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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
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...
Maybe I should be slapped silly for comparing every smartphone to the current iPhone 3Gs, but then again maybe it is because it has set the bar in so many ways and has, after all, been the inspiration for the app craziness and fondness for touchscreens...
Wonderful looking, fun to customise, and with everything you need to be a mobile 21st-century guy or gal, the Desire is most definitely desirous.Photo: The HTC DesireBy Marie Boran Post a comment about this articlePlease note that comments are manually...
Responsive; excellent screen; user-friendly user interface
On-screen keys frustrating; relatively high SIM-free price, Rating:
HTC has made a name for itself as the leading vendor of Android phones, and the Desire is possibly the best yet. The large 3.7in screen, the responsiveness of the device and HTC's Sense user interface all add up into a potential rival for Apple's iPho...
Bright highresolution 3.7in screen, works brilliantly for email, web surfing, good onscreen keyboard, maps, Android Martketplace, fivemegapixel digital camera,
Large, less useful if you don't use social networking sites, Marketplace lacks a large volume of quality apps.
The HTC Desire is among the best of modern smartphones...
The Desire is a great-looking, fast and powerful phone that's generally easy to use. There are still a few bugs to iron out though, and we didn't notice it being especially faster than the cheaper HTC Legend.WiredGorgeous screen. Fast.TiredSoftware bug...
All things considered, the HTC Desire will be a big competitor for the iPhone this year, it’s solid, well built handset that feels good in your hand, has a great set of specifications to rival the iPhone and even does some things that the iPhone doesn’...
