HTC Desire



Official Site:
http://www.htc.com/www/product/desire/overview.html

Availablity Status in Malaysia:
Ori Set = Available Now for RM1,499.00 through Maxis contract. Retail unit will be available on 21 June at RM2,199.00.
AP Set = Available Now (Check the Handphone Section of LYN Garage Sales)

Mobile Plans
Maxis: http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/android/A...id_Packages.asp

Specs:


Videos:


Owners List:
1. z3r0717
2. mbcx4jrh
3. nestahng
4. alexng2208
5. linkinawe
6. lester
7. golvin
8. skn2u
9. pcboy
10. mortalzaf
11. r47z
12. irenic
13. fionelee

Useful Links for HTC Desire Users
HTC Desire Discussion @ xda-developers forum
desirehtc.com/
HTC Desire User Guide by nimbu
HTC IME Mod Keyboard with Voice Input for Desire
Tips & Tricks for the Desire
Flaws & annoyances with the HTC Desire (with workarounds!)
HTC Desire Rooting Guide (Do it at your own RISK!)

Reviews:
GSMArena
Gizmodo
TracyandMatt.co.uk
Slashgear
Techradar
Geekanoids
Engadget
Mobileburn
cnet.co.uk
pocketnow.com
APCMag
Full List of Reviews @ xda-developers forum

Other Sources:
AndroidandMe
Engadget
Gizmodo

This post has been edited by mikelee: May 27 2010, 10:43 PM

I think this will replace Hero as Android flagship.

This one also cought my eyes. Snapdragon, baby..hehe. Nice 3.7" with AMOLED screen also.

720p + DivX + Dolby + FM Radio are huge plus..

looks interesting....hmm...wonder will available in Malaysia? HTC are too fast with new phone....

lol there also got 1 phone name tera .. ahaha . but sadly its WINMO ..zzzzz

snapdragon ,AMOLED 3.7 inch 720p , 5mp FLASH ~!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PERFECT PHONE
richer in colors/display performance and sleek design and also camera .. nice power ups htc android device !!

could be hit

love the battery as well, as big as 1400mah, the HD2 only 1230mah.
with the smaller screen and using amoled, the battery life should good.
should be almost as good as the omnia 2.

This post has been edited by nghj: Dec 7 2009, 06:23 PM

i just hope that 1400mAH battery is enough to power that beast all day long.

i read somewhere there will be another version like the HD2 4.3" with android? can't remember is it true or not.

I think HD2's screen is overkill, try fitting that into a pair of jeans.

i doubt so, just ppl wishing that hd2 would run android.

hd2 android rumour was called htc dragon.
then become htc passion which is tied to one US mobile network (verizon).
now rumour say htc passion screen is 3.5" only.


here's a bigger and clearer pictah




This post has been edited by nghj: Dec 8 2009, 02:45 PM

Thanks, nghj. Added on the first post.

Damn..I dont want to sell my Hero..but this phone does have attitude!

Battery 1400 mAH is indeed going to be too small for the snapdragon, but you guys will be surprised I can already predict how they will setup the kernel for this one. I'm turning into a kernel CPU freak nowadays..LOL..

Its a downright shame that hd2 ran on winmo. :| anyhow nice finding.

android > winmo.

p e r i o d

From mobile review,

"The crucial point, which will play not last role in sales Of bravo - difference in the cost of this apparatus with HTC HD2. Both flag officers, similar according to the characteristics; however, HD2 works under OS Windows Of mobile, which indicates addition to the cost of license WM, there are no such deductions for Bravo, and it must have lower price list, possibly, to 20-30 US dollars, and can also on 100. if the company succeed in deriving Bravo on the price lower than HD2, for the platform this WM there will be serious impact. Otherwise we obtain simply very attractive technically flag officer to Android, I think, it will be pleased to those users, which completely arranges the functionality of system and is required as powerful as possible device on it"

hmmmm... interesting...
cheaper and better then HD2....
more pocketable, 720p video recording, bigger battery, AMOLED (even better for the battery) and possibility of multitouch gaming and typing

we're gonna see full review and hands ons very soon.
america will get it in january 2010, while europe in April.



http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/08/htc-bra...d-more-lucidly/

Way good news! I can't wait for some hands-on and also the official announcement.

if bravo cheaper than hd2 .. so legend should be around magic and hero price nowadays la ..

2010 only come out? how abt the price?

Ahh so HTC Bravo = Passion = Dragon eh
I was thinking of HD2, but now its Bravo cause of Android!
Hope it will be a lot cheaper since its not WinMo

no .. htc passion/ dragon / nexus one
htc bravo .. is newer

well, cant wait for htc to launch em.. can compare with milestone.

HTC Bravo January release date rumours surface

http://bangbangtech.com/archives/112039/ht...rumours-surface

well well well..this is my baby!!! want this so much!! target locked!!!! XD

wuts the diff between bravo and nexus 1?

i really fall in love with this phone..
estimated price??

rushy..now i only know that the recording is HD in bravo while others still need to be confirmed. but seems like it's almost the same. =)

Still early for now. No announcement on the price at the moment.

hopefully htc plans to launch it with multi-touch capabilities

thanks for the reply billy.
I was also thinking it has the same h/w as N1.
Still wondering why are they slapping itself in their own face, releasing the same h/w spec phone.

N1 is a google brand phone with android market and WITHOUT HTC stuff like HTC Sense & etc.

Bravo is N1 with HTC stuff like HTC Sense but without android market in some country like Malaysia.

N1 not available in some country because of android market!

Make sense???

but Bravo only got 320MB Ram while N1 got 512

if u make it this way from the s/w perspective. It does make sense now.

The HTC Bravo is so attracting, if its released in Malaysia, I'd probably let go my HD2 and jump for this

Same with me, dude. I haven't been able to find an impressive HTC Android phone to make me switch yet. Although HTC Hero was good when it came out, but when then HD2 specs with Snapdragon beats it, so no Android for now... wait for Bravo! Hehehe.

One thing that captured me on this phone so far is the optical scroller..not sure how sensitive it will be, but it sure is a great addition..HTC better wait on this one..if its released around with nexus one global launching, i think N1 will own over this though..particularly because of internal specs and looks my guess is..

the optical scroller and radio and looks is good!!!

Can anyone make a comparison between this and the google nexus one?

Whats the difference actually?

I watched some video regarding nexus one but not quite like the interface, I prefer the htc sense in hero more though

Here's a quick comparison between these 2 phones, specs wise:
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPho...7&idPhone1=3069

As we can see there are quite a number of differences between them for example OS, dimensions, video recording.

This post has been edited by mikelee: Jan 9 2010, 04:19 PM

but under the shell both will have their own advantages and disadvantages.. Get what you need most..

well, if i'm not mistaken, the RAM of this monster will be upgraded into 512, it's basically just like the N1. =) oh ya, the optical scrolling is a thing i've been attracted to it.. xD

Anyone know when we can expect this phone to be launch? Definitely THE phone thats gonna make me switch to Android. Cool looks + cool features!

i was gonna sell my Hero to buy N1 but after found out this phone. i might hold myself to wait for the Bravo see whats the hype. the 720p and dual flash led really interesting.

sweden there will get the BRAVO in march !!! except it will announce when Mobile World Congress 2010 ( 14th Feb 2010 ) !!

Aiyaa!! with 720p video recording & Dolby sound enhancement & yet no HDMI output ahhh???

when will it enter Malaysia market?
next year??

no lah , i think around april ~ may this year .....

Yep that's right.

HTC Bravo could be launched in March

http://htcpedia.com/news/htc-bravo-could-b...page=1&p_page=1

A very promising phone. I bet the price will be higher that the Nexus One!

as i know Sony Ericsson X10 also release when march / april , which one is better ??

I personally prefer Bravo over X10. I'm in love with the design and Sense UI!

HTC Bravo gettin' overexposed in the wild?



http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/htc-bra...ed-in-the-wild/

oh hell thats sexy!

Specs mentioned here >> http://www.htcsource.com/index.php?option=...d=891&Itemid=37 says 256MB RAM only... hmmm This is baaaad...

This post has been edited by suki: Jan 21 2010, 11:20 AM

Leaked Pic of HTC Bravo



http://i.gizmodo.com/5458214/leaked-pic-of...will-turn-heads

This post has been edited by mikelee: Jan 28 2010, 12:36 AM

Any insider here? Price and release date please.......

Rumours said earliest by March and latest by May....Launch worldwide? no idea ~

what is this?.. just thought want to order nexus one.. this is bad.. really bad.. im all poisoned..

Lol, aren't we all bro? Can't wait for it to be officially release. March/April seems like a long way to go!

Get Nexus one then

i cant wait too.. but price sure will be higher than nexus one..

Wao.... the bravo spec confirm on 320 ROM instead on 512 ROM?
If yes confirm, N1 spec will be higher...

i think not yet confirm until they officially launch it..

Hell no, I'm gonna wait for Bravo no matter what. My next phone upgrade after a few long years and its has to be the Bravo.

they just announce BRAVO!!!but the name is HTC desire.it is skinned with the latest htc Sense which support multi touch!!



Click here for Multitouch demo!!!



another desire hands on review by slashgear!

This post has been edited by zeifer274: Feb 16 2010, 08:52 PM

Aww man, now I'm really hooked!

cant wait to get one..

for me even launch new devices, so far cannot beat nexus one..

Need to wait until Q2.

will this cost more than n1?.. im still considering to buy n1 over this..

For me N1 and this Desire dont defer much in spec. Only the size and HTC sense UI. But i dont worry much for Sense UI since Xda dev for sure will port this sense UI to N1.

But for me,it's either u wait for this or get N1 now and the price might be main factor whether to choose N1 or desire

now was 576 RAM , not 256 anymore !! plus 1Ghz processor ..... wow !!

the optical tracking devices really looks cool.
but reading from the web it seems not so precise in controlling.

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Added on February 17, 2010, 2:30 pmwhich design looks better for you guys?
Desire or N1?
if they are having white casing will surely attract me.

This post has been edited by danny83: Feb 17 2010, 02:30 PM

They didnt really mention the exact date for its release though
Only Q2...
Cant wait!

HTC Desire already appear in HTC worldwide website. You can check it out here http://www.htc.com/www/product/desire/overview.html . Can't wait till it reach here...

Desire listed for €419 at Amazon's German portal !!!

so we can expect 2.2k - 2.4k here. Hopefully SIS wont jack up the price though

this is higher specs than N1 then but can be available via retail
That means it will be pricier, and SiS is known to always sell their stuff really really expensive during its launch period

576mb of RAM! wow~

1 question, will a device with higher RAM but lower processor clock speed works faster than a device with lower RAM but higher processor clock speed?

An interesting website indicating a countdown to launch is available at:
http://www.desirehtc.com/

As of current time of posting, 40 days and 23 hours remaining till launch!

This post has been edited by mikelee: Feb 19 2010, 02:31 AM

N1 is 512mb .. this has 64mb more. wonders why

Can't wait! I'll choose this over N1 any day guys.

Wonder if we can get Desire in March...........

"
HTC Desire, Legend and HD Mini – three handsets which wowed the crowds at this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona – have been given UK release dates and pricing, pointing to a spring launch for the trio.

Both the HTC Desire and Legendcome packing Android 2.1 and are already destined to be contenders for the best phones of the year.

The HTC HD Mini is a Windows Mobile 6.5.3 phone which, as its name suggests, is a smaller version of the HD2 and comes brandishing a 5MP camera and Sense UI overlay.

Price details

EXpansys has spilled details of UK release date and UK pricing of all three phones, with the HTC Desire the most expensive handset at £449.99.

The HTC Legend is in second place, costing £399.99, followed closely by the HTC HD Mini at £349.99. All HTC handsets have a 12 April UK release date.

If you don't fancy shelling out all that cash, then T-Mobile, Orange, Vodafone and O2 have announced they will be stocking one or more of the phones.

T-Mobile actually pips eXpansys' 12 April release date on the HTC Desire by two weeks, offering the handset from 26 March.

Go to www.expansys.com for more details.
" Source: [url=http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/htc-desire-legend-and-hd-mini-get-priced-and-dated-for-uk-671146?src=rss&attr=all[/url]

This post has been edited by mjj2332: Feb 19 2010, 09:24 AM

Can't wait for the official launch!!
Desire!!

awesome , switching eyes from n1 to desire!

one thing uncool is the 4 function buttons along side the optical tackball. i feel the N1's arrangement of those 4 funct buttons above the trackball is better and more ergonomic

im only worried bout the android market

to me, Desire is more like a modified N1 but with a bigger RAM. However, N1 is Teflon coated whilst Desire comes with the vanilla Black color. Anyway, I'm eyeing this Desire.

Just when I'm settled on N1... Might choose this if the price is close to the N1 as it features the extra 64 MB RAM and Sense UI as its default ROM.

wow.. desire going to be launched in Malaysia? can't wait..

HTC Desire, Legend and HD Mini possible launch dates revealed

http://ai.rs/2010/03/htc-desire-legend-and...dates-revealed/

I have google nexus and i don't want to buy htc desire because all the spec is similar to nexus one, i have flash desire rom to my nexus one, all is fully working except radio, here is my screenshots




This post has been edited by Slekerz: Mar 8 2010, 02:06 AM

guys...will desire support video calls? i can't see any front camera on this beauty...

No there will not be any video calls support. That is because it is not the prerequisite feature in Android platform.

Actually the Desire is the ultimate phone for me if not for that chin and ugly buttons. The speaker grill is also a little awkward. They did so well for Nexus One, its hard to imagine why they can't repeat the same success for the Desire.

aiseh...i really wanted desire to have 2ndary camera....which htc android got vidcall capability eh?

As far as I know, none. Most of the latest platform (eg Android, iPhone, WebOS) do not have front facing camera. Not sure why.

HTC Desire might shoot up to 3k ringgit

Yup, right about that. Or maybe a few hundred less. Still, a phone worth the price tag.

I think it should be cheaper. Its not like a WM phone where the OS costs money. I understand Sense UI requires development work but still the OS should technically be free. So it should be slightly cheaper.