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alaScore 81

59 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 59 reviews of HTC Surround. The average rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Cell phones for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the price and camera. The usability and sound are also appreciated, whereas some have doubts about the size and screen. There are some mixed reviews about the portability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell phones the HTC Surround is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for HTC Surround

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 33 user reviews of HTC Surround from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other Cell phones on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the usability.

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70% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Expert review by : Mark Sullivan (pcworld.com)

HTC Surround (for AT&T)

 

The Surround is another solid smartphone offering from HTC. If you like the Windows Phone 7 experience (what's not to like?), this handset will not impede that experience in any way.

Touchscreen looks good and responds well ; Dedicated button for camera functions

Pull-out speaker system sounds tinny ; Maximum upload speed on AT&T is too slow

The Surround is a solid Windows Phone 7 phone with a regrettable "boom box" gimmick.

Oct, 2010
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Expert review by : Bonnie Cha (cnet.com)

HTC Surround (AT&T) review

 

Editors' note: In our review of the HTC Surround and Samsung Focus, we point out some of the more major features of Windows Phone 7, but for a more detailed look at the full operating system, please check out our in-depth review of Windows Phone 7 .

The HTC Surround features surround-sound speakers and a kickstand. The smartphone has a 1GHz processor, full wireless options, and a 5-megapixel camera. Windows Phone 7 brings a fresh and friendly user interface, great multimedia capabilities, and an...

Speakerphone volume is low. Phone is hefty and lacks expandable memory. No copy and paste yet. Limited support for landscape mode. Xbox Live games slow to load. No direct syncing for non-Exchange Outlook accounts; must go through the cloud.

The HTC Surround features the high-quality design that we've come to expect from HTC, but the only thing its built-in speakers really add to the phone is weight. Unless you're set on the speakers, the Samsung Focus is a sleeker Windows Phone 7 device...

Oct, 2010
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Expert review by : Sascha Segan (pcmag.com)

HTC Surround (AT&T)

 

The HTC Surround promises a big entertainment experience with its kickstand and huge slide-out speaker, but Windows Phone 7 just isn't up to the task.

Huge slide-out speaker. Kickstand for watching videos. Windows Phone 7 looks great.

OS doesn't really work in landscape mode. Big speaker can't be used as speakerphone. Short battery life.

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Oct, 2010
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Expert review by : PhoneArena Team (phonearena.com)

HTC HD7 vs HTC Surround vs Samsung Focus

 

Microsoft's brand spanking new mobile platform has launched globally with much adulation from critics and owners all around to place it in the limelight, but with a wide array of offerings from the onset, it's natural to find some people at a...

Nov, 2010
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Expert review by : PhoneArena Team (phonearena.com)

HTC Surround vs Apple iPhone 4

 

The rivalry that exists between Microsoft and Apple has long been a familiar story as each company has been able to tell the tale of their existence amidst stiff competition from the other. In the mobile space, it's quite clear that Apple has taken a...

Oct, 2010
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Expert review by : PhoneArena Team (phonearena.com)

HTC Surround Review

 

Looking back at it now, it's clear that HTC was one of the prominent mobile handset manufacturers that somehow defied the odds by providing some attention to Microsoft's Windows Mobile. Even though they didn't have the notoriety back then versus how...

Oct, 2010
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Expert review by : Hardware Secrets (hardwaresecrets.com)

HTC Surround Cell Phone Review

 

The HTC surround is a unique smart phone with a slide-out surround speaker system. The speaker system makes the phone a little heavy, but to some, that extra weight adds to the sturdiness of an already solidly built phone. For music lovers, the sound...

Mar, 2011
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Expert review by : cellphones.ca (cellphones.ca)

HTC Surround

 

Getting a hint from its name, the HTC Surround carries a mini-Dolby Surround powered speaker bar. The speaker bar can be slid open from what you would suspect to be QWERTY keyboard underneath its screen. It has a kickstand to rest the phone in...

Dec, 2010
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Expert review by : Taylor Martin (phonedog.com)

HTC Surround Review by Taylor

 

The HTC Surround is Microsoft's latest mobile software, and I can honestly say that as soon as I turned on the Surround for my review, I was sold. Windows Phone 7 made its debut on AT&T here in the US on November 8

Build quality is top notch; loud, high quality speaker; beautiful display; slick user interface; kickstand for watching videos and projection when listening to music through the Dolby speaker; one of the best mobile web browsing experiences to date

No microSD card slot or room for expandable memory; bloated with animations; apps can take up to ten seconds to launch, sometimes more, then you have to wait on the information to load; hard to locate settings for apps sometimes; poor battery life;...

Being part of the first-generation of Windows Phone 7 devices, the HTC Surround sets some pretty high standards for generations to come. Unfortunately, between the very long load times and headache of getting everything setup the first time, I'm not...

Nov, 2010
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Expert review by (mobilegazette.com)

HTC Surround

 

One unique feature with the Surround is the slide-out speaker and kickstand, turning this into a useful standalone music player. Other than that, the Surround is a fairly standard Windows Phone 7 device.. and when you understand that all Windows Phone...

Oct, 2010
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