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HTC HD2 review: Portrait of a rockstar

17 November 2009 | Read the review | Post your comment
HTC HD2 review: Portrait of a rockstar - read the full textQuietly brilliant is what HTC like to call themselves and they’ve been giving enough proof lately. But allow us to disagree. The last thing to call the HD2 is quiet – the monster of a PocketPC simply screams rock'n'roll...

 

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forgot to mention tv out

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  • 2010-11-28 04:44
  • LFkN

Is HD2 on its way out should I buy an HD7? I like the looks of 2 better then 7

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  • 2010-11-18 18:14
  • I5Ft

Can anyone throw some light if HD2 will have compatibility to Windows mobile 7.

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  • 2010-10-31 17:15
  • 2SMT

> In reply to yes_k @ 2010-01-04 11:30 from PI6R - click to readdo a soft reset and hen check if it works....

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  • 2010-09-20 17:22
  • vbPg

> In reply to Gaurav @ 2010-06-12 14:58 from fuIF - click to readthere are arabic custom roms available on xda forums...

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  • 2010-08-06 03:11
  • K6me

Guyz after using HD2 for a month i would say i was a true nokia lover before i have used more than 50 nokias brfore more than 10 n series an X series also and few sony ericcsons .. but really im in LOVE with HTC.. HD2 is the best phone i have USED .. if u buy i would suggest the T-mobile us Version it has got bigger internal storage of 750mb,ROM is not 512 MB its 1024 MB,Ram 512 MB wid 1 GHZ snapdragon.. and most importantly NOW im using almost perfect version of android for daily use.. I got duel boot.. android or windows whenever my mind wishes to run anything i run... thats like a new freedom to me... SO by HD2 nokia sony-e.son apple sucks ... can they provide dual boot?? ITS worth the money... and do the necessary tweaking... cause after u tweak its the best and smartest smartphone in the MARKET...

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  • 2010-08-06 03:08
  • K6me

I am considering purchasing the HTC HD2 to replace both my electronic organiser and mobile phone, and require some help/advice from existing users. Within the Office facility, the Calendar feature is particularly important to me, and the ability to search completely, the database of events. I have noticed that some phones have only a limited Synch and search facility.
Presumably I will be able to synchronise all of my calendar entries in Outlook on my PC to the HD2, however can anybody tell me if I will be able to search on the phone for calendar events of perhaps 2-3 years previous, or ideally, the complete entries as able to in Outlook.

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  • 2010-07-24 16:43
  • pKi0

You keep saying - as in the HD - that you can rename one of the existing fields of a contact item if needed, can you explain how? I could not do it on my HTC HD.

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  • 2010-07-13 13:01
  • iK8U

Hi All,

Please let me know the process. How I can change the Language of HTC HD2-Aribac to English.By mistaken I clikc on arebaic loclization AP in valuaded option. Please help me And suggest me How can I change the device language.


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  • 2010-06-12 14:58
  • fuIF

I got the HTC HD2 and have the following issues:

1.Excel works only in potrait mode not landscape, which is very annoying when you have a decent size spreadsheet with fixed coloumns.

2. Can not open password protected spreadsheets which is dangerous if you lose the phone as sensitive information can be visible to all.

3.I downloaded a Java app, freecaddie, had difficulty initially installing. Having overcome that, HTC tell me that a quicklink can not be created for a a Java app, so everytime I need to use it, I need to go through many steps rather than shortcut.

4.Bluetooth connect does not automatically activate to sync with active sync, very important if one is always in an out of office and syncing with work pc needs to be up to date.

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  • 2010-05-25 23:07
  • pJ6j

Hi! I am using HTS Touch Cruse last 1 year.Now, i would like to switch HTC HD2. Can any one give me suggestion, is this woeld be a good move?
Thanks

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  • 2010-05-23 09:03
  • PG03

Reading the reviews for the HD2 it mentions you can access "almost" any app from the home tab screen shortcuts. Could you choose to access the "office" app for example?

Ps Hi Tony, no the phone does not have a secondary camera for video calls.

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  • 2010-04-26 08:20
  • wfy9

Thinking about purchasing a HD2, can anyone tell if i can make and receive video calls on this phone.
Cheers

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  • 2010-04-06 04:40
  • wrxS

> In reply to ycs86 @ 2009-11-18 19:51 from LCej - click to read"Edges aren't rounded off very well."

This makes me doubt that you ever even seen an HD2, and even less had one in your hand.

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  • 2010-03-13 14:49
  • p5FY

I've had this phone for a month now and would definitely recommend.

I was very close to getting an iphone - glad I didn't.

My wife has an iphone so I've had plenty of time to compare. I've had Nokias and WinMo phones in the past and the HD2 is best by far.

Likes:
Screen - fast UI, browsing, read a whole email at arms length, videos, google maps detail/speed is awesome (I use it more than the in-car GPS), I can use it easily with one hand (large=less wrong thumb presses)
OS flexibility - file explorer, basically a computer in your hand, easy torrent downloads from my phone!
MS Excel is a dream to use considering such a small device
All included apps are actually good (Bus Card reader awesome)
many others...


Dislikes:
3 clicks to get to the Task Manager (at least it has one though)
Telstra locked quick links (get rid of them at http://forum.xda-developers.co...hp?t=623162)
The occasional WM6.5 screens that you come across in advanced settings


What ever you decide - enjoy!

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  • 2010-03-05 05:35
  • PPRs

> In reply to Mark @ 2009-12-05 11:17 from 3pcg - click to readMark.
I had a similar problem with music, so I copied the artist/album/file structure from my PC rather than put all the files in one folder. 12Gb of files playing like a dream.

This is an unbelievably good phone although it took a few weeks to get it set up and working as I wanted it. Definitely not one for people after an out of the box phone!

Check out xdadevelopers.com for some really good tweaks and mods.

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  • 2010-03-02 14:17
  • MAxM

Why do companies have to build phones with capacitive screens? Ok so you can use your fingers on them making them far more user friendly for fingers...however not everyone has fingertips available. Don't get me wrong, capacitative touch screens are great but not everyone has the ability to get a soft touch to the actual screen. Moreover most of these screens are small making each button difficult to target. Those of us with finger nails prefer resistive screens so that we can reach the buttons with our finger nails !!! Try touching a screen with your finger side on !!! Please relay this to various phone companies so that all phones don't try to be Apple-esque (Apple like). Not everyone likes the iPhone.

Cheers

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  • 2010-02-15 08:03
  • 2Gp%

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-01-15 11:38 from MB1U - click to readYes i change cards all the time, making changing Program availability less problematic depending on where I am and what I need.

Cheers

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  • 2010-02-15 07:52
  • 2Gp%

Can people please try to fix there spelling and grammar. It is very frustrating to read poor english.

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  • 2010-02-15 07:52
  • 2Gp%

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-01-15 11:38 from MB1U - click to readYes i change cards all the time, making changing Program availability less problematic depending on where I am and what I need.

Cheers

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  • 2010-02-15 07:49
  • 2Gp%
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