HTC Desire
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HTC Desire Overview
The HTC Desire is one of the latest high end phone by HTC bringing a huge 3.7" inch high quality AMOLED screen for crystal clear viewing, powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and runs on, you guessed it, Android.
We first heard about the Desire AKA HTC Bravo back in December of 09 when a leaked portfolio from HTC bursted on to the interwebz. There was a lot of excitement and buzz over the bravo as it had very good specs andwas quite the looker.
The Desire is a Sense phone and comes with a 5 megapixel camera with geo-tagging, autofocus and even face detection. There are, of course, other specs you would expect including wifi b/g , bluetooth and GPS, digital compass and accelerometer, all of which Android can take advantage of. oh yeah, they have an FM receive too!
Like to tweet? HTC have pre-installed a Twitter client as well as Facebook to take care of your Social networking needs. Other applications are available both free and paid on the Android market so you have a wide variety to choose from.
The HTC Desire is available now Sim-free & unlocked and is available subsidized at a number of carriers around the world.
HTC Desire Specs
| General | |
| Form Factor: | Candybar |
| AKA: | HTC Bravo, HTC Triumph |
| Date Released (YYYY/MM/DD): | 2010/02/16 |
| Size | |
| Weight: | 135 grams (4.76 ounces)- with battery |
| Dimensions: | 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm |
| Display | |
| Resolution: | 480x800 |
| Size: | 3.7-Inch |
| Type: | AMOLED |
| Camera | |
| Video: | SD, 30 fps |
| Flash: | LED |
| Auto-focus: | Yes |
| Megapixels: | 5 MP |
| Connectivity | |
| GPS: | A-GPS |
| USB: | Micro-USB |
| Bluetooth: | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR, A2DP |
| Wi-Fi: | 802.11 b/g |
| HDMI: | |
| Multimedia | |
| Headset Jack: | 3.5mm audio jack |
| Radio: | FM receiver |
| Battery | |
| Type: | Li-ion 1400 mAH |
| Hardware/OS | |
| Operating System: | Android 2.2, Upgradeable to Android 2.3 |
| Internal Memory: | 512MB, (150 MB user accessible) |
| External Memory: | MicroSD (up to 32GB) |
| RAM: | 576MB |
| Processor: | 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 |
HTC Desire Reviews
Engadget "The Desire is yet another fine piece of work from HTC – build quality is top notch as usual, and there's little to complain about the software except for the Flash performance. Some may argue that the Desire lacks freshness since the Nexus One's already shown it all, but we'd disagree – at the end of the day it's mainly about the software and service, plus the Desire is available from more carriers to begin with (outside the US, anyway)."
PC Mag "The Android 2.1-powered HTC Desire is indeed desirable, with a robust feature set, a mature and attractive user interface, and plenty of multimedia goodness."
Android Central "The hardware isn't next-generation, but neither is it long in the tooth. What you're getting is a sleek, speedy phone with one of the newer versions of Android, and HTC's slick Sense UI. And for most people, that's going to be just fine."
"Is the HTC Desire worth its price? Yes, definitely. We would have to become rather petty in order to come up with a list of shortcomings. If you like handsets with compact size and feel willing to sacrifice extra features for it, you better consider the HTC Legend – talking from experience here. Eager fans of high-tech devices surely know by now that the HTC Desire is what they want."
MobileBurn "In conclusion, the HTC Desire is one of the most impressive handsets we've used to-date, and should seriously be considered if you're looking for a high end smartphone at the moment. With a vast array of connectivity, HTC's fantastic Sense UI, a speedy processor, and a high resolution AMOLED display, there's little else currently on the market to seriously challenge the Desire's multimedia prowess."
Pocket Lint "We're certain that the HTC Desire will be a huge hit in 2010. Aside from a few minor points, there is little fault with this superphone."
"The Google Nexus One was given the grace of a market head start but it’s no longer standing lonely at the top. And even if it looks like a brotherly reunion, the HTC Desire is in fact a formidable rival. That’s between HTC and Google though. Users have hardly reasons to complain."
Intomobile "At the end of the day, I would suggest the HTC Desire to casual smartphone users who want a high-quality experience the few times they check their phone every day. Quick access to information and contacts should rank high on your priority list, as the HTC Desire excels at useful home screen widgets, and Android as always provides excellent search features. Diehard smartphone users will either want to get something with higher-end specs, or with better battery life."
HTC Desire Pictures
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HTC Desire Videos
Introducing HTC DesireAnother Video showing off the HTC Desire which delivers intense brilliance, sharp contrast, and true colors on the expansive 3.7-inch AMOLED display. Powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
HTC Desire News
HTC Desire users in the UK now Download the Debloated Gingerbread Update If you’ve been waiting for an official upgrade to Android 2.3 on your HTC Desire, you’re in luck – it’s here. It’s still HTC Sense, but you’re getting a debloated version that removes all carrier-installed applications, all wallpapers except one and several HTC applications. The latter two category of things will be available for download [...]
HTC Desire Gingerbread Update Coming by End of July At first HTC wrote off the Android 2.3 update for the Desire as nearly impossible, electing simply to not upgrade the phone from its current firmware. Customer backlash quickly had the manufacturer backpedaling, announcing that Gingerbread would come to the popular smartphone, after all. The latest word on the update is that testing is going [...]
Telstra Willing to Get Rid of HTC Sense to Provide Gingerbread for Their Users HTC said it wasn’t coming. Then they said it was. And now, due to complications, it might take a long time or the upgrade might not be as beneficial as some might hope. I’m talking about the upgrade to Android 2.3 on the HTC Desire, of course. Telstra was one carrier set to deliver the [...]
HTC Had to Cut the Fat on Their Gingerbread ROM for the Desire We can’t say we’re surprised to hear this, folks. HTC initially had plans to let the HTC Desire die without a hint of bread. Gingerbread, to be exact. It would drift off into the wind, carrying caseloads of Froyo to give away to anyone who craved some. This displeased everyone, of course, and HTC responded. [...]
HTC changes tune, Desire will receive Gingerbread We aren’t exactly sure what has changed since yesterday’s statement that the HTC Desire couldn’t handle an update to Gingerbread, but the handset’s manufacturer has updated their UK Facebook page yet again, and changed their story in the process. Minutes ago HTC made a short post stating, “Contrary to what we said earlier, we are [...]
HTC Desire Won’t Receive Gingerbread Due to Memory Constraints Bad news bears for owners of the HTC Desire. Though the company has been working on shoehorning Android 2.3 onto the device that took the UK by storm last year, HTC has announced via their Facebook page that the handset won’t receive an update to Gingerbread. Between the latest version of Android and the implementation [...]
Android 2.2 Froyo for the HTC Desire Rolling Out to Cellular South Subscribers Cellular South just pulled the trigger on the Android 2.2 Froyo update for their HTC Desire, according to their Facebook page. The new Android software is being distributed as an OTA update that should trickle out to handsets over the coming days. Users who wish to attempt to pull the update down manually can check [...]
Desire, Desire HD & Milestone to Get Gingerbread in Spring on Telus, More Androids Slated for Upgrades The folks at MobileSyrup have pinged Telus and asked them what’s up with updates for various Android handsets. Of note were the HTC Desire and Desire HD: both are said to be getting Gingerbread sometime this Spring. (It wasn’t said if this would include the latest version of HTC Sense or not.) Other phones include [...]
HTC Desire HD, Desire Z and Incredible S Join Desire in Spring Android 2.3 Gingerbread Update We heard back at Mobile World Congress that the HTC Desire would receive an upgrade to Android 2.3 shortly after the new Desire S hits shelves. Now, an HTC spokesperson is adding a few more handsets to the list of devices receiving 2.3 this spring. The two other Desire handsets, the Desire HD and Z, [...]
Honeycomb Ported to HTC Desire, Nexus One Two more handsets are getting their fair share of the Android 3.0 Honeycomb SDK port. The closely related HTC Desire and Nexus One both received the new version of Android meant for tablets. Just as the ports for the NOOKcolor and various other handsets and tablets, don’t expect much functionality. Actually, don’t even expect to [...]
Coming this Spring: Android 2.3 for the HTC Desire HTC’s new lineup of Android smartphone unveiled at Mobile World Congress will supposedly launch this spring with Android 2.4. That includes the all new HTC Desire S. The original Desire will be getting a little treat as well: an Android OS upgrade. It won’t take the phone to Android 2.4, but it will bring it [...]
Froyo Update for US Cellular’s HTC Desire Now Available We’ve just received word that US Cellular’s Froyo update for the HTC Desire is live. The software number is 2.11.573.5 and comes with the standard set of Froyo features you’d expect – flash, JIT, and all of the rest of the goods folks have been enjoying are now yours. They’ve posted a separate .PDF file [...]
Half-off HTC Desire, 75 percent-off HTC Wildfire for Valentine’s Day at Cellular South Cellular South wants to spread some Android love around in anticipation of the Valentine’s Day holiday, so they are knocking back the price on two of their HTC handsets powered by the Google OS. The HTC Desire is seeing a 50 percent reduction in price, while the HTC Wildfire is getting knocked back by a [...]
US Cellular Froyo Roadmap Shows HTC Desire, Samsung Mesmerize Receiving Update in Early February A roadmap of when you can expect Android 2.2 on your US Cellular Android has just surfaced, and if it holds true it looks like at least one US Galaxy S device could be getting its upgrade to Froyo very soon. As it stands, the Samsung Mesmerize is slated to get the update in early [...]
US Cellular Provides Froyo Timeline for All Their Android Phones US Cellular’s done the unimaginable: they’re actually updating their customers on upgrade schedules for their phones! (That tone isn’t a knock against US Cellular at all, rather against some of the other big carriers who could stand to be a bit more transparent with their upgrade schedules. Some of this looks very good, and some [...]
[Updated]HTC Desire Getting Software Update HTC didn’t want you to feel left out in the cold when the Desire Z and Desire HD received software updates, Desire users. They’ll be sending out a software update just for you as well. Like your cousins, this is not Gingerbeard; sorry if we got your hopes up. You can patiently wait for your [...]
HTC Desire Free Through End of Year at TELUS The once supply-crushing HTC Desire may have given way to its beefier brothers, the Desire Z and HD, but it is still one of the better Android phones available throughout the world today. If you’re in Canada and looking for the most bang for your buck in an Android handset, TELUS has got you one [...]
New HTC Desire Firmware Update Available (2.29.405.2) A new update is available for the HTC Desire bringing its firmware version up to 2.29.405.2. The update is only confirmed to be going out to unlocked Desire handsets for now, no word on if and when carrier-locked versions will have their go. A changelog hasn’t been provided just yet, but the 28.87MB size and [...]
Cox Wireless Provides New Carrier Option with two Android Phones to Sell Cox – the cable and internet provider that everyone loves to love (and some love to hate, too) – has just launched their small, yet respectable, cellular phone service in three markets – Orange County, CA, Omaha, NB, and Hampton Roads, VA – and they bring with them two Android phones to start with: the [...]
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