AT&T HTC HD7S Hardware Tour and HD7 Comparison

[NickkMelillo]

TURN THE BRIGHTNESS UPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

[natoysharoberts]

theyy seem like the exact same fone .... and i have the hd7s and it seems to workk really good

[orangebananaman12]

looks like that hd7 belonged to an 8 year old

[thebamams]

this guy is biased towards t-mobile.. hahah

[MrJoshrocha]

the hd7s has a way better screen

[LucarioHexa]

Anyone Notice his eyebrow piercing at 2:27 

[michaellandgelo]

they're the exact same phone you jackass!

[theawardgoesto1]

@michaellandgelo The HD7S is suppose to have an improved LCD screen... guess not huh

[shdxc]

it looks to me the SLCD is not as good as normal LCD....

[justinqw1212]

@shdxc you mad bro?

[jrezo757]

@justinqw1212 Are you mad ? he pointed out the fact that the hd7 look better and its true

[justinqw1212]

@jrezo757 get the fuck out outta here you filthy mexican

[jrezo757]

@justinqw1212 What are you but hurt or something?  Get the fuck over it its a damn phone

[adamz1977]

@MrMurder96 Which part did you think was wrong here?

[x1s0]

I bet he's comparing HD7 that had initially 32bit color enabled with HD7S that comes with NoDo and 16bit color enabled "by design". obviously HD7S would have visible banding on gradients.

For thoose who unlocked HD7 (or any other pre-NoDo WP7 device) and applied prevent lock hack, even on NoDo that changes 32bit color to 16 you can change it back with registry editor. on HD7S you can't do that, because you initially have NoDo and can't unlock it unless you somehow install older firmware.

[adamz1977]

@x1s0 That's a locked/stock T-Mobile HD7 with NoDo (and all updates installed). Nothing was done to it to enable 32bit color.

[korn74]

If you have HD7 dont be a idiot and upgrade to the HD7S because there is hardly any difference

[legalizeitbiches]

5:19 this guy looks like nicholas cage.. lol

[AXooooXA]

@legalizeitbiches I see the resemblance :P only a bit though like just the hair.

[goldlocke2]

I don't like this video Adam because you don't tell us your opinion, which screen is better. You are the one who has both devices in hands for real. Not the viewer. And video quality is very bad. I rather like pointed reviews.

[adamz1977]

@goldlocke2 Well, I like the HD7 a lot better because the color banding isn't as noticable, but I like the HD7S better for the better hardware buttons and better color display.

[MrBjoey2010]

AHAHAH LOL the phone lost the C

[NewYorkCityTimes]

I like this guy, he gets to the points, no frills, just gets to the points that I want to see. Great work.

[wwwinu0]

@NewYorkCityTimes true

[adamz1977]

@NewYorkCityTimes Thanks! Glad you like my videos!

[NewYorkCityTimes]

Very good comparison review, I had a feeling there wouldn't be much difference, sticking with the HD7 because this is not really a major upgrade, in fact it might be worse in some areas. It's great that AT&T users are now able to get this phone and OS, they are very good.

[ereneren564]

in these graphics HD7 is lot better :D

[SVVULAK1]

i have the europa HD7 and i have a S-LCD Screen

[act0780]

@SVVULAK1 Only the HD7S has an SLCD screen, the regular HD7 doesn't

[SVVULAK1]

@act0780 no my HD7 in germany have a SLCD !!!

all the HD7 devices in germany have it

[act0780]

@SVVULAK1 I hate to break it to you but your HD7 is exactly the same as the one I have, just with German as the default language. The HD7 in europe is LCD only. The HD7s is the ONLY HD7 that has SLCD and it's only available in America at the moment.

[SVVULAK1]

@act0780 :-) i have bring my phone to a service point and the check say: i have a SLCD, i think many of the o2 Vesions have it

[afifmazlan]

@SVVULAK1

only the us has hd7S

you german only have the LCD

[act0780]

@afifmazlan Exactly, when you compare the two side by side the difference is noticable, but on its own the display on the HD7 is really good even for an LCD

[DigitalGamma]

ATNTHTCHD7S - What an acronym!

[brianLgrant]

T mobile

[brianLgrant]

Yeah compare the two, great idea.

[Winterfang]

So the screen on the HD7s is actually worse?

[trongvongbankinh]

uhm!! how about view angle, you fogot

[abs1793]

Do you know an app that does the same/similar colour tests on android

[chltmdwp]

how come there is no "HD7s" on the back of the device? Like on the bottom back, where on HD7 i could see the name on the little metal part

[SadPerson4]

Thanx for review!

[akocern03]

he was so bored with wp7 he almost fell asleep..

[thewebmogul]

look at my windows phone in action.

[c3vzn]

At least sound enthusiastic...

[dtechwiz]

Good comparison, try to be a bit more cheerful like Brandon :)

To me the viewing angles were clearly better on the SLCD, but overall I was surprised at the minimal difference between the two. I guess the HD7 was pretty good already.

To me the HD7S looked more appealing for everyday use, but both are no match to my SuperAmoled :)

[ymala1]

Good work adam, a well executed informative comparison there.

[ljanhong]

OMG u are boring!

[vampireweekend4eva12]

Lol, I thought the HD7 was supposed to be the HD2! :D

[ExiaExteel]

i Dont like this guy. He talks like he is depressed. Its so sad to watch this video..

[safiqureshi1]

@ExiaExteel and boring

[safiqureshi1]

Respond to this video...  makes me want to fall asleep

[des8893]

weird. MobileTechReview said they noticed an improvement in the HD7s' screen

"While the HD7 had an old-fashioned basic LCD that looks washed out by today's standards, the HD7S boasts a thoroughly modern Super LCD. It has better color saturation, wider viewing angles and looks as good as its Android cousin, the HTC EVO 4G."-MobileTechReview

[adamz1977]

@des8893 It definitely does have better color saturation. I think you can see that in the video. And the old HD7's colors do look a bit washed out in comparison, but I see a lot more color banding in the new HD7S's Super LCD. So... which do you like more? Better color or smooth gradients?

[IIIJFRIII]

:( why wont AT&T get the HTC 7 PRO yet?!?!?!? I cant stand it, I'm up for a new phone in Oct. I'd be willing hunderds for a AT&T 7 PRO.

[adamz1977]

@IIIJFRIII While the 7 Pro's keyboard is certainly fantastic and the best hardware keyboard around, have you tried the software keyboard on Windows Phone 7? It's actually really good, and made me not even bother sliding out the hardware keyboards on the HTC 7 Pro or Dell Venue Pro that I've had.

[IIIJFRIII]

@adamz1977 I hate the tilt 2, and they key board is just so amazing. love it, i have a hard time with the screen one becuase i have big shacky hands so the bottos help alot. I just want to 7 pro so much, windows 7 phones look so amazing, pluss the keyboard = a epic win for me.

[Alerio]

the old one looks better

[motionik]

You sound boring. Give us some expression. Make us believe you like what you do. Make us believe to are talking to us and not to the camera. Say shit and/or fuck a few times. At list we'll see you're not a dying old man forced to talk about some uninteresting shit.

[CrisRowlands]

On another note, are you sure you had them both on the same brightness setting?

I know they are meant to be very different screens, but the HD7 did seem to be showing brighter than the HD7s :|

[adamz1977]

@CrisRowlands Yes, both are on the maximum brightness setting, and I think you're right, the HD7 does seem lighter in the color tones.

[SerotheoIXI]

@CrisRowlands I think the 7S is supposed to have more accurate colors, i.e. blacker blacks, but the old one definitely has better whites.. or so it appears.

[sanoonbs]

so the older one is better?

[adamz1977]

@sanoonbs I think the older one is better at continuous tone images since color banding is much less noticable, but the newer one has much better color and saturation. In terms of hardware buttons, the HD7S is MUCH better, and we'll have camera quality comparisons soon.

[CrisRowlands]

I dont see why people complain about the way Adam sounds.

I'm just happy he does videos like this.

[allenangels]

excellent! great work! you are very charismatic. Keep it up!

[ryanLaliberteMusic]

brandon where are youuuu

[stekelly1980]

Lol funny comments on how boring Adam sounds, I still think about when he button mashed straight after boot lol

[pcfriki]

Good review

[spacefannumber1]

Get rid of this guy good lord he is boring

[jjimenezjj]

@spacefannumber1 On their podcasts, he's a MUCH better speaker.

[Ambushcrysis]

At&t HTC HD7S, automatically not buying

[Gurksallad10]

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[weegregrfc]

nice tactics from pocketnow give the boring guy the shite phones

[201029]

@weegregrfc very true

[pcfriki]

@weegregrfc He is the Microsoft guy... xD

[ChimeraeBF]

hmm, old HD7 looks better to me :S

[sameeraftabqureshi]

@ChimeraeBF thats what i think...pretty wierd to say its ment to be an upgrade?

[LTP1996]

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