Difference Between HTC Inspire 4G and HTC Desire HD

HTC Inspire 4G vs HTC Desire HD | Full Specs Compared

HTC Inspire 4G and HTC Desire HD are both Android smartphones from HTC with excellent multimedia features. Both the phones have many similarities in hardware and also run Android 2.2 (Froyo) with HTC Sense. Both show fast performance powered by 1GHz Snapdragon Qualcomm processor with 768MB RAM. The main difference between them is the network support. While HTC Inspire 4G support HSPA+ and ready for 4G-LTE, HTC Desire HD is a 3G phone that support WCDMA and HSPA.

HTC Inspire 4G

HTC Inspire 4G is an Android 4G smartphone that runs Android 2.2 (Froyo). HTC Inspire 4G is one of the fastest smartphone giving high performance supported by HSPA+ network and it is also 4G-LTE ready. It gives a wonderful multimedia experience on a large 4.3″ WVGA display and powered by 1GHz Snapdragon Qualcomm processor with 768MB RAM, 8 megapixel camera with LED flash and in-camera editing, 720p HD video recording, Dolby SRS surround sound active noise cancellation and built in DLNA. This sleek metal alloy HTC Inspire 4G device also has a 4GB ROM, and has the microSD card slot that can support up to 32 GB memory.

The HTC Inspire’s other attraction is the improved HTC Sense with inspiring little features and htcsense.com online service. HTC Inspire runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo) with improved HTC Sense. HTC Inspire 4G is the first device to experience the htcsense. com online service. HTC says the new HTC Sense is designed with many little but simple ideas that will make HTC Inspire 4G to give you little surprises, delighting you every time. They call HTC Sense a Social Intelligence.

HTC sense has a feature similar to find my phone in iPhone, if your phone get lost you can trace it by sending a command to make the phone sound an alert, it will sound even while on silent mode, you can locate it in the map too. Also if you want you can remotely wipe all data in the handset with a single command. HTC sense also support multiple windows for browsing, which is an attractive feature in HTC Inspire 4G.

For applications, HTC Inspire 4G as an Android gadget has access to Android market that has hundreds of thousands of applications.

In the US market, HTC Inspire 4G is tied up with AT&T. It supports AT&T’s HSPA+ network.

HTC Desire HD

HTC Desire HD is an excellent multimedia phone with 4.3” LCD display and Dolby Mobile and SRS virtual sound, an 8-megapixel camera with dual-flash and the capability of 720p HD video recording and stream it on to a bigger screen via DLNA. It was the first HTC phone to come with the 1GHz Qualcomm 8255 Snapdragon processor and has 768 MB RAM. Pinch and tap with multi window view and integrated Adobe Flash Player gives a good browsing experience to users.

HTC Desire HD is a solid aluminum candy bar that runs Android 2.2 with HTC Sense. The improved HTC Sense enables fast boot and has added many new multimedia features like photo editing with variety of camera effects, HTC locations with on-demand mapping (service depend on the carrier), integrated e-reader that support text search from Wikipedia, Google, Youtube or dictionary. The htcsense.com online service also available for this phone, users can register for this service in the HTC website. One of the feature of the online service is the missing phone locater, it will trigger the handset to ring loudly, even if it is in silent mode. It also can show you the location on a map. If needed users can remotely lock the phone or remotely wipe all personal data from the phone. Nothing to worry, users can reload call/contact data to another HTC phone from a PC browser.

The HTC Desire HD is available through mobile operators and retailers across major European and Asian markets from October 2010.

Comparison of Specifications
HTC Inspire 4G vs HTC Desire HD
 DesignHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
Form FactorCandy BarCandy bar
KeyboardVirtual QWERTYOn-screen
Dimension122 x 68.5 x 11.7 mm123 x 68 x11.8 mm
Weight164 g164 grams
Body ColorBrown, BlackBlack
 DisplayHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
Size4.3 inches4.3 inches LCD
ResolutionWVGA 800 x 480 pixelsWVGA 800 x 480
Features16M Color, Pinch to zoom16M Color,Capacitive touch, Pinch-to-zoom
SensorsAccelerometer, A-GPS, digital compass, proximity sensor, ambient light sensorG-Sensor, Digital compass, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor
 Operating SystemHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
PlatformAndroid 2.2 (Froyo), upgradeable to 2.3Android 2.2 Froyo
UIHTC Sense 2HTC Sense
BrowserAndroid WebKit, full HTMLAndroid WebKit
Java/Adobe FlashJava via third party application, Adobe Flash 10.1Adobe Fash Player 10.1
 ProcessorHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
ModelQualcomm QSD 8255 SnapdragonQualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon, Adreno 205 GPU
Speed1GHz1GHz
 MemoryHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
RAM768 MB768 MB
Included4GB internal, 8GB microSD1.5 GB
ExpansionUp to 32GB microSD cardmicroSD card slot
 CameraHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
Resolution8.0 megapixel8 MP
FlashLEDDual LED
Focus, ZoomautofocusAuto Focus
Video CaptureHD 720p@30fps (1280×720)HD 720p@30fps
FeaturesFace detection, Geo-taggingGeotagging, Built-in effects for depth of field, vignette
Secondary cameraNoG-Sensor, Digital compass, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor
 EntertainmentHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
Audio3.5mm Ear Jack & Speaker, Dolby SRS Surround Sound (MP3,AAC,WMA,WAV,M4A,AMR,OGG,MIDI)Dolby Mobile Surround; Support Formats ACC, AMR, OGG, M4A, MID, MP3, WAV, WMA Recording: AMR
VideoMPEG4, XviD, WMV, 3GP, 3G2Support 3GP, 3G2, MP4, WMV, AVI, XVID Recording:3GP
Gaming
FM RadioYesYes , Tunein Radio from Android Market
 BatteryHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
Type Capacity1230 mAh1230 mAh , Rechargeable Lithium-ion
TalktimeUp to 6 hrs550 min (2G), 320 min (3G)
StandbyUp to 15.5 days420 hrs (2G), 490 hrs (3G)
 Mail and MessagingHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
MailPush Email , Gmail Native Client,(IMAP, POP3, SMTP)Mail Client,Gmail Native App
MessagingMMS, SMS (threaded view), IM, Google Talk,Google Talk, Facebook Chat, Beluga, SMS, MMS, Viber, Skype
 ConnectivityHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
Wi-Fi802.11b/g/n802.11 b/g/n
Wi-Fi HotspotYesYes
Bluetooth2.1+ EDR2.1 +EDR
USB2.0micro-USB
HDMI-No
DLNA-Yes
 Location ServiceHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
MapsGoogle Maps NavigationGoogle Map
GPSA-GPSYes
Lost-Theft Protection3rd party application like lookoutHTCsense.com , Lookout App from Android Market
 Network SupportHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
2G/3GGSM, GPRS, EGDE / HSPA+GSM, GPRS, EDGE / HSPA, WCDMA
4G-No
 ApplicationsHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
AppsAndroid Market, Google Goggle, Google Mobile AppAndroid Market , Amazon App Store
Social NetworksFacebook, Twitter, Picasa, YouTube,Facebook,Twitter, Flickr
Voice CallingSkype,Viber,VonageSkype
Video CallingSkype,TangoSkype, Qik, Tango
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 Business MobilityHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
Remote VPNYesCisco Anyconnect, Juniper JunOS Pulse
Corporate MailActive SyncMicrosioft Exchange Active Sync
Corporate DirectoryYes with CISCO JabberCisco Jabber
Video ConferencingCISCO WebExCisco WebEX
 SecurityHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
 Password protected screen,3rd party application to locate lost phone or theft. (Lookout)My Lookout App from Android Store
 Additional FeaturesHTC Inspire 4GHTC Desire HD
 htcsense.com online service, Digital compass,Dedicated search key,Users can register at HTCSense.com and manage phones remotely and protect phones in case of loss

  • Zerghon

    I have been using HTC Desire HD and have found him faultless in comparison to HTC legend. If i have to buy another mobile my Ideal would iphone 4 which clearly is better that all above.

    http://www.browse-tools.com/htc-desire-hd/

    • Itcblackout

      Ur high if u think iPhone 4 beats the inspire

      • Killer1990

        so over all HTC inspire is better then HTC desire…rite??

  • Liz Rushing

    I bought the Inspire 4G, but the android marketplace says I have a Desire HD??