HTC have grown rapidly from their founding back in 1997 to become the third largest mobile phones producer in the world behind the giants Apple and Samsung. They have always been an innovative company and their current range of phones is diverse with many different features on offer at different price points, leading to a confusing choice for customers interested in HTC mobile phones. One of the major features which draws customers to HTC is their Sense interface so understanding which model is right for you is important with so many different models available, especially when many are similarly named as updates of older models.
The top model from HTC is now the HTC Sensation, a powerful 1.2 GHz dual-core smart phone aimed at competing with the Samsung Galaxy SII, the Motorola Atrix and other cutting edge phones. With a qHD, quarter high definition, 4.3 inch screen at 540 by 960 pixels the Sensation is designed to give a great multimedia experience, with this further enhanced by virtual surround sound. It has an eight megapixel camera with dual LED flash capable of recording video at up to 1080p HD making it one of the best at taking photos and video. The powerful processor is backed up by 769 MB of RAM along with a gigabyte of storage with a microSD card slot allowing the storage to be expanded by up to 32 GB. The Sensation is available for free on contracts starting at 25 per month and can be bought sim-free and unlocked for 480.
The HTC Desire HD is a very competitive mid-range phone with hardware that would have been cutting edge only a few months ago before the current generation of dual-core phones came out. It features a single core processor running at 1 GHz with 768 MB of memory and a gigabyte and a half of storage, again expandable by up to 32 GB with a microSD card. For its generation this is an impressive amount of memory and helps ensure that it runs quickly and responsively with media and multitasking. The HTC Desire HD screen is WVGA 480 by 800 pixels and 4.3 inches wide using SLCD technology, not as bright as competing screens such as the Galaxy S line’s SAMOLED but some users may prefer their gentler colours as many claim OLED screens are over saturated. It sports an 8 megapixel camera, full wireless connectivity and is available on contract from 20 for a free phone and for 300 sim-unlocked.
The HTC Desire S is similarly specified to the HD model with a 1 GHz processor alongside 768 MB of RAM and 1.1 GB of storage but has a smaller screen at a modest 3.7 inches though with the same resolution, 480 by 800. Like the HTC Desire HD it can record video at up to 720p but lacks the processing power necessary for 1080p and only has a 5 mega-pixel sensor for the camera. The HTC Desire S is available on contracts starting at 20 monthly with a free phone and for under 300 sim-free.
One of the modern classics of the HTC line is the Legend, released a year ago now, it’s now a lower end phone in terms of the hardware and is priced to reflect that but has the outstanding and still highly appealing feature of an aluminium uni-body that is single-piece which is attractive and very tough. The processor is a single core 600 MHz chip, slow by modern standards but still a capable phone, combined with 384 MB of RAM and 512 MB of memory. Its screen is a rather low 320 by 480 pixels 3.2 inch, making it less suitable for media than other models such as the HTC Desire S and HTC Desire HD. Available for just over 200 sim-free and for around 15 per month on contract with the phone being free.
Another budget model is the very small and svelte HTC HD Mini. These mobile phones are suitable for users with smaller hands or who find the larger models inconvenient. The processor is, like the Legend a 600 MHz single core and the screen is also similar at 3.2 inches and 320 by 480 pixels. It also has the same memory and storage and a 5 mega-pixel camera. The strong point of the Mini is its weight at a mere 110 grams and its small size with the largest dimension being only four inches. It is also unique among the phones in this article for running Windows Mobile 6.5, all of the other models run Android. The Mini can be bought for 270 sim-free and is free on contracts of 20 or more per month.
To get the right phone users should ideally visit a store to handle the phones once they know the sorts of features that would suit them.
The full range of HTC phones is extremely diverse, ranging from the latest powerful mobile phones to small budget phones and phones with physical keyboards. With the highly intuitive and user friendly Sense interface across their range HTC phones are a good choice for customers looking for performance combined with ease of use.
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