I've had a HD7 since February 2011. I just bought a new Radar in the box for 150.
1. My God its hard to type on the Radars small screen. I have small hands and I repeatedly hit the wrong letter.
2. No compass on Radar. I downloaded the HTC compass but when I tried to open the app it said not compatible with your phone. Not a deal breaker but when I started downloading some of my apps I got a warning app might not work properly because your phone doesn't support a compass.
3. 4G vs 3G. Where I'm at I test Xbox live, eBay, USA today, WP central and Market place. They were just about even. I would say I think my HD7 was faster just a bit. My HD7 had 3G and the Radar had 4G displayed during my test.
4. Screen brightness is a lot brighter on the Radar.
So my conclusion.........
Hands down HD7
the only advantage to the Radar for me was a brighter screen. Loosing app capability sucks so HD7 wins here. The downgrade in screen size and the trouble I had typing is what killed it for me. Oh one more positive for the Radar is the front facing camera. Since I never use it that doesn't matter to me.
This is all the more reason I hope tmobile releases a new WP7 with a BIG screen. Our only option on tmobile is a inferior downgrade.
1. My God its hard to type on the Radars small screen. I have small hands and I repeatedly hit the wrong letter.
2. No compass on Radar. I downloaded the HTC compass but when I tried to open the app it said not compatible with your phone. Not a deal breaker but when I started downloading some of my apps I got a warning app might not work properly because your phone doesn't support a compass.
3. 4G vs 3G. Where I'm at I test Xbox live, eBay, USA today, WP central and Market place. They were just about even. I would say I think my HD7 was faster just a bit. My HD7 had 3G and the Radar had 4G displayed during my test.
4. Screen brightness is a lot brighter on the Radar.
So my conclusion.........
Hands down HD7
the only advantage to the Radar for me was a brighter screen. Loosing app capability sucks so HD7 wins here. The downgrade in screen size and the trouble I had typing is what killed it for me. Oh one more positive for the Radar is the front facing camera. Since I never use it that doesn't matter to me.
This is all the more reason I hope tmobile releases a new WP7 with a BIG screen. Our only option on tmobile is a inferior downgrade.