HTC Titan II

performance, screen, design, camera, usability

portability, battery

68% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

4.7in screen ; 4G capability ; 16-megapixel camera

Low screen resolution ; Chunky and thick design ; No expandable memory

4.7" 16M-color S-LCD capacitive touchscreen of WVGA resolution (480 x 800 pixels) ; Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support; tri-band 3G with HSDPA 14.4 Mbps and HSUPA 5.76Mbps ; LTE network connectivity ; Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS ; 1.5GHz Qualcomm...

720p video recording does not do the massive camera sensor any justice ; WVGA resolution does not look that great on a screen this size ; Non-expandable storage ; No mass storage mode; Zune only file management and sync ; No Flash (or Silverlight)...

The HTC Titan II offers arguably the best hardware, found in a Windows Phone smartphone. Its 16MP camera unit and LTE network connectivity might even sway a few users away from devices, running on competing platforms. After all, Microsoft has been...

Camera is one of the best on the market ; Good performance ; Wonderful call and speaker quality ; Long battery life

Microsoft limits the display resolution to WVGA ; Thicker and bulkier than its predecessor

The Titan II improves upon its predecessor in performance and image quality, but it's difficult to justify the premium price tag when AT&T's giving away another solid WP handset for free.

LTE data speeds make downloads superfast ; Great picture-taking capabilities ; Roomy screen

Screen resolution could be better ; Windows Phone 7 still lacks crucial apps

With its excellent camera, the HTC Titan 2 is the perfect phone for mobile shutterbugs--provided that your hands are big enough to hold the phone comfortably.

Massive screen. Fast LTE. Quality construction. Great voice quality. Windows Phone 7.5 is fun to use and works well.

Low screen resolution. Middling battery life. Missing many popular apps from other platforms.

Multimedia, Camera, and Conclusions This being a Windows Phone, there's no memory card slot, although you get 13.2 GB of free internal storage. Music tracks sounded clear through Plantronics BackBeat Go Bluetooth headphones ($99, 4 stars). Windows...

Big, bright display ; Good battery life ; Fast, reliable LTE speeds

Too expensive given its competition ; Low-res display ; Windows Phone's app ecosystem is lacking

Whether you're sold on Windows Phone or not, there's a better option for AT&T customers

Big screen, fast processor, solid design, 16-megapixel camera

Not as good looking as HTC's own One series or Nokia Lumia 900

Whether you want a device with such a big screen will be a decision only you can make. The HTC Titan II certainly delivers one of those and if you think the Nokia Lumia 900 is big, this will seem even bigger.