HTC Inspire 4G Review
By Samuel Cook on November 1st, 2011
It is competitively priced in typical HTC fashion, effectively rivalling the pricing of other phones on the market. It comes with the new Android system software. Coupled with this, the new custom interface allows for a smoother experience – overall loading times are reduced and the transition between pages is made more fluid and seamless.
The HTC Inspire has a similar design to the HTC Evo 4G. It measures 4.8 inches in height, 2.7 inches in width and 0.46 in girth. It may not be the lightest or the slimmest phone on the market, but it still has a visually pleasing appeal. This is one of those scenarios where the additional weight may be a nuisance initially, but overtime it will not be felt or noticed. You are, however, rewarded for the size of the phone – it boasts a 4.3-inch WVGA touch screen that is sharp, vibrant and has good touch sensitivity. The only more troublesome issue with the design relates to the battery compartment, which has been reallocated on this model to the side of the phone. This can feel difficult to handle and does not remove without a fair amount of effort.
The phone does not have any front-facing camera, which for some will become an issue, especially if you make use of programs such as Skype. This is a shame considering the quality of the 8 megapixel camera, an aspect of the phone which consumer’s will not be disappointed with.
As with all latest HTC phones, the HTC Inspire has an SD card slot on the side of the phone, making it easy to transfer photos between your phone and other devices. Your satisfaction with this phone will be (quite literally) weighted between how much its chunky feel bothers you and how much enjoyment you get from the new improved Android OS. It is a leading phone at an affordable price, and the overall performance of the phone makes it a stronger competitor than HTC’s earlier models.
As for 4G, when a new technology gets brought to platform there are always discrepancies between what speed it should achieve and what speed it actually achieves. Whilst with AT&T 4G doesn’t exactly offer revolutionary speeds, they are at the very least a comfortable step up from the 3G alternatives.
