Let us explore the similarities and differences between the two
cellphones HTC HD2 and Motorola ES400. The HTC HD2 is a GSM Technology
phone announced in 2009, October and the Motorola ES400 is a GSM
Technology phone announced in 2010, June. The Motorola ES400 is a
relatively newer model than the HTC HD2. But both these phones were
announced around the same period within a gap of about 8 months.
The main differences between these two items are that, the HTC HD2
provides FM Radio which is not present in ES400. Similarly, the ES400
provides Secondary Camera and QWERTY which are not present in HTC HD2.
Both of them contain Audio Player, Video Player, Camera, Bluetooth,
Speakerphone, Touchscreen, GPS, GPRS and 3G. The ES400 is a lighter and
smaller device than HTC HD2.
Let us now compare the features of these devices in more detail.
Connectivity and communication
ES400 does not contain Radio, whereas, HTC HD2 possesses these
features. The built-in FM radio helps keep you informed and lets you
enjoy your favorite stations. The HTC HD2 offers Stereo FM radio with
RDS. The ES400 has v2.0 with A2DP Bluetooth while the HTC HD2 contains
v2.1 with A2DP Bluetooth. Bluetooth is a computing and
telecommunications industry specification that describes how cellphones,
computers, and personal digital assistants (PDAs) can easily
interconnect with each other and with home and business phones and
computers using a short-range wireless connection. Bluetooth is useful
in term of cable less technology by using with application such as
wireless synchronization, file sharing, and also use as gateway for
internet connectivity. The ES400 has got Class 10, 236.8 kbps EDGE and
the HTC HD2 comes with Class 12 EDGE. The ES400 has got Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
WLAN. The HTC HD2 possesses Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi router WLAN. WLANs
use radio technology instead of cabling. Currently only capable of
delivering speeds of 1-15Mbps, but are still under development. Wi-fi,
also known as WLAN, it uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and
receive data. The ES400 comes with HSDPA 3G and the HTC HD2 has got
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA, 2 Mbps 3G. HSDPA (High Speed Download Packet
Access) technology represents an upgrade of the UMTS network. HSDPA,
with its higher speed of data transfer, surpassing even ADSL transfer
speeds, offers a more capable mobile broadband access to the internet,
e-mail and information systems. 3G is a cellphone communication
standard. Supports higher data rates than 2G. The 3G feature in the
cellular phones helps in faster downloads. The ES400 contains SMS
(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM Messaging while the HTC HD2
has got SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Instant Messaging. MMS is a
Multimedia Messaging Service that enables users to send images, videos
and other multimedia files over mobile phones. The multimedia messaging
service helps users to send video, photos, images, text and sound all
together in one very easy to create MMS and send it to any other MMS
capable mobile phone. The ES400 comes with Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 -
48 kbps GPRS and the HTC HD2 possesses Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4
slots), 32 - 48 kbps GPRS. GPRS is a packet-switched technology that
enables high-speed wireless Internet and other data communications. The
ES400 contains microUSB v2.0. The HTC HD2 has microUSB. Universal Serial
Bus (USB) is a plug-and-play interface between a computer and add-on
devices (such as audio players, joysticks, keyboards, telephones,
scanners, and printers). The ES400 offers with A-GPS support and the HTC
HD2 comes with with A-GPS support and NaviPanel. GPS means Global
Positioning Systems. A position-finding system which uses radio
receivers to pick up signals from four or more special satellites (there
are 24 in orbit) and compute WGS co- ordinates for the receiver. GPS is
useful in cycling, sailing, hiking and walking activities both as a
mapping tool and as a safety device. The ES400 has got WAP 2.0 / xHTML,
HTML Browser whereas the HTC HD2 contains WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML Browser.
WAP is a specification that allows users to access information via
wireless handheld devices. These devices usually have small screens.
Multimedia
HTC HD2 does not come with Secondary Camera, whereas, ES400 has got
these features. The second camera helps one to click self portrait and
also make video calls. The ES400 comes with 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels,
autofocus, LED flash Camera. The HTC HD2 has got 5 MP, 2592 x 1944
pixels, autofocus, dual LED flash Camera. Autofocus (or AF) is a feature
of cameras that allows them to obtain (and in some systems to also
continuously maintain) correct focus on a subject, instead of requiring
the operator to adjust focus manually. An autofocus is useful when
you're shooting quickly and without much planning, and it can give a
relatively high proportion of sharp photos.
Display
The ES400 contains TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors Display Type
whereas the HTC HD2 has TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors Display
Type. TFT is also known as Active matrix display. TFT (Thin Film
Transistor) is a liquid crystal display found on notebook computers and
flat panel displays.A touchscreen is a display which can detect the
presence and location of a touch within the display area. The
touchscreen is useful for listening to music, watching movies and basic
web functions. The ES400 offers 640 x 480 pixels, 3.0 inches Display
Size while the HTC HD2 possesses 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches Display
Size. The ES400 has TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors640 x 480
pixels, 3.0 inchesFull QWERTY keyboardAccelerometer sensor for
auto-rotateMotorola Enterprise UI Display Features whereas the HTC HD2
contains Sense UI,Multi-touch input method,Accelerometer sensor for
auto-rotate,Proximity sensor for auto turn-off,Pick-to-mute Display
Features. QWERTY is the first six letters on the first row of a standard
keyboard first mass-produced in 1874. It was designed to stop
frequently used typewriter keys. The QWERTY Keyboard helps you to type
your emails and messages quickly.
Memory and processing
The ES400 has got Qualcomm MSM 7627 600 MHz processor CPU. The HTC HD2
comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor CPU. The ES400
has got microSD, up to 32GB Card slot whereas the HTC HD2 contains
microSD, buy memory Card slot. 2G is also known as Personal
Communications (PCS) or digital wireless mobile communications network.
It is based on circuit-switched technology where each call requires its
own cell channel. The ES400 has 256 MB RAM, 1 GB Flash Internal Memory
while the HTC HD2 offers 448 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM Internal Memory.
Battery
The ES400 possesses Standard battery, Li-Ion 1540 mAh whereas the HTC
HD2 provides Standard battery, Li-Ion 1230 mAh. The ES400 contains Up to
6 h Battery Talk time. The HTC HD2 has got Up to 6 h 20 min (2G) / Up
to 5 h 40 min (3G) Battery Talk time. Talk time gives the length of time
a person can talk on the cell phone without recharging the battery. The
ES400 comes with Up to 250 h Stand-by while the HTC HD2 has got Up to
490 h (2G) / Up to 390 h (3G) Stand-by. Standby time gives the amount of
time a fully charged wireless portable or transportable phone can be on
before the phone's battery will lose power.
Form factor
The ES400 contains 156 g Weight and the HTC HD2 has 157 g Weight. The
ES400 offers 129 x 60.4 x 16.4 mm Dimensions. The HTC HD2 possesses
120.5 x 67 x 11 mm Dimensions.
Other miscellaneous
ES400
does not contain Games, whereas, HTC HD2 provides these features. The
ES400 provides IP42 certified - water proofMIL-STD 810G compliant: fog,
humidity, transport shock and thermal shock resistantDrop-to-concrete
resistance from up to 0.91mBiometric fingerprint scannerBar code
scannerMP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA music playerMP4/3gp/MWV/H.264 video player and
the HTC HD2 has got Geo-tagging,Digital compass,MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+
player,MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player,Facebook and Twitter
integration,YouTube client,Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
OneNote, PDF viewer). 3GP is the MPEG4 based video format used mostly in
mobile terminals, such as mobile phones. This file format is designed
for 3rd generation cellular phones. The ES400 comes with WAP 2.0 /
xHTML, HTML Browser while the HTC HD2 has got WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Browser. The ES400 contains Vibration and Polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Alert types and the HTC HD2 has Vibration and Downloadable polyphonic,
MP3, WAV, WMA ringtones Alert types.
