ok i am and hd2 expert .. igot it for 38500 when it came out on dec 17th 2009 in India .. yeah i remember the date too as i bought it on the 1st day when tatdocomo launched it ....yes u can unlock it even if u buy from t mobile by flashing the ROM and radio.
And running a android on hd2 is possible now with very few bugs ... its not bug free ... so the question is y would u want to run android on a phone that was built for winmo ...no point .. its a complete waste of money.
+ there is a big factor of resale ... winmo as it is does not sell in India ...+ win 6.5 is dead .... winmo7 will be out soon so u will not be able to sell ur phone .
there r some people who claim that XDA guys will put a win7 rom on hd2 eventually but again that will also be buggy and take a lot of time..
but seriously why would u want win7 on hd2 when u can go get a winmo7 when it comes out. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH HD2 IS THAT IT THERE IS NO SUPPORT FOR APPS LIKE FACEBOOK AND SKYPE. FACEBOOK VERSION FOR WINMO 6.5 IS PATHETIC AND SKYPE IS OFFICIALLY WITHDRAWN I THINK. thats a big problem .
once winmo 7 is launched XDA guys will stop developing ROMs for win6.5 and start concentrating on winmo7 .. so ur hd2 will reach a dead end .
my advise is not to buy hd2 ... bury that phone .. i was a great fan of hd2 and still am but there is not point in buying it even f u get it at 10000 bucks ..
u rather spend that money on a proper android phone if u eventually plan to use android .
for android here is my recommendation
1st choice - nexus one cause with 2.2 its blazing fast
2nd desire - same as n1 but slightly better battery life
3rd : samsung galaxy s - awesome battery life for a android . but u mite want to wait a few days cause a white galaxy s is going to be launched
and finally if u can wait till mid sept u will get a phone that even i am waiting for .. the htc desire hd 4.3" HD2 like android . this is one phone that everybody at XDA wants .
other than that i recommend the iphone 4 . As much as i hate apple .. i really admire what they ve done with the iphone 4 .. its an awesome phone and unbeatable as off now . i used the iphone 4 for a couple of hours .. really impressed .....
i personally am waiting for vodafone -airtel to launch it here .. oct 1st week i think is the date .. so saving up for the iphone 4 ... if i cant afford it then ill get the desire hd for sure ..but never buy LG or SE even if its free!!
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viditkalra said:
Let me clarify a few things up..
1. there is NO lag whatsoever while operating the phone...everything feels snappier and opens as it should..
2. Talking about Desire and super AMOLED and 2.2 etc etc etc..Did you know that Desire's Amoled has pink tint issues and yes, the screen feels kind'a pink when compared to anyother lcd screen.
3. Se x10 for 27k and Desire for 24k.. i'd still pick up the x10..it looks stunning..put both the phones side by side and u'll know what i am talking about..true, Desire is faster and has MT...but, every day to day tasks are equally fast in SE x10..
4. Android 2.2 on Desire and 1.6 on SE x10..doesnt reely make a difference..Unless uv used Android 2.2 , you wont even notice what you are missing..
and 1.6 on X10 is fairly good to handle pretty much all the tasks i throw at it..But yea, i still want my phone running 2.2 just for Apps2sd..
All in all, Great choice with x10 buddy.. ...white looks amazing and stands out...
for apps..
try..
adw launcher..
slide it keyboard..
tunewiki..
tazm..
fancy widget..
beautiful widgets.
switch pro widget..
advanced task manager..
rockplayer.
logmein..
gmote..
just head onto xda and you'll find a lot more..
android 2.2 and 1.6 makes a big big diff .. secondly if u notice everyone praises x10 for its looks and cammera and music playback cause thats the only area it excels in ...
desire is blazing fast when compared to x10 ... desire has XDA support big advantage if u want to flash ROMS ..X10 also has XDA support but there is more interst in desire .. XDa guys like htc phones alot ..