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HTC HD7: Superb Hardware Gets No 4G Love

06.11.2010
The ($200 with a two-year contract from T-Mobile) has the specs of a high-end phone: it boasts a 4.3-inch display, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 5-megapixel camera and runs the brand new . But unlike the recent crop of top-of-the-line smartphones, the HD7 does not have a front-facing video camera. It also does not support , which delivers data speeds on par with 4G networks. The HD7 is a great device for watching movies or browsing the Web, but it is odd that these features--which are becoming the norm for high-end phones--were omitted.

Design

If you were enamored by the 's gorgeous hardware, but turned off by the fact that it ran Windows 6.5, you will be pleased with the HD7. It is almost identical in design to the HD2, but it has capacitive touch buttons rather than hardware buttons running along the bottom of the display. The hardware buttons on the side are smoother, too, giving it an overall sleeker appearance. Like the HTC EVO 4G (on Sprint also with a 4.3-inch display), the HD7 has a kickstand for tabletop video-watching. The kickstand pulls out from the camera's lens.

Measuring 4.8-by-2.7-by-0.4-inches thick and weighing 5.7 ounces, the HD2 is kind of a beast. If you've got large jeans pockets, you should be fine. Ladies, forget about carrying this thing in your pocket. The phone is quite attractive though and is sure to turn heads out in the wild.

Because of its resemblance to the , I was fully expecting the HD7 to have a front-facing video camera. Unfortunately, as mentioned earlier, this isn't the case.

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