HTC has announced a 20% improvement in the battery life of two new Android phones which come with a new Sense UI which also delivers better mapping capability and improved sound and multimedia capabilities.
The devices can also be controlled from a PC.
The new Desire HD also has an 8 megapixel camera which 720p HD Video.
The battery life improvement follows the introduction of new processors from Qualcomm which deliver improved power efficiency. HTC says users will “easily be able to go the whole day without needing to charge”, although HTC CEO, Peter Chen, said the technology was not yet a breakthrough.
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For users who want to use the phone to read, HTC has hooked up with the Kobo bookstore allowing users to purchase books and magazines directly to the phone.
New security features will also allow users who have lost their phone to see its location online, and send a message to their handset, potentially offering a reward for its return.
Text messages can also be sent from the computer, using the phone’s number, and also archived like email. In a bid to gain new customers, too, HTC has included a data transfer widget to make it easier for users to transfer their data and contacts from an older phone.
The Daily Telegraph in London where the phones were introduced said that the new handsets are being launched at a time when HTC is also preparing for its new Windows 7 handsets to launch. On Microsoft’s new platform, manufacturers such as HTC are not permitted to innovate around the interface as they are on Google’s open source Android operating system. Mr Chen, however, promised significant hardware innovation on all platforms, and said that HTC gave them both “equal strategic priority”.
In the past consumers have complained of the poor battery life of HTC phones in particular the Windows based HTC HD2.
