Introduction

Swype allows users to swish their finger between letters to form a word, so the mistakes made by pecking at keys are easier to avoid. The phone also comes with two built-in movies, five games, a 5 MP camera and a 1GHz processor.

The handset has a lot to offer for pleasure, but its business offerings can be found on almost any other smartphone. Messages are separated by their source (e-mail, text or instant message), Microsoft Office documents can be viewed and edited, and social networking sites Twitter and Facebook can be integrated into the phone, but only for update sending and receiving, and these updates aren't prominently shown on the phone.

The HD2 is a lot of fun. But consumers may wonder where the innovations are for keeping up with application downloads and social media offerings on similar phones.

Design

The HD2 is a big phone with big features. Considering all the features that come built into the phone, including two full-length movies, it shouldn't be surprising the phone is as big as it is. It's a bit heavy too, weighing in at 157 grams. The phone measures 120.5 mm long, 67 mm wide and 11 mm thick.

The phone's reflective screen is large and dominates the face. There's only room on the face for a thin speaker and a thin bar of keys for sending a call, ending a call, reaching the home screen, pulling up a menu of options, and a return key.

The touch screen display uses HTC's "Sense" technology for navigation by tapping on an on-screen QWERTY keypad, scrolling through menus by flicking a finger up or down the screen, and sliding a finger across the screen to move side-to-side.

The rear of the phone has an external speaker, a flash, and the lens of a 5.0-megapixel camera. The bottom of the phone contains a headset jack, a microphone and the outlet for a USB cable and charger. The left side of the phone has volume keys.

The all-black phone with a reflective screen dominating its face is incognito and professional looking. It's not a good size for sliding into a pocket, and it's not a featherweight by any means. But if a big screen is more important to a consumer than a compact size, the HD2 may be a good choice.

Out of the box the HTC HD2 comes with a battery, a charger, a USB cable, a stereo headset and a start guide.

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