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HTC Arrive

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9 editorial reviews
HTC Arrive (Sprint)Read more
Though it was teased late last year -- on the same day that HTC announced its very first Windows Phone 7 devices, in fact -- the company's QWERTY-packing 7 Pro has taken its sweet time to make it to American airwaves; in the process, it's gone through a name change and picked up the first big platform update from Microsoft.Read more
HTC knocks out the first Windows Phone 7 handset for Sprint in the Arrive, a sideways slider that has a full QWERTY keyboard and the latest software from Microsoft. Does anything set the Arrive apart from the crop of WP7 phones?Read more
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Pros

  • HTC Arrive is very well put together
  • good in the hand
  • felt well constructed and just had a nice overall appearance

Cons

  • audio sounds a bit muffled
  • The camera on the HTC Arrive is disappointing
  • hard to compare

Key specs

  • 5 Mpx
  • 3.6 in
  • 800, 480 px
  • 259 ppi
  • 1500 mAh
  • Single-core

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HTC Arrive - Pros & Cons

HTC Arrive

Pros

  • HTC Arrive is very well put together
  • good in the hand
  • felt well constructed and just had a nice overall appearance
  • quality is nice and the speaker performance good
  • battery life is much better too
  • The keyboard is a nice improvement too
  • The strong vibrate is great for the Arrive
  • video quality was nice
  • Battery life was respectable with a full charge lasting through the day under heavy use
  • Arrive's screen is very nice
  • own and is a very good screen with respect to appearance and touch performance

Cons

  • audio sounds a bit muffled
  • The camera on the HTC Arrive is disappointing
  • hard to compare
  • You would only use the keyboard when entering text into a field
  • no short-cut keys as we've seen on Windows Mobile keyboards
  • the colors seemed a little subdued
  • heavier/thicker than the Focus
  • A brownish hue can be seen in this studio image
  • gray paint that rings the face easily flaked off in our bags and
  • some screens still don't convert to landscape mode
  • Some photos were a little fuzzy and grainy

HTC Arrive - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3.6 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
1500 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
259 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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HTC Arrive - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemWindows Phone 7
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz
CPU coresSingle-core
RAM memory578 MB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
Digital zoomyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
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Dimensions
Height4.63 in
Width2.32 in
Depth0.61 in
Weight6.53 oz
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Connectivity
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR
Headphone connection3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
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Battery
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity1500.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h
Talk time6.0 h
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Display
Screen size3.6 in
Panel typeLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px
Pixel density259.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
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Storage
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Ambient light sensoryes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Data transmissionHSDPA
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes

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HTC Arrive HTC - Editorial Reviews (9)

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HTC Arrive HTC Arrive (Sprint)
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CNET
Published: 18.03.2011
HTC Arrive (Sprint)

HTC Arrive (Sprint)

HTC Arrive HTC Arrive review
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Engadget
Published: 31.03.2011
HTC Arrive review

Though it was teased late last year -- on the same day that HTC announced its very first Windows Phone 7 devices, in fact -- the company's QWERTY-packing 7 Pro has taken its sweet time to make it to American airwaves; in the process, it's gone through a name change and picked up the first big platform update from Microsoft.

HTC Arrive Review: HTC Arrive
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Phone Scoop
Published: 18.03.2011
Review: HTC Arrive

HTC knocks out the first Windows Phone 7 handset for Sprint in the Arrive, a sideways slider that has a full QWERTY keyboard and the latest software from Microsoft. Does anything set the Arrive apart from the crop of WP7 phones?

HTC Arrive HTC Arrive review
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BGR
Published: 16.03.2011
HTC Arrive review

HTC often likes to highlight “firsts” in its marketing messages. While the days leading up to the launch of HTC’s Arrive are noticeably devoid of any relevant advertising, Sprint and HTC could have easily kept the “first” theme alive had they chosen to raise awareness. The Arrive is Sprint’s first device to run Microsoft’s Windows …

HTC Arrive HTC Arrive Windows Phone 7 Review - The Gadgeteer
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The Gadgeteer
Published: 29.03.2011
HTC Arrive Windows Phone 7 Review - The Gadgeteer

The HTC Arrive is the second landscape QWERTY slider to run Windows Phone 7 (the first was the LG Quantum), but HTC's first try at this combination of

HTC Arrive HTC Arrive Review
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Phone Arena
Published: 22.03.2011
HTC Arrive Review
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Windows Phone 7 launched last fall, but without CDMA support a vast majority of users in the US have yet to be exposed to the complete overhaul of Windows Mobile. This drought has come to the end with the launch of the HTC Arrive for Sprint. Though this is the first CDMA Windows Phone 7 (WP7), it is middle of the pack in terms of features...

HTC Arrive Sprint's HTC Arrive - Review
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Windows Central
Published: 17.03.2011
Sprint's HTC Arrive - Review

Sprint customers who have been longing for a Windows Phone 7 unit are in for a treat. The latest Windows Phone, the HTC Arrive, is impressive.

HTC Arrive HTC Arrive Review
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SlashGear
Published: 01.04.2011
HTC Arrive Review

The following is an account of the HTC Arrive being handled by your humble narrator Chris Burns, a fellow who before handling this phone had…

HTC Arrive HTC Arrive Review
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brighthub.com
Published: 28.03.2011
HTC Arrive Review

A review of Sprint's brand new smartphone, the HTC Arrive. It comes running the latest Windows 7 OS and has a 5 megapixel camera. We review this latest offering of Microsoft and HTC, does it have what it takes to put Microsoft's WP7 finally in the big leagues alongside Android and iOS? In the first part our review we take a look at the phone's design and user interface