HTC HD2 review: The Windows Mobile phone that became the ultimate ROM-flashing legend.
The ultimate community ROM phone.
The HTC HD2 shipped with Windows Mobile 6.5 but became immortal in the modding community — its hardware was so capable that enthusiasts ported Android, Windows Phone 7, even WP8 onto it for years. Few phones have had such a long, hacked afterlife.
01Display
60/10060/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2009.
02Camera
50/10050/100 trails the 55-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2009.
03Performance
56/100At 56/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2009 — 10 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
50/10050/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2009 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
66/100At 66/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2009 — 8 points above the cohort average.
06Value
60/100At 60/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2009 — 16 points above the cohort average.
- First 1 GHz Snapdragon, capacitive 4.3" screen.
- Legendary ROM-flashing community support.
- Ran Android, WP7 and more via ports.
- microSD + jack.
- Shipped with dated Windows Mobile 6.5.
- No official Android.
- No front camera.
- Small battery for the screen.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 35-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .