HTC Radar

The HTC Radar (also known as HTC Radar 4G^[2]) is a smartphone running the Windows Phone OS. The phone was designed and manufactured by HTC Corporation. It was announced 1 September 2011, and launched on 12 October 2011.^{[citation needed]}

HTC Radar

A white HTC Radar.
Manufacturer	HTC Corporation
Availability by region	October 2011
Related	HTC Trophy HTC Titan HTC HD7
Compatible networks	GSM, HSDPA, Wi-Fi
Operating system	Windows Phone 7.5
CPU	Qualcomm MSM8255 1 GHz Scorpion (Snapdragon)
Memory	8 GB internal flash 512 MB ROM 512 MB RAM
Battery	Rechargeable 1520mAh Li-ion battery (up to 535 hrs standby, 8.0 hrs talk time)
Rear camera	5-megapixel autofocus CMOS sensor with dual-flash, video up to 720p resolution
Front camera	VGA resolution, front-facing
Display	3.8 in. S-LCD capacitive touchscreen 480x800 px (~246 ppi pixel density) 16m-color WVGA, backlit TFT LCD
Connectivity	Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11b/g/n, G-Sensor, A-GPS, micro-USB, 3.5mm audio jack
Data inputs	Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, 3-axis accelerometer
Development status	Released (No longer manufactured)
Other	Dolby Mobile Sound
References	[1]

Description

HTC announced the HTC Radar on 1 September 2011 in London, along with the higher end HTC Titan. The devices were HTC's first smartphones to ship natively with Windows Phone Mango (7.5).^[3]

Launch

Microsoft launched HTC Radar, powered by Windows Phone 7.5 Operating system (Codenamed Mango), on 12 October 2011 in India. HTC Radar is the first Mango powered Smart phone in India.^[4]

Reception

Ross Miller of The Verge in his review wrote: "Finally, for the platform agnostic – for those who aren’t committed to purchasing Windows Phone hardware – I’m still not quite sure I can recommend this over an Android phone of similar value."^[5]

See also

• Windows Phone