HTC Desire HD

Manufacturer	HTC Corporation
Carrier	Vodafone exclusively in some markets, T-Mobile, Vodafone and 3 in Australia[1], KT, Singtel in Singapore, DiGi in Malaysia, other carriers TBA, Play, Orange in Poland
Available	October 19, 2010.
Screen	4.3-inch 480×800 at 218 ppi(0.38 Megapixels) WVGA TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen
Camera	8 Megapixel autofocus with dual LED flash featuring face detection and geotagging capability
Operating system	Android 2.2 "Froyo"
Input	Multi-touch with HTC Sense user interface, 3-axis accelerometer, magnetometer, proximity and ambient light sensors
CPU	Qualcomm MSM 8255 1 GHz Scorpion (Snapdragon) Adreno 205 GPU
Memory	1.5 GB flash, 768 MB RAM
Memory card	up to 32 GB with microSDHC
Connectivity	2G: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Quad-band), 3G: 900/2100 (Dual-band), HSDPA (14.4Mbps), HSUPA (5.76 Mbps), WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate
Battery	Li-ion 1230 mAh
Physical size	123mm (L) x 68mm (W) x 11.8mm (T)
Weight	164 g (5.8 oz)
Form factor	Slate Candybar smartphone
Predecessor	HTC Desire
Related	HTC Desire Z, HTC Evo 4G, HTC HD2
Other	FM Radio, Facebook, Twitter, MS Exchange, compass, GPS, A-GPS, DLNA support, Google Navigation, Adobe Flash 10.1, USB and WiFi tethering

The HTC Desire HD (codenamed: "HTC Ace") is an Android smartphone by HTC Corporation. It was unveiled at a press event in London hosted by HTC on September 15, 2010,^[2] and was made available for sale from mid October.

Hardware

The smartphone has an aluminium uni-body design with the Android 2.2 "Froyo" operating system and the new and customised HTC Sense user interface. On the back, there are two plastic covers, one contains the battery, while the other contains the SIM card and the micro SDHC card. It features a 4.3-inch WVGA TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen, 8 megapixel camera (capable of 720p video recording) and support for HSPA/W-CDMA and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE.^[3]
It is the first phone to use the new 1 GHz MSM8255 Scorpion CPU. This second generation Snapdragon processor uses a low-power 45 nm process technology for higher integration and efficiency, and more than doubles the performance of the Adreno 205 GPU. This allows for longer talk and standby times than the original HTC Desire even with a smaller capacity battery. ^[4]
The HTC Desire HD has 768 MB RAM and 1.5 GB internal memory. Memory capacity can be increased up to 32 GB with a micro SDHC memory card.

Software

The HTC Desire HD incorporates Dolby Digital Mobile, Sound Retrieval System WOW Surround Sound, DLNA, Adobe Flash 10.1, and DivX/Xvid video playback support, however, not many audio codecs are supported and apps have to be downloaded in order to support more formats.
At launch, HTC unveiled the updated HTC Sense features, including a new web site that allows remote interaction with HTC Sense enabled handsets for backups, security features, and other handset interactions. For example, it can remotely lock and wipe the handset of all sensitive data, whilst the service also creates automatic backups of contacts, text messages, call history, customizations, etc. HTCSense.com will also send commands to the handset to set the ring volume to maximum volume even if it is on silent mode and give a location on a map.
The new HTC Sense brings some enhanced multimedia capabilities giving users more options in creating and sharing content (including new photo and video effects). It also includes location-based maps, which can be pre-loaded or cached and therefore delivered without download delays or incurring mobile roaming charges. Also included is a new e-book store and a dedicated e-reader with annotation, search and translation capabilities. It also provides a social networking hub, known as Friendstream which allows users to monitor their Facebook, Twitter, as well as other social networks all in one page.
Also, the new HTC Sense adds a new feature, Fastboot, which improves the HTC Desire HD's startup time, from more than 40 seconds to less than 5 seconds. Technically, the phone is placed in a low-power sleep mode when "powered off" and wakes up when started up. However, if the battery is removed and placed back, the phone takes about a minute to boot.
The HTC Desire HD has received a new software update, the Android 2.2.1 version 1.72.405.3 which brings various improvements and some bug fixes.^[5]

Reception

SlashGear praised it as a "thinner, more pocket-friendly handset" than the HTC EVO 4G.^[6] Engadget criticised the device's build quality and battery life but gave the phone a score of 7/10.^[7] TechRadar praised the device giving it 4.5/5 stars, describing it as "...the very latest in cool smartphone technology that actually works."^[8] Gizmodo praised it as "A 720p-Shooting Android Behemoth" though they felt that it was a little too big for comfort.

Sales

In the UK, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone struggled to maintain enough stock to meet demand