Testseek.co.uk have collected 136 expert reviews of the HTC HD7 and the average rating is 74%. Scroll down and see all reviews for HTC HD7.
October 2010
(74%)
136 Reviews
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The editors liked
Massive screen gives you plenty of browsing space
Dolby Mobile and SRS do make a difference
Autofocus in video
Windows Phone 7
Big screen
Dual LED flash
Colours and contrast both respectable
Good for watching video
A great OS for the big screen
The gaming fraternity will be itching to get online with the Xbox LIVE facility
Good mobile Microsoft Office experience
Excellent touch-screen keyboard
Stylish and simple interface
Integrated Zune Player
Fantastic styling and finish
Refreshing user interface
Built-in stereo speakers
Enormous
4.3-inch screen
Simple attractive user interface
Easy to sync with Zune
Good music store
Fabulously responsive touchscreen
Good on-screen keyboard
Big
Beautiful
Simple and fast
The HTC HD7 features an absolutely massive touchscreen display – at 4.3 inches – and is perfect for multimedia use. If you want to browse the internet on the move
Then this really is the device for you. It's also great when it comes to movie playback
With the big screen making the HTC HD7 a handy portable media player. There's even a kick stand
So you'll be able to stand it at a comfortable vi
Large screen
Cool kickstand
Decent sound enhancement
Looks good
Impressive screen
Stand for watching video
Windows Phone 7 works well
Well built. Great screen. Xbox Live gaming and Zune Music.
Feels responsive to use
Good looking design
Easy to use OS
Integrated kickstand
The editors didn't like
Rattly volume key suggests build quality not quite as good as usual
Battery life poor
Viewing angles on screen not great
Lots of problems with the finish
Speakers are very quiet
Camera takes mediocre photos
Bad at getting signal
Battery life well below average
Though the HD7 has 8/16GB of on board memory
There's no memory card slot to top up that storage space
Disappointing battery life
Lack of manual Wi-Fi search feature
No SD-card slot
No Flash support
O2 exclusive
Sounds weak
Average video
No memory expansion
App store is just getting going
Poor social-networking options
Landscape mode is lacking in places
Poor Yahoo search in the browser
No expandable memory
Screen is surprisingly poor
The Windows Phone 7 OS won't suit all users – it currently lacks the number of apps available for the iPhone 4 and Android devices – and social networking integration is surprisingly poor. The screen on the HTC HD7 could also be brighter.
No Flash on the internet browser
Average HD recording
Mediocre HTC Hub
Video kept shifting focus
App market quite bare so far
Average camera. Choice of apps limited. No easy way to switch apps.
Giant 4.3-inch display makes everything easier, Windows Phone 7 runs like well oiled machine, Great ergonomics
Questionable build quality, Poor viewing angles, contrast, color reproduction, Small battery for its size
What can we say that we haven't expressed already? The HD7 is pretty much what you thought it would be. It's that same 4.3-inch blueprint that HTC has exploited to great success with the HD2 and EVO 4G, applied to the brand new Windows Phone 7 operating e...
I'll put the HD7 through the ropes once I get a review unit in house, but I really like what I've seen so far. I also need to spend more time with Windows Phone 7 to determine its strengths and weaknesses. Stay tuned for more hands-ons and first looks...
Windows 7 phone, Large and responsive screen, Screen is ideal for playing games, movies. The kickstand works perfect during such occasions, Dolby Mobile and SRS sound enhancement provided the right effect, DualLED flash supported the absence of Xenon, Cloud services, Multiple connectivity options, HTC Hub for exclusive HTC apps
No card slot, No lens protection, No Bluetooth file transfers, No video calls, No multitasking, Limited availability of third party apps, No flash or silverlight support
Abstract: HTC has designed a top-tier Windows Phone smartphone that's aimed at the executive class with the HTC HD7. Following the recent trend of jumbo smartphones with large screens and powerfu features, the HTC HD7's design, look and feel all scream flagship ...
Excellent 4.3-inch display. Front-facing speakers great for movies. Windows Phone is excellent for beginners. Camera takes nice photos
No internet tethering or media sharing. Limited media file recognition. No expandable storage. Internal storage is not user accessible. Average battery life
With Windows Phone 7, the HD7 is a great smartphone for beginners but its locked OS and absent features will frustrate seasoned smartphone users....
Abstract: The HTC HD7 bears an uncanny resemblance to HTC's year-old HD2 handset. Its screen is the same size and resolution, its CPU is identical, the camera has the same resolution and twin-LED flash. Physically, it's similar too.It's a very different thing to us...
