It’s been a while since the last time I used WinMo (Windows Mobile) as a platform for mobile phone. Back in 2005, I bought my first WinMo phone – O2 XDA IIs. It’s a phone with a slide QWERTY keyboard which allows me to hide the keyboard when not in use.

But after sticking back to Symbian and Blackberry, I have no longer in touch with WinMo world, until over a year ago, a friend of mine bought his HTC Touch HD. Well, I can’t deny I was quite impressed during the short ‘test-drive’ chance. The multi-touch screen and the ability to rotate the display without a need to change the settings manually really amazed me.

I thought Touch HD will be the last WinMo phone that will impress me, but looks like I’m wrong. The HD2 from HTC which recently launched proves that Windows Mobile still dominating the smart phone market despite the adoption of Google’s open-source mobile operating system – Android, by a number of phone manufacturers.

The HD2 incorporates a big 4.3-inch high resolution multi touch screen and this is by far the largest mobile phone screen in it’s category. The phone is think considering the fact that the processing power that it holds.

It’s screen ‘multi-touch’ screen is called capacitive touch technology which allows user to flick through different screens, resize a photo by pinching on the screen using finger.

The phone comes with a 1GHz SnapDragon processor which is almost twice as powerful as phones released a year ago. In other words, users can benefit a shorter application loading time and the ability to run multiple application simultaneously. Users will have a better video watching experience with this processor as well as its wide screen.

Here are the technical specifications of HTC HD2:

Processor: Snapdragon™ processor, 1GHz

Platform: Windows Mobile® 6.5 Professional with HTC Sense

Memory: 16GB microSD™ memory card (Australia only) ROM: 512 MB, RAM: 448 MB

Dimensions: 120.5 x 67 x 11mm (4.74 x 2.64 x 0.43 inches)

Weight: 157 grams (5.54 ounces) with battery

Display: Capacitive touch screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution

Battery: Rechargeable 1230 mAh Lithium-ion battery

Audio Supported Formats: AAC, AMR, M4A, MID, MP3, MP4, QCP, WAV, WMA

Camera: 5.0 megapixel colour camera with auto focus and dual LED flashlight

GPS: Internal GPS antenna

Network

HSPA/WCDMA:

• 850/2100 MHz
• 7.2 Mbps peak down-link and 2 Mbps peak up-link speed ratings from manufacturer on HSPA. Actual speeds are less. Typical customer speeds are 550 kbps to 3 Mbps download and 330kbps to 1Mbps upload on the Next G™ network.^

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:

• 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Operating Times
Talk time:

• Up to 320 minutes for WCDMA
• Up to 380 minutes for GSM

Standby time:

• Up to 390 hours for WCDMA
• Up to 490 hours for GSM

(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)

Additional Specifications

Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g, Standard Micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0), 3.5 mm audio jack, Internet Sharing through USB or Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Router

Video Supported Formats: WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI

Expansion Slot: microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

Special Features: G-sensor, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Digital Compass