HTC Desire review: A desire come true

16 April 2010
If you’ve seen the Google Nexus One, you’ve seen the HTC Desire. End of story. We liked the Nexus One so be our guest, HTC Desire. But is it all that simple? HTC are so good they build phones for the competition. HTC are so mean they have no issues competing...

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  • 25 May 2010

ASIANBOY, 16 May 2010Want to buy this Smartphone anyone knows how much HTC Desir... morehey i purhcased it from £384 from DeviceWire... however since then price has shot to £399

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    • Sajid
    • 2Td
    • 25 May 2010

    HTC guy called yesterday , said its july in india , may be it will be with froyo

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      • Sajid
      • 2Td
      • 24 May 2010

      Just spoken to HTC guy , said it will be launched In INDIA within 2 or 3 days and its for sure.well that's what he said

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        • Anonymous
        • nUV
        • 23 May 2010

        Hello Now I have Nokia N900, and many are hesitant to change it to HTC Desire? What about you, you deserve ..... or to stick with Nokia th.

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          • mCS
          • 22 May 2010

          i got the desire 4 days ago and i love it. well done htc. great fast app market great processor and great quality phone. however, battery life is extremely dissappointing.

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            • Anonymous
            • Ia9
            • 19 May 2010

            Working for a mobile phone retailer ive been using this phone all week and i love it. My upgrade is due tomorrow and was adamant I wanted an X10, until I used the Desire.

            Screen loves brilliant, camera isnt as bad as peaople are making out. We have the Black one instore which I think looks a bit nicer than the brown one. And obviously 2.2 will be out very soon so its seems the right time to get it

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              • Sajid
              • 2Td
              • 19 May 2010

              Does the word,power point & PDF files support pinch to zoom ??????

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                • Sajid
                • 2Td
                • 19 May 2010

                Can anyone tell when it will be released in India, its frustrating to wait this long

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                  • Anonymous
                  • vGE
                  • 19 May 2010

                  sudan, 13 May 2010Im from sudan . i can't go to android market website .it sa... moreSearch for apps on the net (.apk). download and install with HTC Sync

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                    • MIZA
                    • 3Cf
                    • 18 May 2010

                    Got mine two weeks backs.
                    Drawbacks
                    - Battery Life is not good
                    - Charging more than 6 hours to get full charge using PC
                    - Battery drains within 1 and half hours full use.
                    - Moderate Camera

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                      • t7s
                      • 17 May 2010

                      Daz, 16 May 2010It costs between £400-450 (Sim/Contract Free)thanks. is silver edition the same price? is it available in london? how bout the cam quaility of the Desire?

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                        • nUf
                        • 16 May 2010

                        ASIANBOY, 16 May 2010Want to buy this Smartphone anyone knows how much HTC Desir... moreIt costs between £400-450 (Sim/Contract Free)

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                          • 16 May 2010

                          Want to buy this Smartphone anyone knows how much HTC Desire cost in london?

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                            • 15 May 2010

                            Asi, 10 May 2010I guess you mean I can set it from German language to Engli... moreI was wondering whats the deal with "T-mobile branding", and the non-branded is completely non-branded or there are some apps from T-mobile and so on...

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                              • SpI
                              • 14 May 2010

                              this is the best phone I ever used so far. got it couple of weeks ago orange retention and really please with it. battery life is not that bad .. i normally use gps for my golf caddie and still last more than 30 hours .. glad I chose this phone .

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                                • sudan
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                                • 13 May 2010

                                Im from sudan . i can't go to android market website .it says the service is forbidden in your country , how can i get apps . help please

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 2Is
                                  • 10 May 2010

                                  guys, anyone knows, when htc desire will be available in singapore? pretty keen in trying out and purchasing this hp. btw, when will android 2.2 be available?

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                                    • 10 May 2010

                                    me, 08 May 2010Got mine from T-Mobile DE's shop for 450 euro 3 weeks ago. ... moreI guess you mean I can set it from German language to English language in case Amazon.de delivered it in German.

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                                      • p37
                                      • 09 May 2010

                                      Just go mine a few hours ago from Vodafone (Romania) for 406 euro. Gotta say, I'm impressed! It's everything they said it would be and more! This is my first HTC after a series of 3 Sony-Ericssons. I'm sorry for SE, but the lack of rapidity to deliver good smartphones pushed me towards HTC. And I don't regret it one bit!

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                                        • 08 May 2010

                                        Got mine from T-Mobile DE's shop for 450 euro 3 weeks ago. I love it, the device is so slick. Fast and responsive. That is my second HTC, after the first one (S710) I had promised myself to never buy another HTC device, but I'm glad I changed my mind. Of course, I have some criticism to certain features - the battery doesn't last long (almost 1/3 the time as for my old 5800XM, with the same usage pattern - wifi + music + radio), and when recharged from PC, it takes forever (> 4h, with the dedicated charger the time is about 1h 15min). The camera is no good, but I don't mind, since I got a Compact beast anyway.

                                        And yes, there are 6 predefined locales on the device, and English is one of them.