HTC HD2 and iPhone 3GS Comparison Video
HTC Leo (HD2) has been reviewed many times by different websites and blogs but with the announcement of every result, there’s always some of the part which has been either overlooked or simply ignored. Though up till now, HTC seems to have a leading edge over the iPhone is terms of size, display, camera & video recording, connectivity and wireless connection, OS, processor, music and video, keyboard, storage and memory, power and battery etc, but still, it doesn’t mean that iPhone has lost the battle yet!
A brief comparison chart of the two cell phones is given below:
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iPhone 3GS |
HTC Leo (HD2) |
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Operating System |
iPhone OS 3.1 (OS X Mobile) |
Windows Mobile 6.5 |
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Size and Weight |
Height: 115.5 mm Width: 62.1 mm Depth: 12.3 mm Weight: 4.8 ounces (135 grams) |
Height: 121mm Width: 67mm Depth: 11mm Claimed to be quite Less in weight |
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Processing Speed and Capacity |
600MHz CPU 16GB or 32GB flash drive |
Snapdragon MSM 8250 1GHz processor 320MB RAM 512MB of flash MicroSD card slot |
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Cellular and wireless |
UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR |
WCDMA/HSPA (900,1200 Mhz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) Wi-Fi connectivity Bluetooth 2.1 support |
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Power and Battery |
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery Talk time: Up to 12 hours on 2G, Up to 5 hours on 3G |
1230 mAh rechargeable battery Talk time: N/A |
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Changeable Battery |
No |
Yes |
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Display |
3.5-inch (diagonal) capacitive widescreen with 480 x 320 pixels. Multitouch support Fingerprint-resistant oleo-phobic coating |
4.3-inch capacitive touch screen display with 800 x 480 pixels. Multitouch support |
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Camera, Photos, and Video |
3 megapixels Autofocus Tap to focus Video recording, VGA up to 30 fps with audio Photo and video geotagging |
5-Megapixel Autofocus Dual LED Flash |
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Sensors |
Accelerometer Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor |
Accelerometer Motion sensors Light sensor |
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Location |
Assisted GPS Digital Compass WiFi |
Assisted GPS Digital Compass WiFi |
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Multitasking |
No |
Yes |
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OS Updates |
Yes |
No |
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Proprietary |
MobileMe |
My Phone |
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Applications Available |
75,000 + |
20,000 |
There are few important things here in this comparison to note. First, that HTC Mobile running on Windows 6.5 has got changeable batteries, unlike iPhone, which means that you have the advantage of carrying couple of extra batteries with you for just in case, because with all the hardware and features embedded in the phone, its no wonder that it’ll require some above average power to function. iPhone 3GS is a total disaster, when it comes to battery life.
The second thing to note is that it has got a multi-touch interface, but Windows Mobile 6.5 natively doesn’t support Multi touch, which means that this area needs some serious attention from the developers. No matter how good your touch screen is, if its not Multi-touch, then its not worth it.
The final thing which is worth noticing is the fact that iPhone platform has got almost four times the application as compared to HTC. Though with the Windows Platform, they can support Multi-tasking and unlike iPhone, but the lack of the option to choose application of your choice would be a seious hurdle. Though Windows platform COULD promise a better future, but up till now, the odds aren’t very impressing.
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