That's not to say the phone's chassis feels cheap. On the contrary, it's a sturdy hulk of glossy piano black plastic yes, it's a fingerprint magnet that's more reminiscent of the original Motorola Droid's angular build than any other HTC handset we've seen.
There's no soft touch plastic here, though. Rather, we get a hard, shiny exterior that extends around the device to its back and abruptly slopes inward to surround a gunmetal grey, removable metal plate. This Droid-like battery cover is bisected by a faintly dotted, texturized pattern on its lower half and a smooth upper portion broken only by the OEM's grooved logo and a recessed 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash to the top left.
The phone's speaker peeks out in a strip above this plating which, when slid down, reveals the aforementioned battery, SIM card and barren microSD card slot hidden beneath. HTC's packed in 16GB of internal storage, but if you're the type to load up on media, you can expand that capacity by an extra 32GB.
Interrupting the smooth perimeter up top is a 3. The silvery volume rocker barely juts out over to the right, leaving the micro-USB port to stealthily occupy the lower left hand side. HTC built this beast to be all business up front and a party however lame and unattended in the back. Whip this phone out in public and you're not likely to attract much attention. That's because, much like a mullet, HTC built this beast to be all business up front and a party however lame and unattended in the back.
Swallowing up the majority of the phone's face is that 4. True, you'll encounter a certain degree of difficulty reading this screen in strong sunlight, but take it indoors and you'll notice an ample brightness to the crisp display that delivers well-balanced contrast and excellent viewing angles.
The Vivid's CPU may fall below the 1. Here, that horsepower works admirably with the Sense 3. This brisk performance also extended to the device's healthy collection of apps which loaded almost instantly. We weren't surprised to see HTC's black beastie repeatedly fall behind the 1. It's hard to say what the culprit is, but if we had to guess, we'd point our finger at Sense and the amount of pixels rendered on the Vivid's qHD screen versus the Skyrocket's WVGA.
The fact that there's no dedicated camera button lends credence to that — but on the other hands, it's got an 8-megapixel camera capable of p video capture and a dual-LED flash. In other words, the specs would suggest that there's a fighting chance that the output won't be half bad.
The results weren't the best I've seen, but they were definitely passable, particularly if you're not planning on blowing up a shot at full 8-megapixel resolution. More impressive was the speed: it seems like HTC might be putting some effort into reducing shutter lag, because both shooting and autofocusing were surprisingly quick procedures. In general, the company appears to have found a happy medium on its camera UI: the Vivid's viewfinder interface is significantly more advanced than stock Android without being in-your-face, and it never once stuttered or lagged in the course of making adjustments.
I'm sure the 1. I found the video output to be slightly better than stills — the quick p test I shot was clear and didn't seem to be overly compressed. The real shocker, though, may have been the 1-megapixel camera up front: it isn't great, but it offers surprisingly good capture virtually all phones I've tested skimp on front-facing camera performance, considering their limited utility.
Amusingly, it can even shoot p video if you're so inclined. That's not to say there's no reason to buy the Vivid if you're not in an LTE market — it's still a 4. The performance is encouraging, and seems to be significantly improved since I tested it on an Elevate 4G hotspot during the soft launch a few months ago.
I was able to hang on to an LTE signal consistently in all of my normal haunts in and around downtown, and I regularly observed downlink speeds over 10Mbps with ping times below 60ms both excellent numbers. The downside to circuit-switched fallback is that it requires the phone to step down to HSPA when placing or receiving a voice call, and I was able to observe that behavior consistently on the Vivid.
Clearly, that's not a big deal — most customers will never even notice — but it's something to keep in mind if you do a lot of multitasking. Processor performance is mostly positive. Quadrant tested between 1, and 2,, which isn't terribly high Samsung Exynos devices can score over 3, , but this is a case where the score really doesn't tell the story of the user experience.
The phone features a 1. It's still in the very top tier by production smartphone standards, and HTC's Sense UI — which is loaded down with 3D effects and miscellaneous chrome — performs smoothly and flawlessly.
In fact, the only place I ever saw lag was in the browser, which is an all-too-common experience in Android regardless of how much horsepower you've got under the hood; the desktop version of our own home page, for instance, stutters its way through scroll and zoom operations.
You might argue that it's not fair to be testing desktop versions of sites, but trust me: on this huge, lovely display, you'll almost always want to use them. I got 3 hours and 38 minutes of run time on the Vivid from full charge to power-off, and I was absolutely abusing it for the entire duration: LTE, mobile hotspot enabled with a laptop connected and in use, and the screen on at full brightness — and I was running benchmarks and speed tests on the phone, too.
I haven't yet had a chance to run another test with more typical use, but incidental evidence so far suggests that you'd have no problem making it through a full day. I'll update this when I've got more data points. HTC Vivid. LG X Power 3. HTC Rezound. HTC Amaze 4G. HTC Velocity 4G. Firefly Aurii Vivid. Vivo U1. Huawei Ascend XT2. LG Thrive. Apple iPhone 5. HTC Vivid Dimensions : Width Information about the width, i. Height Information about the height, i.
Volume Estimated volume of the device, calculated from the dimensions provided by the manufacturer. Mobile network technologies There are several network technologies that enhance the performance of mobile networks mainly by increased data bandwidth.
Operating system OS Information about the operating system used by the device as well as its version. Process technology Information about the process technology used in manufacturing the chip. Level 1 cache memory L1 The cache memory is used by the processor in order to shorten the time needed to access data and instructions that a frequently used. Level 2 cache memory L2 The L2 level 2 cache memory is slower than L1, but has a larger capacity, instead, which allows it to cache more data.
CPU frequency The frequency of the processor describes its clock rate in cycles per second. Storage Information about the capacity of the built-in storage of the device. Types The various types of memory cards are characterized by different sizes and capacity. Diagonal size In mobile devices display size is represented by the length of its diagonal measured in inches.
Resolution The display resolution shows the number of pixels on the horizontal and vertical side of the screen. Pixel density Information about the number of pixels per centimeter ppcm or per inch ppi of the display. Color depth The color depth of the display is also known as bit depth. Sensors Sensors vary in type and purpose. Proximity Light Accelerometer Compass. Flash type The rear cameras of mobile devices use mainly a LED flash.
No, it does not support wireless charging. Yes, it supports the services of Google Play store, gmail, youtube, etc. How many cameras does the HTC Vivid have?
There is Single main camera and Single selfi camera. How to turn on HTC Vivid? To turn on the phone, press and hold the power key until the logo appears on the screen, then release the key. If the phone does not turn on after a few seconds, connect the charger and try again in a minute.
How to turn off HTC Vivid? To turn off the phone, press and hold the power button until the power icon appears, then tap the power icon. How to restart HTC Vivid? To restart the phone, press and hold the volume down key and the power key at the same time until the logo appears on the screen, then release them.
This may take up to 30 seconds. How to take a screenshot on HTC Vivid?
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