| Manufacturer | HTC Corporation |
|---|---|
| Carriers | AT&T |
| First released | February 13, 2011 |
| Introductory price | $99.99 on 2-year contract with eligible discounts, $599.99 pre-discounts[1] |
| Related | HTC Desire HD, HTC ThunderBolt |
| Form factor | Slate smartphone |
| Dimensions | 122 mm (4.8 in) H 68 mm (2.7 in) W 12 mm (0.47 in) D [2] |
| Weight | 164 g (5.78 oz) |
| Operating system | Android 2.3.3 Released August 8, 2011, HTC Sense 2.1 |
| CPU | 1 GHz Qualcomm QSD8255 (Snapdragon) |
| Memory | 768 MB RAM |
| Storage | 4 GB ROM |
| Removable storage | 8 GB microSD, up to 32 GB supported |
| Battery | 1230 mAh Lithium-ion battery |
| Data inputs | Multi-touch touchscreen display Dual microphone 3-axis accelerometer Digital compass Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor |
| Display | 4.3 in (11 cm) class diagonal widescreen 480x800 S-LCD TFT LCD at 216.97 ppi |
| Rear camera | backside illumination 8 megapixel autofocus with dual LED flash, rear-facing |
| Front camera | (none) |
| Connectivity | 2.5G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE): 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; 3GPP (HSPA+ 850/1900 MHz);[3] Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n); Bluetooth 3.0; USB 2.0, DLNA |
| Other | Wi-Fi Hot Spot, FM radio, GPS navigation |
The HTC Inspire 4G (codename "Stallion") is the first smartphone available on AT&T Wireless branded as "4G". It was first announced at CES on January 6, 2011, and is a variant of the HTC Desire HD. The Desire HD and Inspire 4G have exactly the same design and specifications except that the Inspire 4G supports AT&T's HSPA+ 4G network[4]
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The Inspire features 1 GHz Snapdragon processor manufactured by Qualcomm. It has an 8 MP camera and dual LED flash, in-camera editing, live picture effects, and a 720p camcorder to capture HD video and instantaneous uploads.[5] It has a 4.3-inch class (480×800) WVGA (16M Colors) TFT capacitive touchscreen covered by Gorilla Glass,[6] a special crack and scratch resistant material made by Corning with multi-touch input support.[7] The Inspire launched with Android™ 2.2.1 Froyo with the custom HTC Sense 2.0 skin as the user interface. The OS was later updated to Android™ 2.3.3 and Sense 2.1.
The HTC Inspire 4G has 768 MB RAM and 4 GB of internal flash memory data storage. There is also a single microSDHC slot, which can accept a microSDHC card with a capacity of up to 32 GB of data storage.
Original specs pointed out the existence of HSUPA to enhance the upload speeds under the 3G network, but as early adopters inquired about slow upload connections, AT&T replied that the Inspire 4G is not HSUPA capable.[8] However, the Inspire 4G is fully capable of HSUPA, but was disabled by AT&T for unknown reasons.[9]
As of April 30, 2011 AT&T has issued an update to the HTC Inspire 4G enabling HSUPA. As of May 2011, AT&T issued an over the air update to the Inspire 4G allowing unknown sources to be installed, which removes the need to sideload applications (this is included in the Gingerbread update). On July 25, 2011 AT&T announced it would issue Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread, Sense 2.1, and various fixes to the phone.[10] The update was released by HTC OTA on August 8, 2011. At least as of November 28, 2011 in the Oklahoma City market at the AT&T store, this phone was coming with 16 GB of internal flash memory.