HTC Desire Z
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A HTC Desire Z - shown with keyboard open and closed. A custom ROM - CyanogenMod is used
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| Codename | HTC Vision |
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| Manufacturer | HTC Corporation |
| Series | A Series |
| Compatible networks | 900/2100 or 850/1900 MHz HSPA/WCDMA, 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM |
| Availability by country | 1 November 2010 (Europe) |
| Predecessor | HTC Dream (T-Mobile G1) |
| Form factor | Slate slider smartphone |
| Dimensions | 119 × 60.4 × 14.16 mm |
| Weight | 180 g |
| Operating system | Android 2.3.3 "Gingerbread" (2.2.1 "Froyo" preinstalled) |
| System on chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7230 |
| CPU | ARMv7 800 MHz Scorpion |
| GPU | Adreno 205 |
| Memory | 512 MB RAM |
| Storage | 1.5 GB Flash |
| Removable storage | microSD (SD 2.0 compatible) |
| Battery | 1300 mAh Lithium-ion |
| Data inputs | Multi-touch with HTC Sense 2.1 interface, QWERTY keyboard, 3-axis accelerometer, digital compass, proximity and ambient light sensors |
| Display | 3.7-inch 800 × 480 WVGA Super LCD capacitive touchscreen@ 252 ppi |
| Rear camera | 5-megapixel autofocus with LED flash, face detection, geotagging |
| Connectivity | 3.5 mm stereo jack, micro-USB hi-speed, Bluetooth 2.1, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n |
| Other | Proximity sensor, accelerometer, FM Radio, Facebook, Twitter, MS Exchange, compass, GPS, A-GPS, Google turn-by-turn navigation, Flash 10.1 enabled, upgradable to Flash 10.3 |
The HTC Desire Z (also marketed as T-Mobile G2 in the US) (codenamed HTC Vision) is a smartphone developed by the HTC Corporation that was announced on 15 September 2010 and was released in Europe and Canada in November 2010, following a number of delays related to Google's quality assurance tests. The HTC Desire Z features similar specifications to the HTC Desire and the HTC Desire HD but is a slider. The design of the HTC Desire Z has capacitive face buttons rather than the mechanical ones the HTC Desire features.
According to HTC's Vice President Bjorn Kilburn, the phone is the last Google-Assured QWERTY slider to be manufactured by HTC.
The HTC Desire Z features an improved version of HTC Sense and online services at HTCSense.com. It has a proximity sensor, a G-sensor and an ambient light sensor. The Desire Z has HTC's new "Fast Boot" feature, which is a type of sleep/hibernation mode instead of the traditional full power off, letting it power on in less than 5 seconds; a full boot can be accomplished by removing the battery or by restarting the phone from the power menu of Android which is reached by a long press of the power button. After having been shipped originally with Android 2.2.1 (Froyo), OTA updates have now been pushed which upgraded the firmware to Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) with the HTC Sense 2.1. Unofficial versions beyond official 2.3.3 are also available, as well as an early port of Sailfish OS.
HTC Desire Z has an aluminium shell and QWERTY keyboard with three programmable keys. The smartphone has an 800 × 480 3.7-inch Super LCD capacitive touchscreen. The HTC Desire Z has a 5-megapixel camera with flash on the rear side. The camera is capable of recording 720p video.
The reception for the HTC Desire Z has been mixed with some web site reviews praising the keyboard typing and citing similar features to the critically acclaimed HTC Desire while others have had complaints about the hinge in the "Z style" sliding out keyboard and the lack of strong battery life.
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