Customer Reviews on Amazon.com

1. 8 of 8 people found this review helpful

   By J. Banks on Amazon.com 2 April, 2012

   Great Android alternative

   In short, I love this phone. I currently own 2 of them. One for my wife, and the other for me. The first one I purchased was this one on Amazon, so I could decide if I wanted to switch from an Android device to a Windows Phone. Needless to say I was blown away. I was always a fan of the flexibility of Android, and loved adding custom software and Roms to my phone. My wife on the other hand just wanted a phone that worked consistently. Her HTC Mytouch4G was getting slow and buggy, so I decided to have her try a Windows phone since I had heard nothing but good things (We are on Cincinnati Bell, so an iPhone was not an option. Although I don't think I would have chosen that over the Radar anyway). When my wife got her Windows phone she loved the interface, and the integration with Facebook. She didn't like that MyFitness Pal app didn't have a barcode scanner (it does now), and that there is no Words with Friends (still isn't), but those were small gripes in comparison to having a phone that didn't hang and need to be rebooted daily. Speaking of daily, under typical usage neither of our Android devices would last more than 8 hours on a charge. The Windows phone will go a day and a half (still no blackberry) but much better. Well, as you may have guessed, I gave up my modded Android HTC G2 for a Radar as well, and haven't regretted it for a second. Having your hands on one of these things is believing. If you get a chance to try one out take a friend with an android or iphone with you. Go to Youtube and stream a video, and watch how much faster the Windows phone can do it. It is really amazing.
   
   Pros:
   Slick interface
   Just Works
   Good Camera (Rear facing)
   Decent front camera
   Solid HTC build
   
   Cons:
   Windows app market much smaller than Android or iPhone
2. 3 of 3 people found this review helpful

   By Saint04 on Amazon.com 6 October, 2012

   Awesome Iphone Alternative

   I purchased this phone through Amazon as an alternative option to purchasing it for retail price at a Tmobile store. If not for an aggressive price point, I wouldn't have purchased this phone. Also, I received the tmobile version of this phone. The phone even works with 4g and has the tmobile badging.
   
   I replaced my Samsung Exhibit II with this phone. My android phone was continually lagging, overheating and crashing on me. I feel this is a hardware/driver issue and not Andriod OS issue. However, I do feel that there is a lot less bloat on the Windows OS on the HTC. Also, the app store was an easy transition for all my needs. The OS integrated into my Facebook, gmail, google calendar accounts. A neat feature is local scout. Local scout gives you categories such as restaurants that will inform you of all the local events pertaining to the selected category. This phone however is not as superior as google maps in android, but it works well. The only feature I can think that I use that google maps offered that MS maps app did not offer is to avoid toll roads and high ways. I used this feature frequently because I own two-scooters that I enjoy riding on occasion and avoiding toll roads when I'm in my car. The OS on this device is fairly intuitive with a slight learning curb. The OS also seems well polished and it runs very fluidly/smoothly.
   
   The build quality of this HTC phone is top notch. It has gorilla glass from my understanding. The body is white plastic (high quality feeling) on aluminum.
   
   The battery life for this phone is excellent in regards to talk time (I can probably get 7-8 hours of talk time). The standby time is only about three days with minimal use. This is better than the Samsung Exhibit II I had sold over ebay.
   
   This phone uses a regular SIM card in contrast to the new micro SIM cards. I originally purchased a Lumia 710 offering a micro SIM card, but was not happy at all with the very poor plastic build quality. I returned it to Amazon immediately. I'm glad because I met two other people with this phone that were very displeased with it.
   
   The front facing images on the phone are touch (capacitive) and not buttons. I do not like using push button on a touch phone. The lock/unlock, volume rocker and camera hard-buttons are acceptions and actually are preferred; but not for interacting and navigating within the phone with its touch interface.
   
   The sound quality is very good and gets to be pretty loud. The speaker phone is mediocre. The speaker phone gets workably loud (does not work well in a car with road noise etc), the microphone is sensitive enough for regular conversation. No one has complained yet about me using it now for two to three weeks. While the speaker for speakerphone is ok, the microphone works great.
   
   The phone takes sharp picture and balances the lighting well.
   
   The screen is high resolution and adequately bright in most conditions. However, the screen is not bright enough to overcome an afternoon backdrop of the sun and sky. Colors appear very vibrant.
   
   I also like the "attentive phone" features allowing for me to turn the phone on its face to automatically activate the speakerphone, pocket mode increases the ring volume, flip to mute allows me to see who's calling and I can place it back on its face to mute the ringing, and quiet ring on pick up lowers the ring volume when I pick up the phone or remove it from my pocket (this feature does not conflict with the pocket/purse mode sensors/feature).
   
   I'm extremely satisfied with this phone overall and wouldn't hesitate to purchase it again.
3. 2 of 2 people found this review helpful

   By Xeena on Amazon.com 11 July, 2012

   Great phone.

   Great phone. Never had to restart it, works great. As fast as iPhone -- have done a little experiment. Just great phone. I've dropped it couple of times hiking, nothing happened worked great after, didn't even turn off after dropping it. I like this phone a lot.
4. 2 of 2 people found this review helpful

   By Myraleea on Amazon.com 10 June, 2012

   Best phone Ive ever owned

   I have Cincinnati bell, and although their service is terrible the HTC radar is the best phone I've ever own hands down. It has never shut down or screwed up. I have over 500 pictures and its still as fast as its always been. The camera is equal to that of an iPhone. Yeah it lacks some simple features but I've had it THREE years no problems what so ever! Most cell phones I've owned break w/i 6 months. I will be buying another one of these if this one ever goes :) Highly recommend
5. 2 of 2 people found this review helpful

   By sgreene on Amazon.com 12 February, 2012

   htc has done it again!!!

   I've had my phone for a week now, and i have loved it. you can review it on youtube mobile tech review,phone arena, c net. seeing all does i have tto say that it is worth the money check it out. i am going to school online i can check into my classes, check grades and check email, check Facebook,while i am at the store, or out to dinner.it has Microsoft 7 on it sky drive which is a extra 25 gb drive that you can use to send or hold documents.i wanted a tablet, i will have to wait but, this will be my tablet until then. i would give it a ten but it only allow five stars so that it.get the screen saver,smudges are a problem be it's touchscreen but, that not to bad.
6. By step on Amazon.com 8 May, 2013

   Portable phone

   The shipment was fast and the phone is portable.It has all the features I was expecting and it takes nice pics as well.luv it.
7. By Kunishige on Amazon.com 2 April, 2013

   great phone

   does everything i want it to and more. I have an iphone (which I love!) but this phone is just as good as long as you dont need to dock it in a stereo, etc. I gave this phone to my brother but I might trade phones with him when i go overseas.
8. By mahtab on Amazon.com 29 March, 2013

   very good!

   very good cellphone with reasonable price it is user friendly which you work with easily and the speed of processing is also good . i bought it as a used one. i really appreciate Guido's Goods to send it 3 days before i expected after i emailed them i need this phone sooner. the phone is in good condition as they claimed . thanks
9. By alicechel on Amazon.com 30 January, 2013

   like it

   longer life battery than Nokia lumia 710. Design is nice since I like small phone and facing camera is amazing.
10. By Amber Gale on Amazon.com 25 January, 2013

    I'm a fan.

    Despite the fact that the battery life sucks, I love this phone. I'm pretty easy to please. It does what I want it to.