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The editors liked
Snappy OS performanceEnhanced Sense UILarge
Sharp AMOLED screen
Beautiful Screen
Intuitive Multtouch Display
Android OS
5MPCamera
Accelerometer
Expandable Memory (Take That Stupid Apple)
Fully Integrated Social Networking
Solid build
Feels great in hand
Speedy processor
Beautiful screen
Hardware buttons with great tactile feedback
Speedy 1-GHz Snapdragon processor
Bright and rich Super LCD screen
Solid design with soft-touch finish
U.S. Cellular's battery swap program
4G LTE support. Loud stereo speakers. Comfortable
Well-built design.
Fast
Desktop-like browser
Excellent social networking features
Intuitive and highly customisable user interface
Flawless touch-screen and keyboard...
The HTC Desire features a sleek design with a sharp and responsive touch screen. The 1GHz Snapdragon processor keeps things running smoothly
And call quality is good
Great operational speed (virtually all applications)
Huge screen that equates to very comfortable Internet experience
Partial Flash support
Excellent incall and audio playback quality
Latest Android version
A large
Bright
Vivid and responsive touchscreen
Flash support
Great HTC Sense UI
Super fast Snapdragon processor
Large AMOLED screen
The editors didn't like
Average camera qualityScreen too reflective outdoorsWeak battery life
Price
Ships with Android 2.1
Battery life is not great
Camera is only “okay”
Rarely had a full signal
Camera images oversaturated
Odd design choices
Average call quality with low maximum volume
AMOLED screen has major glare in sunlight
No voice-to-text feature
Despite the fact Android 2.1 supports it
Video records at a paltry 15fps or lessLook and Feel...
No voice dialing over Bluetooth. Camera and camcorder quality are so-so
No DivX and Xvid support
Screen that is barely usable in direct sunlight
HTC Sense hasn't really evolved as much as we'd have liked over the past year
When the Desire was announced in February, I was hoping that a US variant would follow. Fast forward seven months, and it's finally here, available on US Cellular beginning on August 27th for $199.99 after rebate. Though time has passed and new dev...
Abstract: Following in the footsteps of HTC's earlier Android offerings is no easy task. Both the Nexus One and HTC Legend are devices that have garnered rave reviews amongst critics, and the HTC Desire shares a great deal in common with its predecessors in the ...
The HTC Desire features a sleek design with a sharp and responsive touch screen. The 1GHz Snapdragon processor keeps things running smoothly, and call quality is good
No voice dialing over Bluetooth. Camera and camcorder quality are so-so
Sleek and fast, the HTC Desire is not only U.S. Cellular's best Android device but the carrier's best smartphone to date.
In terms of usability, it feels as though the HTC Desire phone knows what you want at all times. There are a lot of similarities with the G1 and this is certainly down to the Android OS. Team this with HTC’s excellent build quality and you have a worl...
Abstract: HTC really does change features and phone design rather seldom, at least from the perspective of someone who has been in contact with most of these models. Some may say that these phones are rendered monotonous or boring owing to that fact, but HTC see...
Beautiful Screen, Intuitive Multtouch Display, Android OS, 5MPCamera, Accelerometer, Expandable Memory (Take That Stupid Apple), Fully Integrated Social Networking,
Price
I have seen a number of phones in my time but the features that HTC has crammed into this one are very impressive. Android OS is picking up steam and for all of the anti Apple enthusiasts out there this is the perfect phone to wave in the face of their...
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Published: 2010-05-04, Author: Matt , review by: icrontic.com
So, is the Desire the right phone for you? If you’re looking for a GSM phone with very nearly the best hardware on the market in Europe, it probably is. As for us, we at Icrontic give it a sincere outstanding product badge. Congratulations, HTC, on ye...
Well, on the whole apart from its unreliable Bluetooth music playback and the low battery life, it works as the better phone to chat and entertain also with the fast browsing, what more a phone can feed you? The Sense UI, Leap View and Friend Stream fo...
