HTC unveiled the new Desire HD and Desire Z Android-based smart phones. Those very exciting new devices should be considered if you are searching for a powerful Android phone.
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The new HTC Sense technology offers a variety of technology enhancements. With a new camera, you can record HD videos or capture and edit images with a variety of fun effects. With HTC Locations, a new online mapping tools, you have instant, on-demand mapping at your fingertips without download delays or incurring mobile roaming charges.
With the new HTCSense.com service, you can easily locate a missing phone by triggering the handset to ring loudly, even if it is set to silent, or to flag its location on a map. If your phone has been lost or stolen, you can remotely lock it, forward calls and texts to another phone, send a message to the phone to arrange its return or even wipe all personal data from it. HTCSense.com makes it easy to setup a new HTC phone or access archived mobile content such as contacts, text messages and call history from a PC browser.
HTC Desire HD showcases great multimedia content with its bright 4.3-inch display, Dolby Mobile and SRS virtual sound and is the first to be powered by the new 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Desire HD enables 720p HD video recording and includes an 8-megapixel camera with dual-flash. The HTC Desire HD is sculpted from a block of solid aluminium for strength that HTC has come to be known for. It also includes the new HTC Fast Boot that enables people to quickly make a call or check emails by shortening the time taken to complete the power-up.
For people constantly on the road, HTC Desire Z makes it quick and easy to stay connected with friends on Facebook and Twitter or with colleagues and customers at work. HTC Desire Z features a unique ‘pop hinge’ that opens to reveal a QWERTY keyboard for fast, convenient typing. HTC Desire Z’s keyboard also includes a variety of keyboard shortcuts and two customizable keys for providing instant access to common functions without the need to open menus.
HTC Desire Z also includes 720p HD video recording and a 5-megapixel camera with automatic flash. It is the first phone to utilize the new 800MHz Qualcomm 7230 processor for improved performance and battery life and also includes HTC Fast Boot. The new HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z will be available across major European and Asian markets from October 2010 with the HTC Desire Z shipping in North America later this year. ■