It's Official: HTC HD2 Coming to T-Mobile USA this Spring

T-Mobile has announced that it will be the exclusive provider of the HTC HD2 in the U.S.

The HD2 is possibly the most cutting-edge model available today with Microsoft's mobile operating system; it has 1 GHz processor, and sports a 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive display with multi-touch support.

It was launched in Europe and Asia this fall, but T-Mobile USA won't be releasing it another couple of months; at this point, this carrier is only saying that the the debut will be in the spring.

The price for the U.S. version is not yet known.

This announcement was made during a keynote address by Microsoft' CEO Steve Ballmer at the Consumer Electronics Show, going on this week in Las Vegas.

An Overview of the HTC HD2
The HD2 (AKA the HTC Leo) was one of the first devices on the market with Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5 Pro, but it has the new version of HTC's custom user interface layered on top. This used to be called TouchFLO, but has just been renamed HTC Sense to reflect a greater focus on consumers.

It lacks a hardware keyboard, but that's just about the only feature it doesn't have.

The HTC HD2 is the first Windows Mobile smartphone with a capacitive display that supports multi-touch, so users can resize websites, Microsoft Office files, PDF documents and pictures easier with a pinch of their fingers.

This 4.3-inch display is the largest yet on a smartphone running Microsoft's OS, and has a WVGA (800x480) resolution.

Naturally, the HD2 has mobile broadband (7.2 Mbps HSDPA), plus it includes Wi-Fi b/g and Bluetooth 2.1. It is even be able to act as a Wi-Fi router for another computer.

It also includes a whopping 448 MB of RAM, a 5 MPx camera with auto-focus, a microSD card reader, GPS receiver, 1,230 mAh battery, and a 3.5 mm headset jack.

This HTC device comes with Windows Mobile's standard collection of mobile apps: Outlook, Office, Media Player. Opera Mobile is the default web browser.

Source: T-Mobile USA