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HTC was widely rumoured to have plans to release the Android 2.3 update (Gingerbread) for the Desire in June 2011.<ref>[http://www.slashgear.com/htc-desire-hd-desire-z-desire-and-incredible-s-gingerbread-update-in-q2-25136198/ SlashGear]</ref><ref>[http://mybroadband.co.za/news/gadgets/18959-HTC-Desire-range-Gingerbread-update-plans-for-revealed.html MyBroadband.co.za]</ref> However, on 14 June 2011, HTC announced on their Facebook page, that there would be no Gingerbread update for the HTC Desire, citing memory constraints. This is because HTC have been unable to run both Gingerbread and HTC Sense together in 512 MB of RAM, and make the user experience acceptable.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sin|first=Gloria|title=No Android Gingerbread update for HTC Desire|url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/no-android-gingerbread-update-for-htc-desire/25557|work=ZD Net|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=14 June 2011|date=14 June 2011}}</ref>
HTC was widely rumoured to have plans to release the Android 2.3 update (Gingerbread) for the Desire in June 2011.<ref>[http://www.slashgear.com/htc-desire-hd-desire-z-desire-and-incredible-s-gingerbread-update-in-q2-25136198/ SlashGear]</ref><ref>[http://mybroadband.co.za/news/gadgets/18959-HTC-Desire-range-Gingerbread-update-plans-for-revealed.html MyBroadband.co.za]</ref> However, on 14 June 2011, HTC announced on their Facebook page, that there would be no Gingerbread update for the HTC Desire, citing memory constraints. This is because HTC have been unable to run both Gingerbread and HTC Sense together in 512 MB of RAM, and make the user experience acceptable.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sin|first=Gloria|title=No Android Gingerbread update for HTC Desire|url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetreviews/no-android-gingerbread-update-for-htc-desire/25557|work=ZD Net|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=14 June 2011|date=14 June 2011}}</ref>

HTC made on 15 June 2011 a statement on the facebook UK page that Gingerbread WILL be released.


==Availability==
==Availability==

Revision as of 13:02, 15 June 2011

HTC Desire
The HTC Desire smartphone showing a full view of the the default homescreen and a partial view of the back of the phone
BrandHTC
ManufacturerHTC Corporation
Compatible networksEurope/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
First releasedFebruary 16, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-02-16)
Availability by regionSouth Korea May 2010 (2010-05)
PredecessorHTC Legend
SuccessorHTC Desire S
RelatedHTC Desire HD, HTC Desire Z
TypeSmartphone
Form factorSlate
Dimensions119 mm (4.7 in) H
60 mm (2.4 in) W
11.9 mm (0.47 in) D
Mass135 g (4.8 oz)
Operating systemAndroid 2.1 Eclair
Upgradeable to Android 2.2 Froyo
CPU1 GHz Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon
GPUAdreno 200 (AMD Z430)
Memory576 MB RAM
Storage512 MB flash (150 MB user accessible)
Removable storagemicroSDHC supports up to 32 GB
Display3.7-inch 480×800 (0.38 Megapixels) WVGA AMOLED or Super LCD capacitive touchscreen covered by Gorilla Glass[1]
Rear camera5 Megapixel
Autofocus
LED flash
face detection, Geotagging
ConnectivityBluetooth 2.1 with EDR
Micro USB
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Data inputsDual-Touch screen, 3-axis accelerometer, digital compass, proximity and ambient light sensors, Accelerometer, FM Radio, compass, A-GPS
OtherHTC Sense interface
Flash 10.1 enabled (update to Flash 10.3 available in Android Market)
References[2]

The HTC Desire (codenamed Bravo)[3] is a smartphone developed by the HTC Corporation, announced on 16 February 2010 and released in Europe and Australia in the second quarter of the same year. The HTC Desire runs the Android operating system, version 2.2 "Froyo". Internally it bears a strong resemblance to the Nexus One, but differs in some features.

Hardware

AMOLED Display
SLCD Display

The phone uses a 1 GHz ARMv7 "Snapdragon" processor, includes a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera and an optical trackpad, and was among the first consumer devices to feature a large, full-color active-matrix OLED (AMOLED) display.

During late Q2 2010, HTC made the decision to switch the Desire's display to a S-LCD panel, manufactured by the company S-LCD a co-operative between Sony and Samsung. 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.[4] 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

The Desire was shipped with Android 2.1. HTC made an update to Android 2.2 (codenamed "Froyo") available on the following dates:

HTC was widely rumoured to have plans to release the Android 2.3 update (Gingerbread) for the Desire in June 2011.[8][9] However, on 14 June 2011, HTC announced on their Facebook page, that there would be no Gingerbread update for the HTC Desire, citing memory constraints. This is because HTC have been unable to run both Gingerbread and HTC Sense together in 512 MB of RAM, and make the user experience acceptable.[10]

HTC made on 15 June 2011 a statement on the facebook UK page that Gingerbread WILL be released.

Availability

In the United States, the device is available from, Alltel, U.S. Cellular,[11] Cellular South,[12] Cox Wireless, nTelos Wireless, and United Wireless in southwest Kansas. In Canada, the device was released by Telus Mobility on 6 August 2010.[13]

In Europe, the carriers are Elisa in Finland, Vodafone UK, Vodafone Ireland, Meteor Irl, BT Broadband Anywhere, 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 April.[14] In Turkey, Vodafone started sales in late November 2010.

In South Korea, SK Telecom began sales in May 2010.

In Singapore, the official launch date was 14 May 2010, and the phone has been 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").[15]

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.[16][17][18][19] The ash produced by the 2010 eruptions of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland led to some customers waiting a month getting their HTC Desires due to much of European airspace being closed.

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 Nexus One

The Desire internally bears a strong resemblance to the Nexus One. The differences found in the Desire are:[20][21][22][23][24][25]

  • 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[26] 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

Because of the strong similarity to the Nexus One "developer phone", the Desire enjoys a highly active third-party developer community. The Desire subforum is one of the most active at xda-developers, and notably CyanogenMod is available for the device.

Reception

File:HTC Desire - Sense 2.1.jpeg
HTC Desire, with Sense 2.1 interface

The HTC Desire has received extremely positive reviews. CNET UK reviewed the phone on 29 March 2010 and awarded the phone 9.2/10.[27] TechRadar awarded the phone 5 out of 5 stars and stated "In short, this is a phenomenal phone—one of the best we've ever had."[28]

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."[29]

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."[30]

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to HTC Desire.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Products with Gorilla". Featured products. Corning Incorporated.
  2. ^ Ziegler, Chris (16 February 2010). "HTC press conferens MWC 2010". Retrieved 16 February 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |newsweb= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "HTC Bravo becomes HTC Desire". Techdigest.
  4. ^ Lai, Richard (13 September 2010). "Spot the difference: HTC Desire's SLCD versus AMOLED". Engadget. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  5. ^ "HTC Desire Android 2.2 update coming this weekend". techradar.com. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Status of Android 2.2 Froyo update in Asia". asia.cnet.com. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Android(TM) 2.2 アップデート". mb.softbank.jp. 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  8. ^ SlashGear
  9. ^ MyBroadband.co.za
  10. ^ Sin, Gloria (14 June 2011). "No Android Gingerbread update for HTC Desire". ZD Net. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Niet compatibele browser". Facebook. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  12. ^ "Twitter / Cellular South: The summer of Android cont". Twitter.com. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  13. ^ "HTC Desire on Telus Mobility". telusmobility.com. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  14. ^ [citation needed]
  15. ^ Savov, Vlad (29 July 2010). "HTC will ship all Android phones in China with Froyo on board, fuels fire for immediate update closer to home". Engadget. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  16. ^ by Gary C (17 April 2010). "Three UK runs out of HTC Desire stock – upgrades for existing customers stopped". EuroDroid. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  17. ^ by Gary C (16 April 2010). "Vodafone: HTC Desire still out of stock, online and offline". EuroDroid. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  18. ^ by Gary C (15 April 2010). "Orange: "High demand" for HTC Desire leading to delays". EuroDroid. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  19. ^ by Gary C (9 April 2010). "T-Mobile expecting "10,000″ more HTC Desire phones next week". EuroDroid. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  20. ^ "HTC Desire vs. Google Nexus One". Slashgear.
  21. ^ "HTC Desire: Nexus One with Flash and Sense". Icrontic.
  22. ^ Slashgear
  23. ^ androidboss
  24. ^ androidguys
  25. ^ iHelplounge
  26. ^ "HTC Desire Specifications - Smartphones & PDA Phones". Cnet.com.au. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  27. ^ "HTC Desire Review". Flora Graham. CNET UK. 29 March 2010.
  28. ^ "HTC Desire Review". Gareth Beavis. TechRadar.com. 31 March 2010.
  29. ^ "15 best mobile phones in the world today. Android takes over, a new phone goes top". James Rivington. TechRadar.com. 26 March 2010.
  30. ^ "HTC Desire Review". MobileTechWorld.

External links

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