HTC Desire HD and Incredible S get sweet Gingerbread treatment

04 May, 2011
Good news, HTC users! The Desire HD and Incredible S Android 2.3 Gingerbread updates arrive right on time. They are available as 100MB OTA downloads, so charge your phones, back up your data and go...

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  • AnonD-2806
  • mxx
  • 04 May 2011

Daz, 04 May 2011I'm back haha. Just a quick question are htc phones reliab... moreHi Daz,

Phones like the Galaxy S II look to be stupid-fast and their TouchWiz UI isn't too overbearing which adds to the speed, your also likely to get better pictures and videos from the Samsung and they score highest on average for battery life in Android devices.
The HTC Sensation is a similar phone in many respects, both (the S II & Sensation) are their latest flag ships and both are 1.2GHz dual-core, so they'll be fast.
Samsung build quality is OK but they like using a lot of shiny and chromed plastics, not very durable and they scratch easily, most HTCs on the other hand have brilliant build quality and go for more premium materials, think rubberized plastics and milled aluminum uni-body design; very strong and they look good. Battery life is a bit iffy, you'll be charging every day or 2 with general use and camera quality isn't yet up there with the big boys (a la Nokia). Also unlike the handsets in this article, the Sensation comes with Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread out of the box and has HTC's latest Sense 3.0 UI, which I've had a play on and it's pretty cool. Hope that gives you all you need!

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    • IbbY
    • b%2
    • 04 May 2011

    No updates in India yet :(

    Does anybody have any info when it would be available globally or in India.

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      • DaMan
      • m}K
      • 04 May 2011

      Ah crap! I checked for the update and it was ready to install (Android 2.3 and all) but I chose "cancel" because I didn't have much battery life left. But now when I search for the update again the phone says my phone software is up to date. But I never got the update! Any ideas of what to do? Might have to contact HTC's support unless things change.

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        • AnonD-7723
        • ft0
        • 04 May 2011

        i dnt think its not available in Egypt

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          • yoramk
          • mB1
          • 04 May 2011

          dear htc
          where is the upgrade for legend and desire to 2.2?
          moving to galaxy and samsung
          hope you will learn how to keep yours costumer sometimes

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            • Dude
            • nS{
            • 04 May 2011

            no update here in finland.

            we want 2.3.2 atleast.

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              • ptrk
              • iBt
              • 04 May 2011

              is it available in spain ? VF ?

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                • coolg
                • 2@f
                • 04 May 2011

                Not available in india yet just checked
                Desire hd

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                  • Anonymous
                  • t7J
                  • 04 May 2011

                  XXX, 04 May 2011Anyone knows if HTC Inspire 4G will be getting gingerbread???It surely will going to have the Gingerbread update. When? Depends on AT&T.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • PWa
                    • 04 May 2011

                    How do I upgrade it to Gingerbread?

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                      • XXX
                      • PYN
                      • 04 May 2011

                      Anyone knows if HTC Inspire 4G will be getting gingerbread???

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 39x
                        • 04 May 2011

                        I'm getting shot of my DHD as the battery is no good what is the point in having a phone if it is out of battery :/ but tbh other otherwise loved it.

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                          • AnonD-7715
                          • Trj
                          • 04 May 2011

                          The update is for whole world or only for some parts coz....I'm in UAE & I didn't got any updates.....

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                            • AnonD-7710
                            • pJx
                            • 04 May 2011

                            F009, 04 May 2011No update through on the Desire HD yet for me. Voda UK, hu... morei know yeah, why does it take so long! lol

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                              • Mina karam
                              • ft0
                              • 04 May 2011

                              i dnt think its available yet or maybe only here in Egypt Desire HD

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                                • sim
                                • 0rm
                                • 04 May 2011

                                desire hd is the biggest fail that i bought because the antena cover is so weak it broke within 6 weeks and at the other side the whole body is aliminium

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                                  • Eizam
                                  • veR
                                  • 04 May 2011

                                  AnonD-5940, 04 May 2011when Msian get the 2.3 Gingerbread UPdate? cant wait. someo... moreUntil now no updated, we should wait..... I'm from Malaysia too...

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                                    • AnonD-7712
                                    • Ijs
                                    • 04 May 2011

                                    Anyone knows if the HTC EVO will be getting gingerbread???

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                                      • lolcat
                                      • wHR
                                      • 04 May 2011

                                      crap...no update available yet...

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                                        • F009
                                        • 3Ax
                                        • 04 May 2011

                                        No update through on the Desire HD yet for me.
                                        Voda UK, hurry it up!