opposed to 64GB ), NFC, etc . Even though the specs don’t shine through the device still performs well with Windows Phone.
Sorry it’s a little late, but here is the software review of the HTC Titan that I got to play with thanks to Clove Technology.
Now, due to Microsoft’s vision of having all Windows Phones having an identical user experience there is not very much I can say about Windows Phone itself that you won’t already have heard; so in this video, I have focussed more on what HTC have done to make their WP7 devices different from other manufacturers.
The video covers 4 areas:
Apps.
Settings.
Camera.
Ringtones.
It’s quite a long video, so grab a nice cup of tea, settle into a comfy chair & enjoy:
Now that Windows Phone 7.5 aka ‘Mango’ has been officially welcomed into the world, various manufacturers have started bringing out their new devices. Whilst many people are waiting around to get their hands on the new Nokia devices, other Mango phones are already available in stores for those who cant wait. One of these phones is HTC’s flagship WP7.5 device, the TITAN (a massive device akin to the HD2 and HD7) and thanks to Clove Technology for the HTC Titan, I managed to get my hands on one to play with for a week.
Now that the official announcement of the Nokia Lumia 800 is out of the way, many review sites have got their hands on time with he device and have posted their early impressions of the device. So here they are
After the Titan Review Roundup , its time to give the same treatment to the HTC Radar , to find out what the reviewers think about it have a look below
HTC Radar
HTC Radar Review by PhoneArena
The folks at phonearena.com were impressed with the unibody design and display
Regarding the display : vibrant colours, solid viewing angles and good levels of responsiveness. Outdoor viewing is on the whole good as are brightness and contrast levels…The HTC Radar comes equipped with a 5MP autofocus camera with a single LED flash. Despite this sounding lackluster, we’re pleased to see an f2.2 aperture on the HTC Radar’s lens and the inclusion of touch to focus capture as well as a range of modes such as panorama, burst shot, face detection and effects….Photos taken on the handset offer a good level of detail for the most part, and while with the HTC Trophy and the HTC HD7 autofocus was hit and miss, HTC have managed to iron out any kinks. Color reproduction is accurate for the most part, if slightly dull….720p HD video performs well overall. Videos captured on the HTC Radar also play back pretty smoothly and should suffice for most day to day needs…Thanks to HTC, you can also rent films on the go through their Watch service which allows you to download movies straight to your phone while taking full advantage of the audio enhancements…Call quality on the HTC Radar is great. Tones are clear and accurately reproduced and there are no issues with regards to either volume or clarity..The HTC Radar is all the Trophy was and then some…
Pros
Smooth performance
High-quality construction
Good video recording quality
Cons
Immature OS with limited app support
Dull pictures
Few noteworth differences between this and the HTC 7 Trophy
We take a look at some of the review for HTC Titan the powerhouse Windows Phone device from HTC. If you are after the HTC Titan Specs and Promo Video click that link and to find out what the reviewers think about it have a look below
HTC Titan : It’s Windows Phone, but not as we know it
HTC Titan in your Hands
According to the folks at techradar.com, the design of the phone lacks the wow factor but was impressed with the camera and processor
…It’s thin and curved, so it wins points for that, but overall lacks the wow factor of the hewn metal of the iPhone 4 or the sleek lines of the Galaxy S2 – Microsoft should be begging manufacturers to come up with sexier designs to help the platform flourish…. It comes with a a double LED flash for the camera – this means the range of conditions for photo taking has increased considerably and places the phone in the higher echelons of snap quality (theoretically)….it ( the processor ) seems to be able to handle everything we threw at it… the quality of the Super LCD screen is impressive – the colours are rich and the blacks deep – although as you can see in our side by side comparison, not really in the same league as the Samsung Galaxy S….Our early impressions of the HTC Titan are mixed: on the one hand, Windows Phone has taken a step forward with Mango, and the Titan is everything its name promises, with a larger screen and hefty proportions that actually fit in the hand quite well.But on the other hand, it’s nothing overly exciting to look at, bar the larger screen. A single core processor is hardly ground breaking, despite the added speed, and the functional design of the device doesn’t set our pulses racing.
Emiel Zuurbier: I would like to see the posibility of making a trip that uses different kinds of transportation as from train to bus, bus to subway, subway to train. With a map and directions,...
MrVamosMuchachos: Nice idea. You could take some ideas from the application “SBB”. It is the public transport app from switzerland. [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]