Name: HD7
Brand: HTC
SKU: 28499
Rating: 3.9 (39 reviews)

HTC HD7 - Pros & Cons

fascia
curved
smooth back
solid look and feel all come together nicely
good
solid hardware
the phone is a good size with a nice even weighting behind it
The phone has a fairly generous 16GB of internal storage
The display is also wonderfully responsive to touch
handsets look remarkably similar and share much of the same hardware
wickedly fast and incredibly stable
Windows 7 phones are equally speedy
POP3
IMAP and Exchange accounts as well as Hotmail and Google mail
software is gorgeous
intuitive and user friendly
MS Office Mobile suite is capable and attractive
The OS seems very secure and sandboxed
looks great and streams smoothly over 3G and sample Zune music streamed
clean and stunning UI
sturdier and works in both portrait and landscape modes
it feels very well put together and very familiar at the same time
The interface is simple and fast
smooth and very easy to navigate - especially
better color saturation
wider viewing angles and looks as good as its Android
Call quality is very good with clear and sharp voice on both ends
elegant and simple Metro UI
fun and easy to use
The rectilinear design is better suited to those with large hands
elegant and extremely slim design
well-tuned software and speedy hardware
the screen's colour balance is
picture quality looks pretty good
The hardware is very nice
The interface is pretty neat and minimalistic
the video quality is also good
large screen managing daily tasks on a smart phone is very intuitive
image quality is quite decent most of the times
The menu is very identical to the camera menu
Phone quality was good
The build quality of the phone is solid
smooth and fun
a pretty great and accurate keyboard
a nice lock screen
strong enough platform that it can easily compete with anything else on the market
it is nice and slim

they are a pain to clean being so recessed
s a lot of blurring and tearing on text and images
there s no MicroSD card slot
lacked dedicated search and camera keys
HD7 s colours looked very muted
Dim the lights Comments (54) User
There s no phone too big or too powerful for Windows Phone 7
WP7 phones have a hard time demonstrating a personality
it s too big to fail
it lacks features heavy business users crave
no Bluetooth file transfer and no tethering
no copy and paste
currently no USB loading of Office documents or PDFs
The plastic itself is ridiculously thin
the camera is not good
it was saddled with Windows Mobile 6
buy MEGA cheap cards and THEN complain of speed issues
EVO and HD2 are not just limited to physical attributes
Dodgy switchgear aside
lacks storage space
not nearly as fast as a downtown area
buttons are quite recessed making volume adjustment awkward during
Windows Phone 7 not having multi-tasking capabilities
there s no Google Maps for Windows Phone 7
there s no Nook or Kobo Reader
Windows Phone 7 currently does not support multi-tasking
Lithium Ion rechargeable
nudging the phone unduly while trying to snap a frame
frustratingly big signage and small information
no clear visual indicators of missed
lack of packing will make scrolling through long lists of apps tedious
no way to line them side by side
poor CSS capabilities show it up - as with this attempt to display the
The battery is a bigger problem
the camera button is a bit tricky
the speakers merely make a crack on the decibel levels
a fingerprint magnet and the crevices for the speakers are dust magnets
It was not comfortable to wear and they had an average quality
There is no front or secondary camera
crummy viewing angles
No LikePoor viewing angle on the display
It symobilizes a website link url
Twitter icon A stylized bird with an open mouth
The five-megapixel camera is disappointing
Samsung Omnia 7
uncomfortably with the regular Windows Phone 7 UI
no user-expandable storage option
more noticeable in landscape orientation than it is in portrait
long-term resilience to damage
Mobile TV episodes also took several seconds to load
speakers are visible just above and below the touch screen
dive into every feature of Windows Phone 7 here
animated clock and weather widget
is on the bigger side and lacks expandable memory
Messaging is very simplistic
the phone itself has to be larger to accommodate such a screen
trouble auto-focusing from time to time
relying on the screen to show you video
The Marketplace is broken up into four main sections

HTC HD7 - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	4.3 in Best: Asus FonePad 8 Screen size: 8 in
Battery capacity	1230 mAh Best: Doogee BL12000 Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
Pixel density	217 ppi Best: Sony Xperia Z6 Pixel density: 891 ppi
CPU clock speed	1 GHz Best: Motorola Moto G100 CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

HTC - Video Reviews (9)

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HTC HD7 - Full Specifications

Operating system	Windows Phone 7
CPU clock speed	1.0 GHz
CPU cores	Single-core
CPU model	Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250
GPU model	Qualcomm Adreno 200
RAM memory	512 MB

Primary sensor resolution	5.0 Mpx
Video recording	yes
Highest video resolution	1280 x 720 px
Autofocus	yes
Geo-tagging	yes
LED Flash	yes

Colour of product	Black
Material	Plastic
Water resistant	no
Shock resistant	no

Accelerometer	yes
Proximity	yes
Digital compass	yes
Ambient light sensor	yes

Dual sim support	no
Sim card size	Mini-SIM
Bluetooth	yes
Bluetooth version	2.1 EDR
Bluetooth profile	A2DP AVRCP
Bluetooth codec	SBC
NFC	no
Charging connection	USB
Headphone connection	3.5 mm
USB version	2.0
Video output	No

Replaceable battery	yes
Battery type	Lithium ion
Battery capacity	1230.0 mAh
Standby time	320.0 h
Talk time	6.0 h
Fast charging	no
Wireless charging	no

Screen size	4.3 in
Touchscreen	yes
Number of colors	16.7M
Panel type	LCD
Resolution	800 x 480 px
Pixel density	217.0 ppi
Dual screen support	no
Scratch resistant display	yes
HDR	no
Multi touch	yes

Internal storage	8 GB
Memory card reader	no
Types of memory card supported	No memory slot

Height	4.8 in
Width	2.68 in
Depth	0.44 in
Weight	5.71 oz

FM radio	yes

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)	yes
Wireless networking standard	802.11b 802.11g 802.11n
Data transmission	HSDPA
Navigation system	A-GPS
2G GSM	yes
GSM frequencies	850 MHz 900 MHz 1800 MHz 1900 MHz
3G UMTS	yes
UMTS frequences	900 MHz 1700 MHz 2100 MHz
4G LTE	no

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HTC HD7 HTC - Editorial Reviews (15)

3.5

Based on 15 reviews

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HTC HD7 Hands-on review: T-Mobile's HTC HD7 with Windows Phone 7

ZDNet

Published: 11.10.2010

Hands-on review: T-Mobile's HTC HD7 with Windows Phone 7

Plenty of the major mobile device players brought their WP7-enabled devices to showcase, and here's a quick hands-on review of the HTC HD7.

whathifi

Published: 18.03.2011

Home review

3.0

With an operating system that promises so much, it's shame that HTC's HD7 is let down by markedly lacklustre performance

GSMArena.com

Published: 01.12.2010

HTC HD7 review: Dim the lights

There’s no such thing as a small WP 7 phone. However, 4.3 inches of screen estate are really something else. The best case scenario: the HTC HD7 is the...

Phone Arena

Published: 12.11.2010

HTC HD7 Review

4.3

Microsoft and HTC have reunited to give you the HTC HD7. A fine piece of hardware cut from the same cloth as the EVO 4G and the HTC Desire HD. The HTC HD7 sports a 4.3 inch screen, a host of connectivity options, a 5MP camera with autofocus and dual LED flash as well as the enigmatic OS that could be the answer to the above dilemma - Windows Phone 7...

IT PRO

Published: 17.12.2010

HTC HD7 review | IT PRO

3.0

Does familiarity really breed contempt? Chris Finnamore finds out after having spent some quality time with the HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 smartphone.

HTC HD7 HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 Smartphone Review

Techgage

Published: 28.02.2011

HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 Smartphone Review

If you're on the prowl for a quality Windows Phone 7 smartphone, HTC might have what you're looking for with its HD7. It features a large 4.3" WVGA display, dual-LED camera flashes, a kickstand for improved media viewing, solid application and game performance, a responsive on-screen keyboard...

Trusted Reviews

Published: 02.06.2011

HTC HD7

3.5

The HTC HD7 is a Windows Phone 7 handset with a large screen and fast processor.

HTC HD7 HTC HD7 (Windows Phone 7) Review

Technabob

Published: 17.12.2010

HTC HD7 (Windows Phone 7) Review

Today, I'm taking a look at the HTC HD7 running Windows Phone 7. I've been an iPhone user for a couple of years now, but it's always nice to get the

Good Gear Guide

HTC HD7 smartphone

4.0

HTC HD7 review: The HD7's large screen and built-in kickstand make it an attractive option for multimedia buffs, but it isn't perfect.

CNET

Published: 05.11.2010

HTC HD7 (T-Mobile)

SlashGear

Published: 29.10.2010

HTC HD7 Review

The HTC HD7 wears its potential on its sleeve. The biggest of the first batch of Windows Phone 7 devices, at 4.3-inches it's also one…

businessinsider.my

Published: 08.11.2010

HTC HD7 Review: Size Ain't Everything

HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 review: you sure Microsoft wrote this software?

the Guardian

Published: 24.10.2010

Windows Phone 7 review: you sure Microsoft wrote this software?

3.0

Microsoft is applying the defibrillator to its mobile phone platform with a completely new interface and approach. It's radically different - but still has lots of rough edges (updated)