HTC Touch HD Review

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In a nutshell: The HTC Touch HD has the biggest screen on any phone. With a brilliant touchscreen user interface and the Windows Mobile operating system, this is very powerful but easy to use device. Equipped with a 5 megapixel camera, video calling, a superb web browsing experience, GPS with Google Maps, a media player and an FM radio, it's an all-in-one device that does simply everything. The battery life and memory are also excellent, so there's very little to fault on this phone, except perhaps for its size.
Best buy: *Free* with half-price line rental from Mobiles.co.uk.

Review: November 2008.

We've become big fans of the Windows Mobile operating system during 2008. Gone are the days when Windows Mobile was slow and bug-ridden. Microsoft have zapped the bugs and we think that it's a smoother and more robust OS than Symbian these days. It's starting to feature in more and more of the latest generation of touchscreen phones, and it's here in the HTC Touch HD. In fact the Touch HD runs the very latest incarnation: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.

HTC Touch Diamond 2 Review

HTC Touch Diamond 2 Review

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In a nutshell: The HTC Touch Diamond2 is an upgraded version of the original Touch Diamond, with a larger screen, and improved camera and battery life. In short, it's an outstanding touchscreen smartphone running the very powerful Windows Mobile operating system. Features include a 5 megapixel camera plus secondary video camera, 3.2 inch ultra-high resolution display, music player, FM radio and GPS receiver. With a huge 288 MB of RAM, HSDPA and WLAN support, the Touch Diamond2 really isn't missing anything at all!
Best buy: *Free* with half-price line rental from Mobiles.co.uk.

Review: May 2009.

The original HTC Touch Diamond was the phone that launched HTC as a major player in the world of smartphones, and the HTC Touch Diamond2 is (obviously) its replacement. The Touch Diamond2 is a bigger phone, with a larger, higher resolution screen, an upgraded camera and longer battery life. So it's an obvious upgrade path for owners of the original Touch Diamond. Like the Diamond, it uses the same TouchFLO� 3D user interface with a full touchscreen, and runs Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional, so everything is very familiar. If you don't mind the extra size and weight, then the Diamond2 is definitely an improvement. The larger screen makes the touchscreen UI easier to use and the HD is absolutely brilliant for viewing photos or watching videos. There's no doubt about it: the Touch Diamond2 is a brilliant device.

HTC Hero Review

In a nutshell: The HTC Hero is a very polished touchscreen smartphone, running Google's Android operating system. HTC have raised their game for the Hero, with a new user interface making it a comfortable yet powerful platform for mobile communication. It's a very powerful phone and the only reason it doesn't get 5 stars is because it's missing video calling and an FM radio.
Best buy: *Free* with half-price line rental from mobiles.co.uk (Black) or mobiles.co.uk (Pink) or from Dialaphone (Black).

Review: August 2009.

The HTC Hero is the third "Google phone" running the Android operating system, and these Android phones just keep getting better! The Hero uses very similar hardware to the HTC Magic, but there are a number of distinct improvements. The device has been restyled, giving it a much more polished look and feel. It feels nice in the hand, with the trackball and buttons angled forward and easy for the thumb to use. The Hero is the same size as the Magic, but is slightly heavier and incorporates a higher capacity battery, giving longer standby and talk times. It also has an improved 5 megapixel camera.