Advantages and Disadvantages of HTC Desire (Review)

Posted on | February 18, 2010 | No Comments

HTC Desire

Renowned Taiwanese vendor engaged in the manufacture handsets, HTC, has released a trio of new handsets in the event Mobile World Congress 2010. After introducing HTC Legend and HTC Hero, HTC is now introducing a single handset that has a high specification and smaller, with the power of Windows. HTC Desire looks similar to Google Nexus One are also built by HTC, but HTC promises Desire will be the fastest smartphones on the market with 1GHz Snapdragon processor and 576MB RAM. Combined with a 3.7 inch sized display touchscreen, HTC Desire is designed to support a web browser and Flash. HTC Desire will be present in the UK through T-Mobile and Orange.

HTC Desire Specs:

Weight: 135 grams (4.76 ounces) with battery
CPU Processing Speed
1 GHz
Power & Battery1
Battery type: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1400 mAh

Talk time:
• WCDMA: Up to 390 mins
• GSM: Up to 400 mins

Standby time:
• WCDMA: Up to 360 hours
• GSM: Up to 340 hours

Camera
•   5 megapixel color camera
•   Face detection capability
•   Auto focus and flash
•   Widescreen photo capture
•   Geotagging

Connectors
• 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
• Standard micro-USB
(5-pin micro-USB 2.0)

Sensors
•   G-Sensor
•   Digital compass
•   Proximity sensor
•   Ambient light sensor

HTC Widgets
• Bookmarks, Calendar, Clock, Footprints, Friend Stream, Mail, Messages, Music, News, People, Photo Album, Photo Frame, Search, Settings, Stocks, Twitter, Weather
• Downloadable widgets

Social Networking
•   Facebook™ integration
•   Friend Stream
•   Photo sharing on Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter
•   Video sharing on YouTube™
•   HTC Peep for twittering

Recommended Windows System Requirements
• Windows® 7, Windows Vista®, or Windows XP
• HTC Sync

Type: AMOLED capacitive touch screen with pinch-to-zoom capability
Size: 3.7 inches
Resolution: 480 X 800 WVGA
Platform
Android™ 2.1 (Éclair) with HTC Sense™
Storage
ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 576 MB

Expansion slot:
• microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
• Supports up to 32 GB
Network Bands2

Europe:
• HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
• GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Asia Pacific:
• HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
• GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Internet 3G:
Up to 7.2 Mbps download speed
Up to 2 Mbps upload speed
•   GPRS: Up to 114 kbps downloading
•   EDGE: Up to 560 kbps downloading
•   Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g

Tethering
• Internet sharing through USB

Bluetooth
•   Bluetooth® 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate
•   A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
•   FTP and OPP (object push) for file transfer
•   Other supported profiles: AVRCP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, HSP, PBAP, SPP, Service Discovery Application Profile

Multimedia
•   Photos application for viewing photos and videos
•   Music
•   FM Radio
•   Audio supported formats:

Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma
Recording: .amr
• Video supported formats:

Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv
Recording: .3gp
Location
•   Internal GPS antenna
•   Google Maps
•   HTC Footprints™

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