HTC Titan II Review - Mobile Info Updates

The HTC Titan II is the
manufacturer's latest flagship
Windows Phone on AT&T, and while
it may arguably have the best
hardware among Windows Phones,
it's overshadowed by the Nokia
Lumia 900 that launched on the
same day. For those of you who
are willing to look beyond the
Lumia 900, and don't mind spending
a bit more up front, the Titan II
might just have a perfect storm
of features: an impressive 4.7"
Super LCD display, LTE 4G and a 16
megapixel camera with backside
illuminated sensor. That's right:
16MP in a US camera phone. And
yes, it takes awesome photos.
Much of Windows Phone 7.5 specs
are written in stone thanks to
Microsoft's requirements. The
phone runs on a 1.5GHz
Snapdragon S2 single core CPU, it
has 512 megs of RAM, 16 gigs of
storage and an 800 x 480
capacitive display. The CPU type,
RAM and resolution are MS
requirements. Manufacturers can
use the cameras, display size and
storage allotment of their
choosing.
The Titan II has a front
1.3MP video chat camera that
works with Tango and Skype Beta
for video calls and it has the
usual WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth
2.1 + EDR and a GPS that works
with Bing Maps and AT&T
Navigator.
Design and Ergonomics: Unibody
Elegance
The 6.2 ounce Titan II has HTC's
popular and proven unibody design.
It looks elegant, classy,
understated and it has a little
flair--a curved chin and curved
glass. The phone's casing is mostly
aluminum, with plastic over the
antenna area. There are no
creaks here, no ugly seams and
the back has a rubbery soft touch
feel though it looks like metal. The
gray metallic color changes as you
move the phone, and a small door
at the bottom has a stippled
texture to improve grip. That door
covers the full size SIM card slot;
there's no access to the 1730 mAh
battery and like
HTC Titan II
The HTC Titan II is the
manufacturer's latest flagship
Windows Phone on AT&T, and while
it may arguably have the best
hardware among Windows Phones,
it's overshadowed by the Nokia
Lumia 900 that launched on the
same day. For those of you who
are willing to look beyond the
Lumia 900, and don't mind spending
a bit more up front, the Titan II
might just have a perfect storm
of features: an impressive 4.7"
Super LCD display, LTE 4G and a 16
megapixel camera with backside
illuminated sensor. That's right:
16MP in a US camera phone. And
yes, it takes awesome photos.
Much of Windows Phone 7.5 specs
are written in stone thanks to
Microsoft's requirements. The
phone runs on a 1.5GHz
Snapdragon S2 single core CPU, it
has 512 megs of RAM, 16 gigs of
storage and an 800 x 480
capacitive display. The CPU type,
RAM and resolution are MS
requirements. Manufacturers can
use the cameras, display size and
storage allotment of their
choosing. The Titan II has a front
1.3MP video chat camera that
works with Tango and Skype Beta
for video calls and it has the
usual WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth
2.1 + EDR and a GPS that works
with Bing Maps and AT&T
Navigator.
Design and Ergonomics: Unibody
Elegance
The 6.2 ounce Titan II has HTC's
popular and proven unibody design.
It looks elegant, classy,
understated and it has a little
flair--a curved chin and curved
glass. The phone's casing is mostly
aluminum, with plastic over the
antenna area. There are no
creaks here, no ugly seams and
the back has a rubbery soft touch
feel though it looks like metal. The
gray metallic color changes as you
move the phone, and a small door
at the bottom has a stippled
texture to improve grip. That door
covers the full size SIM card slot;
there's no access to the 1730 mAh
battery and like most Windows
Phones, it has no microSD card
slot.
Despite the huge 4.7" display, the
Titan II is barely bigger than the
4.3" Nokia Lumia 900 and it weighs
about the same. It's actually
lighter than the original Titan.
We're impressed with HTC's design
skills: somehow they managed to
make a 4.7" phone that's close to
the size of the Lumia 900 and 4.5"
Samsung Galaxy Skyrocket .
The headphone jack and power
button are up top and the micro
USB sync/charge port is on the
left side. The volume controls and
dedicated camera button are on
the right. The controls work well,
as do the capacitive front
buttons. Despite its size, the
phone feels good in my admittedly
large hand, and I appreciate the
curved and tapered sides that
make it more palm-friendly. The
grippy back is another plus.
Calling and Fast LTE 4G Data
Call quality wasn't tops with the
first Titan, released at the end of
2011. We're happy to report that
the Titan II has very good call
quality for both incoming and
outgoing voice, and reception
that's comparable to the very
good Lumia 900. Incoming voice
volume is average while outgoing
voice is very loud (speak softly!).
The phone has LTE 4G on AT&T,
and it falls back to AT&T's also
zippy HSPA+ 21Mbps network that
the carrier also calls 4G
(technically it's part of the 3G
standard, but carriers play loose
and fast with that 4G label).
We're in an LTE coverage area and
speeds are impressive and every
bit as good as our LTE Samsung
Galaxy S II Skyrocket and a tad
faster than the Nokia. We
averaged 19 Mbps down and
5.8Mbps up according to the
"Bandwidth" test app available on
the Windows Phone Marketplace.
The smartphone has the mobile
hotspot feature so you can use it
as a wireless high speed access
point for your laptop or tablet.
This feature is included with
AT&T's 5 gig, $50/month data
plan.

Specs:
Display: 4.7" capacitive multi-
touch Super LCD.
Resolution: 800 x 480, supports both portrait and
landscape modes via acceleromter.
Has an ambient light sensor, gyro
sensor and proximity sensor.
Battery: Lithium Ion
rechargeable. Battery is not user
replaceable. 1730 mAh.
Performance: 1.5GHz Qualcomm
Snapdragon S2 single core CPU
with Adreno 205 graphics. 512
megs RAM, 16 gigs internal flash
storage .

Size: 5.12 x 2.76 x 0.39 inches.
Weight: 6.2 ounces.
Phone: GSM quad band world phone
with 3G/4G HSPA+ 21Mbps on the
850/1900/2100MHz bands. LTE 4G
on AT&T.
Camera: 1.3MP front video chat
camera and 16MP rear main
camera with backside illuminated
sensor and dual LED flash and 4x
digital zoom. Can shoot 720p
video.
Audio: Built in speaker, mic and
3.5mm standard stereo headphone
jack.
Networking: Integrated WiFi
802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1 +
EDR.
Software: Windows Phone 7.5
Mango.
Expansion Slot: None.
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