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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  • Asi
  • N9@
  • 08 May 2010

Kindly assist me. I have ordered the desire from Amazon in Germany, but I don't want it to be in German language. Can I change the setting to English. Thank you

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    • happy
    • 0ET
    • 07 May 2010

    What a phone! I got the HTC Desire two weeks ago and I just love it. The only con maybe the cam... pics could be a bit sharper and the colors more vibrant. As for the rest this phone is just awesome:

    -Brilliant display and everything is fluid
    -Pleasing design and good built quality
    -Android (2.1) is intuitive but powerful and HTC Sense UI is a plus
    -Audio output is great and easily replaces a dedicated device
    -Internet browsing is super fast, but google wants you to do just that ;-)
    -GPS is more than fine: it gets a satellite lock almost instantly and keeps it very well. Tested the trial version of Navigon and worked perfectly despite the several tunnels and the ugly rainy weather in Luxembourg...

    As far as the memory is concerned, only the executable part of the apps install themselves on the ROM while the bigger (like navigation maps etc.) go to the SD card. So the memory 'limit' is not such an issue as I previously believed and should even be addressed 'very soon' like stated on some websites.

    No phone is perfect but, right now and in my eyes, this one comes closest to it so: viva HTC and благодаря to GSMarena for providing us with the best reviews on the net :-)

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      • AJ
      • PPh
      • 07 May 2010

      mark, 06 May 2010can someone please help me about the apps on the htc desirewhat kind of apps are you looking for?
      Checkout www.appbrain.com for some Android apps that can be run on HTC Desire. Note: There are other app stores as well.

        • m
        • mark
        • 3J0
        • 06 May 2010

        can someone please help me about the apps on the htc desire

          • J
          • Joh
          • xFM
          • 06 May 2010

          Samsung AMOLED in DELL phones, HTC phones. Samsung you are giving you competitive advantage for a mere 30 dollar per amoled display in a HTC phone? Wake up!

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            • Anonymous
            • Mf5
            • 05 May 2010

            sam, 03 May 2010how did u do it?www.nimbu.com will give the info on how to do it. No need to root your phone. you just install the programs and thats it.

              • m
              • mark
              • 3J0
              • 04 May 2010

              can you get as many apps as the iphone

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                • AJ
                • PPh
                • 04 May 2010

                sam, 03 May 2010how did u do it?See here http://nimbu.amorvi.com/2010/04/add-full-voice-to-text-to-htc-desire/

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                  • sam
                  • iib
                  • 03 May 2010

                  KEYSER SOZE, 29 Apr 2010just added speak to text. works perfectly. now instead of w... morehow did u do it?

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                    • AJ
                    • t@L
                    • 03 May 2010

                    One week since I got my Desire and I'm bowled over.. Great Phone, Congrats HTC and Google for coming up with this gem. Android 2.1 + Snapdragon 1Ghz + 572 MB RAM + Sense UI is a WINNING combo.. no doubt!! I'm fine with the battery life since I don't mind charging every night. The speaker-sound is tinny, but the headphone sound is perfect. Final verdict: Exceeded all my expectations!!

                      • C
                      • Capturer
                      • 04V
                      • 03 May 2010

                      Any ideas on when HTC will fix the camera with the new OS update??

                      & When the Desire will be available in the ME??

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                        • KEYSER SOZE
                        • Mfy
                        • 29 Apr 2010

                        just added speak to text. works perfectly. now instead of writing my messages i just speak to my phone :)

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                          • Ali
                          • myh
                          • 28 Apr 2010

                          OMG... this cell is just awesome!! no issues up to now.. faster than expected!
                          speed wise performance..u all know 1ghz !
                          well the 120mb limitation for apps is not an issue.. at least for me... till nw i've installed almost 30 apps and still 50mb available(20-30more apps)
                          it's waaaaaay better than iphone.. iphone is lyk inserting the sim in ipod;p (no offence iphone frndz,sorry) anyways.. camera is at its best with strong led flash..

                          love it!

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                            • sam
                            • iib
                            • 28 Apr 2010

                            Danijel, 28 Apr 2010The sound on the external speaker is definitely not as good... morethanks danijel .. does anyone have a different opinion?

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                              • Danijel
                              • MNT
                              • 28 Apr 2010

                              sam, 28 Apr 2010how is the music player and the sound? sounds better than 3... moreThe sound on the external speaker is definitely not as good as the iPhones. But with headphones it's a different story. Full and rich sound everywhere. Listening to music everyday.

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                                • sam
                                • iib
                                • 28 Apr 2010

                                how is the music player and the sound? sounds better than 3gs with earphones?? i really need that info please as i'm always listening to the music and i really liked iphones music quality though i hate apple :p

                                  • J
                                  • Julius
                                  • Lmu
                                  • 27 Apr 2010

                                  What about the screen? I've read it has problems with multi touch.

                                  Is that true for the Desire? I know the N1 is horrible with that.

                                  Thanks!

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • D8X
                                    • 26 Apr 2010

                                    just upgraded to this from my 3gs and im loving it , great all round.
                                    music player not as good as iphone but everything else is as good or better , just needs to be able to stnc with itunes so i can get all my audiobooks on it !

                                      • J
                                      • John
                                      • p4e
                                      • 26 Apr 2010

                                      Can I record the phone call conversation ?

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • QMr
                                        • 25 Apr 2010

                                        if its like any of my previous htc. we can expect bad quality