HTC HD2 vs HTC Nexus One – Browsing experience

January 12, 2010 | By Surur

Pocketnow have published this video comparing the browser experience between the Nexus One and the HTC HD2. While they conclude the Nexus One is better due to the faster rendering and brighter screen, I think it is clear that the screen rotation delay was due to the devices being held at different angles, and that the HTC HD2 has both more flexible zooming due to pinch to zoom and also column re-rendering, absent on the HTC Nexus One, which made it a better experience to actually read web pages. The HD2’s screen is also much larger, again resulting in better readability. Lastly of course on theHD2 there is the option to further speed up browsing by using Opera Turbo.

So, similar to AreaMobile.de, we would have to conclude the reading experience is a lot better on the larger-screened device.

What do our readers think? Let us know below.

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Site Admin and Windows Phone enthusiast, he has been using Windows Mobile devices since before they were called PocketPC’s. He is currently sporting a HTC 7 Trophy.

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http://intensedebate.com/people/Lennard Lennard

I believe that because I can read more and scroll less the HD2 comes out as the winner in that category, the fact the N1 doesn't reformat wepages means that if I have to read something long on the web I would have to scoll right to left, right to left, right to left, then down, then right to left and so on, but on the HD2 I am able to read more and just scroll down as I read. I think that's how the HD2 wins hands down. faster rendering doesn't mean much here, because the time that is saved to render the page is waisted in having to do all that scrolling on the N1. what about the act of downloading a file whats the speed on that? does which is faster ast that?
http://intensedebate.com/people/Lennard Lennard

in anycase, I'm still in love with the HD2, nothing has changed for me.
http://www.comcastbuydirect.com Edward Ruiz

Thats an interesting video. But Nexus one wins handdown, in my opinion.

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