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Image Gallery: Hands-on with the T-Mobile HD2 Windows Mobile Phone

The HD2 is highest speced Windows Mobile device ever and is very popular in Europe. HTC brought the device to the USA with T-Mobile with a subsidized price of only $200. A big improvement over other WM devices is the amazing content partnerships with Barnes & Noble, BlockBuster, and Slacker. You won't be looking all over for content on this 1 GHz Snapdragon device with its 16GB microSD card. You can even enjoy Guitar Hero on the device.
By Matthew Miller, Contributing Writer
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The HD2 is highest speced Windows Mobile device ever and is very popular in Europe. HTC brought the device to the USA with T-Mobile with a subsidized price of only $200. A big improvement over other WM devices is the amazing content partnerships with Barnes & Noble, BlockBuster, and Slacker. You won't be looking all over for content on this 1 GHz Snapdragon device with its 16GB microSD card. You can even enjoy Guitar Hero on the device.

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On the back you will find a list of some of the main specs and content partners.

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T-Mobile does a good job with nice compact box designs with its higher end smartphones as you can see here.

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The side has some colored design in slick, glossy finish.

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The HD2 is right in your face when you lift off the top cover of the box. It is wrapped in plastic to keep it protected too.

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These pamphlets were placed under the HD2 in a small compartment. The guide should be handy for new owners.

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You will find a USB cable, stereo headphones, charging adapter, and a slip on case for the HD2.

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It is nice to see HTC and T-Mobile including a case to protect the HD2 a bit and also add a bit of gripping action to the device.

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There are four hardware buttons on the bottom of the display to make it easy to navigate.

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The notification light is found in the headset speaker grill. T-Mobile branding can be found here.

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Metal and soft touch dominate the back of this beast. A 5 megapixel camera with dual LED is also found on the upper part of the back.

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It is not a small device, but is thin enough to feel comfortable in your hand and pocket.

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4.3 inches of 480x800 resolution sure looks good in my hand.

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Here is a back view of the HD2 inside the silicone case that is included in the box.

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This shot shows a size comparison of the iPhone 3GS on top of the HD2.

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Here you can see how the iPhone 3GS matches up to the HD2. The HD2 isn't that much bigger, but the display completely blows the iPhone out of the water.

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I thought it was amazing how much HTC was able to pack into the tiny Touch Diamond. Now we see the monster size of this device with specs that rival netbooks.

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