Smartphone shoppers the last few years have become much more savvy when comparing potential purchases. The typical smartphone purchaser understands designations such as pixel density and resolution, dual versus quad core processors, what RAM memory actually means, and other technical information. The last year really saw a huge uptick in both display size and resolution on our smartphones, and in an attempt to create a signature phone, smartphone manufacturer HTC released the powerful and full-featured Droid DNA 4G at the end of 2012.
The HTC Droid DNA is available for a reduced sale price now starting at $49.99.
Running on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE system in the US, the handset arrived on November 21 right in time for the holiday shopping season. The handset runs Android’s 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system with the popular HTC Sense 4+ UI overlay, and takes display clarity and resolution on mobile handsets to a new high. The HTC Droid DNA 4G arrives in a slim, light and tough polycarbonate unibody with distinctive red side grills and ultra-matte finish that make for a very sleek and attractive handset. But it is the large, high-resolution 5.0 inch screen that raises the bar for the entire smartphone marketplace.
When you see the designation HD applied to a smartphone, it means that display is either 720P (true HD) or 1,080P (full HD). And any time you see a pixel density (the amount of pixels located over every inch of display space) over 300, you are going to be looking at a very attractive display. The Samsung Galaxy S III delivers a huge 4.80 inch screen with 720P display and generous 306 ppi pixel density. The best-selling iPhone 5 offers a smaller 4.0 inch display, but pixel density runs high at 326 ppi. The HTC Droid DNA runs an incredible and industry-leading 441 ppi, giving its massive 5.0 inch screen a full HD 1,080P resolution (1,080 x 1,920 pixels).
The Taiwan based manufacturer’s Droid DNA 4G even packs a free HD video game on board, in Reign of Amira. Firing up that game on the large high-resolution display which is supported by an Adreno 320 graphics processor, 1.5 GHz quad core central processor and 2.0 GB of RAM memory really illustrates how impressive the ImageChip ISP S-LCD 3 display is. The 5.0 inch screen is built from edge to edge and corner to corner, making for the smallest possible footprint.
At 0.38 inches (9.73 mm), the Droid DNA 4G is slim, and the display is protected by a layer of Gorilla Glass. A full 12.6 hours of talk time is provided from a single charge, and 16 GB of storage are built-in. Built into the back of the handset is an 8.0 megapixel camcorder capable of 1,080P HD video recording, and the exclusive Beats Audio sound package joins a YouTube video player and built-in music player in the handset’s multimedia suite.
You can purchase the HTC Droid DNA at a discounted price tag now starting at $49.99.
January 30, 2013 at 11:04 am
The author of this article seems to forget 768p display smarthpones. There is one at 4.5″ diagonal with 332ppi density. Sure, the screen doesn’t match the HTC DNA, but the Lumia 920 puts the iPhone 5 to shame as the iPhone is not even 720p. So if it puts the iPhone 5 to shame and is on par or better than the GS3, why give it proper mention?
January 31, 2013 at 5:37 pm
I’ve been hearing a lot of grief about the flaws as well. But HTC is very kind to tech savvy ppl even unlocking the boatloader for a certain period. A little root and boom all but the limited storage is taken care of.