HTC Desire - Review

HTC Desire, when it comes to design it is identical to Nexus One however Nexus One has the best look. HTC Desire looks pleasing to one’s eye as well. The device measures about 119 mm in length, 60 mm in width and when it comes to thickness, the unit measures up to 11.9 mm. The weight of the cellphone is 135g, which makes it not really too big and not too small as well. Furthermore there is apparently a slight chin towards the bottom end of Desire; just like several other HTC handsets however the phone is actually sleek thus gets into the pocket conveniently.

The 3.7 inches touchscreen display screen on the phone delivers WVGA (800×480) image resolution, that is certainly impressive and sharp, no matter whatever you are working on at the phone (text reading, internet browsing, images checking). The screen can be pretty responsive and facilitates the pinch zoom feature. The device has also a proximity sensor, and a built-in accelerometer. Furthermore, the onscreen keyboard on the phone is also quite good, despite the fact that whenever started up with portrait mode, it looks a little bit of cramped. You'll find the standard buttons existing at the lower end of Desire; home, back, search and menu.

The telephone features a HTC Sense interface, unlike Nexus One and operates on Android 2.1 (Eclair) but still could be upgraded to Android 2.2 (Froyo). However, regardless that the phone doesn't run using the latest version of Android, this still provides amazing and complete Android benefits.  The Desire is perfect for syncing data through several e-mail accounts, and even social networking websites such as MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter. Additionally, while using the HTC Sense, you have got several built-in apps like People applications and fingerprints.

Some other features of the product include things like support for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, and GPS, smart dialing. Despite the fact that by using HTC Desire, you will lose out on a complete Flash Player 10.1, the WebKit internet browser is supporting for Flash Lite. Furthermore, the device comes in support for various video formats and music formats such as MP4, MP3, WAV, AAC, and WMV. You can add up to 32GB microSD memory card inside your Desire even so it comes with pre-installed 8GB memory card.

The digital camera on Desire is 5 MP, which has autofocus, and also the LED flash. You will find there's wide range of available choices meant for image editing and quality setting. Furthermore, with video recording mode, the device is able to record @ 720p resolutions.

To conclude off this review, we would suggest that HTC Desire could be a Smartphone really worth getting. It's simple to use, responsive as well as meets the criteria of value for money.

Specifications & Features of HTC Desire

Display and user interface

Screen size: 3.7"
Type: AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Up to 16M colors
Resolution: 480 x 800 pixels
Gorilla Glass display
Multi-touch input method
Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
Optical Trackpad
Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
HTC Sense UI



Dimensions
Size: 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
Weight (with battery): 135 g


Available colors
Black
Brown
Silver
White


Operating frequency / Network
2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 900 / 2100
               HSDPA 850 / 1900


Sound
Alert types: Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker: Yes
3.5mm jack: Yes


Memory
microSD memory card slot,  max. 32 GB
Internal memory: 512 MB / 576 MB RAM


Data
GPRS: Yes
EDGE: Yes
3G: HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
USB: Yes, microUSB v2.0


Camera
Primary: 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, LED flash
Features: autofocus, geotagging
Self-timer
Effects: Grayscale, sepia, negative and solarise
Video: Yes, WVGA (800 x 400 pixels) @ 15 fps, 720p @ 30 fps
Secondary: No


Software platform
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair),
Upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo)


CPU
1 GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon chipset


Email and messaging
SMS(threaded view): Yes
MMS: Yes
Email: Yes
Push Mail: Yes
IM: Yes


Browsing and internet
HTML


Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS


Applications
MP4/WMV9/H.264/H.263 player
MP3/WAV/AAC+/WMA9 player
Organizer
Document viewer / Editor
Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
Voice memo
Digital compass


GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support


Java
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator


Personalization
Ring tones: Mp3
Themes
Wallpapers
Screensavers
Ringtones
Pre-installed themes
Changeable color themes


Connectivity
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
High-Speed USB v2.0 (microUSB connector)
3.5 mm Jack


Power management
Li-Ion 1400 mAh
Talk time (maximum): 2G Network: Up to 6 hrs 40 min / 3G Network: Up tp 6 hrs 30 min
Standby time (maximum): 2G Network: Up to 340 hrs / 3G Network: Up to 360 hrs


Personal Information Management (PIM)
Detailed contact information
Calendar
To-do List
Notes
Recorder
Calculator
Clock
Converter
Digital compass


Call management
Contacts: Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Supported
Logs of dialed, received and missed calls
Integrated hands free speakers
Call Waiting
Conference Call



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