The HTC Mozart has two primary selling points: audio performance and a high-resolution camera. Can those two premium features do enough to set it apart from the crowd?
Physically, this is one sleek-looking phone. Sporting a brushed solid aluminum body and plenty of premium details, it's arguably one of the most attractive smartphone designs today. Display is a 3.7 inch capacitive touchscreen, which manages bright images, sharp lines and excellent touch response.
As a phone, the HTC Mozart makes for great call quality, with clear voices and very little distortion. Those on the other end reported the same positive response. Speakerphone had plenty of volume to spare and sounded clear, with just a tinge of a hollow tone. Expect to get around 7 hours of talk time from the 1,300 mAh battery.
Do note that this phone is designed for European and Asian markets, so it doesn't support US 3G bands (in case you're thinking of getting one from abroad). As for the platform, we have a review of Windows Phone 7 that should clue you in on how the software part of the equation performs.
Audio quality is one of the main features here and it steps up on that end. With Dolby Mobile and SRS enhancing sound, this is a great phone for audiophiles -- provided you're using a good pair of headphones or a sweet set of external speakers (the ones on the phone are good, but nothing too special).
The HTC Mozart gets all of the usual smartphone favors, including basic and advanced messaging, a variety of calling options and all standard connectivity options (WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth, aGPS). As for the camera, the 8.0 megapixel shooter comes with Xenon flash, 720p video recording and various editing settings. Unfortunately, picture quality isn't as great as some of the better high-res phone cameras we’ve seen before, such as those from Nokia and Sony Ericsson. It's good -- just not as good as you probably expect.
Despite the less-than-awesome camera, the HTC Mozart is still a great phone. Price could be a bit limiting, though -- Amazon has it for around $600 unlocked.
