Head to Head: HTC Leo (HD2) vs. iPhone 3GS

Most of the secrets about the eagerly awaited HTC Leo saddled with Windows Mobile 6.5 are out already except for its release date and expected price. With its large size 4.3-inches multitouch screen and amazing specs, it looks like it is going to bulldoze all others devices in its path and is surely going to be a big hit. “Leo” being just a codename for the device, has been identified as HD2 on the Bluetooth menu and is expected to be launched before the turn of the year. The birth of Leo will bring HTC at par with iPhone multitouch technology and Apple’s sole dominance in this field will be challenged to a great extent. Based on the leaked info gathered from WMPoweruser and ai.rs blog, a comparison table of the specifications has been prepared of the two mobiles:

HTC Leo (HD2)

iPhone 3GS

HTC Leo (HD2)

Operating System

iPhone OS 3.1 (OS X Mobile)

Windows Mobile 6.5

Size and Weight

Height: 115.5 mm

Width: 62.1 mm

Depth: 12.3 mm

Weight: 4.8 ounces (135 grams)

Height: 121mm

Width: 67mm 

Depth: 11mm

Claimed to be quite Less in weight

Processing Speed and Capacity

600MHz CPU

16GB or 32GB flash drive

Snapdragon MSM 8250 1GHz processor

320MB RAM

512MB of flash

MicroSD card slot

Cellular and wireless

UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)

GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

WCDMA/HSPA (900,1200 Mhz)

GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Wi-Fi connectivity

Bluetooth 2.1 support

Power and Battery

Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery

Talk time: Up to 12 hours on 2G, Up to 5 hours on 3G

1230 mAh rechargeable battery

Talk time: N/A

Changeable Battery

No

Yes

Display

3.5-inch (diagonal) capacitive widescreen with 480 x 320 pixels.

Multitouch support

Fingerprint-resistant oleo-phobic coating

4.3-inch capacitive touch screen display with 800 x 480 pixels.

Multitouch support

Camera, Photos, and Video

3 megapixels

Autofocus

Tap to focus

Video recording, VGA up to 30 fps with audio

Photo and video geotagging

5-Megapixel

Autofocus

Dual LED Flash

Sensors

Accelerometer

Proximity sensor

Ambient light sensor

Accelerometer

Motion sensors

Light sensor

Location

Assisted GPS

Digital Compass

WiFi

Assisted GPS

Digital Compass

WiFi

Multitasking

No

Yes

OS Updates

Yes

No

Proprietary 
Cloud-Sync Service

MobileMe

My Phone

Applications Available

75,000 +

20,000 +

 

In the end, what price tag HTC Leo (aka HD2) is going to carry will certainly matter for the customers.