Unfortunately for the U. Like other HTC smartphones, the Inspire 4G is mostly well built with a few exceptions we'll get to in a moment and feels solid in the hand. With a 4. The S-LCD capacitive touchscreen packs in a modest x pixels with a pixel density around ppi, so the display looks higher quality than specs alone might have you believe.
Upon closer inspection with the screen off or in direct sunlight, it's easy to spot the touchscreen panel lying underneath the Corning Gorilla Glass, recessed into a sturdy, single-color unibody aluminum frame of your choosing. In normal use, however, we didn't notice it. The front of the Inspire 4G features a thin earpiece along the top, with notification light which also doubles as a charge light at left and accelerometer sensor at right.
At first glance, this looked like a front-facing camera, but sadly only one camera is to be found here. Sturdy, attractive design - The unibody aluminum frame on the Inspire gives it a very high-quality, sturdy feel. In all cases, they'd be better served by just running the stock Android OS. The only exception is HTC with its Sense UI, which adds some additional elegance to Android, in most cases, and offers a great set of additional Android widgets that look great, are highly functional, and don't cause a major hit to battery life.
What's wrong? After using it every day for a week or two, you'll forget about it and think it's not much bigger than other smartphones. However, there's no denying that this phone is bigger and heavier than almost any other smartphone on the market see the comparison photos with other devices in our Inspire photo gallery. It also lacks HSUPA support for faster uploads , which means that this "4G" device can only upload photos and videos at about half the speed of the "3G" iPhone 4, for example.
My Profile Log Out. Join Discussion. Add Your Comment. It's still a bit of a nightmare for the widget-averse, but otherwise everything works swimmingly. Of course, the other big draw is the Inspire's speedy 4G data and hotspot capabilities. Be sure to check out our primer on the fundamental differences over at Gadget Lab. Paired with the Inspire's ability to spread the love with up to five other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, I was pretty much sold on the whole package.
To be fair, I did have a few complaints. It was a struggle to get the phone to last for an entire day without a recharge. And Android's weak video chops — in this case, I used Blockbuster and a live TV app — are made painfully apparent by the phone's gorgeous, sharp screen. Would I brave a snowpocalypse full of wolverines to get one?
Absolutely not. But with its balance of value and power, you can't deny the Inspire's appeal.
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