HTC Radar 4G (Latest Model) - 8GB - White (T-Mobile) Smartphone

Originally, I was completely turned off by the idea of having a white phone. That said, the looks of the phone grew on me fairly quickly and I became a little bit smitten with it's appearance. If the lack of color options is a turn-off for you, as it was for me, you might also find yourself surprised by the phones looks in person. Pictures do not do this phone justice (although the bottom white bar is kinda bumper-car hideous, cheap looking, and will be filthy in short order).

As for the phone itself, for all of it's great features, it is very difficult to rate this phone higher than "Average" due to the limitations built in to the unit. The biggest drawback in my opinion is the 8gb storage capacity (6gb of usable space in reality) - this is simply not sufficient storage capacity for the options the Windows OS offers. You will be limited with Apps, limited with music, and you can forget about video altogether. For an OS built with a Zune and XBox live included, this lack of storage capacity is ultimately a deal-breaker. If you buy this phone, be fully prepared to spend considerable time managing how much stuff you store on it, lots of time wasted deleting things that you otherwise would not think about on other phones.

Also on the negative side, for whatever reason, and despite it's claims of 4G connectivity, this phone is painfully slow in loading almost anything - regardless of whether you are on WiFi, or your data connection. It was less than amusing to watch my old 3G HD7 load everything faster on the Data Connection (even when the Radar was running at 4G speeds), and on WiFi, it wasn't even close. Not sure if something is wrong with these phones as I have seen other comments detailing this exact same problem (the latest update for the phone did not correct these issues). Call quality was also mediocre. People said I sounded great on their end, but they sounded as if we were on a weak connection every time on my end.

The last knock on the phone is a personal preference - but that screen is simply too small. Next to the big androids, or even the HD7 which it unfortunately has replaced, it looks like a toy).

The positive points I noticed with this phone is that it sports the first decent camera I have ever seen on an HTC phone (especially compared to the awful camera on the HD7), has better than expected battery life, and feels good and solid in the hand (this can't be understated - especially compared to most android phones and the Lumia 710 it directly competes with. Plastic phones that feel cheap and fragile. The Radar feels like a machine that could withstand a lot of punishment).

In conclusion, for me the drawbacks to this phone make it impossible to live with, despite the temptations of it's positive attributes. I sent mine back and went back to the HD7 until a replacement comes along that doesn't simply match each improvement over the HD7 with a feature that is lesser than the older model.

I would only recommend this phone as a started phone for a teenager, or for someone who has never had a smart phone and wants to get their feet wet with a great OS.

T-Mobile desperately needs a proper Windows Phone worth of the OS in it's stable, a replacement for the aging but still competent (and better equipped) HD7.

The phone is alright, everytime I wanna search something the internet goes so slow even with WiFi, instead of 4g it feels like 1g (if that even exists). The battery life is horrible, I barley use the phone and it still sucks the battery life. It can go from fully charged to half a battery 15-20 min later. Phone is to small, and when I'm on the internet it always closes and makes me start all over again. And for some reason I can't download flash. All I use the phone for is for text email and call. Other than that everything sucks.

I have owned & used a smartphone that ran every modern mobile OS, from Blackberry to Android to Maemo/MeeGo. Windows Phone (WP) is my OS of choice, at the moment and I have never seen a better marriage of handset and OS than the HTC Radar 4G. The phone feels like an extension of your hand, it has a heft to it that is incredibly pleasing. The OS screams on this phone, it is extremely fluid & snappy. Yes, the battery isn't replaceable and the unit only has 8gigs of internal memory, but that isn't a problem FOR ME. Your needs may differ, but for me, this is the most perfect phone I have ever used. I shudder to think how incredible phones will be in 5 years if I have this level of quality today. The Radar 4G is a home-run, you will not regret your purchase.

I love the new HTC Radar, fast, smooth touch experience, great OS (Windows 7.5), 4G speed.

Only issue I have currently is the battery drains within 23-36 hours even when there is not much usage, not sure if that is my device or a generic issue with HTC Radar 4G.

I love the device, and would recomment if you are looking for Windows Phone with T-mobile as service provider.

Great phone to be connected to you friends, family and Enterprise network. Setting email and combining account is very easy. Features are great and the phone is very responsive. Works as expected