Availability of the HTC HD2 (formerly known as the Leo) has already been confirmed for France. Today, sources have announced that the handset will be released in unlocked form in the UK beginning November 11 for £469, excluding VAT.
As HTC's most well-featured release to date, it's actually pretty surprising that carriers aren't angling for exclusive rights to the phone. Instead, it will hit Blighty streets with no carrier attachment, although both O2 and Orange are expected to offer it later in their roster as well.
If you're late to the news about the HD2, it's a feature-heavy smartphone running Windows Mobile 6.5 and HTC's Sense UI. That's right - the same eye-popping interface found on the Android-powered HTC Hero is now on their Windows devices, too. Even better, this version of the Sense features built-in integration with both Facebook and Twitter right out of the box.
Hardware details of the follow-up to 2008's HTC HD include a 4.3-inch WVGA touchscreen display, a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, 448MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM, a 5.0 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, stereo Bluetooth and a 1,230mAh battery. It also boasts quad-band GSM and dual-band HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity.
Europe appears to be the planned destination for the HTC HD2, at least, for the last quarter of the year. No word on release schedule for other markets.
[via Unwired View]
