Yesterday we attended the HTC Event in London to witness the unveiling of the HTC Radar and HTC TITAN first hand, we gave you a quick rundown of the phones but for those of you still craving more info, we’re going to dive into the details right here.

We got a chance to get our finger smudges on the devices before the public were brought inside for the main press briefing, this being a first for HTC by allowing such brand new devices to be played with so openly was pretty cool.
HTC’s President of Global Sales & Marketing Jason McKenzie told attendees that HTC have the record for most sold Windows Phone 7 Devices in Europe and continue to carry the largest number of WP7 phones worldwide.

Both devices are running the Mango update for Windows Phone 7 but we’ll leave those details for our full Mango review. For now we’ll focus on the hardware of the TITAN and Radar.

The HTC Radar is the first white Windows Phone 7 device so if you were waiting for a device that stands out from the usual drab black of most WP7 devices, HTC have you covered, although it does also come in black/grey.

The build and design are really nice too, the two toned white and silver colour looks nice and at only 137 grams it’s comfortably light to hold. On the front of the Radar at the bottom of is an extra curve which makes it look like a slide up keypad lurks beneath but sadly there isn’t one.

It would have been nice to have a Windows Phone with a slide up QWERTY keyboard considering the lack of physical keyboards on WP7 at the moment and one which wouldn’t suffer from the lack of portrait support that Microsoft has yet to provide.

The HTC TITAN completely dwarves the Radar in pretty much every way. It has the largest screen HTC has ever made for a phone, measuring a shocking 4.7 inches with 480 x 800 resolution. I can hear you all now complaining about that resolution on that screen size but it does look crisp and detailed, even up close it’s hard to see the individual pixels.

TITAN is crafted from a single piece of aluminium and credit given where due, HTC seem to have managed to make TITAN comfortable to hold and use even with such a large screen. Although it’s hard to say right now how it will affect day to day usage, especially if you’ve got small pockets. TITAN sports an 8MP rear camera and 1.3MP front facing camera for live video calling, most likely through the now Microsoft owned Skype.

HTC are proudly touting both phones’ 720p HD video recording capabilities and their DNLA support, both of which go hand in hand.
That said, Radar has a nice 5MP rear facing camera but its front facing camera is a basic VGA which is really disappointing. Surely HTC noticed what a bad move that was by Apple with the iPad 2, yet they made the same mistake.

With up to 16GB of storage, TITAN is also rocking a 1.5GHz Snapdragon Processor and 512MB RAM, which makes it faster than all the current HTC Windows Phone 7 Devices. Meanwhile Radar has a slightly more modest 8GB of storage and a 1GHz Snapdragon Processor but the same 512MB RAM.

It’s not that Radar is to be scoffed at, it just doesn’t pack the same punch as TITAN, both technically and with that wow factor TITAN has mainly due to its massive screen.

As soon as we get a longer hands on time with these swish new Windows Phones we’ll have a full review for your pleasure, in the meantime here’s a quick and informal chat with a HTC Rep about the TITAN and Mango. If you’re in the market for a new or first smartphone, you may want to hold off until October.

Full Specs Breakdown and Press Release below.

HTC UNVEILS HTC TITAN AND HTC RADAR SMARTPHONES

Smartphones unveiled at consumer meet-ups across Europe

LONDON, PARIS, MADRID and BERLIN – September 1, 2011 – HTC Corporation, a global leader in mobile innovation and design, today hosted a series of consumer meet-ups in London, Paris, Madrid and Berlin to unveil its new HTC TITAN™ and HTC Radar™ with Windows®  Phone smartphones.  The HTC TITAN brings your favourite content and multimedia experiences closer than ever with a large 4.7 inch display, HTC’s largest phone screen ever wrapped in an ultra-thin 9.9mm aluminium case. The HTC Radar is designed to keep you close to the people, news and entertainment that matters to you most.  Consumers enjoyed exclusive hands-on demos of the new devices and got to try out Microsoft’s next release of Windows Phone, code-named Mango. 

“The new HTC TITAN and HTC Radar smartphones raise the bar with new advanced photography, multimedia and social capabilities that enable you to take full advantage of the latest Windows Phone innovations,” said Jason Mackenzie, President of Global Sales and Marketing, HTC Corporation. “With its large, cinematic display, the HTC TITAN packs an amazing amount of power and innovation into a device that is unlike anything you’ve ever held before and the HTC Radar’s aluminium uni-body, compact size and finish will capture people’s attention.”

Picture Perfect

Both HTC TITAN and HTC Radar include a dedicated hardware camera button which enables you to capture vivid images without unlocking the phone while the f/2.2 aperture lens and back-illuminated sensor provide improved low-light performance – making sure you never miss that perfect shot. With 28mm wide-angle lenses you can capture more of the scene in front of you while the new panoramic feature lets you create dramatic pictures of skylines and landscapes.  Both devices can shoot bright and vibrant HD (720p) videos, making them perfect companions for family functions or a night out with friends. And with the HTC Photo Enhancer, you can quickly touch up pictures and upload them to Facebook, tagging your friends as you go using automatic face detection built in to Windows Phones. 

“Phones were originally designed for communication, but they haven’t kept up with the way consumers are actually communicating today. That’s why we built Windows Phone to put people first, building in all the key types of communication people are already using right out of the box,” said Andy Lees, President of Windows Phone Division.  “Both HTC TITAN and HTC Radar bring a sleek, modern design that perfectly complements this people first experience, making sure it’s easy to connect & share with the people you care about most so the message always gets through.”

HTC TITAN

With its large and bright 4.7 inch super LCD screen, an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera and 1.3 megapixel front facing camera for live video calling, HTC TITAN combines high performance innovation with a super-slim 9.9mm curved body made from a brushed aluminium shell that fits comfortably in your hand and exudes style and quality. 

HTC TITAN is also the perfect portable office that enables efficient multitasking like viewing a presentation while you’re on a conference call or listening to music while compiling an email. With its expansive screen with built in Microsoft® Office Mobile, this super smartphone enables you to create, edit and collaborate quickly and easily. Advanced email features like Linked inboxes makes it easy to manage multiple email accounts, synchronize your to-do list and calendars in one place, group contacts to make communication simpler and faster, and even store your latest ideas and notes in the cloud with Microsoft® OneNote®.  Typing on the HTC TITAN is quick and easy with the huge virtual keyboard on the responsive 4.7 inch screen.

HTC Radar

Elegantly crafted with an aluminium unibody, HTC Radar brings you closer to the important things in life, with the new People Hub from Windows Phone. The People Hub keeps you up to date with your friends’ latest news showing all of your communication history with each person, as well as their recent social network updates and photos. You can also stay in touch using SMS, Facebook chat and Windows Live® Messenger in one conversation, without having to switch applications or disrupt the conversation flow. Alternatively, speak “face-to-face” with new video calling that lets you see your friends’ faces on the bright and sharp 3.8 inch screen.

Entertainment on the move

With HTC TITAN and HTC Radar, mobile multimedia is greatly improved.  Both phones include HTC Watch™ – an application and service that puts an entire library of the latest, premium movies and TV shows right at your fingertips, letting people discover the latest video content in an easy and visually engaging way.  Utilizing Virtual 5.1 surround sound for a rich audio experience, these phones are perfect for enjoying the Zune® music service.  Internet browsing is fast and smooth with HTML5 support.  You also get an amazing mobile gaming with Xbox LIVE®, giving you access to a great selection of games for Windows Phone, which include features like Leaderboards and Achievement that connect you with your friends and the Xbox LIVE community around the world.

Availability

HTC TITAN and HTC Radar will be broadly available from October 2011 globally, beginning in Europe and Asia.

About HTC

HTC Corporation (HTC) is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile industry. By putting people at the centre of everything it does, HTC creates innovative smartphones and tablets that better serve the lives and needs of individuals. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com.

HTC TITAN Specifications

Processor

• 1.5 GHz

Platform

• Windows® Phone OS

Memory

• Total storage: Up to 16GB

• RAM: 512 MB

(The available storage you can use will be lesser, since the phone’s software occupies some storage)

Dimensions

• 70.7mm x 9.9mm x 131.5mm

Weight

• 160 grams (5.6 ounces)

Display

• 4.7-inch touch LCD screen with 480 x 800 resolution

Network

• HSPA/WCDMA

Europe/Asia: 850/900/2100 MHz

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900MHz

GPS

• Internal GPS antenna

• HTC Locations

• Bing™ Maps

Connectivity

• Bluetooth 2.1

• DLNA for wirelessly streaming media to your TV

• A2DP for wireless stereo headsets

• PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit

• Other supported profiles: AVRCP, HFP, HSP

Sensors

• Gyro sensor

• G-Sensor

• Digital compass

• Proximity sensor

• Ambient light sensor

Camera

• 8 megapixel camera with 28mm lens

• f/2.2 aperture, double LED flash

• Back-illuminated sensor

• 720p HD video recording

Audio supported formats

• Playback: .m4a, .m4b, .mp3, .wma

(Windows Media Audio 9)

Video supported formats

• Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .m4v

mbr, .wmv (Windows Media

Video 9 and VC-1)

• Recording: .mp4

• You can only playback a .3gp or .3g2

video if the video is an email

attachment or is part of an MMS

message

Battery

• Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery

• Capacity: 1600 mAh

• Talk time: 270 – 710 minutes for GSM and 140 – 410 minutes for UMTS

• Standby time: 230 – 360 hours for GSM and 260 – 460 hours for UMTS

Internet

• 3G: Up to 14.4 Mbps download speed and up to 5.76 Mbps upload

• GPRS: Up to 80 kbps downloading

• Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n

Please note: Specifications are subject to change without prior notice

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