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HTC Titan and its 4.7-inch screen is now available on AT&T

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As of Sunday, you can officially purchase the HTC Titan on AT&T. The Titan is the last of three new Windows Phone handsets to hit AT&T in November. It boasts a 4.7-inch screen (one of the largest we’ve seen), a 1.5GHz processor, Windows Phone 7.5 operating system, and an 8MP rear camera that some say rivals (or bests) the iPhone 4S camera. 

Our experience with the Titan has been mostly positive. It’s definitely too large for some people, but thanks to its slim form factor, it doesn’t feel a ton bigger than the 4.3-inch phones on the market. It’s nice to have the screen real estate as well. Windows Phone is one of the better looking smartphone OS’s and benefits from the larger screen size nicely. 

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The HTC Titan is available on AT&T now for $200 with a two-year contract.

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