Torn down HTC Surround reveals Its Similarity with Nexus One


January 20th, 2011 • Related • Filed Under

The guys at mobile phone repair site iFixit have done it again and this time the device is HTC Surround. They might be thinking that dissembling the Surround will be a different kind of experience and revelation, but what they found was similar experience of what they previously did with the Nexus One.

HTC Google Nexus One is a device that has been manufactured by HTC for Google. It is surprising to know that the Surround’s five major chip packages on the motherboard are strikingly similar to that of the Nexus One. It may be disappointing for many people to know that HTC Surround has used the year-old hardware, but it is a solid phone without any doubt.

The device is one of the prominent handsets that run on the Windows Phone 7 operating system. Its Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor is quite powerful to enable the users enjoy high speed access to the mobile functionalities.

The mobile phone features some notable entertainment specifictions, which includes its 5 mega pixel camera with LED flash and autofocus. The camera can also record videos at 720p. The multimedia features include integrated music player and video playback that can play MP3/ WAV/ WMA/ eAAC+ and MP4/ WMV/ H.264/ H.263 files respectively.

HTC Surround also features a bigger display with its 3.8 inches capacitive touch screen that boasts 16 million colours and 480 x 800 pixels resolution. Accelerometer sensor for UI auto rotate and proximity sensor for auto turn off are two vital features of the display.

The social network freaks enjoy this mobile phone as it is integrated with Twitter and Facebook application. The users can also access You Tube, Microsoft Office, Digital Campus, Bing Maps and A-GPS support.
The features are cool and it will be better to get some exciting mobile phone deals on Surround.