A Comparison Of The Features Of The Impressive Htc Desire Hd And The Sony Ericsson Arc

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Smartphones are advancing rapidly these days, and two good examples of the technology on offer are the HTC Desire HD and the Sony Ericsson Arc. Both handsets are packed with innovative features, but they are two very different phones in many respects. In this article I will compare some of the key features of each handset so you can decide which is the best.

Touchscreen
Both handsets are touchscreen operated. The Sony Ericsson Arc utilises LED-backlit LCD capacitive touchscreen technology, whereas the HTC Desire HD had an LCD capacitive unit. The screen on the Desire HD is 4.3 inches, which is slightly bigger than the 4.2 inch offering of the Sony Ericsson Arc. Both screens offer the features you would expect to find on most smartphones these days; accelerometer sensors, multi touch input support, and proximity sensors. The Desire HD’s screen is manufactured from Gorilla glass, which is reinforced to prevent damage when dropped, whilst the Sony Ericsson Arc’s screen is scratch resistant. The resolution is almost exactly the same, with each handset capable of displaying up to 16 million individual colours with ...
... great display quality. The Sony Ericsson handset even has a built in Sony Mobile BRAVIA engine which calls upon the manufacturer’s years of experience in the high-end television manufacturing industry for improved display quality.

Internet Browsing
The ability to surf the web on the go is one of the major reasons people buy smartphones. But the performance of this task can vary greatly from phone to phone. Both handsets are able to connect to the internet via 3G coverage and Wi-Fi. The Sony Ericsson Arc offers download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps in 3G covered areas, which provides a great internet browsing experience but the HTC Desire HD offers and even faster connection at 14.4 megabytes per second. Both handsets also have the ability to connect to W-Fi networks, which is handy if you are on a limited data plan, and offers a connection similar to using your home computer.

Operating System
The HTC Desire HD ships with Android 2.2 (aka Froyo) as standard, although this is upgradeable to later versions, with the HTC Sense user interface over the top. The Sony Ericsson has Android 2.3 (aka Gingerbread) installed as standard, the latest version of the software. The operating system is the manufacturer’s custom Android skin called TimeScape. Both handsets offer comprehensive social networking integration as standard, along with the full package of Google widgets found on all Android phones. Therefore the OS of each handset is evenly matched, so choosing between the two in this respect is likely to come down to personal preference for one user interface over the other.

Both phones also have the same 1 GHz Scorpion processor to provide all the computing power they need to run demanding applications and keep certain aspects of the hardware running smoothly, such as the touchscreen.

Both the Sony Ericsson Arc and the HTC Desire HD are great smartphones for several reasons. Just one look at the spec list of each phone and you will see just how feature packed they are. If you are in the market for a new smartphone, each of these is definitely worth a closer look, and choocing between the two is largely down to personal preference, as on paper a t least, they appear to be evenly matched in nearly every respect.

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