- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Nokia Lumia 920
- Nokia Lumia 820
- Nokia Lumia 900
- HTC Radar
- HTC 8S
Rated 60% by by Ganesh-Manivannan--Ganesh (Nov, 2012)it is fast enough to respond while browsing with Internet Explorer.
Rated 80% by by c|net (Nov, 2010)Though it didn't improve the sharpness all that much, it did do away with some of the pinkish hue and brightened up the photo overall.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the HTC Titan compared to the HTC HD7
GHz1.5
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango 3.5G
Rated 100% by by Bacchus (Nov, 2011)I have also now played with the camera and can say that the 8 megapixel camera takes great photos.
1 GHz
Windows Phone 7 3.5G
Rated 80% by by c|net (Nov, 2010)Overall, the display is bright and clear, showing off 480x800 pixels, but we definitely noticed a difference in quality compared with some of the higher-resolution displays on some of the today's latest smartphones.
screen size
4.7"
4.3"
Titan by c|net (Nov, 2011)The reason behind the Titan's impressive size is the large 4.7-inch Super LCD display.
HD7 by PG (Dec, 2010)Very solid phone, beautiful and large screen and the feel of the device is very nice in the hands.
screen resolution
Titan by Mario--Fan-of-fantasy-and-science-fiction.-I-... (Apr, 2012)It has a lower resolution than the iPhone retina display, but after playing with it at store I found the larger size really helped me read text and images also looked great.
HD7 by P.-C.-Mehta (Dec, 2010)I would not go into much details since others have highlighted features here.
memory
| 0 GB | 0.56 GB | 0.6 GB |
processor
Titan by Ken (Dec, 2011)For those who are wondering about how that single core processor runs, the answer is fast.
HD7 by c|net (Nov, 2010)It would have been nice if there had been more hardware upgrades, including the processor and display, but the smartphone was generally responsive during our review period.
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 8 MP | 8 MP |
Titan by c|net (Apr, 2012)On back of the phone are the ultrahigh-resolution 16-megapixel camera and dual-LED flash array.
HD7 by c|net (Nov, 2010)The camera has various settings, including six different resolutions, effects, scenes, and flicker adjustment.
Performance Real world tests of HTC Titan vs HTC HD7
cpu speed
Titan by M.-ORTIZ (Nov, 2011)PROCESSOR SPEED: The snappier 1.5GHz Processor on the Titan compares favorably to other phones!
HD7 by c|net (Nov, 2010)That said, it doesn't have the crispness and vibrancy of some of the latest smartphone displays, and in general, we would have liked to see more improvements or upgrades to the HD7 in comparison to its predecessor, the HTC HD2, as the two phones share the same screen, processor, and battery.
browser benchmark
Titan by TrustedReviews (Nov, 2011)It's intensely fast - not just in how quickly it responds to gestures on the super-responsive capacitive touchscreen, but in how fast menus are able to scroll and how snappily animated transitions are.
download speed
Titan by Bacchus (Nov, 2011)In Boston where we have HSPA+ speeds I should be seeing twice the download speeds that I am currently getting.
HD7 by c|net (Nov, 2010)As we mentioned earlier, the HTC HD7 doesn't support T-Mobile's HSPA+ network, but we still had good data speeds over its regular 3G network.
talk time
709 min
379 min
Titan by Biswa (Oct, 2011)Battery: The battery inside it is Li-Ion 1600 mAh which gives back up up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 460 h (3G) in stand by mode and Up to 11 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 50 min (3G) in talk time mode.
HD7 by c|net (Nov, 2010)However, the smartphone did meet its rated talk time in our battery drain tests.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the HD7
| Much better browser benchmark | 1,459 ms | vs | 4,142 ms |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8x better browser benchmark; load pages more quickly on your mobile device | |||
| Significantly faster processor | 1.5 GHz | vs | 1 GHz |
| 50% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Significantly longer talk time | 709 min | vs | 379 min |
| Around 90% longer talk time; go days without charging | |||
| Has a gyroscope | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation | |||
| Higher resolution front camera | 8 MP | vs | 5 MP |
| 60% higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
| More battery capacity | 1,600 mA·h | vs | 1,230 mA·h |
| More than 30% more battery capacity | |||
| Records higher definition video | 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps | vs | 1280 x 720 @ Unknown |
| 30x higher definition video | |||
| Bigger screen | 4.7" | vs | 4.3" |
| Around 10% bigger screen | |||
| Marginally newer | Nov, 2011 | vs | Nov, 2010 |
| Release date over a year later | |||
| More highly reviewed by consumers | 78.49% | vs | 74.12% |
| Around 10% more highly reviewed by consumers | |||
| Thinner | 10 mm | vs | 11 mm |
| More than 10% thinner | |||
Advantages compared to the Titan
| Faster real world download speeds | 7.49 Mb/s | vs | 2.72 Mb/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Around 3x faster actual download speed | |||
| Sharper screen | 216 ppi | vs | 197 ppi |
| Around 10% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
Reviews Word on the street
HTC Titan | HTC HD7 | ||
 |  
|
| |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
| 
| |
 | Rated by 173 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by M.-ORTIZ (Nov, 2011) Rated 100% by by Jpyles (Dec, 2011) | Rated by 87 users at amazon.com Rated 80% by by Gregory Rated 100% by by Happy (Oct, 2012) Rated 80% by by Nathan-Maez (Jun, 2012) | |
screen
HTC Titan | by GSM Arena (Nov, 2011)Had it had the same screen size as the HD7, people would’ve simply upgraded the software rather than buy a new phone.
HTC HD7 | Rated 80% by by c|net (Nov, 2010)Of course, the whole reason for the HD7's bigger size is the 4.3-inch touch screen.
HTC HD7 | by GSM Arena (Dec, 2010)With a kickstand and a large 4.3” screen, the HTC HD7 would have made an excellent makeshift picture frame.
video
HTC Titan | Rated 80% by by TrustedReviews (Nov, 2011)The Titan's styling continues the trend set by the HTC HD2 and HD7.
HTC Titan | by GSM Arena (Nov, 2011)Text is even smaller but absolutely legible on the sharp screen.Compared to the preceding HTC HD7, one fault the engineers did well to address was the low response time of the screen, which caused an unpleasant ghosting effect when scrolling listed menus.
HTC HD7 | by GSM Arena (Dec, 2010)The HD7 has the extra task of identifying itself as something different from the HD2.
quality
HTC HD7 | by GSM Arena (Dec, 2010)The HTC HD7 did very well in our audio quality test.
HTC HD7 | by GSM Arena (Dec, 2010)Most of the HD7 is high quality matt black plastic, but there is some metal too – on the kickstand, which doubles as a camera plating.
weight
HTC Titan | by GSM Arena (Sep, 2011)It weighs 160g, but considering a 4.3" HD7 weighs 2g more, it's not unreasonable.
HTC HD7 | by GSM Arena (Dec, 2010)The HD7 measures at 122 x 68 x 11.2 mm and weighs 162 grams – we’ve been there already with the Desire HD.
resolution
HTC HD7 | by GSM Arena (Dec, 2010)We’ve already seen the same basic setup as the HD7 with two other OSes – first the WinMo-powered HD2, then the Desire HD Android (and its CDMA cousin, the EVO 4G).
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Nokia Lumia 920 Most built-in storage |
 | 2 | Nokia Lumia 820 Longest battery life during active use |
 | 3 | Nokia Lumia 900 2-way tie: Screen uses OLED technology |
 | 4 | HTC Radar OK standby time |
 | 5 | HTC 8S Lightest |
 | 6 | Nokia Lumia 710 5-way tie: Has a removable battery |
 | 7 | HTC Titan II Transmits music over FM radio |
