HTC Radar
The HTC Radar (also known as HTC Radar 4G[2]) is a smartphone running the Windows Phone OS. The phone was designed and manufactured by HTC Corporation. It was announced 1 September 2011, and launched on 12 October 2011.
 A white HTC Radar. | |
| Manufacturer | HTC Corporation |
|---|---|
| Compatible networks | GSM, HSDPA, Wi-Fi |
| Availability by region | October 2011 |
| Related | HTC Trophy HTC Titan HTC HD7 |
| Operating system | Windows Phone 7.5 |
| CPU | Qualcomm MSM8255 1 GHz Scorpion (Snapdragon) |
| Memory | 8 GB internal flash 512 MB ROM 512 MB RAM |
| Battery | Rechargeable 1520mAh Li-ion battery (up to 535 hrs standby, 8.0 hrs talk time) |
| Display | 3.8 in. S-LCD capacitive touchscreen 480x800 px (~246 ppi pixel density) 16m-color WVGA, backlit TFT LCD |
| Rear camera | 5-megapixel autofocus CMOS sensor with dual-flash, video up to 720p resolution |
| Front camera | VGA resolution, front-facing |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11b/g/n, G-Sensor, A-GPS, micro-USB, 3.5mm audio jack |
| Data inputs | Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, 3-axis accelerometer |
| Other | Dolby Mobile Sound |
| Development status | Released (No longer manufactured) |
| References | [1] |
Description
HTC announced the HTC Radar on 1 September 2011 in London, along with the higher end HTC Titan. The devices were HTC's first smartphones to ship natively with Windows Phone Mango (7.5).[3]
Launch
Microsoft launched HTC Radar, powered by Windows Phone 7.5 Operating system (Codenamed Mango), on 12 October 2011 in India. HTC Radar is the first Mango powered Smart phone in India.[4]
Reception
Ross Miller of The Verge in his review wrote: "Finally, for the platform agnostic – for those who aren’t committed to purchasing Windows Phone hardware – I’m still not quite sure I can recommend this over an Android phone of similar value."[5]
See also
References
- "HTC Radar specifications". HTC. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- "HTC Radar 4G". HTC. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- Sakr, Sharif (1 September 2011). "HTC Titan and Radar WP7 Mango phones revealed, we go hands-on". Engadget. AOL. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- Joshi, Sandee (13 October 2011). "Microsoft Corporation launches Windows Phone". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- Miller, Ross (4 December 2011). "HTC Radar 4G review". The Verge. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.