What if the HD2 ran Android?

Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by admin in Phones

Source: (pocketnow.com)

There are a lot of people out there looking at the great hardware design and capabilities of the HTC HD2, and wishing that it shipped with Android instead of Windows Mobile. This is likely due to the popular perception that Windows Mobile is no good and Android is so much better despite actual functionality that may suggest otherwise. Of course, the advantages or disadvantages of Windows Mobile and Android depend on your specific needs and there are many overlaps. What if the HD2 ran Android instead of Windows Mobile?

You wouldn’t have a free online backup service for PIM, Documents, Photos, Music, SMS (Microsoft MyPhone)
You wouldn’t have any way to call, find, or wipe a lost phone (Microsoft MyPhone)
You wouldn’t have the most capable voice-only mobile user interface (Microsoft Voice Command)
You wouldn’t have Microsoft Office built in
You wouldn’t be able to log into remote servers using Remote Desktop
You wouldn’t be able to securely connect to managed Exchange servers and maintain group policy, managed applications, etc.
You wouldn’t be able to play the large number of video formats supported by CorePlayer or choose from any number of 3rd party video players
You wouldn’t be able to effortlessly sync Recorded TV shows, videos and photos with Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player
You wouldn’t be able to sync notes with Microsoft OneNote
You wouldn’t be able to access network file shares
You wouldn’t be able to print to Bluetooth printers
You wouldn’t be able to connect external wireless keyboards
You wouldn’t be able to share a 3G internet connection via WiFi
You wouldn’t have a variety of on-device GPS navigation programs that don’t need internet connectivity
You wouldn’t be able to send SMS messages longer than 160 characters (Android doesn’t parse them into multiple messages)
You wouldn’t be able to completely change your GUI with a simple CAB installation
You would have to open two different Calendar applications in order to check your schedule
You would have very limited or non-existent voice over IP applications
You could easily sync your contacts, calendar and email with Google and multiple unmanaged Exchange accounts at the same time
You would have a customizable multi-panel home screen that supports integrated widgets (Just like Spb Mobile Shell on Windows Mobile)
You would have a Webkit web browser
You would have to “root” your device in order to do any kind of GUI customizations