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Sleek and Stylish, but far from perfect
Beautiful looking phone black and dark grey, exceedingly slim side bezels, and a massive 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen. It has a raised metal bezel running around the phone, which means that placing the phone face down on a flat surface will not scratch the display.
There are three touch-sensitive keys beneath the glass slab that extend below the LCD. These are well spaced and quite usable. The camera key offers no feed-back to half-click (for autofocus). The Micro USB port and 3.5 mm jack are conveniently located on the bottom of the phone. The touchscreen is sensitive, and navigating around is a snap. The display is mediocre – color and contrast, and the flash is reasonably powerful. Music quality via the hands free kit is good – decent bass for earphones, and a nice mid-range. The loud speaker is frankly rubbish for music and distorts a lot. Video playback is a mediocre experience. While the large display is good, colors can look a bit washed out, and the contrast is mediocre at best. Battery life seems decent considering the paltry 1230 mAh power plant.
With heavy usage and 2-3 hours of calls, battery life drops to 25 percent within a day. With good reception, call quality and clarity is good, but as signal levels drop slightly, there is a loss of coherence on the other end. At an MRP of 29,990, the HD7 isn’t cheap. Neither is it close to perfect. There are better performing, more rounded devices available.
SPECIFICATIONS:
OS: Windows Phone 7;
CPU: Qualcomm QSD8250(1 GHz);
RAM: 576 MB;
Display: 4.3-inch, 480x800 pixels, capacitive;
Battery: 1230 mAh;
Weight: 162 grams
CONTACT:
Bright Point India
Phone: 9910821100
Website: www.htc.com/in
Price: Rs 29,990 (MOP)