HTC Radar first Windows 7.5 Mango OS mobile phone

The HTC Radar is the first Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) phone. The USP here is its OS, which can make or break this phone. Let's find out. The phone's retail box contains earphones, and a charger with detachable USB cable. It does not ship with a memory card. Why? Because the device doesn't have a memory card slot! Out of the 8 GB of onboard storage, the user gets roughly 6.5 GB to pack in all his data. The device measures 4.7" (l) x 2.4" (w) x 0.4" (d), and weighs 137 grams. Its design is minimalist and complements the software inside. The body is made of quality aluminum with a classy finish. The top and bottom ends on the back have rubberized plastic, which provides a superior grip over the device. The HTC Radar is powered by a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, and has 512 MB RAM. Other specs include a 5 MP rear and VGA front camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, A-GPS, and a 3.5 mm jack.

Mango is the most beautiful and optimized OS I've ever come across on a mobile. Its homescreen sports Live Tiles that are refreshingly different from the old grid of icons found in every other OS. Doing justice to their name, these tiles display relevant information in real-time. Hence, a mere glance on the homescreen gives you an idea of all the activity going on with your phone and contacts.

Swiping the homescreen to the left reveals a list of applications and settings, all of which can be pinned to the homescreen for quick access. Features such as copy-paste and multitasking have been nicely implemented. TheFacebook and Windows Live integration is deep and will please social network junkies.

HTC Radar Feature and Specifications

• Network band: Dual Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, HSPA/WCDMA


• Operating system: Windows Phone 7 OS (Mango)


• Processor: 1GHz


• Display Screen Size: 3.8 inches


• Display Type: Touch screen


• Display Resolution: 480×800 pixels


• Proximity, Gyro


• Ambient light sensor


• Camera Size: 5.0 mega pixels


• Camera Features: 28mm lens, HD video recording, LED flash, back illuminated sensor


• Secondary Camera: VGA camera


• GPS Navigation with Bing Maps, HTC locations


• Data Transfer Connectivity: Bluetooth v2.1 , A2DP


• Internet Connectivity: 3G: Wireless LAN WiFi n, HSDPA up to 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA up to 5.76 Mbps


• DLNA certified for wirelessly TV streaming


• Internal Memory: 512MB RAM


• Expandable Memory: Up to 8 GB


• Audio Format Support: .m4a, .m4b, .mp3, .wma


• Video Format Support: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .m4v, .mbr, .wmv


• Video recording Format: .mp4


• 3.5mm headphone socket


• Battery Model: 1520 mAh Li-Ion


• Talk time: up to 530 minutes on 2G and 420 minutes on 3G


• Stand by time: Up to 360 hours on 2G and 340 hours on 3G


• Dimensions: 120.5 x 61.5 x 10.9 mm


• Weight: 137gm

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