The Amazon Wireless store is one of the largest sellers of smartphones on the entire World Wide Web. They post a Top 100 smartphone bestsellers list which changes daily, and as of this writing, the HTC Droid DNA 4G Android smartphone running on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE system in the US ranks as the second best selling handset on contract out of the hundreds of offerings found on Amazon. The handset debuted on November 21 of last year, and runs the Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Android operating system.
The handset is sleek and slim, powered by a speedy quad core processor and twice the average amount of RAM memory found on a mobile handset. The HTC Droid DNA 4G also delivers exclusive Beats Audio sound enhancement for better and bigger sound quality. Beats comes equipped with dedicated speaker amplifiers, as well as a 2.5 V headset amplifier. Physically, the large 5.0 inch 1,080P display is definitely the first thing catches your eye on this handset.
HTC has been very forward about their intent to attack Samsung and Apple and their two best selling handsets in its attempt to improve market share in the mobile marketplace. And in some areas they clearly dominate the Galaxy S III and iPhone 5 with their HTC Droid DNA design. Pixel density runs 441 pixels per inch (ppi) on the Droid DNA, 326 pp on the iPhone 5 and 306 ppi on the Galaxy S III. The iPhone 5 offers a 4.0 inch screen, and the Galaxy S III boasts a large 4.8 inch display.
The HTC Droid DNA is capable of NFC and DLNA wireless connectivity, and the handset is slim at 0.3 inches (9.73 mm). The continuous shooting mode built into the rear facing 8.0 megapixel camera allows you to capture up to four shots per second, and the HTC VideoPic feature provides simultaneous HD video and image capture. Low light camera performance is excellent with a wide-angle f/2.0 wins, built-in LED flash and backside illuminated sensor (BSI). Video capture runs 1,080P HD resolution, and a front facing chat cam offers video call support.
The 5.0 inch ImageChip ISP S-LCD 3 display resolution runs 1,080 x 1,920 pixels, and that screen is protected by a layer of scratch resistant Gorilla Glass. Battery talk time runs 12.6 hours from a single charge, and the handset is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 system chip. A quad core 1.5 GHz CPU is on board, as is 2.0 GB of RAM memory and 16 GB of built-in data storage.
