HTC Desire Z2

The HTC Desire Z2 (also marketed as T-Mobile G3 in the US) (codenamed HTC Vision 2) is a smartphone developed by the HTC Corporation, that was announced on September 15, 2014 and was released in Europe and Canada in April 3, 2015. The HTC Desire Z2 features similar specifications to the HTC Desire Z. The design of the HTC Desire Z2 has capacitive face buttons like the HTC Desire Z.

Features
The HTC Desire Z2 features an improved version of HTC Sense and online services at HTCSense.com. It has a proximity sensor, a G-sensor and an ambient light sensor. The Desire Z2 has HTC's "Fast Boot" feature, which is a type of sleep/hibernation mode instead of the traditional full power off, letting it power on in less than 5 seconds; a full boot can be accomplished by removing the battery or by restarting the phone from the power menu of Android which is reached by a long press of the power button. After having been shipped originally with Android 5.0 (Lollipop), OTA updates will be pushed which will upgrade the firmware to future Android versions. Unofficial versions will be also available, as well as Sailfish OS.

Hardware
HTC Desire Z2 has an aluminium shell and QWERTY keyboard with three programmable keys. The smartphone has an 1920 x 1080 5.0-inch Super LCD capacitive touchscreen. The HTC Desire Z2 has a 15-megapixel camera with flash on the rear side. The camera is capable of recording 1080p video.

Reception
The reception for the HTC Desire Z2 has been positive.