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What's hot: High quality design and build, qHD display, HSPA+ 4G 42Mbps.

What's not: May be too large for some tastes.

Reviewed October 31, 2011 by Lisa Gade, Editor in Chief (twitter: @lisagade)

We've had the HTC Amaze4G in house for two weeks now, and T-Mobile's latest uber-phone is top notch. It's a large phone, somehow larger than the HTC Sensation 4G, though both have a 4.3" display. The Amaze has a dual core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU just like T-Mobile's version of the Samung Galaxy S II. It's got an excellent 8 megapixel camera with a backside illuminated sensor and f/2.2 lens for better low light shots. There's also HDR and burst mode.

This is a very elegant and stylish phone. It's available in white as well as black, and we have the white in house. HTC's signature gentle curves, LCD glass integration and excellent ergonomics are here, just as they were in the Sensation 4G. What does the Amaze 4G bring to the tablet vs. the Sensation 4G? It has a faster CPU, HSPA+ 42Mbps 4G just like the Galaxy S II on T-Mobile, a higher capacity battery and a much better camera. NFC is on board as well, though there's currently nothing you can do with it.

Directly above and below: the HTC Amaze 4G and the HTC Sensation 4G.

HTC Amaze 4G Video Review

HTC Amaze 4G vs. Samsung Galaxy S II

Price: $179 with 2 year contract

Websites: www.htc.com/us/, www.t-mobile.com

Display: 4.3" capacitive multi-touch Super LCD. Resolution: 960 x 540 qHD. Has an accelerometer, proximity sensor and ambient light sensor.

Battery: Lithium Ion rechargeable. Battery is user replaceable. 1730 mAh.

Performance: 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060 CPU with Adreno 220 graphics (45 nm). 1 gig RAM. 16 gigs internal storage.

Size: 4.47 x 2.78 x 0.53 inches. Weight: 4.67 ounces.

Phone: GSM quad band world phone 850/900/1800/1900MHz. 3G/4G HSPA 42Mbps on T-Mobile's US bands and 2100MHz for Europe.

Camera: Front 2MP video chat camera with Qik Video Chat software. Rear main 8 megapixel autofocus camera with dual LED flash. Can shoot 1080p video.

Audio: Built in speaker, noise canceling mics and 3.5mm standard stereo headphone jack.

Networking: Integrated WiFi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0.

Software: Android OS Gingerbread 2.3 with HTC Sense 3.0 software. Additional software: Adobe Flash, HTC Watch, HTC Weather, HTC Music, HTC Friendstream, TeleNav, T-Mobile TV, Polaris Office, Slacker Radio, Adobe Reader and standard suite of Google Android applications.

Expansion: 1 SDHC microSD card slot.

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