The HTC HD2 has an amazingly Huge screen – something that we feel is important for every new smartphone that releases in today’s market, no matter whom the manufacturer may be. When I say huge I am not kidding, the 4.3-inch display doesn’t seem like a big number, but it is monstrous and looks GREAT. Not only is the screen beautiful, but the specs of the phone are fantastic as well. I guess you can say that beauty runs inside and out with this phone. Unfortunately, we didn’t enjoy using the keyboard at all, and the battery life seemed to dip on us much quicker than anticipated. So if you’ve heard any talk about the HTC HD2, then you’ve probably heard about the amazing screen size on the device.

Carriers: HTC	Retail Price: $349.99
Manufactured by: T-Mobile	Contact Price: $149.99

Pros: The 4.3-inch screen is a standard all new phones should live by as it looks incredible, the speed is lightning fast, the 5.0 megapixel camera creates magnificent photos and videos, and the beast that is HTC’s Sense UI make this bad boy awesome.

Cons: Somewhat unresponsive when using the on-screen keyboard, As anticipated the battery life is short, there needs to be some serious research being done in this area, and some say it is too large (I say get some bigger hands) Not compatible with Windows Phone 7 Series.

The exterior of the phone is truly minimalist(It doesn’t need to be fancy with all it’s bringing to the table), including a 3.5mm headphone jack, a volume rocker, microUSB charging port, and five bottom buttons below the display (Most importantly the call/end call/and home buttons). On the back of the HTC HD2 you can find the camera, flash, and external speaker. When you get the device, the box includes the HD2, a battery, an AC adapter, USB Cable, ear-buds, a pouch, 4GB microSD card, and instruction manuals. The device measures in at 4.47 inches tall by 2.64 inches wide by 0.43 inches thick, and weighs 4.59 ounces (rather light for being so enormous, I guess that can be attributed to how slim it is). Some may not be as appreciative of this godzilla sized gadget as we are, but

The HTC HD2 features a beautiful 4.3-inch WVGA Touch screen Display with a 480 x 800 pixel resolution. It sports a 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU(Isn’t it funny that 10 years ago that was considered fast in a computer and show how far micro-processing has come), Sense UI (which makes this phone super fluid and to be honest 100% better than the standard Windows 6.5 OS and considering nearly unanimous concurrence more of a fact than an opinion), and it offers 512 MB ROM and 448 MB RAM, which also help to contribute to the speed and multi-tasking ability that the HD2 shows off. The HD2 also features Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g. This gadget makes me ponder where we’ll be in 10 years and not many have that inspirational effect on me any longer, so that is saying something.

The HTC HD2 is certainly a great phone to use, and in most reviews that you will read, I expect that there will be more positives than there exist negatives(Unless said reviewers hate high resolution screens, fantastic video and picture quality, nearly unrivaled speed and multitasking ability, and immersive interface experience, then I simply pity them as they were born a century too early). The HD2 features a 5.0 Megapixel camera with a dual LED Flash and auto-focus. When testing the camera, we found that the pictures came out quite well. Estimated talk time is somewhere around 5.25 hours with a 3G connection, whereas it is extended an hour to about 6.25 hours with EDGE connectivity, and standby is just under 14 days – needless to say, the battery life is a little less than anticipated, and hopefully a future update can improve this for us via a bit more efficient power management depending on how the phone is being used (perhaps limiting it’s resources at times when one is not in such a rush or in need of radiant colors and detail). One of the, very few, downsides that I found in the phone was the on-screen keyboard, which I found to be laggy and inaccurate most of the time. Sometimes my typing would be perfect, and other times the keyboard would miss a letter or two that I am most certain that i had hit with just as much accuracy as the ones that did show up. Either way, using this phone was more of a pleasure than it was a pain.

Although the HTC HD2 isn’t part of the “Android Club”, and it isn’t going to be compatible with Windows Phone 7 either which are both massive disappointments as HTC CEO said he COULD make the HD2 Android compatible, but he isn’t. Regardless of those downfalls the HTC HD2 has done a remarkable job at hiding the shortcomings that I have always blatantly found in other phones running Windows Mobile 6.5 (I think that is primarily thanks to the Sense UI by HTC giving it a rich and immersive feel full of customization and interactive widgets). It seems that HTC is the common denominator in turning a phone with impressive hardware into near masterpiece ever since the Sense UI made its debut. The Display is certainly one of the most beautiful 4.3-inch WVGA’s that I have ever laid my eyes and hands on. The super-fast Snapdragon Processor makes opening and using multiple applications seamless and so smooth it’s only natural to multi-task, coupled with HTC’s Sense UI means that this phone brings you quickness and fluidity in all of your actions. The loads of photo and video management applications included only make the 5.0 megapixel camera with dual LED flash and auto-focus even more impressive. The on screen keyboard is probably the closest in quality to the iPhone though it still has the aforementioned random selection of what keys decide to go through at times, but for the most part works well enough to ignore the occasional performance blip. The HTC HD2 will be available on T-Mobile come late March.