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HTC Desire
File:HTC Desire 01.jpg
ManufacturerHTC Corporation
TypeSlate smartphone
SloganSimply Stunning
SuccessorHTC Desire HD
RelatedHTC Desire Z
Form factorSlate smartphone
Dimensions119 (4.7) × 60 (2.36) × 11.9 (0.47) mm (inch)
Weight135 g (4.8 oz)
Operating systemAndroid 2.2 "Froyo" Android 2.1 "Eclair" (shipped)
CPUQualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz (Snapdragon) with AMD Z430 GPU
Memory512 MB flash, 576 MB RAM
Removable storageup to 32 GB with microSDHC
BatteryLi-ion 1400 mAh
Rear camera5 Megapixel autofocus with LED flash featuring Face detection capability and Geotagging
Display3.7-inch 480×800 (0.38 Megapixels) WVGA AMOLED or Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
ConnectivityEurope/Asia Pacific: HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz [Model A8181], 850/1900 (Telus Mobility Canada)[Model A8182], 850/2100 MHz (Telstra Australia)[Model A8183]; GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; Wi-Fi (802.11b/g); Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR; Micro USB
Data inputsMulti-Touch screen with HTC Sense interface, 3-axis accelerometer, digital compass, proximity and ambient light sensors
OtherProximity sensor, Accelerometer, FM Radio, Facebook, Twitter, MS Exchange, compass, GPS, A-GPS, Google turn-by-turn navigation, Flash 10.1 enabled[1]

The HTC Desire (codenamed Bravo),[2] is a smartphone developed by the HTC Corporation, that was announced on 16 February 2010 and released in Europe and Australia in the second quarter of the same year. The HTC Desire runs the Android operating system, version 2.2 "Froyo". Internally it bears a strong resemblance to the Nexus One, but differs in some features.

Hardware

OLED Display
SLCD Display

The phone is powered by a 1 GHz ARMv7 "Snapdragon" processor, includes a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera and an optical trackpad, and was among the first consumer devices to feature a large, full-color AMOLED display.

During late Q2 2010, HTC made the unusual and unexpected decision to permanently switch the Desire's display to a Sony "Super LCD" panel. Although this was brought on by a severe AMOLED panel supply shortfall, the new display greatly enhances text readability due to its improved effective resolution, one of the few complaints people had with the original Desire model.

Compared to the original AMOLED display, the SLCD display has more accurate color reproduction, far less susceptibility to burn-in, similar peak brightness and optimal viewing angles, but a lower contrast ratio.

The new SLCD display was claimed to have similar or better power efficiency compared to the original AMOLED display, however this has proven to not always be the case because due to AMOLED pixels' ability to completely turn off, black or dark pixels use very little power.[3] However, in situations when the screen is predominantly bright (such as when viewing many web pages), the AMOLED display uses more power.

The hardware is capable of high-definition (720p) video recording and playback, however this was only unlocked as part of the Android 2.2 update.

Software

On the 1st of August, 2010, HTC made available Android 2.2, codenamed "Froyo" (Frozen Yogurt), for the HTC Desire in Europe.[4] On the 1st of September, 2010, HTC made the Froyo update available in India.

Availability

In the North American market, the device is available from U.S. Cellular[5], and from Cellular South.[6] In Canada, the device was released by Telus Mobility on the 6th of August.[7]

In Europe, the carriers announced are Elisa in Finland, Vodafone UK, Vodafone Ireland, Meteor Irl, T-Mobile UK, O2, Orange UK, 3, and Virgin Mobile UK. In Australia, it is exclusive to Telstra. In Japan, Softbank Mobile started sales in October.[8]

In South Korea, SK Telecom began sales in May.

Orange UK is selling the normal brown version and an exclusive black version.

In Singapore, the official launch date was the 14th of May, 2010, and the phone has been up for sale by all carriers subsequently.

In mainland China, HTC launched its four flagship smartphones including the Desire on the 27th of July, 2010. Unlike in other markets, the device will be shipped with Android 2.2 ("Froyo").[9]

Many of the UK mobile networks have been unable to keep up with demand; Virgin Mobile UK, Vodafone UK, 3, T-Mobile UK and Orange UK are some of the networks experiencing very high demand.[10][11][12][13]

In India, HTC and TATA DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, announced a partnership to launch HTC Desire in India on the 16th of August, 2010.

Comparison with Nexus One

A Nexus One

The HTC Desire internally bears a strong resemblance to the Nexus One. The differences are:[14][15][16][17][18][19]

  • A different body shell
  • An optical trackpad in place of the trackball
  • A row of tactile rather than touch-sensitive buttons
  • FM radio activated (FM radio in Nexus One is disabled by default but can be activated through hacked firmware)
  • No second microphone for enhanced noise cancellation
  • No dock pin connectors, instead micro-USB is used
  • 576 MB DRAM instead of 512 MB DRAM
  • Dual band HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100, 850/2100 or 850/1900 MHz depending on vendor[20] instead of 850/1900/2100 Tri band
  • HTC Sense user interface
  • Bundled with Adobe Flash Lite 4
  • No speech-to-text (though the application can be downloaded)
  • All support and updates directly through HTC rather than partially through Google

Reception

File:HTC Desire - Sense 2.1.jpeg
HTC Desire, with Sense 2.1 interface

The HTC Desire has received extremely positive reviews. CNET UK reviewed the phone on March 29 and awarded the phone 9.2/10.[21] TechRadar awarded the phone 5 out of 5 stars and stated "In short, this is a phenomenal phone—one of the best we've ever had on TechRadar".[22]

From TechRadar's Top 15 best mobile phones in the world, the HTC Desire is simply the best so far : "It's like a Nexus One only better. For this reason, the HTC Desire has entered our top 10 at number 1, and the Google Nexus One has dropped out completely. It's tough at the top."[23]

MobileTechWorld found the HTC Desire to be a fairly capable product that "manages to please casual users with HTC’s flashy Sense UI and geeks who love to tweak their handsets on a daily basis thanks to the Google’s Android OS." [24]

HTC Desire won the "Phone of the year" award at the annual T3 awards in October 2010. [25]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to HTC Desire.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ziegler, Chris. "HTC press conferens MWC 2010". Retrieved 16 February 2010. {{cite news}}: Text "date 2010-02-16" ignored (help)
  2. ^ "HTC Bravo becomes HTC Desire". Techdigest.
  3. ^ Lai, Richard (13 September 2010). "Spot the difference: HTC Desire's SLCD versus AMOLED". Engadget. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  4. ^ "HTC Desire Android 2.2 update coming this weekend". techradar.com. 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  5. ^ "Niet compatibele browser". Facebook. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  6. ^ "Twitter / Cellular South: The summer of Android cont". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  7. ^ "HTC Desire on Telus Mobility". telusmobility.com. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  8. ^ "Softbank Japan HTC Desire product page". mb.softbank.jp. 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  9. ^ Savov, Vlad (29 July 2010). "HTC will ship all Android phones in China with Froyo on board, fuels fire for immediate update closer to home". Engadget. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  10. ^ by Gary C (2010-04-17). "Three UK runs out of HTC Desire stock – upgrades for existing customers stopped". EuroDroid. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  11. ^ by Gary C (2010-04-16). "Vodafone: HTC Desire still out of stock, online and offline". EuroDroid. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  12. ^ by Gary C (2010-04-15). "ORANGE: "High demand" for HTC Desire leading to delays". EuroDroid. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  13. ^ by Gary C (2010-04-09). "T-Mobile expecting "10,000″ more HTC Desire phones next week". EuroDroid. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  14. ^ "HTC Desire vs. Google Nexus One". Slashgear.
  15. ^ "HTC Desire: Nexus One with Flash and Sense". Icrontic.
  16. ^ Slashgear
  17. ^ androidboss
  18. ^ androidguys
  19. ^ iHelplounge
  20. ^ "HTC Desire Specifications - Smartphones & PDA Phones". Cnet.com.au. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  21. ^ "HTC Desire Review". Flora Graham. CNET UK. March 29, 2010.
  22. ^ "HTC Desire Review". Gareth Beavis. TechRadar.com. March 31, 2010.
  23. ^ "15 best mobile phones in the world today. Android takes over, a new phone goes top". James Rivington. TechRadar.com. March 26, 2010.
  24. ^ "HTC Desire Review". MobileTechWorld.
  25. ^ "HTC named brand of the year". www.telegragh.co.uk.
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