Head-to-Head: HTC HD2 versus iPhone 3GS (1)

The HD2 has no "real" multitouch feature though it boasts of being the first Windows Mobile-based device to do away with a stylus for navigation and control. One still needs to use a stylus for certain application, such as Windows Media Player. This is rather, unfortunate, considering that Windows Mobile 6.5 release was meant to be a move-away from the use of the stylus and toward more touch-friendly icons and buttons.

In fact, there isn't really much more to Windows Mobile 6.5. It's really just the same old Windows Mobile 6.1 with a smoother interface, touch-based navigation and some updated programs. Perhaps that's why Microsoft's Steve Ballmer recently referred to the OS as a "stop-gap."

On the other hand, the iPhone OS 3.0 allows you to experience full multitouch and gestures.

 [6] Processor:  The HD2 runs on the ultra-powerful Qualcomm 1Ghz Snapdragon processor while the iPhone is powered by ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz processor. Both also have dedicated graphics that allows one to enjoy games and

 Winner:  The HD2. Thanks to a faster processor (almost two times faster than the iPhone's processor), not only do apps open faster in the HD2, they respond faster, too. The application switching lag, update downtime and the occasional freeze noticeable in the iPhone are absent in the HD2. Moving around from one complicated webpage to the next also feels downright breezy, not cumbersome in the HD2.

 [7] Browser:  The HD2 offers a choice of two built-in web browsers - the speedy Opera Mobile as its default choice and the Internet Explorer. On the other hand, iPhone comes with Safari browser.

 Winner:  The HD2. The HD2 can support Flash-based web pages, thanks to Internet Explorer, unlike the iPhone. In other words, with the HD2, you can see Flash-heavy websites like Hulu and Webkinz and view rich web content as their designers intended.

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