HTC to Offer Blazing Fast HD2 Smart Phone in U.S.

In early 2010, one of the most powerful Windows Phones will be available in the United States: The HTC HD2.

The HD2 runs Windows Mobile 6.5, packs a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU for blazing fast performance, and HTC’s Windows Phones version of its Sense interface, which is a bit different from the version on its Android phones. The device is also the first Windows Phone to offer a capacitive touch screen (a massive 4.3 inches big) with multi-touch for zooming around Web sites and pinching and pulling photos. Specs run the gamut, and the phone includes a 3.5mm headphone jack and a 5MP camera.

We’ve had a few chances to play with the device in the past and were blown away by the performance we saw while switching through menus and accessing the different features HTC embedded on the phone. For instance, you can open your photo gallery and then turn the phone sideways and flip through the pictures, and each one glides away as the next one pops up. Tap one, and it zooms in full screen, where you can then pinch and pull around.

HTC hasn’t announced a carrier or set pricing details yet, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see it pop up on T-Mobile or AT&T.