Camera review:
Moving movies
One area where we appreciate
the effort, but don't completely
like the execution, is HTC's
handling of media streaming, or
connected devices. The HTC
Rhyme will happily find sources
to "play" media from, including
things like online photo albums
from your connected accounts,
or from a local sharing media
drive or device.
Performance is generally good,
although it is a little hidden in the
customised Gallery app. You'll
have to use the drop-down
menu at the top to find "media
servers", before navigating
through to find your content.
You can then play media locally
on the Rhyme, with reasonable
support for video file formats.
However from this app you can
also opt to send the file to
another device, using the
"output" option. Elsewhere you'll
find a "connected media" app
which also offers to play your
content via the same mechanism,
but it seems a little confusing to
have two routes to the same
thing, one offering half the
functionality of the other.
However, you can share movies,
photos or music via the same
method, so long as you have the
right devices on your network.
Music is enhanced by the
inclusion of SRS Enhancement or
a virtual 5.1 surround option
when headphones are
connected, and in the absence of
Beats Audio, it does make a
difference.
Smart shooting
The HTC Rhyme is equipped with
a 5-megapixel camera on the
rear. It's been given the full
makeover with all HTC's goodies.
There is a lot packed in, much of
which you'll probably never use,
but we like the fact that the
effects have been expanded to
include more popular options
like Vignette (more of a "Lomo"
effect, as below), along with a
panoramic mode, a skin
smoothing, portrait mode and
backlight HDR, which aims to pull
detail out of shadows.
The results are reasonable in
good lighting conditions, quickly
snapping off shots ideal for
sharing, although it isn't the best
phone camera on the block. It
suffers in lower light conditions
things get very noisy, the flash
producing an unnatural colour
cast over shots. This is common
to other mobile phone cameras
too, so nothing to be too
worried about.
Video capture comes in at a
maximum resolution of 1280 x
720, although the frame rate
isn't always as consistent as
we'd like, often giving you
around 23fps. It offers touch
focusing, so you can change the
focal point during recording,
which is fast with only a minor
pulse as it does so. There is no
continuous autofocus during
video, so you'll have to manually
touch to keep everything in
focus.
via: PocketLint
2G Network:GSM 850 / 900 /
1800 / 1900
3G Network:HSDPA 850 / 900 /
2100
DISPLAY Type:S-LCD capacitive
touchscreen, 16M colors
Size:480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches
Multitouch:Yes
Sensors:Accelerometer,
proximity, compass
- HTC Sense UI 3.5
- Touch-sensitive controls
OS:Android OS, v2.3.4
(Gingerbread)
Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8255
CPU:1 GHz Scorpion
GPU:Adreno 205
RAM: 768 MB
Messaging:SMS(threaded view),
MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser:HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio:Stereo FM radio with RDS
Colors: Various
GPS: with A-GPS support
3.5mm jack:Yes
Card slot:microSD, up to 32GB,
8GB card included
Internal:4 GB storage
GPRS:Yes
EDGE:Yes
3G:HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA,
5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi
hotspot
Bluetooth:v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
USB:microUSB v2.0
CAMERA:Primary:5 MP,
2592x1944 pixels, autofocus, LED
flash
Features:Geo-tagging
Video :720p
Secondary:VGA
Java:via Java MIDP emulator
- Light-up Charm Indicator
accessory
- Active noise cancellation with
dedicated mic
- SNS integration
- Dedicated search key
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa
integration
- MP3/AAC+/WAV player
- MP4/H.263/H.264 player
- Organizer
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input
BATTERY: Standard battery Li-Ion
1600 mAh
Price in India: Approx Rs.26000