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The editors liked
Unobtrusive utility value and design
Waterproof
Well designed
Comfortable to use
Decent audio quality
Photo/Video capture is quite good
OTA to Froyo available
Lovely design and build
Brilliant display
Excellent web browser
Superb integration with social networking services
Sense UI is fantastic
Large WVGA 3.7-inch display
Sleek form factor
HTC Sense software improves default Android UI
Good integration of social-networking services
Responsive
Thanks to the 1GHz Snapdragon processor and 576MB RAM.
Excellent Browser
WiFi
3G & GPS Support
Comes with Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Beautiful Large AMOLED Display
Looks Great
The editors didn't like
Subpar low-light photography
Too much of a hit and miss without the view finder.
Battery life should have been better
Handset tends to heat up a bit during prolonged usage
Phone heats up when in use
Display is a fingerprint magnet
Using optical trackpad to click pictures is inconvenient
In terms of usability, it feels as though the HTC Desire phone knows what you want at all times. There are a lot of similarities with the G1 and this is certainly down to the Android OS. Team this with HTC’s excellent build quality and you have a worl...
Maybe I should be slapped silly for comparing every smartphone to the current iPhone 3Gs, but then again maybe it is because it has set the bar in so many ways and has, after all, been the inspiration for the app craziness and fondness for touchscreens...
Wonderful looking, fun to customise, and with everything you need to be a mobile 21st-century guy or gal, the Desire is most definitely desirous.Photo: The HTC DesireBy Marie Boran Post a comment about this articlePlease note that comments are manually...
Responsive; excellent screen; user-friendly user interface
On-screen keys frustrating; relatively high SIM-free price, Rating:
HTC has made a name for itself as the leading vendor of Android phones, and the Desire is possibly the best yet. The large 3.7in screen, the responsiveness of the device and HTC's Sense user interface all add up into a potential rival for Apple's iPho...
Bright highresolution 3.7in screen, works brilliantly for email, web surfing, good onscreen keyboard, maps, Android Martketplace, fivemegapixel digital camera,
Large, less useful if you don't use social networking sites, Marketplace lacks a large volume of quality apps.
The HTC Desire is among the best of modern smartphones...
The Desire is a great-looking, fast and powerful phone that's generally easy to use. There are still a few bugs to iron out though, and we didn't notice it being especially faster than the cheaper HTC Legend.WiredGorgeous screen. Fast.TiredSoftware bug...
All things considered, the HTC Desire will be a big competitor for the iPhone this year, it’s solid, well built handset that feels good in your hand, has a great set of specifications to rival the iPhone and even does some things that the iPhone doesn’...
