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HTC Surround teardown reveals internal similarities to Nexus One

January 11, 2011 | By l3v5y

iFixit.com today released their first teardown of a WP7 device, the HTC Surround, and found that its internals are very similar to those of Google’s aborted Nexus One smartphone, released very slightly over a year ago.

Silicon building blocks in common between the two handset designs, in spite of the dissimilar software builds, include a:
Qualcomm RTR6285 multi-band UMTS/EGPRS transceiver with integrated GPS
Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1GHz RISC microprocessor with embedded DSP
Qualcomm PM7540 power management IC, and
Skyworks SKY77336 power amplifier module
Like the Nexus One, the HTC Surround also embeds two MEMS microphones in conjunction with an Audience audio IC to process the mic outputs in order to suppress ambient background noise, therefore striving to improve perceived voice quality on the other end of the cellular connection.

That the phones share many components should come as little surprise – after all, both are similar-spec devices made by HTC – but the phones’ inner workings are so similar that the HTC Surround is, inside, essentially the same phone.

Brian Dipert of EDN has a thorough analysis of the teardown here, examining the similarities; the teardown procedure itself can be read on iFixit.com here, and the followup blog post here.

via eWeek.

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Samsung Omnia 2 vs HTC Nexus One

January 20, 2010 | By Surur

In a few months Verizon subscribers in the US will have the choice between the Samsung Omnia 2 and the HTC Nexus One. CareAce.net have published this brief look at some of the features which make the Omnia 2 a better choice than the Nexus One.

Samsung Omnia 2 vs HTC Nexus One – Camera Quality

January 15, 2010 | By Surur

For some people the camera quality of their smartphones are quite important. CareAce.net have pitted the Samsung Omnia 2 vs the new HTC Nexus One and compared the camera software and picture and video quality.

Nexus One vs Omnia 2

They note that they feel the Omnia 2’s colours are more vibrant, while the Nexus One’s pictures appear sharper.

See more comparison pictures and video at CareAce here.

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Did the HTC HD2 outsell the Nexus One?

January 14, 2010 | By Surur

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Now of course we do not know how many HTC HD2’s were sold, but we can be very certain HTC’s whole first shipment did in fact sell-out, with shortages all over the place.

The same can not be set of HTC’s Android ‘superphone’ , which is estimated to have sold only 20 000 units, despite the full force of Google’s all powerful advertising network being behind it. In fact its likely if you look to the left you will see an add for the Nexus, as Google has been pushing its ad onto many Windows Mobile sites using Google ads, and of course most companies would kill to get a front-page add on the Google search home page.

Claims of 6 million Nexus One sales in 2010 now seem a tad optimistic – 20 000 x 50 is only equal to one million.

Read more about the Google Nexus phone sales disappointment at Venturebeat here.

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HTC HD2 vs HTC Nexus One – browser comparison Mark II

January 13, 2010 | By Surur

Pocketnow has published another comparison between browsing speed on the HTC HD2 and the Google Nexus One, this time using Skyfire on the HD2.

In contrast to the last video, on this occasion Skyfire is much faster at presenting the web page on the Windows Mobile handset compared to the Android version.

Is this a reasonable comparison? Let us know below.

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HTC HD2 vs HTC Nexus One

January 5, 2010 | By Surur

Google has finally made the HTC Nexus official today, which means its time for a comparison between the two Snapdragon superphones.

	HTC HD2	HTC Nexus One
Operating system	Windows Mobile 6.5	Android 2.1
Processor	1 Ghz Snapdragon	1Ghz Snapdragon
RAM	448 MB	512 MB
ROM	512 MB	512 MB
Screen	4.3 inch TFT, Capacitive	3.7 inch AMOLED, Capacitive
Multi-touch	Yes	No
Size	120.5 x 67 x 11 mm	119 x 59.8 x 11.5
Weight	157g	130 g
Battery	1230 mAH	1400 mAH
Battery life	Talk time 5.3 hours on 3G Standby 390 hours on 3G	Talk time 7 hours on 3G Standby 250 hours on 3G
Camera	5 megapixel with Dual LED Flash	5 megapixel with LED Flash
Video	640×480 at 30 fps	720×480 pixels at 20 fps
Connectors	3.5mm headphone, microUSB	3.5mm headphone, microUSB
Control	5 hardkeys, volume keys	4 softkeys, illuminated trackball, volume keys
Additional features	proximity sensor, digital compass, car cradle	proximity sensor, digital compass, dual microphone

Engadget has posted a review of the Nexus, and note the AMOLED screen is very oversaturated and washes out extremely badly in bright light, negating one of the major features of the handset. They also note the trackball, which serves to increase the height to virtually the same as the HD2, appears completely superfluous and does not contribute to the use of the device.

In the end the device does not appear to be either very ground breaking or much more super than existing devices, including the HTC HD2, and the new additions to the UI strangely serve to bring it closer to the HTC Sense and again not very groundbreaking.

What do our readers think? Let us know in the comments below.

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