HTC Arrive Review
By Jo Wilkes on July 26th, 2011
Although the HTC Arrive is a nice looking phone, it is large. The Arrive measures 4.6 x 2.3 x 0.6 inches and weighs 6.4 ounces. There is no doubt that this is a bulky phone, but the Arrive makes up for this with some fantastic features.
The HTC Arrive features a beautiful 3.6 – inch touchscreen that displays sharp text and colorful graphics. One of the best features of this phone is the tilting screen, which makes viewing much easier. When you slide the phone open you’ll get access to a full QWERTY keyboard; this feature makes it easy to send email and text messages. Although you don’t get an SD slot to expand this phone’s memory, it does come with 16 GB of built in memory, which is more than enough for most people.
In addition to email and messaging, the HTC Arrive supports social networking with apps for Facebook, YouTube and more. Some additional features that come with this phone include Bluetooth, GPS, as well as WiFi. Of course you will also get basic features as well, including an alarm clock, calendar and more.
For multimedia features the HTC Arrive comes with a built in 5-megalixel camera that will also record HD video. The camera includes a number of editing features that make it easy to shoot great pictures and video. For a phone camera, the photo and video quality is actually very good.
The call quality of the HTC Arrive is fairly good, even when using the speakerphone, though the volume does seem too loud at times.
With the HTC Arrive you get a smartphone that offers some great features, and although it is big and heavy, it is durable and comes with a roomy keyboard and a screen that tilts for comfortable viewing.
