HTC Shadow Review - Introduction

Introduction

I really liked testing out the HTC Shadow for T-Mobile but I’m not sure I’d want it for my daily phone.  How’s that for a strong stance, huh?  In all seriousness, the Shadow is a great mix of smartphone features with a sleek sliderphone’s body, and makes great use of a custom user interface developed to harness the power of the Windows Mobile 6 platform while masking much of its ugliness.  So it’d likely make a great handset for someone who wants a compact design with WiFi and a QWERTY keyboard onboard. 

Shadow’s too much phone for a barebones user and not quite robust enough for a phone geek (like, ahem, me), but could find a nice niche with T-Mobile customers who want high-speed access to Web and Email features without the bulk of an HTC Wing or BlackBerry Curve.

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