Dictionary.com defines the word Titan as, “a person or thing of enormous size, strength, power or influence.” And sticking strictly to that definition, the HTC Titan that was released November 20 on AT&T’s 4G HSPA+ network certainly deserves its name. With the largest screen of all Windows Phone smartphones, and one of the largest in the entire smartphone marketplace, the HTC Titan is not a small handset. However, HTC has done an excellent job keeping the handset as small as possible considering that large screen size.
Buy the HTC Titan starting at only $79 for upgrades, $99 for new accounts, and only one penny when you activate a new line on an existing account.
The HTC Titan measures 5.18 x 2.78 x 0.39 inches (131.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm) and weighs 5.64 ounces (160 g), and while those overall dimensions make it typical in size for a 4G handset, the weight is approximately an ounce and a half heavier than average. The Titan also runs the Windows phone operating system, which is the mobile phone equivalent of the Windows PC OS. The version running on the Titan is the latest, version 7.5 Mango.
That 4.70 inch display delivers visuals in 16 million colors and 480 x 800 pixel resolution. The capacitive multitouch screen is designed with S-LCD technology, and has a protective layer of scratch resistance and glare reduction. Auto display adjustment is performed by the built-in light sensor, and the on board proximity sensor shuts the device off when not in use to conserve battery life. The industry average run time for a 4G handset is 8.0 hours, and the HTC Titan provides an above average 11.83 hours on a single charge, as well as 15 days standby. Talk time drops to 6.83 hours when using 3G.
The hardware package on board the HTC Titan includes a Qualcomm MSM8255 chip set, a single core 1.5 GHz Scorpion processor accompanied by an Adreno 205 graphics processing chip. 16 GB of storage is on board, and 512 MB of RAM memory is built-in. The HTC Titan provides the closet shutterbug an 8.0 megapixel camcorder on the rear of the device, which comes loaded with autofocus, digital zoom, panorama, dual LED flash, face detection, geo-tagging and ISO control features. That camcorder captures video in 720P HD at 30 frames per second, and offers continuous autofocus while recording video. The front facing 1.3 megapixel chat cam is also capable of placing video calls.
An RDS FM stereo is built in, and social networking applications Facebook and Twitter are also on board. The HTC Titan supports HTML and HTML5 web browsing, and retails for $99 to new customers at select AT&T authorized retailers with a new two-year activation. Upgrades will pay only $79, and customers who activate a new line on an existing account will only pay one penny for the phone! Buy the HTC Titan smartphone.
