Wednesday 13 April 2011

HTC Desire Z review: Desires A-to-Z



Introduction

A few months ago, the original Desire was teaching younger Droids the ropes. Though it's no time to retire just yet, the next generation is ready to take over. And we're talking no rookie here - the new Desire Z means business with a great QWERTY keyboard and Froyo. The two phones don't even look distantly related but the Desire genes and the bumped up specs bode well for the droid messenger.

Androids are friendly creatures in general but you might want to be careful with a metal-clad QWERTY messenger. We've come to expect solid build quality and premium finish from HTC and the Desire Z is ready to deliver. Another thing to watch for is new S-LCD screen. Froyo is a promise for a major performance boost and the latest Sense is also in the mix.

HTC Desire Z - A Closer Look(Video)

  

Key features:
Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G support
14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
3.7" 16M-color capacitive S-LCD touchscreen of WVGA resolution (480x 800 pixel)
Android OS v2.2 Froyo with HTC Sense UI
Comfortable 4-row QWERTY keyboard
800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7230 processor
512 MB RAM and 1.5 GB ROM
5 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and geotagging
720p video recording @ 25fps
Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA
GPS with A-GPS
microSD slot up to 32GB (8GB card included)
Accelerometer and proximity sensor
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
Stereo FM radio with RDS
microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
Optical trackpad with confirm action
Quick boot
Metal finish
Smart dialing
DivX/XviD support
Very good audio reproduction quality

Main disadvantages:
The S-LCD screen is average (in terms of contrast, reflectiveness and sunlight legibility)
Non hot-swappable memory card
No front facing camera
Loose hinge
Quite heavy at 180 g

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