This year two of the great phone maker Apple and HTC has launched few of their excellent devices. The Apple stick with it’s iOS phone and the HTC has making more Android based smartphone. The latest HTC Android monster is now come with the name HTC Desire HD. Let see what Desire HD has to offer compared to iPhone 4.
iPhone 4 Vs Desire HD :
Screen:
The HTC Desire HD has a large amazing 4.3” 480×800 WVGA resolution screen. It beats other smartphone competitor, not to mention it is also bright and sharp. The screen is very comfortable to browse the internet using HTC own internet browser.
On the other side, sporting a smaller screen at 3.5” 640×960 pixels resolution, the iPhone 4 is equipped with the Retina display technology that makes the display is stunningly sharp. The resolution may be higher resolution at 640×960 pixels and Apple calls this its Retina Display. Apparently it displays more pixels than the eye can see, which is a little pointless in our opinion. You’ll struggle to see pixels in WVGA resolution too.
The only disadvantage of the HTC Desire HD’s large screen is that it means the handset itself is massive. If you’ve ever used the HTC HD2, you’ll know what we mean
Winner: HTC Desire HD
OS:
The OS battle never stops between the iOS 4 and Android 2.2. There are always things to bring up and down and it finally concludes in personal preference. Not only the great improved apps, the new iOS 4 also brought new stuff like Apple’s community gaming platform Game Center, iTunes Ping, TV rentals and many more
Actually both operation system has similar features like multitasking (though the iOS is not as good as Android), Exchange email support, both with unified inboxes and the ability to change your homescreen wallpapers, folders and faster work around. However the Android 2.2 Froyo is better with the support of Flash 10.
Winner: HTC Desire HD
Applications:
Off course in this case the Android has not yet able to surpass the 250,000 applications that iPhone has to offer through the Apple Store. The latest new in July 2010, Android has reached the amount of 80,000 applications available in the Android Market and 57% of it is a free apps.
Winner: Apple iPhone 4
Processor:
The both occupy super fast 1GHz processor where the iPhone attach the Apple A4 processor; the Desire HD sports the famous Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8255 processor. However the processor on Desire HD is more optimized that can handle any work smoothly even in gaming where the Apple will tend to lag and jerky.
Winner: HTC Desire HD
Sound and vision:
HTC Desire HD is equipped with Dolby Surround Sound and Dolby Mobile integration that provides you with sharp high definition video and amazing sound capability. The output speakers on the iPhone 4 is not bad either, more over when you put on the tinny speaker enhancement it will sound stunning.
However the HTC is more ready for share entertainment with Dolby Surround Sound and Dolby Mobile integration plus DLNA feature.
Winner: HTC Desire HD
Web services:
Backup, location and restore services is provided by this two smartphones, but in our opinion the Desire HD will win with the free better suite of services without any new application required.
Winner: HTC Desire HD
Camera:
The Desire HD sports an 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash and autofocus, great snap as well as video recording and that is just the right move for a great smartphone. In the other side the iPhone 4 only brings 5 megapixel camera on board and with the update firmware now it is able to perform HD video recording.
Winner: HTC Desire HD
Tethering:
This feature is very common to both devices just plug them via USB, the different is that while on the iPhone 4 we have to pay between £5-10 to enjoy tethering, on the Desire HD it is free all the way.
More, the Desire HD can be turn into wireless router providing hotspot signal. This feature surely swept the iPhone 4 away.
Winner: HTC Desire HD
eBooks:
iPhone now has Apple’s iBooks as seen on iPad. By using this feature the user are able to download ‘tens of thousands of books’ from the iBooks store. The book prices ranged from free to expensive, good selection of books many finds from the price £14.99 and above.
On the other side the Desire HD can also enjoy ebooks via Koboä eBook store, it even have the capability to make notes and annotations around the books. Though we still don’t know how many collections are available but if we see the comfortness in reading an ebook we have to go to the Desire large screen.
Winner: HTC Desire HD
Pricing:
The HTC Desire comes with cheaper price; T-Mobile priced this device freely with £40 per month contract while the free iPhone is £60 per month tariff for more than 2 years of contract. A larger screen, same storage capacity and cheaper price will drag us to the Desire HD.
Winner: HTC Desire HD
In conclusion, I think many will disagree but as we see from few aspect that the HTC Desire HD is better than the iPhone 4, featuring a larger screen, impressive sound and video quality thanks to Dolby integration, a better camera and a more competitive price. However the iPhone 4 is surely the best iPhone yet, but it is just not the best phone ever.
Winner: HTC Desire HD
source: http://www.knowyourmobile.com
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October 18, 2010, 2:38 pmcpmriise says:
If you want a brand name, go for apple, if you want a phone that is practical, fun and A LOT BETTER ,GO HTC DESIRE HD! Apple cant keep up with what they are doing in the smartphone industry. Take away the apple apps store and you have an average phone that has trouble getting a signal when you hold it(hahahahahahahahahahahaha). My 2 year old Nokia 6700 has a 5 megapixel camera!!!! I tried multiple downloads on iphone4, man it was slow. Tried DOUBLE amount of android equivelent downloads, desire hd ran as smooth and fast as ever.
November 26, 2010, 10:20 pmMu'aawiyah says:
I personally think that this review was completely bias and not well researched. Comparing two phones is not just about comparing numbers!! (ie 5mp to 8mp), it is about how the hardware works together and produces the final product. Yeah, the Iphone has 5mp and the desire hd has 8mp, but how well does that camera work? and how good is the picture quality? The Iphone 4 has something called HDR which makes any 8mp camera cry!! also the sensor in the iphone 4 is a lot bigger which means it captures more light, more colours and gives a better overall picture. This and other things mentioned in this thing was either based on outdated information or poor research.
December 12, 2010, 3:01 pmSorry, you failed on this one.
Reneesme says:
I would, personally, chose HTC Desire HD. It feels a lot better in the hand then the iPhone 4 and it has simply a better quality, design, screen etc.And if you buy iPhone 4 you don’t have anyone else but you to blame.
December 15, 2010, 6:41 pmHarry says:
The author was right about the screen resolution comparison. The resolution on iphone 4 is overly high than what your eyes can see, that it becomes pointless on its same 3.5 inch screen, (unless the screen is bigger, say 4 to 4.3 inch, only then you can see the real advantage of the display)
i decided not to upgrade to ip4 from 3g, bcos for me htc desire hd is more brilliant
December 18, 2010, 8:50 amTOLGA says:
Both of them are best devices at the market. I think its up to your needs. DHD has no limit in internet and has very good camera. Also it is very easy for any kind of file transfer, but battery life is short, on the other hand you can charge it everywhere with usb. ?phone looks much pretty and easy to use. But doesnt support flash for internet surf. ?ts shame any file transfer with itunes. Battery life and resolution is better than DHD. DHD is much bigger screen but lower resolution. So its depents on your needs and enjoy…
December 18, 2010, 11:34 pmPanos says:
This is one of the most biased reviews of the Desire HD I ever read. I happen to own both an Apple iPhone 4 and a Desire HD to know, for example, which screen is better. Viewing angles on the HD as well as color saturation cannot even be compared to iPhone’s Retina display. Furthermore, the 5 Mpixel camera on the iPhone 4 is on par, if not better, than the HD’s 8 Mpixel one. I will agree about the OS though.
December 19, 2010, 10:03 am