HTC Announces HD2, Q1 2010 US Launch

Humberto Saabedra

HTC HD2HTC has announced the forthcoming launch of the HTC HD2, the followup to the HTC HD Windows Mobile smart device.

The HTC HD2 features a 4.3 inch WVGA resolution capacitive widscreen touch display, Windows Mobile 6.5 with HTC’s Sense user interface, Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset with a 1GHz processor and 512 MB ROM/448 MB RAM, dualband HSPA/quadband GSM, Bluetooth 2.1 with stereo audio support, Wi-Fi radio and GPS transceiver with A-GPS support.

Rounding out the spec sheet is an FM radio, compass, G, proximity and light sensors along with a 5.0 megapixel camera with video recorder and dual LED flash. The device will be released later this quarter in Europe and Asia with HTC representative Peter Chou confirming a 1st quarter 2010 release in the US, which will make it the first device based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon platform released in the US.

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