Customer Reviews

HTC HD2 T8585 Unlocked Phone with Touch Screen, 5MP Camera, GPS, Wi-Fi and Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional - International Version - Black

5 star:		(26)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(18)

 

 

I received mine in the end of December. A month is probably not enough to discover all bugs but so far I'm happy with the phone.

First of all, it is really fast. The 1GHz processor does it's job.
The screen resolution is high and the screen size is big enough to surf the web with comfort.
HTC shell is something new to me (I used to have E-ten with Spb Mobile shell) but getting used to it.
Cannot say that I'm impressed with the still picture quality (SE phones have better pictures with less Mpx) but video recording is relatively good. There is no button for shutter so you always have to click on the screen to take picture - not convenient.
I need to charge my phone every second day - that definitely exceeded my expectations, taking into consideration fast processor and big hi-res screen.
The screen uses almost full width of the body, which sometimes causes unexpected clicks when I grab the phone (slowly getting used to it). When browsing e-mails the shell has button "reply to all" on the left side and when you click it, it changes to "send". One time I grabbed the phone and it replied to all and sent an empty message to a huge distribution list. So keep it in mind and be careful ;) I hope there will be a way to protect it somehow.
The phone is bigger than I expected - it's exactly the size of 12oz beer can (you can hide one behind the phone).
The sound level and quality in conversations is excellent. Also, my Highlander hands-free connects very quickly with good sound level.
So far I did not have chance to use built-in GPS. I don't expect anything special comparing to other similar phones.
It does not have a stylus. If you turn the phone, full size keyboard is big enough but.. I think I will get a stylus. At least you need one, when you surf Internet.

Overall - some little flaws, which I found so far, will not be enough to downgrade my 5 star rating. I really enjoy the phone and recommend it to others who is ready to spend [...] bucks on a gadget.

OK! I bought this phone considering two main reasons:

1.- I wanted a Widows mobile phone
2.- I wanted a gigantic screen to surf the web, watch videos and pictures, etc.

This phone runs Windows Mobile 6.5 with HTC Sense which is an excellent HTC Shell, brilliant, executive, serious, innovative, useful, customizable and extremely user friendly. First request has been fulfilled.

This is the greatest screen you'll find... There's just 1 device that comes closer (Toshiba TG01) and it is 0.2 inches smaller (Toshiba 4.1" / HD2 4.3") So my second reason is clearly covered. Indeed it is bigger than what I thought and I am obviously happy about it.

Extras: A LOT!!! The design is perfect, but device's pictures describes it better than my words, it is so elegant and I like it very much.

Camera resolution is fine (not the best) but it does its job. Still pictures are very nice and video recording quality is also very good. I am very impressed about taking still pictures on dark environments beacuse it gets a highly brilliant and beautiful pictures. Its two led flash allows you to photograph almost anything on black dark environments (as long as it is closer enought to light it)

The capacitive screen prevents unwanted touches from any other thing that is not your finger (or skin) and it has a proximity sensor so you won't click buttons with your face when talking on the phone. This proximity sensor turns off the screen when you place the phone on your ear and turns it back on when removed.

Battery life is amazing considering 1GHz processor and extra giant screen, I get more than 24hrs of power listening to music, placing and receiving calls, sending and receiving SMS, MMS, surfing the web through WiFi, GPRS, EDGE or 3G (any available) and "playing" with GPS, google maps, Garmin, etc.

It comes with an extremely addictive game (Teeter) that uses the built-in accelerometer to move a ball while you move the phone, the objective is to insert the ball in a green hole preventing the gray ones.

It has a built-in connection with Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Windows Live, so your contacts are always up-to-date with status, tweets, profile pictures and even birthdays! (it stores birthdays on the calendar and alerts you on the go)

Microsoft has a very useful software "MyPhone" (not exclusive for this device but 4 all Windows Mobile phones) which allows you to sync contacts, calendar, pictures, text messages, music, documents, storage card contents and even location. This lets you change your device and by simply synchronizing with a couple of clicks, your new device will be exactly as the old one, and you don't even need a computer 'cause it stores the content on your Windows Live account. (I've heard about a lot of BB users who loses their contacts when updating the BB messenger) So this deserves a big "Hurrah" for Microsoft. I found it soooo useful and important.

The stock manager allows you to keep track of your stocks, always up-to-date, it can even show graphics for 1 day behavior, 5 days, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 and 2 years.

Storage card is placed below the back cover and it is not below the battery, so you can change it while phone is still on. It supports up to 32 GB microSD HC.

Applications included are very useful, I saw a review that talks about the simple calculator and this is wrong... it is not so simple, it has a simple calculator when holding the phone in a vertical position and you can get a scientific calculator if you turn your phone and hold it horizontal.

The MP3 trimmer allows you to cut an MP3 file in a determinated position and save and extract of it to use it as a ringtone.

Office Mobile includes OneNote where you can write using the keyboard or handwritting. (I also read a review that says that this phone won't let you handwrite to create a message), this is also wrong... you can turn on this function on the keyboard options while you are writting your message.

WorldCard Mobile (found on tools) is an OCR recognition engine that lets you take a picture of a bussiness card and it recongnizes names, email, website, address, phones, etc and save it to a new contact so you don't have to write it manually.

Remote Desktop Mobile lets you connect to any PC, the digital compass can be combined with google maps to get directions or orientate on unknown places and this HD2 can be configured as a WiFi router to use your mobile internet connection everywhere (GPRS, EDGE or 3G) so your laptop will be always online no matter where you are, it can connect to a network or bluetooth printer to print your documents on the go including Acrobat PDF documents. The Opera browser and even IE are flash compatible and you can navigate almost as if you are in front of your desktop PC.

The performance for this device is impressive with its 1GHz processor and as if this is not enought out there are millions of software apps that can be installed and customize your phone covering all your needs.

So, I can see no reasons why not to buy this monster. I hope that my review helps you decide what you want.

As an avid user of smartphones, for years I've completely ignored a series of dull, uncreative phones running windows. While a variety of hardware form factors, some even technically superior to the competition, have come out, the software continued to look incredibly boring compared to the iPhone, Android, and even Blackberry. The main selling points consisted of "It runs windows and has a start button like you're used to on a computer" and "We have Office and sync with Outlook!". While these may have appealed to some business customers, the consistently shrinking market share of Windows phones demonstrated their lack of appeal to consumers as the recent smartphone boom hit.

With the HD2 this trend may finally be coming to an end. In conjunction with HTCs beautiful Sense interface, some aggressive hardware, and some genuine innovations, the HD2 is a Windows phone I can actually use and recommend. Let's start with the pros and follow up with a few drawbacks.

**Hardware**

-The 1ghz Snapdragon processor coupled with 448mb of ram is blazing fast. This is the fastest speed in a phone currently available. The HD2 loads everything quickly, and can run multiple apps at the same time. You can feel how fast the phone runs by playing with it for a few minutes. Gone are the sluggish Windows Phones of old, constantly running out of memory and crashing. The HD2 is fast and has top notch hardware and you can feel it.

-The screen is huge: 4.3 inches and stretching from corner to corner. The Resolution at 800x480 pixels means you'll see much more on that big screen than average. That means more room for icons and that sexy weather display on the main screen.

-The HD2 supports 3g on T-mobile, including the upcoming higher speed 3g. This means the fastest downloads and best call quality available. Note: the phone does NOT have ATTs 3g bands and the 3g will not work if you're using it unlocked on ATT.

-5mp camera with auto focus and 2 LEDs. 5mp is the highest we see on most phones, and the camera looks great. Having not 1 but 2 LEDs for flash seems a bit silly but works well. The phone even comes standard with a little flashlight app for a blindingly bright way to see in the dark.

-Included 3.5mm jack - this is becoming standard on most phones, and it's great to see it on the HD2. This allows you to use standard headphones without an adapter when playing music or listening to the built in FM Radio.

-Included wifi, bluetooth, and a hardware (real) GPS for turn by turn directions round out all the bells and whistles included in the phone.

-Battery life is similar to most smartphones. You will easily get a day's use without having to charge, but most likely you'll have to plug it in at night.

**Interface**

-HTC Sense is what really makes the phone shine here. This part of the software is done by HTC, not Windows, and runs on top of standard Windows Mobile 6.5 professional. HTC Sense expands on the previous TouchFLO 3d interface and enhances the way customers interact with the phone. Sense creates the beautiful Today screen, animations for messages, social networking features. It also lets you interact with the phone in unique ways, such as pinching to zoom. Some of these features are so close to the iPhone that Apple has recently filed lawsuits against HTC.

-The home screen is customizable, though not quite to the extent of Android phones. It lets you place a few apps on the screen, along with a beautiful standard weather app that detects your phone's location and shows the current time and weather in your city.

-Touch is a much better experience on this phone than previous windows mobile phones. The screen is capacitive, meaning it uses touch instead of pressure. No awkward stylus or pushing is needed for the touch to work. The phone responds quickly and smoothly to any motions.

-Basic phone features like placing a call or sending a text remain simple, with big buttons on the main screen to do so.

-Typing on the touchscreen is a breeze due to the size of the screen allowing for a bigger keyboard. As someone who has often stuck to phones with hardware keyboards due to inaccurate screen keyboards, I found typing on the HD2 much easier than previous touchscreen keyboards, although still not as easy as using a hardware keyboard. The HD2 also includes the new SWYPE interface, which lets you type by dragging your fingers through all the letters of a word instead of tapping each one. SWYPE was surprisingly accurate in typing the correct word and will even learn new words once you type them manually.

**Included Apps and Accessories**

-This phone is being marketed as a media phone, and includes several media apps to demonstrate that. MobiTV lets you watch what is essentially Cable TV on your phone free for 30 days and then ten dollars a month after that. Blockbuster lets you rent or buy movies for your phone. Barnes and Noble eReader lets you purchase ebooks.

-The phone comes with a huge 16gb MicroSD card out of the box. This is the biggest memory card available currently, and gives you plenty of room for pictures, videos, music, and apps. The best memory card pairs perfectly with the best processor and screen, and it's great that HTC did not hold back on this extra.

-Full videos of Transformers 1 and 2 are preloaded on the memory card. These videos look great and show off the beautiful screen. Note the movies do take about 4gb of space on the memory card.

-The phone comes with a gel skin in the box to protect the phone, which you would have to buy separately on most phones.

**Drawbacks**

-Price is the number one concern here. The phone is priced higher than competing smartphones. This price seems justified, however, due to the cutting edge hardware in the HD2. It also comes with some nice accessories you'd have to buy separately from other phones. Upgrade and new customer deals will certainly lower the cost for those buying from T-mobile.

-The app store is another drawback. The good news is that the phone has one, the bad news is it's the smallest of ANY smartphone operating system. As of this review the Windows Marketplace carried less than 1,000 applications, compared to Android at 20,000 apps and iPhone at a staggering 150,000 apps. Even Blackberry, Palm, and Nokia carry more apps than Windows. You are also going to find significantly more paid than free applications for Windows Mobile apps. The Marketplace is simply far behind that of competing phones, which for a heavy app user will diminish the enjoyment of the HD2 by quite a bit.

-Windows Mobile 7 upgradeability is still up in the air, but it currently looks like this phone will NOT be getting an upgrade when the new OS is released. The phone does not support some key hardware feature (front buttons) that WM7 requires, and therefore it is unlikely to be upgraded. The upcoming OS promises to be very exciting, and the fact that this beautiful phone will probably not receive the upgrade is disappointing.

Overall this phone is fast, pretty, and offers top of the line features. The phone feels solid (and huge) in your hand, while the software is fast, works well and is fun to use. If the HD2 is any indicator, Windows Mobile may become a legitimate competitor in the smartphone market again. The phone seems to be selling very well, with T-mobile selling out almost everywhere the day the HD2 was released. I'd recommend this phone as a viable alternative to Android and the iPhone.

I bought the HD2, unlocked etc., a few month's ago from [...] to evaluate it as the platform for a mobile application development project. I noticed it had Russian literature in the package when I received it. Phone works fine and has English language interface. So it has been awhile and I was looking into ROM updates. WHen I punched in the serial number HT9C4NW03488 on [...] support site, it tells me it only updateable to 'ROM Upgrade for HTC HD2(RUS)'.

The HTC factory support says this unit will be Russian language if I run this ROM update. They will provide factory repair, but no ROM update support. They say to contact seller for correct ROM update. The seller, [...], says 30 days is up, no support from them. Upon further questioning, they say to contact Brainstorm (1 626 330 0636) for support. Brainstorm is not responding to technical support questions.

I am not averse to 'kitchen ROM' updates and have kept Dell Axim units going as far as WM6.1 using unofficial ROM releases but not being able to officially update a brand new $700 phone is troublesome to think about. I would just suggest any purchasers of this 'international' version look into the update issue if they share my concern.

I switched from Blackberry pearl to HD2 which I was really excited about, but Windows ruined it in many ways.
P.S: I am not a mac fan-boy, in fact I hate apple products. All I own is a PC and a laptop running Windows 7, so this review is FAR FROM BIASED.
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Con's:
1> This phone has so much potential but windows seems to have locked lot of things like the home screen tabs, Registry settings, no Mp3 ringtones, videos on Opera browser, Task Manager options and so on. The problem is its not impossible, you can just play with registry and problem solved. But you have to download some applications to edit registry, and know what you are doing. Why not just give it to us, rather than making us all figure out?

2> You upgrade the device and you lose all the data and settings, I mean ALL. That's lame Microsoft, can't you just add a backup feature to your ActiveSync junk?

3> Its not available for Win mobile 7 upgrade, which could have been amazing because I have head really good reviews about it. But HD2 doesn't meet the "hardware requirements" for Win mobile 7.

4> You have to use both the hands for using this phone efficiently. Or have a large hand. Ex. The browser has address bar way on the top but navigation is way on the bottom, makes it difficult to use it with one hand.

5> I have to click so many different places just to get my address book up. Which unfortunately I cant even add in my home screen tabs.

6> THERE IS NO EXIT BUTTON FOR ANYTHING. If I click back or "X" on the top right corner it doesn't mean quit in Windows mobile 6.5. It mean minimize. I have to go to Task Manager every time to quit applications. Which drains my battery in case I forgot.

7> The hardware is so powerful but Windows media player will not play most of the videos by default. I had to download some other freeware program, which got unistalled when I did an upgrade.

8> When your battery is almost dead, it will shutdown the phone all together, so no access to contacts no access to time, alarm, message or directions. It doesn't let you run on really bare minimum required resources.

9> I can't see the timing of a call placed or missed or received. I can't even see the clock when I am setting an alarm, I have to go back to main screen to check the time again.

10> The sound quality is OK, maybe its just me because my pearl(8200) has a speaker and a WOOFER, which is way better than HD2's speaker.
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Pro's:
Its really COOL. It looks very smart.
The camera is super awesome. I have not owned a cellphone with this great of a camera.
I like the feel of it, not heavy.

After you get over the coolness part it all comes down to usability, where it severely lacks(at least compared to a blackberry).
In conclusion, it could have been really better if they would have TESTED the OS before just shipping it out with this amazing phone. I am really dissapointed in HTC's decision to go with Windows mobile 6.5. When windows 7 was just around the corner( they could have struck a deal with Microsoft to support HD2 on the contract).

I went from a Blackberry Bold 9700 to the HD2 and I didn't realize how different phones could be. The HD2 is FRIGGIN HUGE. It WILL NOT fit in your hand so that you can thumb type accurately. The screen is absolutely brilliant for watching movies and for most touchscreen jobs but it's halfway to being an ipad. HTC has designed its own interface to mask Windows Mobile called sense which works decently but once you need to change settings or set up an email account, windows mobile is horrendous. it you're not using gmail or hotmail (like a school or work email account) it needs you to type in all the specific info to retrieve your emails, like the outgoing and ingoing servers which most people don't know. the email tab shows you a nifty pile of papers, the top of which is the current email and you can flick to get to the next one, but then theres an inbox button and you're like, wait aren't i already there? its very confusing. threaded texting is barely that, and the messages are too spaced out to be able to read quickly. it also makes you tap a button to see all your messages, where you can usually see a list of messages without having to navigate any further. Tmobile version is packed with entertainment features which were good, namely transformers 1 and 2 are preloaded and look and sound AMAZING on the huge screen. internet browsing is flawless and very fast, and there are a few browsers you can download and figure which you like best. im returning this phone because the email feature on it really doesn't work for me. blackberry does email best, period. maybe i'll look into android phones, who knows. if you use email often, i wouldn't recommend a windows mobile phone.

I just got this phone. I called T-mobile (my provider) and asked how much it would cost to cancel my contract, and upon finding out decided to stay with them. Until Apple and AT&T stop acting like its East Germany by denying us real competition and choice, I am stuck with this provider.

But I REALLY wanted a good phone. I misplaced my blackberry and, just a week later, missed a doctor's appointment. I bit the bullet and got this phone.

I LOVE it. Now, I am a Mac guy. I run Macs at home, and definitely love Apple products. However, I was able to download a program called Missing Sync and this phone can now Sync with my iCal and my contacts no problem. Works great.

Furthermore, if I attach the phone to my Mac as an external drive, the phone came with software that, when opened, looks like the iPhone store but has apps for non-apple smart phone (Android currently has the best non-iPhone apps... I am sure Windows will catch up). With this software I can sync to my iTunes library no problem, and get photos from iPhoto onto the phone.

And the phone itself. Wow. The screen is amazing, the phone is quick, and I have great service. For the price (with ANOTHER 2 year contact... grrr.) was really good and I am very happy with the phone.

Strongly recommend this phone instead of the iPhone if you with a provider other than ATT. Windows just needs to catch Droid regarding Apps. Then this will be a great competitor to the iPhone.

Addenda added Aug. 2nd: Having lived with this phone for awhile, I wanted to add a disclaimer. I very much like the phone, and I enjoy T-Mobile service, and the hardware aspect is great. The software aspect, specifically what we are burdened with from Microsoft, is actually terrible. I have had the time to go through all the apps, and Microsoft's offerings aren't just slightly inferior to iPhone and Android, they are COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY inferior. It is stunning. The iPhone's app store is superior to the competition, by a great amount. Android is really only better if you are an immoral jerk (as there is plenty of "adult" material for that phone). The Microsoft offerings are truly pathetic.

Microsoft has a lot of work to do.

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I purchased this phone to get away from the poor selection available through my carrier. I found that this phone offers the best touchscreen hardware available on the market, and a great USB, 3.5 etc. Perfect for my needs. I have used Windows Mobile before so I was aware of what I was getting into.
I received the phone on time according to my shipping request, and it was intact and had everything included. Everything works great but

- Windows Mobile can run inconsistently. Sometimes okay, sometimes badly for many reasons. Not just memory issues, but strange freezes and crashes, but only every once in a while. Can be corrected with custom softare. However the HD2 has the best Windows Mobile experience of any phone anywhere. This is IT for Micrsoft mobile until Windows Mobile 7.

- Definitely need a case for this monolith of a phone/screen protector too.

- Somewhat difficult to find software unless you know where to look. There is no app store for Windows Mobile worthy of mention. You must scoure the net to find the best ( GetyTV, Core Player, Slacker, Morphgear and MUCH more ) I found that I could come up with a match for ALMOST any App that Palm, Android or IOS provided... If I looked hard enough! Lots of footwork.

- NOTE: If you know where to look you can upgrade software OS for the phone too with XDA Developers and other sites. There is even an Android upgrade in works, so you can get a better Windows Mobile experience or whole new Operating System entirely. This is The Big PLUS for this phone.

- You can do this with other phones, but this Windows Mobile handset, like many others with the 6.1 - 6.5 software are VERY open source and easily modifiable

- Also has a GREAT camera. It starts out poorly but with softare updates it can be upgraded to a higher capture quality and eliminate the "pink spot" too... has a macro lens for great close ups...

All in all this phone has succeeced in getting me what I wanted. A great high end hardware handset, with a good software experience and open ended, so you can modify down the road somewhat easily. I enjoy this phone but primarily because I already know Windows and computers and Smartphones and how they work, very well. Without that knowledge, Im not sure I could enjoy this phone to its fullest extent.
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This is my third HTC phone and it's the third time I'm totally satisfied with HTC's products. My past ones were HTC Tilt, HTC Fuze and now this one, the HD2. As a technician I always look for many things and details and this phone, in my opinion, was carefully designed, feels durable, you know: metal parts, screws (instead of crappy plastic tabs), solid and well finished. Regarding performance it's very fast and responsive, the 1Ghz processor does its job handling the OS (WM 6.5), programs, music, pictures and video in a smooth and fast way. Handling pictures with this speed and multitouch feels very good (I must not forget to mention the big, bright and beautiful screen it has). I've put some movies (divx and xvid ones) and the video reproduction is perfect, even with subtitles. Sense 2.5, the HTC's graphical user interface is well designed, practical and customizable (search the web for it), works flawlessly and it's eye candy. Phone calls's sound quality is better in my opinion than my previous phone, GPS (I use Garmin) works very well, also wifi, bluetooth didn't use yet. I loke taking pictures with this phone because you can touch in the screen the object you want to make focus on, and works. Two leds for flash (and for flashlight or torch!) gives a good amount of light. Picture quality is enough for me.
Good luck!

I've been waiting for this phone a long time. I looked at everything in the market and the main reason to wait for this was the snapdragon processor (1 GHz) combined with the amazing screen resolution (480x800) and the operating system.

I'm a longtime user of smart phones and you can say that I'm a heavy user. I typically have multiple email accounts, use GPS for occasional driving or just for walking tours during travel, WiFi regularly during international roaming and Skype on 3G/Wifi for calls. Plus watching some videos, listening to live internet radios and pod-casts as well as use it as a media player.

All the websites provide the specs, so I'll get into the plusses and minuses of the phone and my experience with them.

Plusses:
+ great capacitive touch screen. Very responsive. 480x800 resolution for crystal clear colors and videos
+ Included Transformer movies (1&2) do a great job showing off the screen and the processor power. It's just HD video without any lags or hazy-ness. Very impressive
+ comes with 16GB with only movies on it so you have ample of room for other media.
+ plays live audio and video flawlessly over 3G
+ HTC Sense is amazing and does a great job of hiding those Microsoft screens which you rarely get to. All the apps like email, messaging etc look much better with Sense.
+ Comes with a great animated weather screen
+ very slim though a little on the heavy side
+ 5.0mp Camera comes with flash which is good for close up photos.
+ charges thru PC USP port as well and has an option to be connected as a hard-drive, which is much better and faster compared to the Media Sync feature
+ good battery life, lasts up a day and a half with regular 3g usage and video watching
+ can be used as a WiFi Router/Access Point.
+ comes with FM when you plus the head set as an antenna
+ Swype app (included) as a replacement for keyboard rocks.. much faster to type with that.

Minuses:
- Huge screen is a plus but then you can't keep it in your Jeans pocket as it might put strain on the screen or device
- even though camera is a 5.0 MP, some pictures do tend to be grainy due to low light
- Skype hs removed its support for WinMo 6.5 but the older version of apps can be found on the internet
- Doesn't come with the "Wifi Router" app which basically turns your phone into a Wifi Access Point.. So you can have many people connect to your phone thru wifi and the phone provides the internet thru 3G.
- Microsoft says that it won't provide Windows Mobile 7 on this device which could be a bummer since you might see new Windows Mobile 7 devices in next few months. I'm sure you can go to XDA developer website and get yourself a WM7 rom.

Other Notes:
o This phone will only get 3G on the TMobile and you won't be use it with AT&T or any other network, for that matter, in Europe as TMO uses 1700 as one of the band which is not used any where else. Although the Aussie version of this phone will work on AT&T
o The above is true only for 3G while GPRS and EDGE are quad band which will work everywhere in the world.

I've been using this for few days now and am very impressed with it. Haven't found any deal breaker issue so far, but will keep you guys updated.

*** After few weeks
- Lot of issues with getting flash player to work seemlessly with the browsers. I ended up installing flash player, plash player 10, flash lite 3.1, windows .NET compact framework to make it work and then installed the latest Opera browse, opera mini browser, Skyfire browser only to find that Flash now works in Skyfire.

- Many people have stopped supporting windows 6.5 and are prepping for Windows Mobile 7 so difficult to get it working on this device. (e.g. Adobe flash player and Skype)

- Different browser have different zoom in / zoom out settings which is frustrating.
-- The Opera browser which comes installed has the pinch in and pinch out (expand) to zoom in /out.
-- Opera 10 (new download) has click zoom in and out.
-- Skyfire has its own icon where you can click on + and -
-- IE also has click (tap the screen) and then a slider on the right side to zoo in and out.
I'd like all the browsers to support pinch in and out or atleast a common method.

- Very less applications on 6.5 marketplace, for example kids learning apps are not available easily (at all?). This is due to lack of marketplace when this launched to they are scattered everywhere. The problem might be addressed with the launch of Windows Mobile 7 marketplace.