HTC Titan

“They’ve made their statement. And it couldn’t have been bigger that the HTC Titan. The phone’s size is not all politics by the way. HTC must’ve felt they needed something in the same category as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Galaxy Note. They wanted their Windows Phone flagship protected against future unpleasant surprises. The Titan certainly keeps the Nokia Lumia 800 at a safe distance. But it’s already waiting for the possibility of a Nokia 900.The HTC Titan has good value to upgraders – and HTC have potentially enough of those. Had it had the same screen size as the HD7, people would’ve simply upgraded the software rather than buy a new phone. It’s good to see a solid cameraphone by HTC too. Not underpowered either.”

“We still have issues with the operating system itself—for instance, shoving Bing in front of your face, which we found often came up with inferior results for those on mobile phones. For instance, if we look for videos on Android or iOS, the results are primarily from YouTube, which has mobile-compatible video formats. All the first-page results from Bing require Flash. It's details like this that can sometimes make the phone a pain to use. The HTC Titan was initially priced at $199, but is now available for $99 from Amazon. For a phone with this camera, battery life, and speed, that's not a bad deal. But the Windows Phone OS is still in its developing stages, and definitely has some catching up to do to its rivals.”

“Collectively, second-generation Windows Phones are in limited supply as of right now, but thankfully the HTC Titan is here to get things rolling for the fledging mobile platform. Showcasing its larger than life presence, thanks to its unbelievably large display, the Titan is definitely a captivating handset on its own, but more importantly, it stands above most Windows Phones we’ve been checking out of late. When you compare it to the existing crop of Windows Phone Mango devices, it’s absolutely something that stand out prominently. For $199.99 on-contract, it’s undoubtedly a fitting price point that will appease those who are tinkering on the idea of moving into a Windows Phone of some sort.”

“The HTC Titan is a solid and well-built offering for those looking to jump ship to the Windows Phone OS. It has a large 4.7-inch display that makes it a treat to watch videos, though pixel density is not the greatest due to the WVGA resolution. Don't be deterred by the lack of a dual-core processor, as the 1.5GHz Qualcomm processor did its job just fine. It offers decent HSPA+ speeds and we applaud the fluid feel of Windows Phone's user interface. I'm also impressed with the quality of the phone's 8-megapixel rear camera, and the fact that there's a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video calls. At $199, the Titan is a tough sell against powerful Android competitors, but I hope there are those who are willing to give it a chance.”