Oct 11
While we wait for the final HTC HD2 ROM to appear (16. october 2009), lets have another quick look at the test sample in action. General impression is -- HD2 is fast! Even with many programs in the background it completes every task flawlessly. We are eager for the final ROM and new version of TouchFLO 3D (or HTC Sense UI as it is now called).
Update: There has been an interest in photo quality. Here is one taken with our test HD2 model.
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October 11th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
Cool!
It looks really really fast..
Could you tell me how the battery time is compared to the Touch Diamond 2?
October 11th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
@zik – battery life is worse than TD2 but better than TD1. That means max 2 days with normal use…
October 11th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
you’re great. thanx for new vid
hope to see HD2 in serbian stores soon
if you know something about it, please share the information with us
all the best for you guys.
October 11th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Very very nice, Does anyone know if the digital compass works with google map like on the iphone
October 11th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Thanks for super video! I just hope that the device will have quality camera like TD2, not worse(like HD1 or Hero etc)…can you please post some camera samples? For me and many people it´s very important. High-end device should have all components high-end – camera including….
October 11th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
@alresha – mobile operators and stores … soon …
@Dee – this is the sample version of HD2 – it does not have Digital Compass app, but we’ll see when the final ROM comes out, our guess is YES…
@Dino – Quality of the camera is better than on TD2 ! We will post something tomorrow (update this post)
October 11th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
FINALLY!!
Someone actually showerd us the landscape keyboard. And its sick.
I love it. Its official now i am getting this phone. I heard that this phone will come to the U.S. in Q1 2010. Can someone explain to me whart “Q1″ means. Sorry im not very smart.
Buto once again nice video hope to see the next one soon.
Which i know will be soon cus it comes out tomarrow in the UK. So of course they will be selling the final version. And that very day maybe the next some one will do a full on review
October 11th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Translated: Does anyone know when will SenseUI be available for Magic ? Is it based on Donut ?
(Original: Apsolutne pohvale na dosadašnjem radi I ekskluzivama! Ako neko može
Da mi da odgovor na imo što mene zanima, cenim da are to vi! Pitanje je kad stiže najavljeni SenseUI za Magic I da Li je zasnovan na Donutu?)
October 11th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
@nedjo – it is not certain if/when magic will get Sense UI, let’s hope for the good news soon…
October 11th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
All looks good, but how is the quality when you make a phone call?
Is it crisp enough. Some phones can really sound annoying.
October 12th, 2009 at 12:06 am
Battery life is worse than TD2 -hmm that is not so good news… I get less than one day on my TD2 with moderate to heavy usage
October 12th, 2009 at 1:46 am
@nedjo Strangly the Magic is already shipping with the Sense UI….in Brazil! http://www.mobiletechworld.com/2009/09/22/htc-magic-shipping-with-sense-ui-in-brazil/
October 12th, 2009 at 8:30 am
@force – we have not had any voice related problems whatsoever, everything works just as it should.
October 12th, 2009 at 8:48 am
Hi, I have found some camera samples of HD2, it looks terrible! So I am very curious about samples from your device, when you said it is better than TD2…
http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=8915#
October 12th, 2009 at 11:10 am
@Dino – Post is now updated, check out the photo (even if it maybe looks outdoor it is taken indoor). It is a lousy weather here now…
October 12th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Photo quality looks busted in the current ROMs it seems (I get better quality with a HTC Touch HD). BTW Msav, did you set the image quality to superfine/fine in the camera menu (I think it’s set to default/normal until the user changes it himself)
October 12th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
@Pilou – you are right – it was set on fine, check out updated post for superfine as well… not much different though…
October 12th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Thanks for posting camera sample and hope the final ROM will improve quality or it would be a shame for top-class device and I would not buy it……
October 12th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
@msav you’re welcome
My opnion:
-it will be improved with future roms that’s for sure (as I said a Touch HD takes better pictures)
-picture is taken in low light environement (so is would look like ass even with a good camera). So you can try pictures outside (and tweak the exposition and ISO settings)
-try taking the same picture at lower MPx (2 or 3) it should come out better.
-Hopefulle the plastic cover infornt of the lens isn’t messing thinks up (like on the original Diamond, pictures were always blue and blurry)
cheers
October 12th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
Thank you very much for the video.
Does the landscape keyboard work in all applications?
October 13th, 2009 at 10:37 am
@dscr – not at this moment, with this ROM
October 13th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
BAD NEWS FOR SPRINT USERS****(UNLESS SOMEONE STARTS A PETITION!!!! HINT…HINT) GOT THIS IN MY EMAIL
New Response From [ Steven (North America Support (Tech)) ]
Hello Crush,
I can understand how important it is to know if the Touch HD2 will be released on the Sprint network. I will be more than happy to assist you with the information that you are requesting. Currently, I have no information indicating that Sprint is requesting HTC to make a version of the Touch HD2 for their network. If Sprint makes a request for HTC to make a version of the Touch HD2 for their network, we will begin developing this device for them. HTC would love to see Sprint provide the Touch HD2 for their customers. Keep an eye on our official HTC website for any new releases at http://www.htc.com.
Thank you so much for contacting HTC and we greatly appreciate your enthusiasm about our products. If you have any other questions, feel free to contact us again. You can find additional support at our user forum http://www.htcwiki.com. There is also a customer satisfaction survey for you to take if you are interested.
Steve
HTC Tech Support
http://www.htc.com
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Inquiry Description Is the HTC HD2 being ported to Sprint USA Q1 2010?
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October 15th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Hey there!
@ msav:
In your video you shut down (stand-by) the device via a special menu from htc. But that seems like a 2-click thing. On my Omnia I i do my stuff and press the power button after that to send the device to sleep.
Is there something similar on the HD? One click -> sleep?
October 17th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
could you test trials of Skyscape medical software on the device and take a screenshot of the layout. Would be much appreciated.
October 18th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Please let us know when you find out about a CDMA version
October 19th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
@vulture – after long press on the End key you get a menu. Since there is no dedicated power button, it needed to be multifunctional.
October 21st, 2009 at 3:41 pm
In which applications does the landscape keyboard work with the current ROM. For which applications do you expect the landscape keyboard to be available with the next ROM? Thanks for your help!
October 22nd, 2009 at 7:01 am
why I can not see the video,i can see the previous 2 videos for HD2 from this site.i am from China.
October 24th, 2009 at 2:12 am
hey i was wondering if u guys cud take some camera shots at nite n post it so we can see how well d camera fares at nite
it wud b nice 2 have shots wich compare pure ISO and one wid d usage of flash~
oh.. some macro shots and indoor shots wud b awesome too
October 25th, 2009 at 5:53 am
@ daniel. cuz YouTube is blocked in China..
October 28th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
@nnsdfsdfj Q1 means 1st quarter,etc.
“Thank you ai.rs” I will wait for this to arrive in the USA,
this must work better than Android.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:05 am
Finally! Last night I got my HD2 – so there is one more operating in Serbia
December 16th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Great video post. My HD2 arrived a few weeks back now and I am so pleased with my purchase!