HTC Vivid Review Price and Full Specifications

The HTC Vivid is the latest member of the LTE smartphones to be introduced in the market by AT&T. HTC is no stranger to LTE smartphones as it has already tested its waters with Verizon and Thunderbolt. It is obvious that so much is expected from the Vivid as it comes in the category of phones which truly present the seamless advantages of 4G to the common people. This particular phone is fairly familiar to the other handsets of HTC. The Vivid runs on Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) operating system packed with powerful dual-core processor at 1.2 GHz. The Snapdragon S3 chipset provides a stable hardware build to this marvel, coupled with 1GB RAM providing fast computing and processing. This performance seems immensely good in real life. The trademark HTC Sense 3.0 feature positively sets it aside from its other counterparts like Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and LG NitroHD.

The Vivid brandishes a sturdy 4.5-inch display Super LCD, which allows resolution upto 960 x 540 pixels. Now you can easily view your mobile contents in high definition with crystal clear quality. That’s a fair deal comparing this handset with HTC’s other high-end products. Also you have a video recording feature of 1080p and 780p. Truly high-definition. The camera department will not disappoint you either because HTC phones boast excellent camera features. The 8 megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash captures stills with such “vivid” precision that you won’t miss out on the minor details. A 1.3 megapixel VGA camera fits well to run video calls on 3G. The bright colors and sharpness of the image will blow away your mind. The only flaw here is the absence of a dedicated camera button, but this problem prevails in many leading smartphones.

The build of the Vivid is extremely solid with only few traces of quirkiness. It will take some time for you to get accustomed to the phone’s comfort level. The shine and gloss makes the Vivid look slippery, but you may find it otherwise. Just make sure you don’t attract a lot of dust and sweaty fingerprints as it will spoil the whole look. The shape is rectangular with round corners and alternate edges are curvy. The back side of the Vivid is decorated with pyramid style contours with the central area being the thickest. In short, it does not sport a trendy and attractive look. The phone’s thickness is 11.2mm and it weighs around 176 grams, making it a heavy phone.

The battery life of the Vivid comes as a big disappointment. The 1620mAh battery is nowhere sufficient to run LTE applications. It average a run of 5 hours if you use your phone at a full fledged pace. With moderate brightness and less use of LTE apps you can increase the backup to 10 hours. But that’s not what this phone is meant to be used for. So keep your chargers at your disposal.

There are certain features that improve the desirability of this phone. You are host to most of the groovy applications found in Android Market. HTC Sense 3.0 allows you to directly access the applications from the lock screen. A stylish feature indeed. Plus, there is smart dialing and you can make calls with the help of voice commands.

Key Features of the HTC Vivid:-

•  LTE network allows you to attain very high speed data transmission.
•  1.2GHz dual Scorpion processors load the applications at lightning speed.
•  16 GB internal memory, expandable upto 32 GB
•  MHL TV-out port. Now you can connect your phone to your television sets.
•  Bluetooth version 3.0
•  DivX/XviD video support

 

Detailed Specifications of HTC Vivid:-