Following the Legend, HTC continues its Android 2.1 lineup with the Desire -- a gorgeous cousin of the renowned Nexus One. We can trace our drool all the way back to the Desire's leak in December, but there have been some changes since then that made it slightly less desirable -- DivX support and 720p video capture never made it to the final build, but it's not like the company laid down any…
The HTC Desire is the company’s second-strike in what they hope will be a one-two sucker punch for the Android competition. Following on from the excellent HTC Legend, the Desire borrows plenty from Google’s Nexus One but packages it with HTC Sense for arguably better out-of-the-box usability. It makes for a tricky argument, however; HTC manufacture both smartphones, and have been accused…
It took half a year, but, finally, the HTC Desire has come to America. Announced at Mobile World Congress in February 2010, the Desire -- codenamed the Bravo -- brought an all-new interface -- Sense -- to Android 2.1, all tucked into a phone that essentially is the Nexus One, with a few tweaks. Come Aug. 27, the HTC Desire will be available on U.S. Cellular, with its 1GHz Snapdragon processor,…
Ever since I first saw the HTC Desire, a week before MWC, I've been thinking that it could well be the handset that I'd use on a daily basis. Indeed there has been some discussion here at tracyandmatt about who will be doing the review. However, as I was the one to review the Nexus One I've pulled rank and it'll be mine to review! I'm sure that many will look at the Nexus One and think of it as…
The HTC Desire is similar in many ways to the Nexus One, but improved. In this review, we talk about hardware, software, performance, battery life and more.
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 ...
Following the launch of the Google Nexus One in the US, many Android users, especially in Europe, were eagerly waiting for a similar device to launch worldwide. The HTC Desire was officially announced during Mobile World Congress in February alongside the HTC Legend and HTC HD Mini but wasn’t really a surprise thanks to the leaked roadmap that surfaced a few months earlier. Codenamed HTC…
The HTC Desire was arguably the smartphone success of 2010. Extremely popular, it has inspired HTC to launch two new handsets building on the Desire name. The first of these is the Desire HD.As its name suggests the Desire HD has as a key feature a large, high resolution screen. But there are also some tweaks to HTC’s Sense User interface, a couple of new on board apps and a fancy new web-based…