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Hands-on with HTC Aria

First impression of the Aria is that it’s small. Small and very solid. It has the traditional build quality of an HTC handset (think Nexus One, Desire, etc.) and feels heavy in your hand. The screen itself was nice and bright in the dimly lit room, and the physical controls on the handset itself were easy to reach and responsive. HTC Aria has a 600Mhz processor, it runs Eclair and Sense very well with no real discernible lag. If AT&T decides to upgrade the OS to Froyo in the future, this thing will scream.

Specifications:

Network: 3G, EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA (3G)
Service: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
Bluetooth: v2.1 with A2DP
USB: MicroUSB v2.0
Display: Color TFT capacitive touchscreen
Display Dimensions: 3.2 in.
Display Resolution: 320 x 480 pixels
Internal Memory: 384MB
Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh
Standby Time: 372 hours
Talk Time: 6 hours
Camera: 5 megapixels
Max Resolution: 2592×1944 pixels
Other Features: Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), Qualcomm MSM 7227 600MHz, Dedicated search key, A-GPS support, 3.5 mm audio jack, Accelerometer sensor auto rotation, Proximity sensor, Optical trackpad, Touch sensitive controls, HTC Sense UI, Geo-tagging

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Case-Mate for HTC HD2 / T8585 Barely There (Black Rubber) customer review

Case-mate have a new collection of HTC HD2 cases. This one is particularly interesting, given the sleek looks of the HTC HD2, is the Barely There cases, which are made of impact resistant flexible plastic and only covers the back and corners of the HTC HD2.  The case however also comes with a full-face screen protector to provide all-round protection.

Here is the review from NightFire123 @ XDA-Developers forum:

For me it was clear that I have to protect the camera and still have a sleek design.

The case itself comes in a plastic box with some micro fibre cleaning cloth and a screen protector.
There are no edges or burrs that could hurt the HD2. The whole case is covered with a rubber finish just like the HD2, but I don’t think as resistant (no scratches yet).

There are also some bad points I want to mention. If you want a case that you put on once and never/only a few times pull off, this is your way, but if you do it like me pull it off every day to put in a cradle you have to face some scratches on the original rubber on the hd2.

The screen protection is not so good; after two days there are a lot of scratches on it, so maybe I’ll peel it off.

It does fit the screen nicely however and there are no issues with the proximity sensor

I have to say that this is in my opinion the best way to protect the camera and to save the smart design of the beloved HD2.