The Titan is HTC'south latest range-topping Windows Phone vii handset. It certainly lives up to its name, being titanic in size and sporting a huge iv.7-inch display. Couple this with a 1.5GHz processor, an 8 megapixel camera, and the latest version of Windows Phone (vii.5 "Mango") and you've got yourself a recipe for 1 heck of a handset.

Not but is the Titan'south display the largest that HTC has put on a telephone, but it'southward also the largest brandish you'll discover on any Windows Phone 7 handset. It'due south non all good news though, equally this obviously affects the overall size of the phone, and the brandish, though big, doesn't seem to offering enough pixel resolution. Notwithstanding, with its narrow form factor and tricked-out photographic camera, the overall package is certainly worth a wait.

Hardware

The HTC Titan is a pretty handsome device, even if it is just a large black slab. It's the small details that count, like the lightly beveled border around the brandish, the blackness hardware buttons, and the recessed HTC logo on the back. It's non equally blingy equally many HTC handsets before it, which I appreciate.

It's also worth mentioning that despite its monster 131.5 x 70.7mm (5.18 x 2.78in) form factor, the Titan measures in at only 9.9mm (.39in) thick, making it feel smaller than information technology actually is, especially in 1's pocket. Nevertheless, information technology's still a hefty clamper of phone and weighs in at 160 grams.

Up front end, the vivid iv.7in display stretches itself out beyond much of the handset, with just enough room to squeeze an earpiece above and three touch sensitive keys beneath. These keys illuminate in a crisp white color and offer the usual Windows Phone functionality: back, home, and search. Congenital into the bezel above the display is a forward-facing ane.three megapixel photographic camera for self portraits, a notification LED, and both proximity and ambient low-cal sensors.

Round back yous'll find the F2.2 lens for the new 8 megapixel camera, complete with its dual LED wink on one side and the loudspeaker grille on the other. The power button sits atop the telephone and is too used to slumber and wake the display. Next to information technology is a 3.5mm headphone port for connecting any regular ready of headphones.

The sides of the Titan are home to the micro-USB charging/data port on the left, and the book rocker and dedicated camera shutter push on the right. The bottom of the handset houses the microphone pinhole and a narrow push button for removing the rear cover.