T-Mobile
has officially announced the release details for the upcoming HTC HD2
smartphone. You can
expect the HD2 to be available Wednesday, March 24 for $199.99 with a two-year
contract. It will also be available without the two-year contract on an Even
More Plus service plan for $449.99.
The
HD2 boasts
of a 4.3-inch capacitive, high-resolution touchscreen display. It is powered by
a Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon mobile processor and runs HTC’s Sense user interface
on top of Windows Mobile 6.5. The phone also has a 5 megapixel camera,
Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi, and easy access to social networking sites such as
Facebook and Twitter.
Other new features include a Blockbuster application that
allows users to download and purchase or rent movies over Wi-Fi for prices
starting at $4.99. The phone has a pre-installed 16GB microSD card for storing
these films. The T-Mobile HTC HD2 will also come with a new
Barnes & Noble
eBook reader and the latest version of MobiTV.
Jennifer Johnson
Jennifer grew up around technology. From an early age, she was curious about all things related to computers. As a child, Jennifer remembers spending nights with her dad programming in BASIC and taking apart hard drives to see what was inside. In high school, she wrote her senior term paper on her experiences with building custom computers.
Jennifer graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After college, she began writing full-time for various PC and technology magazines. Later, she transitioned to the Web. In these roles, Jennifer has covered a variety of topics including laptops, desktops, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and various consumer electronics devices. When she's not playing with or writing about the latest gadget, Jennifer loves to spend time with her family, capture memories with her camera, and scrapbook.
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