Comments on: T-Mobile HD2 Walks The Red Carpet

By: ryan

ryan — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:12:59 +0000

lol tche you are FUNNY! just thought i would add that. this phone better come out on the 24th! i already took work off for it and i sold my samsung behold 2 today! so im stuck with a moto rokr for 2 weeks!!! ps. this site talked me into selling my NEW behold that i had for just 2 weeks so this phone better be better :)

By: MJayR

MJayR — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:46:45 +0000

I have a G1 with 1.6, and i make sure i read all the info on the app, and if it is 2.0 or higher i know its not meant for my phone. However come 3-24-10 im saying good bye to my G1 and hello to the HD2!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: tchez27

tchez27 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:22:52 +0000

ps. might be one of those hidden innuendos, or just wishful thinking, but did anyone else notice they put up “7″ HTC HD2s at the end of the video. Maybe its a sign of a nice surprise or an OS to come, hmmm. Maybe, just maybe!

By: tchez27

tchez27 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:19:12 +0000

Check this out HD2oids! Incase you’re like me and just can’t get enough of this beast of a phone. The HTC website has a 7, thats right 7 minute video about the features of and using the HTC HD2. I’ve personally watched it three times. Have fun! Here’s the link http://www.htc.com/www/product/hd2/overview.html. Click on the green take a closer look button.

By: just some dʋde

just some dʋde — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:37:25 +0000

that was after the fact, it sold very well then the ads started to appear.

By: Your Wife

Your Wife — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:10:45 +0000

This is your wife and I don’t appreciate this one bit. Thanks for the headsup :)

By: Blacksheep427

Blacksheep427 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:32:21 +0000

great pics. all the more reason I am getting this. doesn’t have win mo/phone 7………..so what.
it’s mine!:)

By: WXman

WXman — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:26:07 +0000

F*** Sprint.

By: Shayne Carlos

Shayne Carlos — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:42:11 +0000

this is great! i dont like having a phone that everyone && they mama have..for the info WM 6.5 is not outdated at all..my touch pro2 can do everything android, iphone, webos, && blackberry…for me its not about the OS its about the hardware..thats my dream device..me && my friend both cant wait to pick this up on release date && sport it..but anyways wm has so much power && flexibility..shit i can even boot into android with my “outdated” phone..what other OS on the market has the ability to do that? correct me if im wrong..

By: abel

abel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:30:00 +0000

I think that the things that may make HD2 better than TP2 for day to day use are mainly:
A: Obviously better hardware specifications may help smooth out rough areas where you are already frequently constrained by resource limits (heavy browsing / multiple tabs?).
B: The POTENTIAL for more future updates for HD2 than TP2; obviously not at all a sure thing, in fact it looks pretty unlikely, but if you look at it from a normal user’s perspective, Nokia/Android are both way ahead with free navigation applications, especially the standalone OVI maps which doesn’t need a cellular data connection. They have better media players. Better browsers. Better utilities and applications in a lot of areas. And also, key, android owners can TYPICALLY look forward to at least 2-3 significant OS/program updates over the life of their handsets. Windows Mobile handsets and their users loyalties/experiences have basically often been considered disposable goods — typically Microsoft would NEVER directly issue OS or application updates to Windows Mobile 2003/5/6/6.5, and very often most carriers and handset makers also would not even make available most of the available OS/program updates that Microsoft made available to them to give out as updates. As time goes on and handsets got more powerful with more RAM, ROM, and so on, that has started to change and the newest WM 6.5.x handsets can look forward to a much better experience being able to get updated software or OS patches at least a couple of significant times. Also the newer more capable handsets are more able to run a lot of 3rd party software like Opera or nagivation apps or whatever even if they weren’t included. So to the extent that the newness of the HD2 makes it more likely to be updated by HD2/the carrier, and easier for you to cram in more 3rd party applications / ROM goodies, so much the better for you.

At the end of the day, though, I think the major “upgrade” for most people will be WM7, some hypothetical free nagivation application that doesn’t need internet (though maybe they’ll just stick with Bing maps and assume everyone has internet wherever they go), Silverlight support, XNA support for games/apps, and Zune/Xbox like support for media playing, games, and media content, as well as much better support for Flash, eBooks, etc.

Basically I wouldn’t personally invest in HD2 as an update to an existing TP2 owner unless you knew the H/W features alone made it a lot better for you and you simply must have the latest model handset. Otherwise I’d wait a few months until it is certain you can hopefully get an official WM7 update along with some better software like Office Mobile 2010, some better offline nagivation app, a better browser, better ebook/audio/video/media support, Flash, Silverlight, etc. Some significant part of that may never be supported on WM 6.5.x, so the key may be not so much what the hardware of the HD2 can do for you, but what the better SUPPORT of the newer device may or may not do for you.