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HTC Radar 4G Coming to T-Mobile, With Mango

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T-Mobile on Tuesday announced that it will soon offer the HTC Radar 4G, the carrier's first Windows Phone-based smartphone with 4G speeds.

The Radar 4G will run the most recent version of Windows Phone, known as Mango, which was released today.

The device sports a 3.8-inch LCD touch screen display and is powered by a 1-GHz Snapdragon processor. A dedicated camera button provides easy access to the Radar's 5-megapixel camera, even if it's locked. It comes in at 4.7 by 2.4 by 0.4 inches, weighs 4.8 ounces, and has 8GB of on-board storage.

T-Mobile said the HTC Radar 4G will be in stores in time for the holidays. Pricing was not announced.

Last month, PCMag mobile analyst Sascha Segan got some hands-on timewith the Radar and HTC's other upcoming Mango device, the Titan. "Of the two phones ... the Titan is clearly the flagship here," Segan wrote, as it boasts a huge 4.7-inch screen and runs a 1.5-Ghz Qualcomm processor.

PCMag also ran benchmark tests on the devices. "The differences were striking and easily noticeable," Segan found. "The Titan scored 32771 on Browsermark, as compared to the Radar's 21026. On Sunspider, where lower scores are better, the Titan got 66.03, while the Radar scored 94.40. The 50 percent better performance translates neatly into the 50 percent faster processor."

For more on Mango, by the way, check out PCMag's full review and the slideshow below. We also checked in with the major carriers to see when your phone will get Mango.

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Chloe Albanesius

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Getting my start in DC means I still have a soft spot for tech policy; Congressional hearings can sometimes be as entertaining as a Bravo reality show, for better or worse. But PCMag is all about the technology we use every day, as well as keeping an eye out for the trends that will shape the industry in the years ahead (or flop on arrival). I've covered the rise of social media, the iOS vs. Android wars, the cord-cutting revolution that's now left us with hefty streaming bills, and the effort to stuff artificial intelligence into every product you could imagine. This job has taken me to CES in Vegas (one too many times), IFA in Berlin, and MWC in Barcelona. I also drove a Tesla 1,000 miles out west as part of our Best Mobile Networks project. Of late, my focus is on our hard-working team of reporters at PCMag, guiding and editing their robust coverage.

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