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| Manufacturer | HTC Corporation |
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| Carrier | Singtel, MobileOne, Starhub, Maxis, Vodafone, T-Mobile, Orange, O2, 3, Virgin Mobile, Meteor_(mobile_network), Telstra, SK Telecom, Softbank, Telus, U.S. Cellular, Vip Mobile, Cellular South, nTelos, Cox Wireless |
| Available | February 16 2010 |
| Screen | 3.7-inch 480×800 (0.38 Megapixels) WVGA AMOLED or Super LCD capacitive touchscreen |
| Camera | 5 Megapixel autofocus with LED flash featuring Face detection capability and Geotagging |
| Operating system | Android 2.2 "Froyo" Android 2.1 "Eclair" (shipped) |
| Input | Multi-Touch screen with HTC Sense interface, 3-axis accelerometer, digital compass, proximity and ambient light sensors |
| CPU | Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz (Snapdragon) with AMD Z430 GPU |
| Memory | 512 MB flash, 576 MB RAM |
| Memory card | up to 32 GB with microSDHC |
| Connectivity | Europe/Asia Pacific: HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz [Model A8181], 850/1900 (Telus Mobility Canada)[Model A8182], 850/2100 MHz (Telstra Australia)[Model A8183]; GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; Wi-Fi (802.11b/g); Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR; Micro USB |
| Battery | Li-ion 3.7 V at 1400 mAh |
| Physical size | 119 (4.7) × 60 (2.36) × 11.9 (0.47) mm (inch) |
| Weight | 135 g (4.8 oz) |
| Form factor | Slate smartphone |
| Predecessor | HTC Legend |
| Successor | HTC Desire HD |
| Related | HTC Desire Z |
| Other | Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, FM Radio, Facebook, Twitter, MS Exchange, compass, GPS, A-GPS, Google turn-by-turn navigation, Flash 10.1 enabled[1] |
Hardware
During late Q2 2010, HTC made the decision to switch the Desire's display to a Sony "Super LCD" panel. Although this was brought on by a severe AMOLED panel supply shortfall, the new display greatly enhances text readability because of its improved effective resolution, one of the few complaints people had with the original Desire model.
Compared to the original AMOLED display, the SLCD display has more accurate color reproduction, far less susceptibility to burn-in, similar peak brightness and optimal viewing angles, but a lower contrast ratio.
The new SLCD display was claimed to have similar or better power efficiency compared with the original AMOLED display; however, this has proved to not always be the case because with AMOLED pixels' ability to completely turn off, black or dark pixels use very little power.[3] However, in situations when the screen is predominantly bright (such as when viewing many web pages), the AMOLED display uses more power.
The hardware is capable of high-definition (720p) video recording and playback.
Software
On August 1, 2010, HTC made available Android 2.2, codenamed "Froyo" (Frozen Yogurt), for the HTC Desire in Europe.[4] On September 1, 2010, HTC made the Froyo update available in India.Availability
In the United States, the device is available from U.S. Cellular,[5] Cellular South,[6] Cox Wireless, and United Wireless in southwest Kansas. In Canada, the device was released by Telus Mobility on 6 August.[7]In Europe, the carriers are Elisa in Finland, Vodafone UK, Vodafone Ireland, Meteor Irl, T-Mobile UK, O2, Orange UK, 3, and Virgin Mobile UK. In Australia, it is exclusive to Telstra. In Japan, Softbank Mobile started sales in October.[8] In Turkey, Vodafone started sales in late November 2010.
In South Korea, SK Telecom began sales in May.
In Singapore, the official launch date was the 14th of May, 2010, and the phone has been up for sale by all carriers subsequently.
In mainland China, HTC launched its four flagship smartphones including the Desire on 27 July, 2010. Unlike in other markets, the device will be shipped with Android 2.2 ("Froyo").[9]
Many of the UK mobile networks have been unable to keep up with demand; Virgin Mobile UK, Vodafone UK, 3, T-Mobile UK and Orange UK are some of the networks experiencing very high demand.[10][11][12][13]
In India, HTC and TATA DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, announced a partnership to launch HTC Desire in India on 16 August, 2010.
Comparison with Nexus One
- A different body shell
- An optical trackpad in place of the trackball
- Hardware function buttons instead of touch-sensitive buttons
- FM radio activated (FM radio in Nexus One is disabled by default but can be activated through hacked firmware)
- No second microphone for enhanced noise cancellation
- No dock pin connectors, instead micro-USB is used
- 576 MB DRAM instead of 512 MB DRAM
- Dual band HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100, 850/2100 or 850/1900 MHz depending on vendor[20] instead of 850/1900/2100 Tri band
- HTC Sense interface (not present in the Nexus One)
- All support and updates directly through HTC rather than partially through Google
Reception
From TechRadar's 'Top 15 best mobile phones in the world', the HTC Desire is simply the best so far: "It's like a Nexus One only better. For this reason, the HTC Desire has entered our top 10 at number 1, and the Google Nexus One has dropped out completely. It's tough at the top."[23]
MobileTechWorld found the HTC Desire to be a fairly capable product that "manages to please casual users with HTC’s flashy Sense UI and geeks who love to tweak their handsets on a daily basis thanks to the Google’s Android OS."[24]
HTC Desire won the "Phone of the year" award at the annual T3 awards in October 2010
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Number one smartphone
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