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Be interesting to see how the N9 holds up against the Titan, it's due in "early October".
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/new...ra-support.ars
If we're lucky the N9 will also be out then, not... hahahahaha... hahahaha!! (I think I'm going crazy)

One thing I found particularly interesting:
Both phones are equipped with front-facing cameras—1.3 megapixel on the TITAN, VGA on the Radar—confirming rumors that Windows Phone Mango would indeed support such hardware. Surprisingly, the only built-in application that can make use of the cameras is the standard camera app; it has a button for switching between the main camera and the front-facing one. Beyond that, use of the camera is up to application developers—Mango itself won't include any built-in video-calling capabilities.
Is that right?
I heard Mango would have good built-in vid-chat support?

The Titan has a gyroscope which the N9 doesn't, but I believe the N9 has evertying else:
GPS, proximity & ambient light sensors, accelerometer, compass.

The Titan's 8mp camera sounds like it might give the N9's a run for it's money:
The rear cameras, though they differ in resolution, both include a lens with a fast aperture of f/2.2, and the sensors are backside-illuminated, which should in principle give them better low-light performance than conventional sensors.
Also...
HTC is pre-installing some new applications, too. The phones will include an app for the HTC Watch streaming media services (already supported on Android), DLNA streaming, and Virtual 5.1 surround sound.
I don't really care about it's massive 4.7" display.
Res isn't that impressive, despite the screens size anyway.

Last edited by jalyst; 2011-09-02 at 12:30.