I have read a number of pieces about the HTC HD2 and what a shame it is that it has Windows Mobile 6.5, a dead end of an operating system.
PC Magazine called it “creaky, older OS”, Business Week called it “Beautiful But Endangered”. I have to say before I actually used one, I was thinking I would pass on this phone and wait for the Windows Phone 7 version. There are actually many things about this Phone which make it appealing. I do have to say, I think the HTC Sense™ UI on this phone make it 
what it is. If this phone had the clunky Windows Mobile UI of old, it would be painful to use. Windows Mobile 6.5 offers many application in the wild or through the Windows Marketplace. A quick Google or Bing search will help you find the application you’re looking for. Facebook, FourSquare, Twitter, etc.
This phone is all about the Multimedia experience. With the 4.3” screen and Movies (Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen) pre-loaded it’s an unmatched visual experience. I have yet to use a phone with this nice of a picture. The phone also ships with Mobi-TV and Blockbuster on Demand. Barnes & Noble eBook reader is included, along with Opera Web Browser, Microsoft Office and a Twitter client.
It uses a Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon, The model I have has 1GB ROM and 576MB RAM. This unit also shipped with a 16 GB memory card. The detailed HTC Specs can be found here.
I have to say coming off a Nexus One and a My Touch, I really like this phone. The email set-ups were easy. I was able to configure GMail, Live Mail, Standard Pop 3 and my Corporate Exchange accounts with ease. Finding and downloading apps was easy. I also found an application so I can use the phone as a Wi-Fi hub and supply my iPad with Wi-Fi.
The HTC HD2 is snappy with the 1ghz processor, although there are times when the phone seems to be tripping over some of the apps I have running. Anything which is Data intensive (Downloading updates from Twitter for example) can cause the phone to choke. While viewing videos, I experienced some choppiness while viewing.
Overall, I like this phone. I would recommend it to Business users, gamers, and video lovers. It can feel a little big, especially at first. There are few cases which will house this phone. You will want to protect it. I have seen many of these on Craigslist with broken screens.
- Price as Tested: $199.99 – $449.99 Direct
- Service Provider: T-Mobile
- Operating System: Windows Mobile Professional
- Screen Size: 4.3 inches
- Screen Details: 480-by-800, 65K-color, TFT LCD capacitive touch screen
- Camera: Yes
- Megapixels: 5 MP
- 802.11x: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes
- Web Browser: Yes
- Network: GSM, UMTS
- Bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900, 2100, 1700
- High-Speed Data: GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
- Processor Speed: 1 GHz
