HTC’s entire Android based smartphones line-up for America presently includes the Droid Eris, T-Mobile G1, myTouch 3G, Hero, and the Nexus One:

HTC Droid Eris: exclusively available from Verizon, the Droid Eris is CDMA only and is highly regarded thanks to Verizon’s strong coverage and the Droid Eris’ attractive execution:
- Introduced November 2009 with 1.6 Cupcake
- Qualcomm® MSM7600™, 528MHz
- 512MB ROM / 288MB RAM
- 3.2-inch 320 x 480 HVGA Resolution Capacitive Touch Screen
- CDMA: Dual-band 800/1900MHz, CDMA2000 1xRTT/1xEVDO rev. A
- 4.45” (L) x 2.19” (W) x .51” (T) at 4.23 ounces
- 1300 mAh Li-on Battery, Talk time: 214 min, Standby: 373 hrs
- 5.0 MP w/ Auto Focus Camera
- Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for stereo wireless headsets, WiFi®: IEEE 802.11b/g
- microSD™ (8Gb card included)
- Price: $199.99 with 2-year Contract or $469.99 unlocked
Reviews: Phone Arena | CNET | Mobile Tech Review
HTC Hero: made for Sprint and featuring an LED screen and built-in GPS, the Hero is a tiny bit larger than the Droid Eris but also has a higher capacity battery:
- Introduced September 2009 with 1.6 Cupcake
- Qualcomm® MSM7600™, 528MHz
- 512MB ROM / 288MB RAM
- 3.2-inch 320 x 480 HVGA resolution, 262K-color TFT LCD touch-sensitive screen with LED backlight
- Dual Band CDMA2000 1xRTT/1xEVDO/1xEVDO Rev. A (800/1900 MHz)
- Internal GPS antenna
- 4.5” (L) x 2.22” (W) x .54” (T) at 4.5 ounces
- 1500 mAh Li-on Battery, Talk time: 250 min, Standby: 360 hrs
- 5.0 MP w/ Auto Focus Camera
- Bluetooth® 2.0 with enhanced data rate, Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11b/g, HTC ExtUSB™
- microSD™ (2Gb card included)
- 3.5mm stereo headphone jack
- Price: $179.99 with 2-year Contract or $599.99 unlocked
Reviews: Crunch Gear | CNET | Mobile Tech Review
T-Mobile myTouch 3G (HTC Magic): part of T-Mobile’s line-up, this is HTC’s more value oriented offering:
- Introduced September 2009 with 1.6 Cupcake
- Qualcomm® MSM7600™, 528MHz
- 512MB ROM / 192MB RAM
- 3.2-inch 320 x 480 HVGA resolution, 262K-color TFT LCD touch-sensitive screen
- GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 UMTS: Yes Bands: 1 (2100) & 4 (AWS 1700/2100)
- 3.2MP Camera with video capture
- 4.52” (L) x 2.22” (W) x .58” (T) at 4.1 ounces
- 1340 mAh Li-on Battery, Talk time: 420 min, Standby: 2.5 weeks
- microSD™
- Price: $149.99 with 2-year Contract or $399.99 unlocked
Reviews: Uber Gizmo | Mobile Tech Review
T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream): another T-Mobile phone, the G1 has a slide-out QWERTY keypad and GPS but is hampered by lower ROM and RAM storage; however, it is the most inexpensive Android HTC in the States:
- Introduced September 2009 with 1.6 Cupcake
- Qualcomm® MSM7600™, 528MHz
- 256MB ROM / 192MB RAM
- 3.2-inch 320 x 480 HVGA resolution, 262K-color TFT LCD touch-sensitive screen
- HSPA/WCDMA: Europe: 2100 MHz; US:1700/2100 MHz
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard
- GPS navigation capability with Google Maps™
- Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate; Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11b/g; HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
- 3.2MP Camera with video capture
- 4.6” (L) x 2.16” (W) x .62” (T) at 5.6 ounces
- 1150 mAh Li-on Battery, Talk time: 350 min WCDMA (406 min GSM), Standby: 402 hrs WCDMA (319 hrs GSM)
- microSD™
- Price: $129.99 with 2-year Contract or $399.99 unlocked
Reviews: CNET | Gizmodo
Google Nexus One: by far the most publicized and fastest Android phone to arrive since the Motorola Droid, the Nexus One is equipped with a substantially higher resolution screen than HTC’s predecessors. The image quality of the Nexus One’s OLED display is far superior to conventional LCDs. To set the Nexus One further apart from the pack, Qualcomm has also supplied it with a blazing 1GHz processor. Our special feature has full coverage of this hot smartphone.

January 14, 2010 01:03 AM | by



