HTC Droid DNA combines stunning looks and killer speed (pictures)
Sporting a beautifully premium design, quad-core processing, a stunning 5-inch screen, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the $199.99 HTC Droid DNA is the best Droid to ever enter Verizon's ranks.
Brian Bennett
Brian Bennett is a former senior writer for the home and outdoor section at CNET.
At a mere 0.16 inch at its thinnest point, 0.38 inch at its thickest, the HTC Droid DNA is trim despite its large size. The phone also features bright-red metallic highlights, letting you know this Droid means business.
Staring at you from within a ring of crimson is the HTC Droid DNA's 8-megapixel camera lens. Next to it are an LED flash and a second notification light.
Can't reach the keyboard with two hands? Not to worry, HTC also included the Trace text-entry solution. With it you can form words one-handed by dragging lines through letters, similar to Swype.
You'll find plenty of settings and shooting modes in the HTC Droid DNA's camera app, such as HDR, Panorama, and Continuous shooting, just to name a few.
To match its fire-breathing components, the HTC Droid DNA runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean plus HTC's most recent Sense 4+ UI grafted on top. You get five home screens to customize, and you can jump quickly among them.