HTC's HD2 has landed at Engadget (hands-on)
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Nov 4th 2009 10:12AM
posted Nov 4th 2009 10:12AM
posted Nov 4th 2009 10:12AM
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This is looking soooo good.
I might have to switch back to WinMo from Android if no good sets come out that I see (X10 and Droid withstanding)
it is safe to say this is GODS phone...
If the iPhone is JesusPhone
Then yes...yes it is safe.
But watch out for rabid iPhone enthusiasts. They will fight you with a conviction that could only be described as religious.
im slightly creeped out by the "Related Articles From Our Partners"
I loathe all touch screen phones, but I would gladly give up my QWERTY for that hot slab of sex.
For some reason I was always under the impression that it was much larger but seeing it next to the iPhone puts it in perspective. It's barely larger. Damn but I can't wait to get my hands on this phone. Arghhhhhh, it's like being a kid waiting for Christmas!!!
No one is reacting to this phone the right way. When V. Belmont reviewed it on Tekzilla and powered it up the reaction in the room was "DAAAAAAAAAMMMMNNNN!!!!!"
You really need to see a clip of this beast in action in HI DEF!!
What I really want...is this combined with Skyfire.
My good googly moogly.
Indeed, skyfire on this thing would kick ass.
@Mark
Yes!
I'm loving my Android, no doubt. But I miss having Skyfire. And seeing as the 1.0 and greater releases have been better...makes me even more envious.
I read they're keeping their eye out for Android...but seeing how long it even took them to get an Alpha on Blackberry...I have low expectations for it.
Skyfire is the main thing making me kind of regret leaving WinMo. *sigh*
Any word on whether it's upgradable to WM7?
So he had the HD2, but pulled out the TWITTER PEAK and then he and jimmy made fun of it. (time wasted)
Here's a pretty decent hands on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyNDpy1K1ZE&feature=player_embedded#
IM SO JEALOUS!!!!!!!
@crawdad689: Regarding WM7 upgradeability, I don't think there's been any official word.
On the other hand, it meets all the minimum specs that supposedly leaked back in the spring...
http://www.rgbfilter.com/?p=815
If that list is accurate, then even without official support, the HD2 should be upgradeable to WM7 unofficially via xda-devs or ppcgeeks ROM cookers.
@iDavey
Thank you SOOOOO much for mentioning Skyfire browser. I was skeptical while trying to install it on my non-touch MotoQ(I'm stuck on it because I have SERO). They had a non-touch version available unlike opera 9.7b
Man It plays flash videos on Youtube. and is, just like they said, blazing fast!!
I can't thank you enough
Hopefully this comes on all carriers like the Touch pro 2. and Maybe it will be compatible with SERO.
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?SERO
Hulu does not work, because they blocked it just like they did for PS3, Basterds
cant wait for the review! that right there is my next phone, why do we have to wait 5 months for this?!!!
iNeed this!! oh, and the car accessory for this is sweet too.
engadget please stop the torture already.
do want!
Yea really! Photo #9 says it all! Its fractions taller/wider than the iPhone, but THAT SCREEN! How the heck did they wedge such a monster of a screen in that sized package? Its bevel witchcraft I tell ya, witchcraft!
witch craft ..!! burn himmm burn himmm... burn.. no wait...
DAT SCREEN
Let this land on AT&T please!
It won't. If it does it'll be late next year.
Yeah good luck finding this on AT&T anytime soon...not happening.
Sprint possibly. I think Sprint would be stupid to not have this phone. Verizon is drinking the android kool aid so I don't see why HTC would give them this phone (even though it's far superior to the DROID garbage).
And T-Mobile sucks.
SO really that just leaves Sprint & the "Now Network" as the only viable option for this phone (where it can truly succeed given the right marketing and promotion).
AT&T what are you nuts!?! I use At&t just for the Iphone and their service is horrible keep away from At&t.
AT&T what are you nuts!?! I use At&t just for the Iphone and their service is horrible keep away from At&t.
The way it is now its a GSM phone so there is little chance that Sprint and Verizon before it hits Tmo.
As someone who has used WinMo 4.1 and 6.1, and I love Android. WinMo in its current state can not even come close to the flexibility and ease of use I get with android
Falconer, Owens a VP from Sprint didn't even seem to know about the HD2. He's trying to push their crappy new phones instead. HTC has repeatedly confirmed that Sprint has not approached them about making a CDMA version of the HD2. It looks like it will be tmobile in the US and then potentially ATT. Possibly Verizon eventually but it won't be Sprint for at least 9 months - about the time they plan on the HD3 release in Europe, we might see the then obsolete HD2 on Sprint a year from now.
@louis
Iphone reception sucks. AT&T reception is fine.
@ JXCgunrunna: What flexibility do you get out of Android that you don't out of WM 6.1 (or 6.5)?
It is probably Sprint or T-Mobile. They skipped out on a keyboard-less HTC phone this generation.
to b quite honest. i don't think sprint is going to get the HD2. They have too many phones on their market. If they keep picking up phones, the other ones wont sell and they'll b at an operation loss. There is a slim chance that Verizion is going to get it either because they too have a lot of phones. sprint has the HERO (which is an android phone) and Touch Pro 2. Tmo has the My touch 3G (wich is an Android phone). and verizion has the droid (which is an android phone). sure at&t has the pure but its a crappy phone. it only has WM on it. all the other carriers have the top notch HTC phones. just look at the HTC website. The two carriers that can potentially get it are T-mobile and AT&T. Tmo might get it simply because they released this phone in europe already. However AT&T is in dire need for new, NICE smartphones. The iphone can only support them for so long. IT will be a sweet deal for AT&T to pick up the HD2. Considering that AT&T has more smartphone users than any other carrier, a lot of pleople are gonna want to upgrade (i know i will) if they get this phone. Once they upgrade, the customers will be satisfied with their new phone and AT&T will continue to have their same customers (if not more) and not have them switch to Tmo or whoever else gets the phone if they dont. Its a win-win situation and AT&T needs to hurry up and get on that.
thats just my 2 cents.
iWant
iWant too, but I want it with Android 2.0. Lets start a petition to HTC to make it happen. I like competition and what better competition then the same great phone with multiple OS's.
@muddy
im down with that petition sir, gimme a pen!
So HD2 and X10 still slated for that T-mobile release after last night's outage.
Never in a million years.
Like T-Mobile is the first and only carrier to experience an outage....
I think the Engadget team placing their T-Mobile SIM in this phone caused T-Mobile's outage. The main NYC switch got shy and nervous talking to such a cool phone for the first time, and crashed.
This is definitely the phone to beat.
Any chance you could put this on a table next to the Iphone so we could have a comparrison in size?
http://www.engadget.com/photos/htc-hd2-hands-on/
Here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJF63S3yYto
Not only can you see them side by side but you can see the HD2 beat the iPhone in a browser speed test.
Pic 9 in gallery above as well!
The HD2 vs the Nokia N900 : http://www.mobiletechworld.com/2009/11/04/htc-hd2-vs-nokia-n900-size-comparison/
THe HD2 on-screen keyboard is bigger that the pgysical keyboard on the N900!
Gawd, to bad for WinMo or I'd be all over this!
Why?
I personally like Android for many reasons. WinMo cant do some of the things I'm looking for in a phone. The HD2 looks HOT! but the OS is not for me. Its like buying a cherry red Porsche with an engine thats been overrun. Nothing against WinMo, its just not for me.