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Testseek.co.uk have collected 195 expert reviews of the HTC Desire and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for HTC Desire.
Award: Editor’s Choice April 2010
April 2010
 
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The editors liked

  • Responsive
  • Excellent screen
  • User-friendly user interface
  • Powerful
  • Flexible spec plus great value
  • Fine screen
  • Water resistant
  • Fast and capable cameras - on both sides
  • Good screen
  • Very solid performance
  • Fast processor
  • Upgraded Sense UI
  • Large OLED screen
  • Integrated social networking
  • Great on screen keyboard
  • The HTC Desire’s super-speedy Snapdragon 1GHz processor makes flying around Android 2.1 lightning fast
  • While the latest edition of HTC Sense – HTC’s own Android user interface – is as pretty as ever. You don’t have to spend hours searching the Android Market for pretty widgets to customise your home screen
  • Because great versions of most of the ones you’ll want are already included. Social netwo
  • Gorgeous screen
  • Slim chassis
  • Good quality 5MP camera
  • Speedy internet browser
  • Flash video support
  • Pluses
  • Classy
  • Elegant and relatively compact given the large screen
  • Powerful enough to not slow down
  • Android 2.1 and Sense work wonderfully together
  • Extra resolution makes surfing and watching videos great
  • For HTC Desire
  • Lightning quick with a flawless touchscreen
  • Intuitive and customisable user interface and topclass internet and social networking functionality.
  • Bright high-resolution 3.7in screen
  • Works brilliantly for email
  • Web surfing
  • Good on-screen keyboard
  • Maps
  • Android Martketplace
  • Five-megapixel digital camera
  • Bright highresolution 3.7in screen
  • Good onscreen keyboard
  • Fivemegapixel digital camera
  • Flash and other bells and whistles integrated perfectly
  • Large and responsive AMOLED screen
  • Android 2.1 plus HTC Sense
  • Microsoft Exchange support
  • Great web-browsing experience
  • HTC Sense
  • Glorious AMOLED screen
  • Solid build quality
  • Fantastic screen
  • Android
  • Fast Web browser
  • With Flash support
  • Integrates your contacts across social networks
  • HTC Sense user interface makes Android better-looking and adds handy features
  • Big
  • High-res touchscreen
  • Great virtual keyboard

The editors didn't like

  • On-screen keys frustrating
  • Relatively high SIM-free price
  • Rating
  • Sound is a little reined-in
  • Screen's great
  • But can be bettered
  • A bit large and boxy
  • Not quite as snazzy as an HTC One M8
  • Slightly short battery life
  • Poor performance using Bluetooth A2DP
  • Android handsets aren't known for their cameras. The Desire's h5-megapixel cam comes with an LED flash
  • Digital zoom and autofocus. It can compete with the best Android cameras seen so far
  • But not with the top cameraphones on the market. The SIM and microSD slots are blocked by the battery
  • Which is kept behind the full-length plastic battery cover. This makes hot swapping of memory cards imposs
  • Bluetooth battery stutters
  • Battery life suspect out the box
  • Can't delete whole inboxes in POP3 messaging
  • Minuses
  • This phone deserves so much better than the mediocre handsfree kit
  • Still no support for Flash
  • For HTC Desire
  • Large
  • Less useful if you don't use social networking sites
  • Marketplace lacks a large volume of quality apps.
  • Battery life is still poor
  • Disappointing battery life
  • Screen can be hard to see in bright sunlight
  • Could be difficult to use onehanded
  • Battery life
  • Will be too big for some
  • Unexpected browser closing (likely a software issue)
  • Widgets still take too long to refresh
  • Short battery life
  • Superseded by other models
  • Some home-screen widgets need polishing
  • Android is still somewhat geeky
  • AMOLED screen is hard to see in sunlight

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  Published: 2014-01-26, review by: itreviews.com

  • The HTC Desire is a well-crafted Android phone for Virgin Mobile subscribers, offering solid features and 4G LTE speeds for a reasonable price....

 
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  Published: 2011-10-01, review by: gadgetspeak.com

  • Abstract:  The Desire S is a recent addition to the range of Android phones from HTC and, as a result, has benefitted from the company’s experience. It is of a nice size and feels right in the hand and, having a fast enough processor and 1G of memory will meet th...

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  Published: 2011-03-25, review by: T3.com

  • Abstract:  Yesterday the HTC Desire S landed at T3 towers, the successor to the HTC Desire, T3’s phone of the year at the 2010 T3 Gadget Awards. We’ll bring you a full review of the Desire S as soon as possible, but for anyone considering upgrading, here’s a ...

 
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  Published: 2010-11-25, review by: letsgomobile.org/en

  • T he HTC Desire is, as we are used to by now with HTC, a powerful all-round Android Smartphone. With the HTC Sense look&feel, it is a true HTC, and one that uses the Android operating system. This equips the Phone with a good Internet browser, which...

 
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  Published: 2010-10-22, review by: itpro.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Looking for a new smartphone? Don't part with your money before checking our list of the five best smartphones we've reviewed so far...

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  Published: 2010-10-01, review by: whathifi.com

  • Powerful, flexible spec plus great value, fine screen
  • Sound is a little reined-in, screen's great, but can be bettered

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  Published: 2010-08-20, review by: electricpig.co.uk

  • Flash and other bells and whistles integrated perfectly
  • Battery life is still poor
  • A commendable update by HTC at a commendable speed...

 
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  Published: 2010-07-15, review by: techadvisor.co.uk

  • 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...

 
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  Published: 2010-07-07, review by: siliconrepublic.com

  • 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...

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  Published: 2010-07-02, review by: gadgetrepublic.com

  • 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...

 
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