Futher, the HTC HD2 smartphone's hardware is attractive and sensitive to user specific requirements. This is where the Taiwanese smartphone score. The HTC HD2 is sure to please the hardcore high end customers who already are familiar with bigger devices, Blackberry or iPhone.

Now the new smartphoe HD2 is wider and taller than both the Apple iPhones or the Google's Nexus. Interestingly, the HD2 is thinner as well. But the point here is the weight of the smartphone. While both the iPhone and the Nexus weigh around 5 ounces, the HTC HD2 is high 5.54 ounces. Notwithstanding its size, the smartphone sits smartly in your pocket, purse or hand. The HTC HD2's screen is not only large it looks very pretty as well. Videos and images really look very attractive in it.

The one disappointment is the fact that the HTC HD2 is its software that is based on the aging Windows platfrom from Microsoft. Notwithstanding the fact that HTC has propped up the design by adding its own software, using the smartphone does prove to be a cumbersome and irritating exercise.

What is more. The HTC HD2 users will gain access to only 1,200 third party applications while the iPhone affords 185,000 apps and 30,000 for Android.

The 5 megapixel camera captures images that are more clear and powerful than the iPhone generated photographs. The phone rings and audio are crystal clear and sharp. For its price, the HTC HD2 does offer huge memory -- 16 gigabytes on a removable card, plus another gigabyte internally.

In a best mobile phone deal, T-Mobile is offering some interesting apps that are placed on the homescreen of the HTC HD2. These include a Barnes & Noble e-book readers, a blockbuster video download service, and a trial of the MobiTV live TV application. All of which, according to industry experts work well without any glitch.