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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)
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
Some home-screen widgets need polishing; Android is still somewhat geeky; short battery life; AMOLED screen is hard to see in sunlight
HTC has packed every feature under the sun into the Desire, along with a slick user interface and plenty of processing power. Although not as sexy as the HTC Legend or as polished as the iPhone, the Desire is a smart phone that inspires lust ...
There’s just not much wrong with the HTC Desire. Like most feature-heavy smartphones, battery life was something of an issue but there’s always the option to turn the 3G off to save battery and cut down on widgets.We fell completely in love with the De...
Gorgeous screen, Slim chassis, Fast processor, Good quality 5MP camera, Speedy internet browser, Flash video support
Bluetooth battery stutters, Battery life suspect out the box, Can't delete whole inboxes in POP3 messaging
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