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Sunday, September 21, 2008

HTC Touch HD vs iPhone 3G

Even though the unit you see in the picture is still just a pre-release model, it’s hard to deny that the HTC Touch HD does look better than the iPhone 3G thanks to its bigger and brighter display.

HTC Touch HD side-by-side with iPhone 3G

As for the lack of flash, an interesting side-by-side comparison of the same photo taken indoors reveals that the Touch HD does quite a remarkable job in ambient lighting as opposed to the iPhone.

Same photo taken indoors, Touch HD is better

However, the iPhone still has a slight advantage in terms of thickness ergonomic design although it looks a bit longer and wider than the Touch HD.

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So, aside from visual comparison of the two, how does HTC’s latest device stack up to Apple’s mobile phone? Shown in the table below are the major areas where the two are completely different aside from the OS, of course.

So which is better? While the HTC Touch HD does get my vote this early on, it’s still hard to say which one is exactly better due to how different Windows Mobile 6.1 is from Mac OS X mobile OS. The HTC Touch HD does have a bigger and better display and camera, but there’s more to a mobile smartphone than just those two features combined.

I will wait for the final product to come out before I make any final decision on this face-off, but I must admit, the HTC Touch HD does look quite impressive.

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