HTC Titan giving users a Titan-sized headache with antenna problem

Here's a news flash. Take a smartphone considered to be the top model on its platform, and see how users are complaining that poor call quality is coming from a poorly designed antenna. Sound familiar? We, of course, are talking about the Apple iPhone 4 and antennagate HTC Titan. According to WPSauce, the metal unibody design is causing the poor sound quality that owners of the device have to put up with, and even HTC's support crew agree.

HTC Titan owners are complaining

HTC Titan owners are complaining
In a letter from HTC support to an HTC Titan owner named Sushovan De, the Taiwan based manufacturer says that it is aware of issues with the Titan's call quality. With this problem, the users voice sounds muffled on the other end of the connection. HTC is investigating possible resolutions, but does not have an idea when the problem will be resolved. HTC suggested that Sushovan keep on eye on the HTC web site, Facebook site or Twitter for an official announcement when one is ready to be made.

Similar to the left handed death grip problem with the Apple iPhone 4 when it was first launched, a test conducted by WPSauce revealed that when lying on a table, the phone shows 3 bars of service from AT&T. But when the device is held in the hand, the number of bars drops down to 1.

Picking up the HTC Titan can reduce the number of bars of service on the phone

Picking up the HTC Titan can reduce the number of bars of service on the phone
It should be noted that the HTC Titan II replaces the original's metal unibody design with one made out of a different material, possibly plastic or aluminum, covered with a soft touch-like material. And while sequel models seem to be released earlier and earlier (Motorola DROID 3, Motorola DROID 4 for example), didn't anyone wonder why the HTC Titan II was announced just 2 months after the original launched?

If you are an HTC Titan owner and have been having problems with the quality of calls on the phone, let us know by dropping a comment in the box below.

HTC Titan arriving on ATnT November 20

If you are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the HTC Titan, the largest Windows Phone to date, then your wait is almost over as November 20 has been pegged as the release date for the highly anticipated device.

The HTC Titan is a monster-sized smartphone. It runs on the latest version of Microsoft’s mobile OS, Windows Phone Mango. It features a large 4.7-inch S-LCD display and is powered by a single-core 1.5GHz processor as well as 1GB of RAM. While other platforms such as iOS and Android are incorporating dual-core processors in their devices (and soon to be quad-cores), Windows Phone performs quite admirably with the single-core that it has been given.

The back of the device has an 8 megapixel camera that can record video in 720p HD. Around front is a 1.3 megapixel camera that can be used to video chat using Skype once Microsoft integrates their latest acquisition into the mobile platform or the newly launched Tango application.

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Nokia Lumia 800, HTC Titan and Radar comparison

As the first Nokia Windows Phone handset is due to hit the mobile space come the 16th of the month in the United Kingdom, and we know just how much our readers enjoy a good old smartphone battle, we have a comparison video below for your viewing consideration that pits the Nokia Lumia 800 against two HTC Windows Phones.

In the video below we have the new Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone taking on the HTC Titan and HTC Radar Windows Phones in a comparison battle that comes our way courtesy of the guys over at WinRumors who uploaded the almost five minute confrontation footage.

In the video you are treated to a quick unboxing of the Nokia Lumia 800 to see what comes in the box, a quick look around the hardware, and then a comparison between the Lumia 800 and the HTC Titan and Radar, which shows that size wise the Nokia Lumia 800 is slightly smaller that the Radar while slight larger than the Titan.

For those that may have missed them here’s the specs for the Nokia Lumia 800, 1.4Ghz processor, Windows Phone Mango operating system, 3.7-inch ClearBlack AMOLED curved touch screen, 16GB onboard storage, f/2.2 Carl Zeiss lens, rear camera but not to sure on megapixel, it will also come with many mobile apps such as ESPN Sports hub, turn-by-turn voice navigation via Nokia Drive and Nokia Music.

When it comes to the battery, the Nokia Lumia 800 has a non-removable battery as does the HTC Radar, but the HTC Titan battery is removable.

As I have no wish to spoil your viewing pleasure of the comparison footage I’ll stop right there and simply let you head on down to mash that play button to see if the Nokia Lumia 800 can come out tops over the Titan and Radar.

Mango-powered handset: HTC Titan

HTC is doing fairly well right now. From the days of making (not so great) Windows Mobile handsets for networks, it's found its identity and is now riding high with a hugely recognisable brand around the world. Android was its saviour (and still is) but Windows hasn't been forgotten. HTC was the first to roll out Windows Phone 7 devices when they launched in the UK last year. And, true to form, it's in the lead with Windows Phone 7.5 devices too. The HTC Titan is one of its two first Mango-powered handsets - the other being the Radar. Lets have a close look at the phones features

Titan’s massive size is the 4.7-inch display that HTC has opted to use here. Diagonally it is .4-inches bigger than the SGSII, .4-inches bigger than the HTC HD7, 1.2-inches bigger than the iPhone 4 and 4S, and almost 2-inches bigger than the BlackBerry Bold 9900 screen.

On the engine room side of things you now get a single core Qualcomm 1.5GHz processor, a .5GHz increase on the first wave of HTC Windows Phone 7 devices.

the HTC Titan sports an 8-megapixel camera with F/2.2 lens, dual LED flash, and BSI sensor. The camera is easy to use with a number of settings to help you get the most out of your shots.

Look past the features, the improved specs, and the new Mango update and the big question is whether that screen really is too big. Those who enjoy consuming media are going to love it. If you read a lot, watch a lot, play games a lot, surf the web a lot, you are definitely going to benefit here.