The HTC Titan could very well be on its way out despite having stayed for just approximately six months in the shelves because its successor, the HTC Titan II, is already making its way to the shelves and is expected to make its debut in April 8. Despite this, the original big guy of the Windows Phone ecosystem is still alive and kicking, so to speak because it looks like it is still the recipient of software updates courtesy of the Taiwanese smartphone an tablet manufacturer.
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Just recently, we heard that the HTC Titan got some software update love that gave it new firmware, bootloader and radio software. Just after a couple of days, the handset got another update treat when HTC updated the Locations app on of the big-ass device. This development came when Nokia implemented support on its Nokia Drive app for Windows Phone for navigation that does not require data connectivity.
With the update, the HTC Locations app is now capable of supporting offline navigation where it will enable you to download maps for offline use. Not only that, despite the lack of data connectivity, you still get to navigate through the downloaded maps and get turn-by-turn voice-guided navigation for both driving and walking so this app on the HTC Titan has got everything pretty much covered while evening the playing field against the Nokia Drive app. The maps downloaded by the HTC Locations app are created by TomTom so you can expect that the coverage that these maps bring is pretty extensive. Aside from that, the Locations app on your HTC Titan also enables you to share your locations to friends and family with images, voice clips and notes, a functionality that is really neat. And to give us an idea about the HTC Titan with the updated Locations app, we have the specs sheet of the handset coming right up for your reading pleasure.
The HTC Titan has the distinction of having the biggest display in the Windows Phone ecosystem and it got officially unveiled when it was announced back in August. It made its debut in the shelves in October and its measurements of 131.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm and catch weight of 160 grams make the HTC Titan both a bulky and hefty smartphone. Under the hood, the circuitry of the handset is built around a QualComm MSM8255 SnapDragon processor. A single-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion processor on the other hand works in conjunction with 5121 MB of RAM to ensure that the operation and performance of the handset is smooth and stutter-free. It has a non-expandable 16GB of onboard storage while its display, the standout feature of the handset, measures 4.7 inches diagonally and is of the SuperLCD capacitive multitouch display variant. The camera department of the HTC Titan on the other hand is made up of an 8-megapixel main shooter at its back panel while its front bezel is home to its front-facing 1.3-megapixel webcam. The HTC Titan comes with a 1600 mAh Li-Ion power pack that gives it up to almost 7 hours of talk time and up to 460 hours of standby time. Buy the HTC Titan Windows Phone starting at just one penny!
