The HTC Radar is a Windows Phone, having all the notable mid-range specifications, and up-to-date hardware on the board. This handset is also known as “HTC Omega”.
HTC Radar comes filled with the new Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango’ OS, sporting a 3.8-inch S-LCD touchscreen display, backed up by a 1GHz single-core MSM 8255 processor, 512MB RAM. It comes equipped with an 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, 720p HD video recording capability, an additional front-facing VGA camera to make video calls, 8GB internal memory storage, Bluetooth, GPS/aGPS, 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g/n connectivity, FM radio, 3.5mm headset jack, 5.1 surround sound, DLNA functionality, powered by a Li-Ion battery, Accelerometer, G-Sensor, and a whole host of Mango and the carrier services.
Full Technical Specifications Of HTC Radar
| Network | |
| 2G Network | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Network | HSDPA/UMTS 900, 2100 MHz |
| Form Factor | Candybar |
| Dimensions | |
| L x B x H | 120.5 x 61.5 x 10.9 mm |
| Weight | 137 grams |
| Display | |
| Type | S-LCD Capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 3.8-inch |
| Colors & Resolution | 16M Colors & 800 X 480 Pixels WVGA |
| Input/ User Interface | |
| Input | Gorilla Glass Display Multi Touch Pinch to zoom Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate Predictive Text Input Proximity sensor for auto turn-off |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” OS |
| CPU | 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 Processor 512MB RAM |
| Memory Storage | |
| Memory | 8GB Internal Storage No slot for microSD cards |
| Browser & Messaging | HTML, XHTML, WAP 2.0 Predictive Text Input, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Camera | |
| Primary | – 5 Megapixels – 2560х1920 pixels – LED Flash – Auto Focus – Geo Tagging |
| Secondary | – 0.3 Megapixels – VGA |
| Video Recording Capability | – 720p HD – 1280×720 Pixels |
| Connectivity | |
| Bluetooth & USB | Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP & v2.0 micro USB |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n DLNA |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | Up to 14.4 Mbps download speed Up to 5.76 Mbps upload speed |
| Music & Video | |
| Music Format | MP3, WMA, M4A (Apple lossless), M4B |
| Video Format | MPEG4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2 |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Ion 1520mAh Standard battery |
| Talk Time | Up To 5 Hours 30 Minutes (2G) Up To 7 Hours (3G) |
| Standby Time | Up To 360 Hours (2G) Up To 330 Hours (3G) |
| Other Features | Xbox Live HTC Locations 5.1 Surround Sound Bing Maps, Bing Search Zune Services Dolby Mobile and SRS surround sound Compass, Accelerometer |
| Colors | Active White, Metal Silver |
Price & Availability
The HTC Radar will be coming this October at an unknown price point. But, it will cost you $570 sans the contract.
I love the look of the white phone. Not having a slot for Micro SD cards has made me reconsider though.