Among many emerging mobile phone companies, HTC is one company that has fast grown in popularity. The mobile phones offered by HTC are all high end with latest features and stylish looks. One such phone is the HTC Aria Android Smartphone. It is a 4.1 x 2.3 x 0.5 inches 5 mega pixel Clamshell phone best for people who need to access internet all the time, even while on the go.
Features and Specs of the phone
HTC has launched a range of mobile phones under HTC Sense Experience and Aria falls in this category itself. HTC Sense phones offer smart ways to stay connected with family and friends through its quicklaunches to Facebook, Flickr and Twitter. The Java enabled phone’s network is 3G, EDGE, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA 850/900/1800/1900 enabled.
The 3.8 oz HTC Aria phone is capable of working in Wi-Fi (WLAN) zones. It is friendly with High Speed Packet Data Access of AT&T (7.2 Mbps) which boosts the speed of your 3G connection. The phone is among the first few to work on the 2.1 platform of the Android smartphones’ portfolio.
The applications on the phone are great for business purposes. All the Google links, application and services can be availed through this smartphone, like- Gmail, Navigation, YouTube, Maps etc. The phone has v2.1 Bluetooth with A2DP. Fax connectivity is also supported by this phone. Micro USB v2.0 slot has been given in the phone with a whopping 384 MB internal memory and an enormous up to 32 GB expandable memory through its Micro SD/SDHC memory slot.
The 32 inch colour TFT touchscreen display gives 320 x 480 pixel resolutions. The clarity of the screen gives no second thoughts to the users. The view of the pictures is sharp and vivid as the phone boasts of a 5 megapixel camera. The maximum photo resolution is 2592 x 1944 pixels with digital zoom and auto focus.
The video recording option is also present in the camera. MMS, SMS, T9 text function and Emailing facility is available in the handset. The other amazing features of the phone include dedicated search keys, A-GPS support, accelerometer sensing auto rotation, optical trackpad, Geo-tagging and proximity sensor. The Audio player supports .aac, .mps and .wav formats and the video player supports H264 and MP4 formats.
Performance
The HTC Aria phone has a Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery with a fair backup of 6 hours as claimed by the company with a good standby time of up to 372 hours. The phone is not cumbersome and the applications are smooth in operation. One of the drawbacks of the phone is that its camera doesn’t have flash and optical zooming functions. Other than this the phone’s performance combined with a good 3G network is excellent.
The Verdict!
The HTC Aria smart phone is a great choice for people in love with technology and today’s Android based smartphones.