Hands on with the HTC Touch HD

28.11.2008

Considering how nice the Touch HD's display handled downloaded and onboard videos, the camera on the N73 may well be to blame for the poor video call picture.

The Touch HD screen handles video watching beautifully. The handset has a speedy link to YouTube from a button on its applications menu and I downloaded one short video in about 10 seconds. The video also filled the entire screen, unlike some handsets that leave a control bar or other items up on the screen.

The handset also takes nice video shots and has an uplink to YouTube as well, to post videos fast.

The 5.0-megapixel camera in the Touch HD snaps very nice photos. Not only is the quality good, but the camera clicker is displayed right on the touchscreen, and the delay between pushing the button and taking the photo has been reduced, which is nice to see on a smartphone. A lot of handset cameras seem to leave a delay between pressing the snap button and the taking of the picture, leading to blurred or missed shots. The HD has minimized this problem.

Another nice touch on the handset is using the GPS (Global Positioning System) function to tag pictures so you know exactly where you took a shot. The GPS also works with Google Maps.