HTC Desire Z

HTC Desire Z
A HTC Desire Z - shown with keyboard open and closed. A custom ROM - CyanogenMod is used
CodenameHTC Vision
ManufacturerHTC Corporation
SeriesA Series
Compatible networks900/2100 or 850/1900 MHz HSPA/WCDMA, 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM
Availability by region1 November 2010 (Europe)[1]
PredecessorHTC Dream (T-Mobile G1)
Form factorSlate slider smartphone
Dimensions119 × 60.4 × 14.16 mm
Weight180 g
Operating systemOriginal: Android 2.2.1 "Froyo"
Last: Android 2.3.3 "Gingerbread"
System-on-chipQualcomm Snapdragon MSM7230
CPUARMv7 800 MHz Scorpion
GPUAdreno 205
Memory512 MB RAM[2]
Storage1.5 GB Flash
Removable storagemicroSD (SD 2.0 compatible)
Battery1300 mAh Lithium-ion
Display3.7-inch 800 × 480 WVGA Super LCD capacitive touchscreen@ 252 ppi
Rear camera5-megapixel autofocus with LED flash, face detection, geotagging
Connectivity3.5 mm stereo jack, micro-USB hi-speed, Bluetooth 2.1, IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Data inputsMulti-touch with HTC Sense 2.1 interface, QWERTY keyboard, 3-axis accelerometer, digital compass, proximity and ambient light sensors
OtherProximity sensor, accelerometer, FM Radio, Facebook, Twitter, MS Exchange, compass, GPS, A-GPS, Google turn-by-turn navigation, Flash 10.1 enabled, upgradable to Flash 10.3

The HTC Desire Z (also marketed as T-Mobile G2 in the US) (codenamed HTC Vision)[3] is a slider-style smartphone developed by HTC Corporation and announced on 15 September 2010; it was released in Europe and Canada in November 2010, following a number of delays related to Google's quality assurance tests.[4] Other than its slider configuration, the Desire Z features specifications similar to the HTC Desire and the HTC Desire HD.[5] The design of the HTC Desire Z has capacitive face buttons rather than the mechanical ones the HTC Desire features.

According to HTC's Vice President Bjorn Kilburn, the phone is the last Google-Assured QWERTY slider to be manufactured by HTC.[6]

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  2. ^ "HTC - Products - HTC Desire Z - Specification". HTC Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  3. ^ "T-Mobile G2 (HTC Vision) mini-site goes live, teases HSPA+". Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  4. ^ "HTC Desire HD and Desire Z face release date delays". TechRadar. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Live from HTC's London 2010 launch event". Engadget. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  6. ^ Segan, Sascha (19 April 2012). "HTC's Future: Slim Phones, Less QWERTY, Wi-Fi Display". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2017.