HTC Desire
Review
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In a nutshell: The HTC Desire is one of the most impressive
phones of all time. Despite being significantly cheaper than the
iPhone, it can match or beat everything that the iPhone does. An
Android smartphone with a fabulously responsive touchscreen, the
Desire packs in a huge choice of apps, brilliant web browsing, one
of the biggest and best screens ever, a good camera, a music player
and GPS too. You want more? Add in a superfast processor, monster
battery, WiFi and a 3.5mm headphone jack and you've got the perfect
phone. Available in Black, Graphite, Silver or White.
Best buy: Sim free at £289.99 from PrePaymania.
Review:
March 2010. Last updated August 2010.
2010 looks set to be the year of Android. And HTC looks
like the manufacturer of choice for Android phones. We've given previous
Android phones a "beta" kind of rating, because that's what
they were. But the Android Market has expanded rapidly in the past year,
and the early glitches in the Android software have been ironed out,
making it into a grown-up operating system for real-world users. The
only other issues with the early Android phones were related to hardware,
so can the HTC Desire overcome all of these problems and become the
smartphone of choice for 2010?
Well, let's quickly put you out of your misery and
say that the answer is a loud and clear YES!
The Desire is a logical upgrade of the HTC
Hero. The Hero was a brilliant phone that received rave reviews
on this site, but we felt that it just wasn't quite there. The Desire
fills in all the blanks that were missing in the Hero, making it truly
the smartphone to beat. The Desire is a mid-range phone too, available
free on reasonably-priced contracts, and it's very user-friendly, so
we expect this to be an absolute monster phone.
Let's start, as we always do at Mobile-phones-uk.org.uk
with a look at the exterior. Pick up the Desire. It's a nicely-styled
touchscreen phone that feels solid, but is ultra thin at just 11.9mm.
It's slightly smaller than the iPhone
3GS, but has the same weighty feel. Unlike the iPhone it has real
buttons at the bottom of the screen, which is no bad thing in our opinion.
The screen itself will blow you away. It's a massive 3.7 inches across,
larger than the iPhone 3GS and with an unbelievable 480 x 800 pixel
resolution, which is nearly three times as much as the iPhone! This
is virtually a computer screen fitted onto a mobile phone, and it's
the best in its class. The AMOLED display is super-sharp too.
Let's move onto the user interface, because this is
one of the most outstanding features of the phone. The screen is capacitive,
so it responds to your touch like a dream. The Desire has pinch-to-zoom
capability, so you can easily control the onscreen view with your fingers.
The combination of the latest release of Android 2.2 (called Froyo)
plus the specially-designed HTC Sense interface make a seamless user
experience, and the phone just responds intuitively to your touch. Is
it as easy to use as the iPhone? Yes it is!
The Desire isn't just a pretty face. Far from it. It's
one of the highest-spec phones around. HTC have equipped it with a superfast
1GHz Qualcomm SnapDragon CPU, a massive 576MB of RAM and the external
memory is expandable all the way up to 32GB. The battery has a giant
1400 mAh capacity. It's quite amazing that HTC have managed to provide
such highly-specified components for a phone at this price point. We
wonder if they're actually making any money on it.
All this equipment powers HTC's best camera ever. It's
a 5 megapixel camera with face detection, autofocus and a flash. It
may not match the best from Sony Ericsson or Nokia, but it's certainly
a respectable camera for a phone. The camera is capable of geo-tagging
too, as the Desire comes equipped with a GPS receiver. The GPS receiver
works with Google Maps (pre-installed) and supports HTC Footprints (geo-tagging
software) and has a digital compass.
Musically, the phone comes with a fully equipped digital
music player that can handle all popular music formats and that syncs
easily with any Windows-based PC. We're delighted to find a 3.5mm audio
jack, so you can connect a pair of high quality stereo headphones for
the best possible listening experience. And with up to 32GB of storage,
you can store all your albums with ease. There's also an FM radio included.
The Desire is in the premier league when it comes to
the internet. The huge high-res screen is simply superb for web browsing,
and the Android software in combination with the responsive touchscreen
and pinch-to-zoom feature make navigating, zooming and scrolling a doddle.
The internet is fast and always on, with the 3G HSPA connection offering
download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps. If you're in a WiFi zone, you can
make use of the WLAN connection for even faster data access. There are
also widgets for facebook and other online tools.
Other connectivity options include Bluetooth 2.1 with
Enhanced Data Rate, with A2DP support for wireless stereo headsets and
a mini-USB connector.
We've already mentioned the large battery capacity,
and this seems to give sufficient real world performance too, despite
that massive screen. You'd do well to keep an eye on how many apps you
have running though, and to switch off GPS and WiFi when not in use.
Is there anything that the HTC Desire is missing, or
anything that could be improved? Nope, not really. This is probably
the nearest we've ever seen to the perfect phone. No doubt there are
one or two minor improvements that could be made, but then it would
have to cost more. As mid-range smartphones go, this is as good as it
gets!
Features
of the HTC Desire include:
- 5 megapixel camera with face detection, autofocus
and flash
- Video recording
- Display: AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with pinch-to-zoom
capability, 480 X 800 pixels (3.7 inches) with auto-rotate
- GPS receiver with digital compass, Google Maps,
HTC Footprints and geo-tagging
- Music player (aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3,
.wav, .wma formats)
- FM radio
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
- Ringtones: MP3 ringtones
- Internet: GPRS, EDGE, HSPA (7.2 Mbps download, 2Mbps
upload)
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate,
mini-USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm audio jack
- Memory: 576 MB RAM plus microSD memory card (up
to 32GB)
- Vibration alert
- Quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) plus HSPA/WCDMA
(900/2100 MHz)
- Size: 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
- Weight: 135g
- Talktime: 390 - 400 minutes
- Battery standby: 340 - 360 hours
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HTC Desire Consumer Reviews
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Average rating from 123 reviews: 
Reviewed by steve from uk on 5th Feb 2012
Poor battery life, over heating problems,poor signal problems and screen
problems.
Had my phone now for six months and although when i eventually got used
to it it wasn't a bad phone and had some decent features (im no expert
on phones i use them to txt and call mostly)after a short time it became
apparent it wasn't going to be a good one. i had to charge the phone
at the very least once a day but if im using it for browsing the internet
i have to charge it twice and sometimes three times. also after 4 months
it started to over heat orange kindly swapped it but the second one
over heated too. the third one as soon as i received it i had problems
with the screen not responding wrong letters being typed during txt.also
the signal is constantly going on and off. this could be a problem with
my area i guess but nobody else seems to have the same problem around
me. im currently waiting for my fourth phone from orange so will see
what luck i have with that.
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Reviewed by Peter from United Kingdom on 29th
Jan 2012
Outstanding phone. Even better when you install custom software and
mods! Amazing.
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 18th Jan 2012
Horrible phone, its most annoying habit, of which it has many, is to
tell you that there is a signal and as soon as you press send text there
is no signal! Back to the iphone for me as soon as this contract is
up.
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Reviewed by Jennifer from UK on 13th Jan 2012
HTC Desire 2009 model. Positive: Love my phone. Loads of options and
great for internet, music, radio. Great screen size phone and still
finding other options now. Negative: Red eye on photos. Battery life
poor. It is a challenge to work out. Always had problems with downloading
HTC desire updates. Sometime struggle to send messages. Pictures are
above average but not good for taking moving images or night photos
ie sunsets.
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Reviewed by kenny from uk on 3rd Jan 2012
It's a great phone in every way, EXCEPT, and this is a big exception,
the size of the internal memory. It was a colossal error on HTC's part,
to equip such a good phone which such a pitiful amount of internal memory,
which has pretty much deleted the "smart" from my smartphone.
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Reviewed by james from england on 2nd Jan 2012
Love my desire it does everything I need it to though the battery life
is pretty naf , advanced app killer is really helpful it gives me an
extra couple of hours a day . I'm die an upgrade but can't yet find
anything that I think will replace of ...
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Reviewed by Luigi from Philippines on 28th Dec
2011
I got the HTC Desire for Christmas this year (2011). I can say that
it is a FANTASTIC phone. I got it for 16K Pesos. But it was worth it
. I didn't regret it. Now we will get to the Cons Of the phone. I think
you all experience this all the time. BATTERY LIFE. It only lasts for
1 day. I need to charge it every day. Please HTC . Can you give us a
solution here? Can you make YOUR phones last up to 3-4 days . I guess.
Pros!! Everything!! (except battery life) :( HTC we need a solution!!
:) thank you!
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Reviewed by Wayne from England on 25th Dec 2011
The original Desire is not to be desired at all. I'd had the phone for
four months when the locking bar wouldn't scroll down to answer a call.
I would then have to ring back. The screen kept locking and I would
have to turn the phone on and off repeatedly until it unlocked itself.
The worst fault was the charger which would turn itself off and then
discharge the phone overnight leaving me with no phone in the morning.
I sent it back and they told me it had water contamination even though
I couldn't remember any incident that caused it. I said "explain water
contamination" and they replied " going from a air conditioned area
to a warm area or using the phone whilst drinking a cup of coffee" I
said "Normal use then". The reply from HTC dirct was "If you don't like
it , go and see a solicitor or phone Watchdog" Terrific customer service
then.
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Reviewed by Roger from UK on 23rd Dec 2011
like so so many other people my phone constantly freezes and htc just
tell me to take the battery out or do a factory reset - I factory reset
all the time take the battery out all the time it never solves the problem
- desire is a strong emotion - all I feel for this phone and this company
is hate - lots of it.
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Reviewed by Arnie from UK on 23rd Dec 2011
Great phone at the start but now it reboots if u ask it to do anything,
get about 5 mins surfing the net reboot, 2 mins gps reboot, 10min phone
call reboot. A total piece of junk I will never buy a HTC phone again,
it's going in for repair but how long will this buy me another 6 months
till the reboots rise their ugly head again?
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Reply by Bee from United Kingdom on
29th Jan 2012
Hi , Your phone has a hardware problem, take it back to your phone company.
Mine went back to the phone company twice since the 21/12/2011, they
couldn't repair it because of the hardware problem , now they have given
me a replacement phone. The phone Rebooting is a hardware problem.
Reviewed by amber from united states on 18th Dec
2011
Okay so I have gone through a bunch of this HTC desire phone. I've had
rebooting problems. I have had force close problems and problems with
the SD card registering that its in the phone. I am tired of the problems
also when do we have a software update that will fix all the bugs with
this phone
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Reviewed by Ana from Jeddah, KSA on 16th Dec 2011
Just like what other is complaining of! After a year of owning this
mobile, I had a rebooting problem everytime I'm using it's wifi or 3g
and I noticed that it overheats! I was so disappointed because it was
really good except for the memory apps issue.. Will not recommend this..
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Reviewed by alanah from Australia on 16th Dec
2011
my HTC desire is rubbish it keeps craching whenever i try to charge
it and iv only had it for 7 months! it is a good phone in general though
as you can download and play cool games on it and the tounch screen
is really good! i would giv this phone **(2) stars because it practical
but not perfect!
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Reviewed by ped from uk on 9th Dec 2011
had my desire for about a year & apart from some initial issues with
the software, which was ironed out by an upgrade to the latest version,
have never had a problem with this phone. build quality is good & the
phone is pretty robust as i've dropped it on more than a few occassions
& unlike my old iphone (& even more the iphone 4 & 4s) has remained
unscathed with no cracked or shattered screen. battery life has been
good with the phone often going 2 days between charges & that's with
apps running or wi fi scanning. my contract has expired some time back
but as i think that this phone is still just as capable as some of the
newer phones, i haven't bothered to upgrade as this phone still does
it for me. if you want a cheap reliable mobile then check out HTC's
range i know i will & that's probably not a bad endorsement of a product..
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Reviewed by Cleave from UK on 6th Dec 2011
I have had this phone for 18 months now, i rooted & unlocked it after
owning it for only 1 month. I have over 130 apps installed & i still
have 100mb of internal memory left. This is still an excellent phone
& i would still recomend this phone even now.
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Reviewed by Lisa from England on 4th Dec 2011
I have had my Desire for 7 months. After only one or two months and
installing only 4/5 apps, my internal memory said it was full. It appears
that the Desire does not save apps or much else to the sd card without
going through a procedure of "rooting" the phone - which apparently
invalidates the warranty if anything goes wrong with it. But even having
"rooted" the phone and followed all the suggestions on the android forums,
the internal memory still fills up straight away. Had I known about
the internal memory issue before starting my contract I would have chosen
a different phone. Needless to say I would not recommend this phone
to anyone.
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Reviewed by Darryl S Taylor from UK on 30th Nov
2011
I'd like the wifi and 3g to be on at the same time as I have the Vodafone
sure signal box. Also the memory is a little low so you restricted on
what apps you can have. Otherwise a brilliant fone. Will get the HTC
Sensation XL when I can upgrade. Thanks HTC.
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Reviewed by shazaaa from narnia on 24th Nov 2011
THIS PHONE IS SOO CRAPPY!! i hate it!! cant do anything on it cuz whenever
i do it overheats!! and restarts and you have to take the battery out!!
I ADVISE YOU TO NOT GET THIS PHONE!! I WANT TO THROW AT A WALL IT ANNOYS
ME SO MUCH
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Reviewed by Milo O'Neill from UK on 22nd Nov 2011
My desire is now 18 months old and it's upgrade time, and to be honest
I'm looking at all the new phones out and I'm not really seeing anything
that excited me the way this did back in mid 2010. The screen on the
Desire is fantastic, bright, detailed and with eye popping colour. The
operating system (sense) is brilliant and I just love the functionallity
of Android. My only gripe is that I've ugraded to Gingerbread (against
the advice of HTC) and now find the the internal memory is insuficiant
for all of my apps so have had to uninstall a few (though they are still
on my Android Market acct should I need them later, you don't loose
them or have to buy them again. The sat nav works well, the audio player
is good, videos and games are great and the social functions (FriendStream,
Footprints and Lattitudes) all work seamlessly. The news feed and weather
functions update in the background and are always spot on. So, only
problem is which phone next, Samsung Galaxy S2 is getting rave reviews
but feels plain cheap in the hand, new galaxy nexus sounds good but
will probably feel the same, motorola Razr looks great but I fear wont
be as slick as a HTC sense product...... looks like Sensation XE then
eh?
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Reviewed by Martin Steedman from uk on 21st Nov
2011
Had it for a year now, slight problem after 1 month, sorted out, and
never failed since. would recommend it to any one.
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Reviewed by Paul from UK on 18th Nov 2011
Do not buy this phone, mine is broken for the 4th time despite never
damaging it in any way so far I've had, screen problems, heating up,
camera off, audio off, audio jack off, random turn off ons, freezing,
signal problems, short battery life, this is by far the worst phone
I've ever had even beating the early LG I had. Don't buy it
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Reviewed by Claire from England on 18th Nov 2011
Having owned this phone for 19 months, I am counting down the days untill
I can get rid! Was once a fantastic phone, after around 12 months of
use it over heats and reboots 5 or 6 times a day, mainly while browsing
the internet. I have googled the problem and found this to be a wide
spread problem on many HTC phones. It was even reported on Watchdog
and HTC do very little to help. Don't waste your money. Amassive shame
as without the rebooting problem I would give this phone a 5 star rating.
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Reviewed by Lizette from South Africa on 14th
Nov 2011
I have endless problems with my phone, signel problems, messages, mms,
screen problems, ringtone problems. HTC - Never again !
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Reviewed by andy from buckley on 25th May 2010
definately THE best phone i have EVER had!!in one word "brilliant"!!!
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Reviewed by Robert from London on 25th May 2010
The Desire is one heck of a phone, and I've been using them since the
early days. Batter life is similar to iPhone or similar phone. This
definitely isn't a phone for kids, and if you listen to a lot of music
maybe you should invest in a MP3 player and keep your Desire for what
it does best. I use it constantly now and can't imagine life in a less
connected world than the one that my Desire gives. Oh, one last thing
- apps. People who say that Apple have more apps need to grow up. 99%
of them are useless. Android has all the apps any adult could want.
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Reviewed by chris from britaoin on 25th May 2010
people compaining about battery life need to learn how to treat their
batteries properly. I've been u sing the fone for 6 wks allowing it
to fully discharge and then recharge fully and I get 2-3 days out of
it now, pretty gd for a smartphone methinks.,
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Reviewed by suzy from uk on 26th May 2010
Excellent phone with many features,great screen, other than in bright
sunshine, still getting to grips with the touchschreen for texting as
it is my 1st touchscreen, but think I will get there, but does anyone
know why I dont have the speech to text facility, or how I get it? Im
on Orange.
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Reviewed by Tracy from England on 25th May 2010
This is simply the best phone ever,ive had plenty of phones but nothing
compares to this.They have thought of everything,enough to keep me amused
for ages,i hope,lol.
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Reviewed by Shaun from Uk on 25th May 2010
Great phone, but why is the audio out of sync, happens on videos on
sd card, sky news app, htc need to sort this or I'm going back to my
iPhone.... I have 3 friends and we have all noticed this issue...
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Reviewed by GuapoEnt from UK Baby on 25th May
2010
I had the desire for 7 days (previously an iphone user) this phone on
one hand is amazing, no real complaints about anything apart from the
Marketplace that is really letting the Desire community down. Despite
warnings from blogs, review site etc the battery was amazing lasts longs
and give a detailed breakdown on what is consuming power on the device.
The music player is terrible and the supplied headphones are laughable,
this coinsides with the call quality that was also terrible not being
able to hear what the other person is saying during a conversation on
a brand new phone is poor! HTC have designed an excellent phone but
it seems that they placed more emphasis on the Social networking ability
of the phone rather than the basics.
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Reviewed by sally from England on 24th May 2010
I'm really very pleased with this phone. Had it three weeks now. Even
I can work it. Can't get it to make a cup of tea though.
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Reviewed by Polygon from UK on 23rd May 2010
POSITIVES: User interface is very nice looking, smooth and responsive.
The Screen has fantastic resolution, colours, contrast and image quality.
Multitasking doesn't slow the phone down, and there are great free and
pay-for apps on the Market. MP3 sound quality is excellent and no stutters.
No problems with dropping calls, and voice quality is excellent. Internet
surfing on that touchscreen is a dream. Great to have Flash enabled,
and Flash video quality is average on the mobile network, but great
on WiFi. Taking photos by pressing on the part of the screen you want
to focus on is cool. I put widgets on my home screen to easily control
wifi, mobile internet and GPS which improved the battery life tremendously.
I like how it can group text messages into conversations, quickly import
my Google contacts and link them up with their Facebook pictures and
contact details. NEGATIVES: The following are just small niggles really
and don't warrant reducing the phone from 5 stars. The Reflective screen
makes it quite hard to see in sunshine, even at max brightness. Bootup
jingle volume is very loud - doesn't relate to current ringer volume
unless on silent / vibration only. FM Radio freezes up sometimes (the
rest of the phone is still useable) and keeps the cpu at 100% load -
I have to re-boot the phone to get rid of it. I got a replacement phone
but it still does the same thing. Hopefully it's just a software issue
that can be updated. Cannot set the volume of each alarm independently.
CONCLUSION: Fantastic phone, and I'm now a touch-screen convert.
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Reviewed by danny p from England on 22nd May 2010
Had phone 6 weeks on T mobile now...I get disconnected on 99% of my
calls. It fails to send texts and the 3g is just awful, I cannot use
this phone any more..its a real shame because when the internet works
it is slick and fast and google maps is cool . But as a business user
it cannot be used as a phone without dropping calls, I am going to try
and get this sorted.
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Reply by Tone from UK on 4th July
2010
That is a problem with T-Mobile, not the phone itself. I know this as
everyone with T-mobile complains about this regardless of phone. So
for anyone reading don't take this into too much consideration, unless
of course you are thinking of joining T-mobile!
Reviewed by E Ferreira from UK on 21st May 2010
The phone is really good, it's a pity about the battery life. Who's
to blame, maybe android?! Froyo will sort it out hopefully... already
waiting
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Reviewed by David h from England on 21st May 2010
Having previously owned a HTC hero which is a excellent phone so when
I heard about this I had to have it paid 400 quid for it on giffgaff
pay go I get unlimited data text and calls so ideal for this phone as
it likes to use a lot of data, the desire is quick will give laptops
a run for there money on net access, social network side of the phone
is brilliant, call quality is brilliant, the only downside is battery
life but what you have to remember its a 1ghz processor and 3.7 inch
display and loads of live apps, anybody who is considering getting one
I would pay get one as its going to take some phone to top this bad
boy
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Reviewed by Lady Gadgets from UK on 20th May 2010
After 2 none working Nokia X6, I reviewed the HTC Desire and found I
really really desired the phone. Yes, got it on £20 contract and pleased
to say I'm in love with it. Best phones I have every had. Only tiny
cripe about battery life but otherwise can't fault it. Using 3 network
and whereas others I know with iPhone on different network can't get
signals in certain buildings, well guess what...I can. lol. Happy Happy
Joy Joy. Best choice I ever made..... :-) For those with battery problems.
I found a little gadget on Android Market called Advanced Task Killer
which can close all opened applications you may not know are still left
opened. Brilliant software and releases memory space. Also why not use
wi-fi when at home instead of your network when browsing the net. Much
cheaper option and reduces unlimited fair data usuage policy limits
also. Once again Thanks HTC.... please more updates :-)
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Reviewed by Greg Hallam from England on 20th May
2010
Just about the best mobile I have ever had. Superb! A fantastic fusion
of HTC cutting edge technology and Google know-how.
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Reviewed by Cavus from UK on 20th May 2010
Brilliant phone, this phone kills the iphone. i wasn't a fan for touch
screen phones but that has all changed now thanks to the HTC Desire.
The only small problems (and they are small) is the battery drains quickly
about 2-3 days on basic standby use and it is a geeky phone it's a little
bit different to get use to but you soon get use to it. All in all this
is a brilliant smart phone defiantly better than the iphone.
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Reviewed by Tony from UK on 20th May 2010
What can I say, I was going to upgrade last year to the Hero, but heard
the rumours of the HTC Bravo now Desire. I read the specs and decided
to hold on. Glad I did, the battery life is bad, but that's using it
with all the bells and whistles turned on, with some of the options
turned off (wifi being the main culprit) when not in use, its not so
bad at all. The apps are great and a good majority are free. The phone
feels nice responds beautifully. I hope they can fix the video record
rate, for a 1ghz phone that's not very good at all. Other than the the
phone is superb, so glad I waited.
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Reviewed by some.... body from UK on 20th May
2010
Brilliant phone but the battery gets drained too quickly. the apps are
wonderful and increasing in number too. apple... look out!!
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Reviewed by Sha from UK on 19th May 2010
Had the HTC Desire for a week now and in most ways it is much better
than the iphone i upgraded from except battery life which has so far
been very poor, sometimes only 5-6 hours of standby time. Maybe its
faulty! Contacted O2 and they think it is possibly my old sim card which
doesnt support 3G??? Anyway i will try changing to a new sim and see
if this makes a difference. One other thing, the apps are not as numerous
or of the quality of the iphone(not even a decent app for ski resort
piste maps) but im confident this will change as HTC/android becomes
the market leader.
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Reviewed by will from uk on 18th May 2010
top phone works very well i get about 2 days from battery. nice claer
screen much better than the iphone who need to catch up now
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Reviewed by emma from newport, south wales on
18th May 2010
had desire for a week now and still love the phone exept for few problems
im having, calls keep cutting off. now don't know if this is because
im touching end call tab on the screen by accident or if its a fault,
also the battery is driving me nuts, i have everything switched off
and dont use it that much to conserve power but still not lasting me
a full day, the battery will go from amber to red in like ten minutes
without even using it, my iphone 3gs lasted me at least a day and a
half with really heavy usage, also the texting is driving me nuts, as
its american handset some of the most common words it dont know so u
have to add to dictionary then have to start typing the word again in
order for it to insert in message, then the most annoying thing is they
have put a settings key on the on screen keyborad right next to the
comma and i while typing messgae i keep touching that key which then
goes into typing text message settings and i have to go back out and
press in composer box to start texting, now i have tiny fingers and
hands but yet i keep doing this, driving me nuts. is anyone else getting
these problems, last one is it keeps failing to send txts saying unable
to send once multiple fails, what the hell do that mean, i send the
txt again and the person i sent to says they received it twice. apart
from these problems, im loving it.
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Reviewed by Poulj55 from England on 18th May 2010
What a mindblowing phone.Fantastic!Because there is so much on the phone
it does take a little bit of time to get across everthing,but once you
have done this ENJOY! However there is a major downfall.It has the worst
battery life I have ever come across.Need to charge every day.HTC please
do something about the battery life. If this does not worry you to much
enjoy this fantastic phone.
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Reviewed by Scott from UK on 18th May 2010
Really love this phone although not quite as perfect as the review says.
Battery life can be bad but as others have said, using apps such as
taskiller which kills the power sapping apps on a timer or when the
screen is turned off and using the power control widget can vastly improve
power consumption. Non configurable proxy setting can also cause some
a headache. Also its odd that HTC seem to have locked this phone down
and made it hard to get root access and even when done does not provide
the same access other phones have (Although there are some people trying
to find a work round for this) People having problems with audio volume
should try looking for advance audio manager app as this helps. Voice
to text does not come as standard but a quick look on the internet will
show you how to install (I think if you search for "voice search" it
should come up but need 2 apps for full function). With Google maps
built in there is an option for turning the phone into a cheap satnav
with the, app nav launcher available on the app market. Other than the
a few limitations the phone is a joy to use with its clear display,
fast processor and acceptable camera.
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Reviewed by Louise from UK on 17th May 2010
Update on the text messages. The phone actually does tell you what time
the sender sent you the message. It just doesn't tell you the time you
received it like my old sony phone did. I discovered this today when
one of my incoming texts arrived late. Nothing to do with the phone,
just terrible signal in the part of the shop I work in with low ceiling.
I love the way the text messages are stored in one box and in multiple
threads from different senders. Makes looking back at conversations
simple and fun. I have to charge the phone every day but what do you
expect with such a huge screen and all the tech packed beneath it -no
big deal. Buy a second battery if this is a problem. All in all, I love
this phone and it's my first ever touch screen. Very easy to use and
customise to your own tastes, the touch screen works like a dream. Definitely
worth buying the capacitive touch screen rather than the resistive kind!
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Reviewed by andrew from england on 17th May 2010
I have had my t mobile desire just over a week, should be so good I
can't complain, but got loads of problems with mine, biggest one being
picture messaging and constant signal loss, messages either fail or.
Say sent but one one ever recieves them , must of sent 50 and only 2
of them got through, had settings checked, done hard reset , had settings
sent out, only person who gets a pic message from me, is me , when I
send them to my self , and what use is that , HTC don't know what's
wrong and t mobile blamed everyone else's phone , all 15 of them lol
, seems to be problem all over t mobile forum and Google , also when
play music through Bluetooth jumps like cd, really annoying, speaker
sounds like its blowing when playing songs with base , all in all doing
my head in as put together so well but put out with these issues, just
wonder if just bad batch, or phone, t mobile settings for phone , or
HTC hardware or soft ware issues,
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Reviewed by Richard from London on 17th May 2010
My first non-Symbian phone for a long time, and I can't believe how
utterly incredible Android is. But the phone itself is absolutely stunning.
It's astonishingly quick, beautiful to use, and supports every little
idiosyncracy or quirk you might like to throw at it. The way every application
fits together is wonderful - this is true multitasking. As you move
from one app to the next you barely realise you're doing it, and you
can have dozens open before experiencing any drop in performance. Google
integration is superb for someone like me who uses Gmail, calendar,
tasks etc, and Twitter works like a dream right throughout the phone
too. Battery life is absolutely fine - gets me through a day with very
heavy usage. You really, honestly can't go wrong with this.
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Reviewed by Rich Cornfield from UK on 16th May
2010
I've got to agree this is an amazing phone. I swapped from BB Bold to
it. The only thing I miss the keyboard. I thought I'd end up with an
iPhone but this turned my head. It is far cheaper than an iPhone and
yet it does everything that does and more. The Android OS is excellent
and easy to use. This really is a phone to consider and I'm sure you'll
be delighted with your choice if you get one.
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Reviewed by Tony The Hat from England on 16th
May 2010
This is the first review I have made, but 2 days of ownership compel
me to review. I got the Desire after 6 (and I promise you I most certainly
ain't joking) N97 handsets and an N95 prior to that. The first think
of note is that, although I have been used to Symbian Handsets the last
2 1/2 years, the HTC interface is a joy to use and easy to slip into
the habits of long term use. The screen is divine, and the touch screen
is so responsive I forget that thumping my finger on the screen and
screaming at the phone is a Nokia habit I got so used to. Between the
7 home screens is a joy of a gentle caress and a smooth journey. There
are also other quirks that take some getting used to, for example, in
the 2 days I have had the handset, I have not yet had to remove the
battery to reboot the phone, or enjoyed the optical purity of the Nokia
'White screen of death', experiences which have become a common occurrence.
The phone is large, but feels snug in my hand, and a rather tactile
feel to the rubbery-ish case makes it a joy to hold. I could go on and
on about my happy and positive thoughts about the Desire but I am cautious
that the 10 months of N97 hell are making this phone seems like Ambrosia
to me. I will just say I would rate this as one of the best phones I
have had in my varied ownership history, and would recommend it to anyone.
My wife would agree as she has an X6 and is a sick as a parrot seeing
my phone. Enjoy!
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Reviewed by Steve from england on 16th May 2010
After reading some of the reviews I was humming and harring weather
to get it or not beacuse what has been written about the battery life
but its not really that big of an issue. Only had it a few days now
but the first day I hammered it, on the net all day downloading and
playing on apps and it lasted the day ok. As long as you get the app
killer, turn off wifi, bluetooth, mobile internet when not in use and
turn down the screen brightness a little (even at half brightness I
find it more than enough) the battery will be fine. But you can a charger
that you can plug into the car or socket outlet for £12 so you'll never
get caught short. As for the phone I love it, its amazing. I know a
few people with the Iphone and this beats it hands down in my opinion
and a fraction of the cost £25 a month and free phone cant go wrong.
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Reviewed by D from UK on 16th May 2010
Had the phone for a month and still cant stop playing with it. A true
iPhone beater
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Reviewed by lee from uk on 15th May 2010
Had an iphone 3gs previous to this these are both very good phones indeed
possibly the best 2 on the market at this time. The HTC beats iphone
hands down on the display, user customisation ie setting your music
as ringtones etc, camera. Apps possibly apple shades the number of apps
but android market is growing and most of the apps are free, everything
with apple seems to cost money, battery is similar to iphone but Desire
just shades it, all in all this is the perfect phone and would just
shade the iphone for me
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Reviewed by caitlyn from england on 15th May 2010
I have to say this is the best phone I have ever had. It does everything
I could ask for, internet is super fast, the screen beautiful, a large
amount of apps to choose from and the touch screen nice and reactive.
The only thing, which has been mentioned time and time again, is the
battery life, getting a full day out of it can be a challenge! However
everything it does is so stunningly beautiful that I honestly don't
mind it one bit. A simply fantastic phone!
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Reviewed by Louise from UK on 14th May 2010
Great phone, my only niggle is that received text message details only
state the time the message was delivered and not the time they were
actually sent. I wonder if there is any way to fix this??
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Reviewed by Richard from UK on 14th May 2010
a nice phone. if you are considering using with work network and exchange
be warned 1. you cannot specify proxy setting, most commercial networks
needs this for access 2. will sync with exchange for mail, appointments
and contacts but for mail the basic widget will sync inbox. It will
show all your folders but you need to access folders one at a time and
update them rather than setting which folders to sync like WM Sync.
Other mail apps/widget are available but due to issue 1. I cannot access
the market. google need to get their finger out to sort this seriously
considering returning - less than desirable
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Reviewed by Adam from UK on 14th May 2010
Great phone, shame the battery lasts about 8 hours max, had it for a
couple days now and its never off charge
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Reviewed by lee from england (nw) on 14th May
2010
Whats MID-RANGE about his phone = ITS 'THE' BEST, YET - EVER !!!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by Emmilia from UK on 13th May 2010
The Best Phone EVER! i had a Blackberry 8900 Before and Blackberrys
are NOTHING compared to this :)
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Reviewed by emma from newport, south wales on
11th May 2010
well, i have had the iphone 3gs for last 7 mnths and for me that is
very good as i used to change my phone like every month, i thought i
was in love with the iphone till i met this little gem and realised
what a pain in the u know what apple iphone is, soooo many restrictions.
so this is my review. usability very good and easy, plenty of ways u
can customise ure phone, plenty of apps on android market to download
free, u can have any mp3 as ure ringing tone no faffing about cropping
it and exporting it etc, camera pretty decent, call quality good, screen
is so clear and bigger than iphone, i havent got round to transferring
my music yet as desire only comes with 4 gig and after having a 16 gig
phone nearly full have to get a 16 gig mem card first and then do it
all, all the same i have still had a fiddle with music player and still
good anyway, battery isnt as good as my iphone as got 1 and a half days
out of it and that was with heavy usage, i haven't even got a full day
out of desire yet, thats not enough to put me off though, also bluetooth
is brilliant and never realised how much i missed and needed it till
now, overall very very happy with htc and realised i was totally sucked
into apple world and hype and glad i got out there and tried another
phone. buy it its a brill phone.
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Reviewed by Steve Tonge from UK on 11th May 2010
Had my Desire now for about 6 week, and I have to say It's truly is
the best phone on the market today. Lets get the cons out the way first.
Battery: Last a day if you surf the the net and play... couple of solutions
to fix this.. Go into wigets (+ button) and put the setting widget on
the front. You can now turn on & off when you want. Go back in to widgets>
settings>mobile network. This icon turns on & off 3G. You don't need
3G on all the time, only for roaming and surfing. For the first couple
of times drain the battery right down, then recharge. The battery does
get a lot better. My battery now last at least 2 days. The speaker:
Now where near as good as my old Nokia 6230!! But at the end of the
day its a phone, It' loud enough, just tinny + The headphones are brilliant.
The internal phone storage: PANTS!! They do say its 512mb and they would
be right, but after Android goes on and HTC throw on their brilliant
sense UI, It leaves you with about 140mb. But please dont let that put
you off. Google has now enabled Navigation in there already installed
google maps, so no need for a sat nav. Google earth is not really need.
I put it on then took it off (unnecessary storage hogger)Maps do it
all. I have downloaded nearly 30 apps so far and got loads free. I had
an email from HTC, they are looking into a way of putting apps on the
SD card, so watch this space!!. Those are the cons and very easily fixed.
The phone is faster then a cheater on speed!! no lag at all. It fits
perfectly in your hand, the screen is gorgeous, visually stunning. There
is not one thing you can get on the iPhone, that you can't get on the
Desire. Love the latitde in the maps that tracks your phone. and the
speech to text, that I eventually found, works a treat. The camera is
sublime, every picture is a keeper. The clarity is stunning and wipes
the floor with the Iphone camera. Oh! and there is a flash, OH and It
plays flash :) It does take a while to get used to but when you do!!!!
My mate with his Iphone 3gs keeps pestering me for mine. Just read on
the news Android has sold more phones then Iphone in the first quarter
of 2010 in the USA and Android Market put over 4000 apps up last month!
To the Ed- MID RANGE PHONE!! Can I have what your on :) Just because
it's cheaper then the Iphone. There's no mid about this phone.
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Reviewed by Dave from UK on 10th May 2010
- Battery life poor. Have to recharge everyday; - Good build quality;
- Ringer volume too easy to turn down. I have missed 80% of incoming
calls to date; - Alarm useless, as phone runs the battery down overnight,
and alarm doesn't work when phone switched off; - Needs constant attention
and maintenance to keep apps & services in check. More work than a productivity
tool should be; - Poor sunlight ledgability. Near impossible to find
the menu to turn brightness up. Poor auto brightness funtionality; -
No front video camera; - Difficult to hold without touching the screen
and setting off functions inadvertently; - The "On" button sits proud
of the phone body, making it too easy to switch the phone on in your
pocket; - Google Maps useless when travelling abroad unless you are
happy to spend 200 quid on roaming charges. - As soon as you activate
mobile data, all the hungry apps try to grab bandwidth. Again, making
it very expensive when abroad. - The footprints app allows you to take
pics, but you cannot view them any larger than 1x1 inch afterwards.
- Poor video quality. - Other than that......a great phone!
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Reviewed by Mark from UK on 9th May 2010
I normally purchase my phones purely based upon information on this
website and the reviews. So I thought it was time I also added a review.
This phone is brilliant the best phone I have ever had. Every phone
I have got in the past I have always been slightly disappointed because
I normally have to make a compromise yet this is the first phone that
does everything I need and more. There are far too many positives to
mention and most of these are summed up below. I only have 2 negatives
which are the battery life and certain apps crash the phone (all though
this is not the phones fault). The positives far outweigh the benefits
and since batteries are only around £14 and very small a spare one in
the wallet will do. When I got this phone I compared it to the iphone
in the shop and had a play with both, this phone beat it hands down.
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Reviewed by Prash from UK on 8th May 2010
This is the first mobile phone review I have ever written and will probably
be the last. However, I am always reliant upon both expert and customer
reviews before I purchase any electrical goods(especially mobile phones).
I felt the need to add my review of the HTC Desire because I have been
completely blown away by this gadget! This phone has too many plus points
and 'maybe' one negative point. This negative point is that it might
have benefitted from a better battery. I say maybe because it is understandable
that a phone with such a huge screen running with fantastic clarity
and a huge collection of colours will consume more power than most phones
which are capable of much much less than this machine! I am sure the
battery from the Desire could power most handsets for days with no problems
whatsoever. So, for me, the battery is no major issue as it handles
most tasks for a day without the need for a recharge. As for the phone,
go out and get yourself one because I never imagined phones would get
to this!! Its abilities far outweigh the abilities of the iPhone 3GS.
The best phone I have ever seen to date!
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Reviewed by Paul from Scotland on 8th May 2010
Yip Sam, as Andy mentioned get Advanced Task Killer from the Android
market for free! Also if you havn't already tried this, reduce the syncing
frequency of some of your apps! Im currently squeezing out a day of
pretty heavy usage (online poker, games, youtube vids etc). I hear there's
the possibility of a 3rd party extended life battery coming soon but
no idea how reliable and it comes with an new rear cover cause it makes
the phone chunkier! :S Also thought I'd mention I got the 16gb sandisk
micro sd card which works with the phone no problems too!
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Reviewed by Sai from Uk on 7th May 2010
Its an excellect phone. I'd rate it far better than the Iphone. I've
used the Iphone for a long time and waited for a phone that could match
it or better it and with the Desire I was awed almost instantly after
using it for a couple of minutes. I used to feel that nothing could
beat the Iphone interface but now the Desire beats it by miles in many
aspects. Its got the best of all worlds in the smartphone market. Android
apps grow by the day and I feel all the major apps of Apple are already
there on Android or they'd be there soon! The only minor downside I've
felt so far in these 3 days of usage is that the phone could warm up
a little bit while charging but not an issue for concern..
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Reviewed by Andy from England on 7th May 2010
Sam, I think its called App killer and is available from the Android
market place.
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Reviewed by Sam from England on 6th May 2010
I've had my desire HTC phone for 2 days now and I think it is fantastic.
The only problem being is that the battery life is pants. Although I
got told in the Vodafone shop today that it's the apps that drain your
battery so much as they are constantly live. Apparently there is some
software on the internet that you can download onto your phone which
lets you put your apps on standby as that they don't drain your battery
as much. They only knew this because a customer of theirs researched
this phone before getting it but didn't tell then where you can find
it nor what it is called so it is just a matter of hunting for it on
google. If anyone finds it please can you let me know. Thanks
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Reviewed by michael from UK on 6th May 2010
Has anyone else experienced problems using Bluetooth on HTC phones?
It seems that its impossible to transfer contacts, tunes, pix or vids
from an older phone which is v.annoying not only for transferring stuff
from my old phone but also for sharing stuff with people who haven't
got a Smartphone. I can understand Apple doing this as they want to
keep it all separate but not anyone else...
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Reviewed by isaac from UK on 6th May 2010
The best smartphone i have had to date. like all phones you need to
be patient. Battery life is always going to be an issue with these new
high tech phones, other than that no regrets!
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Reviewed by thomas from UK on 6th May 2010
really good phone. the screen is to die for really clear and great for
browsing the net. takes a while to get used to typing text messages
but you get good at it over time. more internal memory would be nice
as you can install apps to sd card. other than that am over the moon
with the phone.
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Reviewed by Ginge from England on 5th May 2010
I didn't really mean to buy a new phone, I popped into the 3 store in
sunderland just to kill time while the wife was clothes shopping and
came out with this little beauty for 25 quid a month with 500 mins,
unlimited WiFi, 3 to 3 calls and texts , I'm not into gadgets and technology
but this has blown me away, the internet's faster than my pc and some
of the free apps are class like the barcode reader, witchcraft I tells
thee......get one you won't regret it.
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Reviewed by michael sellors from england on 5th
May 2010
Went from a iphone 3gs to this. This phone has got a lot going for it
but has two major drawbacks compared to the iphone. Firstly the battery
life is terrible and the only way you can get through a day on one charge
is to turn everything off- but what's the point of that. Secondly the
android market isnt half as good as the app store. So, HTC, good try
but Apple is still the best.
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Reviewed by George Maller from England on 4th
May 2010
IPHONE??? Whats that??
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Reviewed by Mohsen from Iran on 4th May 2010
Absolutely fantastic, I love HTC DESIRE because it's got a very high
quality screen which is not only big enough to watch film on it, but
it also is an AMOLED screen and is very bright. I recommend this phone
to everyone, I got it almost 20 days ago and before it I had an HD2.
One thing that I did not like about it was that it can not play Divx
movies, However HTC have promised to make an upgrade for it.Its battery
is also better than iphone and Google Nexus One. But the best thing
about it is the Google Maps and also the phone's speed which is amazing...
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Reviewed by Martyn Hickford from England on 4th
May 2010
What an outstanding phone.I have just got rid of my Iphone 3gs Oh why
oh why did I get sucked in to Apples hype and waste my money on a phone
that is tied in to Itunes and tries to squeeze every penny out of you.Thank
heavens for HTC Desire. Please if you get this phone spend quite a lot
of time getting to know it,you will not be disappointed.One other thing
if you transfer your music follow HTC's instructions then transfer from
your music files not windows media player,once done give the phone time
to arrange the sd card to sort itself out if necessary turn of then
on same goes for pics etc.
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Reviewed by Kawai from Uk on 4th May 2010
What did the reviewer mean by, "As mid-range smartphones go, this is
as good as it gets!" If this is a mid-range smartphone, what is a top
range smartphone? Oh my review of the phone, 1 month in and I still
think its amazing.
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Reply by Mobile Phones UK from UK on
4th May 2010
A top range smartphone would be an iPhone,
Nokia N900 or similar costing phone.
Reviewed by chalky from uk on 3rd May 2010
I had the iphone 3 weeks ago, I sent it back because theres lots of
customisations I wanted to do that I was not able to do without the
aid of jailbreak first. JB was not availabale at the time for the iphone
with OS 3 or above so I just send the phone back. I got the Desire last
week, boy how happy I am that I sent the iphone back now!.. it does
everything the iPhone did and more. I see people moaning about the battery
life, I have used mine a lot and it still lasts me about 1 1/2 days.
Not bad considering I play with it a fair bit as its a new phone. Im
guessing the people noticing poor batt life have some apps running constantly!!
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Reviewed by Steve from england on 3rd May 2010
Brilliant phone. The Iphone disciples must be kicking themselves!! Better
camera, much faster processor, can multi task and better screen. Only
drawback is battery life but suppose such a powerful phone is going
to use a lot of power. Only wish HTC had not given sole rights for the
Legend to Vodafone. Would have preferred that as it is smaller but not
willing to go with Vodafone
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Reviewed by Mark from UK on 2nd May 2010
Had Desire for 2 weeks now, was going to upgrade and get new 32gb iphone,
but after reading reviews for Desire thought id risk it, and what a
good selection it was I'm well impressed. The mobile feels solid and
looks the business, only thing I'm missing is when the mobile is turned
off the alarm clock doesn't start the phone up automatic, so you either
have to leave in sleep mode or use other method, no drama though just
expected it to have funtion like your £10 nokia does, but can't have
everything ha. Battery lasts me 1 & half days approx but I'm hammering
it with being new toy at minute, you can charge via USB port which is
very handy while at work or home etc. Got a very nice case "Sena Elega"
which put's cheery on the cake, ordered 3 of ebay which was all rubbish
this cost £25 but well worth money. Best phone I've had and believe
me I've had them all..... move over iphone theres a new boy in town!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by mike from ireland on 2nd May 2010
simply by far the best phone you can buy has the lot been useing it
for 3 weeks now and all about it is good go get one
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Reviewed by will from uk on 1st May 2010
if people think the battery life is poor then buy a 14.99 phone from
argos. you cant have it every way folks. if you think the battery life
is poor try the iphone and see it last about 1 day i can get 3 days
from my desire the phone is one of the best around at the minute mine
works without fault nice clear screen has all the bits you need.
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Reviewed by liam from bristol uk on 29th Apr 2010
i had this phone for aroun 2 weekssent it back as the music player and
battery has much to improve on as the iphone had it all right and no
mistakes as his is a good preditor for the iphone but for me and i spect
a lot o you would say iphone all the way
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Reviewed by john from uk on 29th Apr 2010
have to say this phone is supurb. got mine about 4 weeks ago and its
a joy to use with no problems. for the people who moan about the battey
well turn of apps, wifi and things like that i can get over 3 days from
mine plus a few flat charges makes for better battey life. all smart
phones eat the battey up. touch screen is fantastic and the screen is
by far the best ive ever seen nice and clear. well done htc. now all
the iphone snobs can see that the iphone isnt the best anymnore.
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Reviewed by Nikki.f from uk on 29th Apr 2010
I love this phone. The colours and functions are great. BUT, and its
the single most annoying thing about it is the APPALLING battery life.
I have fully discharged and fully filled the battery twice and today
it has used over half the battery already. It is on charge again for
this evening as there is no way the battery would last that long. I
have limited the number of apps I have, downloaded an apps killer, and
am running off 2G. Now it is about trying a new battery just in case
this one is faulty. Unless you really need a smart phone I would recommend
you stick to something simple!!! It would have gotten 5* but the battery
life is a killer.
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Reviewed by Ann C from UK on 28th Apr 2010
I received this phone yesterday on contract from Orange who gave me
a brilliant deal. Wasn't sure if I was going to like it or not and when
first switched on it asks you to set up various accounts before you
can even make a phone call, which I found extremely frustrating not
least because initially I found typing on the screen very difficult
- never used this touch screen input before. Having played with the
Desire for a bit I am really quite amazed at some of the things it can
do. I am especially impressed by the ability to search google through
voice recognition (certainly saves typing errors). The battery does
run down quickly, but I think that using a static wallpaper and turing
the mobile internet and wi-fi off when not needed will save power. Why
not 5 stars. Well my biggest bug bear is that the screen is very sensitive
to type on. I have small fingers and yet still find I am hitting the
key either to the side or above the one I want. Very tricky but I am
sure I will get used to it over time. I also cannot get a uk BBC news
feed for some reason or other. I have still to set up e-mail so that
will be an interesting experience :( Web browsing however is amazing
and very impressive. All in all I am glad I subdued my phobias and got
the Desire instead of a Blackberry.
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Reviewed by Lee Bekier from Scotland on 27th Apr
2010
Hate to break the news folks but doesn't the HTC Desire only have 100mb
left for apps, browser cache, emails, messages etc? My Co Pilot on the
iPhone 3gs is 150mb which means that certainly is a big flaw for HTC,
why have they not given end users more space? Fr this info I only award
HTC with 4 stars, everything else is really good. I have an iPhone and
would certainly consider moving to HTC if the memory had been improved!
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Reviewed by Andrew from Uk on 27th Apr 2010
The HTC is my first smart phone . I am not qualified to give a review
on the pros and cons of this phone versus the i phone etc . BUT - I
would warn anyone considering a phone like this to think about it carefully
- For one it isnt a great business phone and two the battery life -
is dreadful . (but I accept most smart phones are the same)The screen
is fantastic for watching you tube etc but if you are outside on a sunny
day it is virtually impossible to make or receive a call as you can
not see the screen. Also the screen is a constant smear as although
you clean and polish it every time you pick it up - as soon as you put
it to your face to make a call you are back to square one again . Its
a cool phone and is great for impressing your friends with high quality
images , google maps , footprints , and zillions of apps (the vast majority
of which are no good to man nor beast ) but as for basic phone functions
i find it a nightmare and wonder how will I cope with a two year contract.Also
the way text messages are stored in one file mixing in and outbox together
is very confusing and anoying ,]. Sad to say but i miss my old phone
which had no touch screen and was a faithful freind which had a three
day battery life . Sorry I am clearly not a phone geek and the HTC is
a wonderful piece of technology but i question is it for me ? - maybe
it will grow on me ?
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Reviewed by Heidi from UK on 27th Apr 2010
B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L I had my heart set on the HTC HD mini to start with
after I decided that the HD2 was just a tad too big but then the Desire
came out and it is superb. Comparing it to my partners Iphone this is
what I deiscoverd, Battery Life Desire 1 - 0 Iphone Screen Desire 1
- 0 Iphone Internet Desire 1 - 0 Iphone Camera Desire 1 - 0 Iphone Memory
Desire 1 - 0 Iphone Ease of Use Desire 1 - 0 Iphone Look Desire 1 -
0 Iphone Speed Sesire 1 - 0 Iphone Total Desire 8 Iphone 0 All in all
Desire wipes the iphone with the floor my partner is getting getting
rid of the iphone now and getting the desire without a doubt :)
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Reviewed by Andy S from United Kingdon on 27th
Apr 2010
I was all set on getting the HD2 i even made comments on here after
playing with it for a little while, but then this came out and i thought
i'd take a look. Very glad i did, so much so i've upgraded to it (Orange
contract) and 2 weeks in i'm still loving it. Okay so the screen isn't
as big as the HD2 but not found that to be a problem, if anything its
easier to use because it fits nicer in the hand, its also slightly more
responsive than the HD2's. I've not experienced any lag with the phone
even with lots of apps running at the same time. Lots of apps constantly
running does have an impact on battery life so i've downloaded Advanced
Task Killer to do the back end work of closing them down for me. Downsides
for me have to be Battery life and the music player. Battery life -
HAS improved since i played with the settings a bit and since i put
it down now. Generally I get a day between charges with moderate use.
Heavy wi-fi, net, texting and emailing has seen it being topped up by
the evening for the run though the night. Music Player - although the
stanadard one is decent and slick i would've liked an equalizer to fine
tune the sound and the ability to play drm tracks (i've got a Napster
to go subscription) like the HD2 does thanks to windows media player.
A better player i've found is 3 (cubed)- it was free and has better
functionality. Overall ABSOLUTELY LOVE this phone and have recommended
it anyone that wants to listen. Now if only it could play drm tracks.......:-)
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Reviewed by ann from uk on 25th Apr 2010
got this phone 2 weeks ago and its perfect really nice phone ive had
no problems what so ever. its defo the iphone killer my partner has
the iphone and he now wants the htc desire. battery is ok if you turn
of apps etc and wifi i can get 3 days from mine. also gets better with
a few flat charges. love the touch screen it works just as good as the
iphone and the camera and flash make the iphone look like a toy. people
who complain about the battery must understand that all smart phone
are power hungry. remember the iphone just lasts about 1 day and its
battery is sealed in the case and has to be replaced in shop.
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Reviewed by David from UK on 24th Apr 2010
An amazing phone, experience and a delight to use. I love the HTC Sense
interface, its so intuitive, and makes "sense" to use. You add numerous
widgets of differing sizes, you can add short-cuts to app's too. The
web browsing is unparalleled. The pixel ratio is massive, more than
the iPhone. Websites load how that "should be" - you see the entire
page, due to the high pixels, text can be read even when zoomed relatively
far out. Call quality is much better than my old Nokia N82. One bad
note is the battery life, its rubbish (I've never owned a touch screen
phone, however apparently the HTC Desire's battery life is comparable
with other touch-screen devices) compared to my Nokia N82. But the beauty
of this device is that its chargeable via mini-USB cable. I'm always
near a PC, so charging/battery life is not a problem for me to be honest.
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Reviewed by ken stennet from london on 23rd Apr
2010
I love the HTC Desire it more than just a phone its a Map,Phonebook
a most of all a PC on the go...
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Reviewed by Jake from UK on 23rd Apr 2010
Thought I'd wait a week or so to get used to the Desire before posting
a review. If I'd done it the first couple of days it would've been a
"OMG, OMG, OMG this phone is amazing" kinda review. To be fair after
a week it's still pretty much along those lines. This phone is A1, top
of the line and will make all those Iphonies sick to their stomach that
they no longer have the smartest smart-phone in the world. Like Rob
R said the battery will improve the more times it's ran low then fully
charged so don't worry about it too much. If I had any gripes it would
be with the default Music player which is a little temperamental when
using the shuffle option and the camera's shutter speed is a little
slow but that might be down to the fact i'm always snapping my 10 month
old son who never stops still. Taking pics of fully grown humans and
other more stationary objects look great. Everything else, the superbly
responsive touchscreen, the soft keys/optical trackball & the easyily
navigatable screens are a joy to use. And to top it all off the call
quality - you know for actually making calls - is good as well :-)
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Reviewed by HARJ BADWAL from england on 22nd Apr
2010
Had my Desire 5 days - sent it back today- although this is an excellent
phone, fast and easy to use, its Volume levels/ Music player has much
to improve on to compete with I phone 3gs. I was starting to get bored
after 4 days, and battery isnt as good as its made out in review, its
good but not great, Iphone is still better. Its a shame as HTC got many
things right- such as - build quality, size and processor as well as
using Android- which will be the next big thing, but not quite the fisished
article yet.
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Reviewed by zaff from uk on 21st Apr 2010
had this phone for few days best ever phone as every body noticed about
battery but still iphone killer .
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Reviewed by Mark from England on 20th Apr 2010
I've had Sony phones for the last few years and have taken the plunge
and gone for this after using my brothers htc Hero. The Sony seems like
the stone age compaired to this. This is by far the best phone I've
ever owned!! Don't follow the crowd and get an iphone, get this its
a million times better!!
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Reviewed by Darren from UK on 19th Apr 2010
I have had this phone a few days now on Orange with an unlocked generic
one from carphone warehouse, I did have the blackberry Bold and loved
it, I was considering the Iphone, new Bold or this and I am soooo glad
I went for this it brings everything I use together nicely, and it makes
all my colleague iphone users jealous with their drab screens full of
endless apps, show them your widgets and the camera and they will be
sure envy you. everything works smoothly and effortlessly. This is the
iphone killer for sure!!!! my only slight issue is the battery but then
I cant put it down and it does improve with time, and also the Data
usage wow had to change my tariff from the 500 mb to unlimited, i recomend
you download 3g watchdog free off app store to keep tabs on what you
use. if i could give this phone 10 stars i'd give it 11!!!
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Reviewed by Toby from Birmingham on 18th Apr 2010
Best phone I have ever used really slick and response. amazing buy!
battery life is its only downside but i can live with it
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Reviewed by Richard from UK on 18th Apr 2010
Had mine about a week, replaced my Samsung Omnia and this is everything
and more I had hoped the omnia would be. Exchange Active Sync is great,
shame about the screen locking when required by your server but use
LockPicker to get around this. I am not surprised that Apple is sueing
HTC this is an iPhone killer in my opinion.
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