HTC HD2 is ready to rumble: video promo

It may have beastly Windows Mobile 6.5 grinding away deep within its bowels, but there’s an awful lot to love about HTC’s sensational new HTC HD2 handset.

Boasting a high res 4.3-inch 480 X 800 pixels display, HTC’s snappy Sense UI, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, micro SD slot, 5-megapixel camera plus flash, Wi-Fi and GPS, this is the phone that’s got a lot of people excited – and now you can see it doing its stuff in this super rumbly video:

The HTC HD2 is expected to be released in the UK by the end of this month – we’ll do our very best to get our hands on a review copy. Here’s a reminder of what you can expect.

HTC HD2 specifications

CPU Processing Speed
1GHz Snapdragon processor

Power & Battery
Battery type: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1230 mAh

Talk time:
* WCDMA: Up to 320 mins
* GSM: Up to 380 mins

Standby time:
* WCDMA: Up to 390 hours
* GSM: Up to 490 hours

Camera
* 5 megapixel color camera
* Auto focus
* Dual LED flashlight

Video playback Up to 8 hours
Audio playback: Up to 12 hours

Connectors
* 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
* Standard Micro-USB
(5-pin micro-USB 2.0)

Sensors
* G-Sensor
* Proximity sensor
* Ambient light sensor

Home Screen
Home, People, Messages, Mail, Internet, Calendar, Stocks, Photos & Videos, Music, Weather, Footprints, Twitter, Settings

Social Networking

* Facebook integration
* Sharing photos on Facebook and Twitter
* Sharing videos on YouTube
* HTC Peep™ for twittering

Display
Type: Capacitive touch screen
Resolution: 480 X 800 WVGA

Operating System
Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional

Storage
* ROM: 512 MB
* RAM: 448 MB
* Expansion slot: microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

Network Bands

Europe: Network Bands
* HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
* GSM: 850/950/1800/1900 MHz

Asia Pacific:
* HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
* GSM: 850/950/1800/1900 MHz

Internet
* Browser: Opera Mobile™
* 3G:
Up to 7.2 Mbps download speed
Up to 2 Mbps upload speed
* GPRS: Up to 114 kbps download speed
* EDGE: Up to 560 kbps download speed
* Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g

Tethering
* Internet Sharing through USB or Bluetooth
* Wi-Fi Router

Bluetooth
* Bluetooth® 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate
* Supported profiles: A2DP, AVRCP, BIP, BPP, DUN, FTP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, HID, HSP, OPP, PAN, PBAP, SAP, SPP

Multimedia
* Windows Media Player
* Albums
* Pictures & Videos
* FM Radio
* Audio supported formats:
.aac, .amr, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .mp4, .qcp, .wav, .wma
* Video supported formats:
.wmv, .asf, .mp4, .3gp, .3g2, .m4v, .avi

Location
* Internal GPS antenna
* HTC Footprints™
* Digital Compass
* NaviPanel

HTC website