HTC Radar
{{Short description|Smartphone model}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox mobile phone
| name = HTC Radar
| image = HTC Radar 4G - WIND Mobile.JPG
| imagesize = 200
| caption = A white HTC Radar.
| slogan =
| manufacturer = HTC Corporation
| carrier = T-Mobile USA
Wind Mobile (Canada)
CHT{{cite web |url= http://www.sogi.com.tw/newforum/article_list.aspx?topic_ID=6177310 |date= 12 October 2011 |accessdate= 17 November 2011 |title= 微軟與 HTC 聯手推出 Windows Phone Mango 新機，亞洲首發 HTC TITAN 及 HTC Radar 搶先上市，中華電信、通路及軟體開發業者齊站台 |language= Chinese |work= Sogi.com.tw |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120424194817/http://www.sogi.com.tw/newforum/article_list.aspx?topic_ID=6177310 |archive-date= 24 April 2012 |url-status= dead }} (Taiwan)
| available = October 2011
| screen = 3.8 in. S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
480x800 px (~246 ppi pixel density) 16m-color WVGA, backlit TFT LCD
| camera = 5-megapixel autofocus CMOS sensor with dual-flash, video up to 720p resolution
| front_camera = VGA resolution, front-facing
| operatingsystem = Windows Phone 7.5
| input = Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, 3-axis accelerometer
| cpu = Qualcomm MSM8255 1 GHz Scorpion (Snapdragon)
| memory = 8 GB internal flash
512 MB ROM
512 MB RAM
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| networks = GSM, HSDPA, Wi-Fi
| connectivity = Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11b/g/n, G-Sensor, A-GPS, micro-USB, 3.5mm audio jack
| battery = Rechargeable 1520mAh Li-ion battery (up to 535 hrs standby, 8.0 hrs talk time)
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| series =
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| successor =
| related = HTC Trophy
HTC Titan
HTC HD7
| status = Released (No longer manufactured)
| other = Dolby Mobile Sound
| test_mode =
| references = {{Cite web |url=http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-radar/#specs |title=HTC Radar specifications |publisher=HTC |accessdate=1 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019060851/http://www.htc.com/www/smartphones/htc-radar/#specs |archive-date=19 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}
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The HTC Radar (also known as HTC Radar 4G{{cite web |url=http://www.htc.com/us/smartphones/htc-radar-4g-tmobile/ |title=HTC Radar 4G |publisher=HTC |accessdate=18 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710015603/http://www.htc.com/us/smartphones/htc-radar-4g-tmobile/ |archivedate=10 July 2012}}) 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|date=February 2014}}
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).{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2011/09/01/htc-titan-and-radar-wp-7-mango-phones-revealed-we-go-hands/ |first=Sharif |last=Sakr |title=HTC Titan and Radar WP7 Mango phones revealed, we go hands-on |work=Engadget |publisher=AOL |date=1 September 2011 |accessdate=6 August 2012 |archive-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102222334/http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/01/htc-titan-and-radar-wp-7-mango-phones-revealed-we-go-hands/ |url-status=live }}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/gadgets/article2532012.ece|title=Microsoft Corporation launches Windows Phone|date=13 October 2011|first=Sandee|last=Joshi|work=The Hindu|accessdate=6 August 2012|archive-date=2 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502045901/http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/gadgets/article2532012.ece|url-status=live}}
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."{{cite web |url= https://www.theverge.com/2011/12/4/2600922/htc-radar-4g-review |title= HTC Radar 4G review |first= Ross |last= Miller |work= The Verge |date= 4 December 2011 |accessdate= 24 July 2012 |archive-date= 2 July 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120702104716/http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/4/2600922/htc-radar-4g-review |url-status= live }}
See also
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