The HTC Merge has a 3.8 inch S-LCD capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 480x800 pixels and the ability to display 16M colors. The phone comes pre-installed with the HTC Sense finger-friendly navigation system and a few touch sensitive controls on the phone. The HTC Merge comes with an accelerometer and a proximity sensor which help in auto-ration of the display when the phone is rotated and auto turn-off of the display respectively. The display supports multi-touch, so you can use the onscreen keyboard easily. But if you don't like that, the HTC Merge has a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard.

The HTC Merge comes with a 3.5 mm audio out jack, which means you can plug in any of your favourite headphones to listen to the music. To get all your favourite much on the phone, the HTC Merge has 2 GB storage and 512 MB of RAM. But if you think that this 8 GB of storage is not enough for you, you can extend the storage of the phone using a microSD card, the phone supports up to 32GB of caards.

The HTC Merge supports GPRS and EDGE, and Rev. A EVDO of 3.1 Mbps. But the phone comes with Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and EDR, and a miniUSB port for connecting the phone to the PC and also for charging purposes. The HTC Merge can also be used as a Wi-Fi hotspot letting other devices to connect to the phone to use its internet connection.

The HTC Merge comes with a 5 MP autofocus camera which takes pictures with a max resolution of 2592?1944 pixels. It features LED flash, geo-tagging, and face detection as well. This camera can also record videos at 720p HD resolution. But unfortunately, there is no secondary or front-facing camera for video calling or taking self-portraits.

The HTC Merge runs on a Qualcomm MSM7630 800 MHz processor. The HTC Merge runs the Android 2.2, or Froyo, as the operating system. Also, the phone has a GPS module built in and supports A-GPS as well.

To power up all the hardware components of the phone, the HTC Merge comes with a standard 1400 mAh battery which gives a standby time of up to 330 hours and a talk time of up to 6 hours 30 minutes."; $review2 = "The Verizon HTC Merge has been designed to cater to the demands of global travelers. Combined with the power of HTC hardware and interface along with android 2.2 operating system, the global SIM card feature of Merge is too intimidating. The slider phone has a supreme physical quality that will be loved by business travelers. When it comes to features, HTC Merge is not a very expansive phone, but it is a great phone of value.

HTC has as usual done a very good job with the looks of the phone with HTC Merge. With a sliding keyboard, you can't expect Merge to be a thin phone, but it weighs a stunning 7 ounces. The 4.3\" screen is very good and you won't complain about the thickness, thanks to physical keyboard. Below the display, there are hardware keys and touch keys too and the overall aluminum body of the phone feels very good when you hold the phone.

The sliding mechanism of HTC Merge is not very smooth and requires some practice to snap the keyboard in place. The QWERTY keyboard is a bit small, but the keys don't feel small. During initial usage, you may find the keys to be thin and flat, but with some practice, you will get the typing right. Indicator buttons on the top of the keyboard will let you know whether caps and function keys are on.

When a HTC phone contains android operating system these days, it will include the Sense UI. Even though newer updated version of Sense is available, HTC Merge still uses the older version. There are some useful apps with the phone including Friendstream and the android market is now very expansive with tons of free apps.

The 5 megapixel camera shoots some pretty decent pictures in daylight, but the indoor photos taken are not of superior quality even with autofocus and LED flash. Video quality also suffers in low light conditions. The ample connectivity options help you to stay connected to internet wherever you go and it is a great phone suitable for using mobile internet on the go because of the massive screen. "; include 'phone.php'; ?>