HTC Wildfire review: Desire Mini
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- Anonymous
- QSc
- 28 Jul 2010
wildfart, same poop as other htc. horrible quality.
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- mk2u
- tew
- 28 Jul 2010
To - vivek dixit
MS Office files - Check
PDF files - Check
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- vivek dixit
- t}g
- 27 Jul 2010
I want to buy this product bt i wana know wheather this can open MS Office files like Word, excel & PDF.m confussed. can any body reply on that?
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- Anonymous
- mbT
- 27 Jul 2010
So can we, or can we not install Android Eclair on the tattoo?
I´m getting confused since I was told it would eventually not be possible?
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- mk2u
- tev
- 26 Jul 2010
Using the wildfire for about 2 weeks now...
Overall, great phone for its price..
U want to get the Desire or the Samsung Galaxy S, but it's jus too expensive...go for the wildfire!
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- Anonymous
- p@x
- 25 Jul 2010
In my country the legend is at least 150 euros more expensive, now I wouldn't give that much money for a screen only. Btw u guys were spoiled by the desire and legends' amoled screens and that's why u were so rough on the device. I've had it for 3 days now and i can say that things are not as dramatic as you are trying to make people thing. Guys if u want a good review go to www.coolsmartphone.com
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- Wilbert
- LBb
- 23 Jul 2010
Ooops. My bad, you did talk about the battery life, you did it better than Engadget or others did. Best review about the Wildfire I have read.
PS: When I posted my first comment I had just made a quick "batt" search through the ten pages so I apologize.
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- Wilbert
- LBb
- 23 Jul 2010
Great review but after reading 10 pages you had no word on battery life. WTF?
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- Anonymous
- LEX
- 23 Jul 2010
I don't understand shit with all these crappy names. Why don't they name their phones LowRange 1, 2, 3, 4... MidRange 1, 2, 3, 4, and HighRange etc...???
You can't remember the phones when they have names like Cookie, Wave, ... well. I can't remember any other.. I'm telling you, hard to remember. Something more like the Nokia notation is better =3
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- Neostar
- BwV
- 22 Jul 2010
I still think we need a better explanation of the Wildfire's video playback capabilities. And also does the yxplayer and rockplayer apps work...
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- Khan
- 3LW
- 22 Jul 2010
lol
gsmarena changed the review now to not include the comparison to Legend. Not sure whether it's bad that they were wrong in the first place, or good that they were openminded enough to listen to the opinions of their readers. I'm gonna go with the latter. Kudos to gsmarena to know when they are wrong. A lesson apple could learn from. ;)
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- Anonymous
- 0Bh
- 22 Jul 2010
Anonymous, 22 Jul 2010not a good review, they can't compare this phone to legend.One sentence at the very end of the review makes it bad? I don't think so. Did you read only the last comparison or the whole 10 pages review?
Plus it's already fixed.
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- Anonymous
- nTf
- 22 Jul 2010
not a good review, they can't compare this phone to legend.
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- Khan
- Scn
- 21 Jul 2010
Lidodido, 21 Jul 2010Khan: Actually, don't just look at prisjakt.nu. The more se... more@Lidodido
Haha, yeah, I just grabbed the first prices I saw at prisjakt. But still, the price difference between Legend and Wildfire is still significant. Just as you, I would rather questions Legends place in the HTC lineup since it almost cost as much as Desire. When they announced the two phones at almost the same time, I thought that Legend was going to be the successor to Hero and with about the same price(middle segment to budget) and that that Desire would be the flagship model. Instead it costs almost as much as Desire. It only has a place as a designer model that will lure some iphone buyers that only goes on looks.
Yes, I wonder where gsmarena got those prices for Wildfire and Legend. Although I'm starting to suspect that the writer of the review mixed up the prices of Hero and Legend.
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- Mak
- pu2
- 21 Jul 2010
This is a completely biased review. Anyone could easily guess it. It only highlights the negatives throughout the review which you don’t find in any other review. Hmmm… what would gsmarena get profited by this??? This is a budget mobile for the starters of android devices. Guys this have sense ui which is the best of the lot in the market now. It has the same hardware configuration of legend minus the screen and processor speed difference of only “72 MHz” processor. See the table below from the comparison page of the site. it’s a best value for money mobile out there now. Grab yours
General
2G Network
Wildfire = GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Legend = GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
Wildfire = HSDPA 900 / 2100
Legend = HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
Announced
Wildfire = 2010, May
Legend = 2010, February
Status
Wildfire = Available. Released 2010, May.
Legend = Available. Released 2010, March.
Size Dimensions
Wildfire = 106.8 x 60.4 x 12 mm
Legend = 112 x 56.3 x 11.5 mm
Weight
Wildfire = 118 g
Legend = 126 g
Display Type
Wildfire = TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Legend = AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
Wildfire = 240 x 320 pixels, 3.2 inches
Legend = 320 x 480 pixels, 3.2 inches
Wildfire
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Optical trackpad
- HTC Sense UI
- Turn-to-mute and lift-to-dim-out a call
Legend
- Sense UI
- Multi-touch support
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Optical trackpad
Sound
Alert types
Wildfire = Vibration, MP3
Legend = Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone
Wildfire = Yes
Legend = Yes
Wildfire = 3.5 mm audio jack
Legend = 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory
Wildfire = Legend
Phonebook = Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records = Practically unlimited
Wildfire =
Internal
384 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM
Legend =
Internal
384 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slot
Wildfire = Legend
microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
Data
GPRS
Wildfire = Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Legend = Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE
Wildfire = Class 10, 236.8 kbps
Legend = Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G
Wildfire = HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Legend = HSDPA,7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
WLAN
Wildfire = Legend
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth
Wildfire = Legend
Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wildfire = Legend
Infrared port No
USB
Wildfire = Legend
Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera
Wildfire = Legend
Primary
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features
Wildfire = Smile detection, geo-tagging
Legend = Geo-tagging
Video
Wildfire = Legend
Yes Yes
Secondary
No No
Features
OS
Wildfire = Legend
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
Android OS v2.1 (Eclair)
CPU
Wildfire = Qualcomm MSM 7225 528 MHz processor
Legend = Qualcomm MSM 7227 600 MHz processor
Messaging
Wildfire = Legend
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
Wildfire = Legend
HTML
HTML
Radio
Wildfire = Legend
Stereo FM radio with RDS
Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Wildfire = Legend
Yes
Yes
Colors
Wildfire = Black, Brown, White, Red
Legend = Gray, Black
GPS
Wildfire = Legend
Yes, with A-GPS support
Yes, with A-GPS support
Java
Wildfire = Legend
Via third party application
Via third party application
Wildfire
- Digital compass
- Dedicated search key
- Facebook, Flickr, Twitter integration
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 player
- Voice memo
- T9
Legend
- Aluminum unibody
- Dedicated search key
- MP3/eAAC+/WAV player
- MP4/H.263/H.264 player
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
- YouTube, Google Talk
- Document viewer
- Photo viewer/editor
- Organizer
- Voice memo
- T9
Battery
Wildfire = Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh
Legend = Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh
Stand-by
Wildfire = Up to 480 h (2G) / Up to 690 h (3G)
Legend = Up to 440 h (2G) / Up to 560 h (3G)
Talk time
Wildfire = Up to 7 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 10 min (3G)
Legend = Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 6 h 10 min (3G)
Misc
Price group
Wildfire = About 300 EURO
Legend = About 400 EURO
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- Anonymous
- 3T%
- 21 Jul 2010
confused, 21 Jul 2010too confused whether to choose wildfire (android) or htc hd... moreI would definitely buy Wildfire because of the Android OS. WinMo is useless and WinPho 7 is coming soon.
It seems you should sacrifice the live wallpapers. I'm sure you can live without them. In fact I'm not sure HTC Sense UI allows them. Perhaps that's the reason why they are missing.
Go play with an HTC phone and you'll see why you should buy one ;)
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- confused
- K2G
- 21 Jul 2010
too confused whether to choose wildfire (android) or htc hd mini (windows).....i really want the option of live animated wallpaper which i heard wildfire doesn't have (in htc hd mini its available)....but also want an android phone....WHAT TO DO??? HELP!!!
have to buy one of these in 2 days....please help me!!!
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- torrentblock
- ixY
- 21 Jul 2010
my girlfriend went from a Sony Ericsson v630 or something like that to this phone. she is still blown away by it.
i think it's a little narrow sighted to criticise the screen too much.
she had a choice between this and the legend and she preferred the styling of this phone. it still retains the android functionality.
i doubt ANYONE will go to this phone after having an iPhone or Desire. it's really not aimed at people like that. for most people the screen resolution will be an upgrade.
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- Lidodido
- s3P
- 21 Jul 2010
Khan: Actually, don't just look at prisjakt.nu. The more serious retailers take around 2700 (270EUR) for the Wildfire and 4100 (410EUR) for the Legend. Though that doesn't matter, it's still 140 Euro's for a bunch of more pixels and some metal which almost cuts your ear while speaking. I wouldn't pay 140 Euros just for a sharper display, and since the build-quality of the Wildfire is astonishing for that price (million times more rigid than the X10 Mini) I don't know what all the fuzz is about. Of course it has a place in the HTC Line-up. I'd rather question the Legend since the Desire basically cost the same.
I'd like to know what prices your verdict is based on since they're obviously a lot different from here in Sweden.
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- Khan
- Scn
- 21 Jul 2010
Wildfire_Fan, 21 Jul 2010Dunno why GsmArena mentioned and compared Legend wrt Wildfi... moreYes, I agree, they are not comparable. If I could get a Legend for almost the same price as the Wildfire, then there would have been no doubt for me(since I'd get a standard resolution screen then with more aps and better picture). But the Legend cost as much as Desire with worse specs(but nicer looks,since it's a designer for more than a tech phone).
The wildfire is very hard to beat for the price. In that budgetsegment, it's only SE X10 mini(and pro) and X8 that beats it in the specs, but SE has worse software(SEs own shell is worse than vanilla, while HTCs Sense is a nice addition over vanilla android). If SE can get their gear in motion and release X8 with 2.2, it's the only threat to Wildfire in the budget android class.
Legend is not really comparable at all to Wildfire. I'm curious where everybody gets the numbers that Legend only costs a couple of euros more than Wildfire.