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HTC HD2 Launched in Malaysia~

htcJust after more than 1 month after announcing the HTC HD2, it is now finally landed in Malaysia! As I mentioned before, this phone comes with a huge 4.3 inch capacitive touch screen powered by the huge 1GHz processor. The launch event was held in Sri Hartamas, with some of the photos as below.

HTC HD2_A

HTC HD2_Mr SK Wong, Country Manager of HTC, Mr Frank Teh, MD of SIS_A

Mr SK Wong, Country Manager of HTC and Mr Frank Teh, MD of SIS.

Pricing & Availability

The new HTC HD2 will be available from end of November at all authorized resellers at a suggested retail price of RM2,899*. Standard retail HTC HD2 package will come with a 8GB microSDâ„¢ card.

*All prices are subject to pricing policies of individual operators.

HTC HD2â„¢ from HTC at a glance:

Processor 1 GHz Snapdragonâ„¢ processor
Operating system Windows Mobile® 6.5 Professional
Memory ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 448 MB
Dimensions 120.5mm (L) x 67mm (W) x 11mm (T)
Weight 157g (with battery)
Display 4.3-inch capacitive touch screen with 480×800 WVGA resolution
Network HSPA/WCDMA:

  • 900/2100 MHz

GSM:

  • 850/950/1800/1900 MHz

(Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)

Internet Browser: Opera Mobileâ„¢
3G:

  • Up to 7.2 Mbps download speed
  • Up to 2 Mbps upload speed

GPRS:

  • Up to 114 kbps download speed

EDGE:

  • Up to 560 kbps download speed

Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g

Tethering Internet Sharing through USB or Bluetooth
Wi-Fi Router
GPS Internal GPS antenna
HTC Footprintsâ„¢
Digital Compass
NaviPanel1
Connectivity 3.5mm stereo audio jack
Standard Micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)
Bluetooth Bluetooth® 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate
Supported profiles: A2DP, AVRCP, BIP, BPP, DUN, FTP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, HID, HSP, OPP, PAN, PBAP, SAP and SPP
Camera 5.0 megapixel colour camera with auto focus and dual LED flashlight
Audio supported formats AAC, AMR,M4A,MID, MP3, MP4, QCP, WAV, WMA and Windows Media® Player
Video supported formats WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI and Windows Media® Player
Battery Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1230 mAh
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.)

Video playback: Up to 8 hours
Audio playback: Up to 12 hours

Expansion Slot microSDâ„¢ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
Special features G-sensor
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor
Value Added Applications HTC Sense™, Windows® Marketplace, Microsoft® Exchange synchronization, Opera Mobile™, Facebook™ integration, Photo sharing on Facebook and Twitter2, Video sharing on YouTube™, HTC Peep™, PDF Viewer, Quick Office, FM Radio, Stock, Photos & Videos, Music, Weather, Twitter, and Teeter game
Recommended Windows System Requirements Windows XP or Windows Vista®
Microsoft® ActiveSync® 4.5 for Windows XP
Microsoft® Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 for Windows Vista
1 NaviPanel requires the HTC HD2 car kit which is sold separately.
2 Twitter is a trademark of Twitter, Inc., and is used under license.

At the retail price of RM2899, it’s way cheaper compared to Touch HD, which the retail price was RM3299 when it was launched.  Will you buy it? As for me, I’m kinda getting bored and tired using Winmo phones. Time to change? 😛

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