should i buy htc wildfire.... this the question i asked myself yesterday at the booth

Getting this phone later at Mid Valley Road Show..
First time android User, want to give it a try

if you are happy enough with android basic function i would say yes you should get it... but if you want to have lots of apps and customization i would say no...

there might ppl not agree with me, but wildfire cannot fully support all the apps like desire and galaxy or others middle range android which has the 480X320 screen resolution... as i asked the guys yesterday also he answer me frankly, there might be distortion or partial screen black for some apps running on wildfire...then there are rumors that it will only support until Froyo Version 2.2 OS only as the limitation on the screen resolution might not supported by Gingerbread V3.0 (or some say V2.3) OS... so u must ask yourself if there is not future OS updates supported or officially by HTC would you mind or not...

i'm in the same situation wif some of you as i wanna get a smartphone but is Wildfire is enough for me, or should i get Iphone as i consider it is around the price of wildfire after contract with maxis... of course desire is also in my mind as maxis offer RM1500 with contract too...

but i heard from some feedback from ppl that are using iphone and tried android for a few weeks b4... their verdict/summary is Iphone if you are going for OS experience and good for web surfing... but android offer you more customization on the OS and a lot of apps is free... that is also argument but the quality of the free apps support by android, but i'm not sure compare to the paid apps that apple offer, as we know the quality of the apple apps is quite good....

so u have to judge your own...
in my case i'm more towards Iphone but will thinking which should be the right one... Wildfire, Iphone & Desire...

This post has been edited by michael9413: Jul 18 2010, 09:37 AM

seriously can? wildfire also support right?

i'm not sure as i ask them about the GPS things i'm hold the desire.... haha wildfire feel nice to hold but i'm think about the apps support only...
desire is a lil too big for us (if you are more than 5"10 has a bigger palm it will not then) but it's OS is more responsive than wildfire and do not have any problem with apps support up to now... and desire support future OS upgrade after Froyo2.2 but for wildfire HTC have not give a clear indication yet...

currently wildfire also got froyo next couples of month including legend and desire from HTC..they delayed the froyo due to HTC sense UI IINM..

wildfire makes no different compare to tattoo. same slow processor.

Wildfire = Tattoo
Wildfire > Tattoo -- Design
Wildfire > Tattoo -- Firmware

when come to surfing, the screen is always not big enuf.

i m using XT720, still complaint something cant see well . btw, it is 3.7 " same as desire.
HD2 is not fully port to android yet, else it is a good phone as Evo.

In terms of app support, for sure there are some apps that will not be supported.. (i have seen a game that says HTC Tattoo not supported so I think the same goes for wildfire)

But how many apps not supported and what apps not supported, so far I have not seen any statistics about it.. I guess mainly on games..

So unless u can give us some data.. I won't call the app support as a deal-breaker yet..

All below confirmed can run by a user in xda forums:

Source

It seems quite comprehensive amount of apps already.. But of coz, those that can't run already been filtered out from their Market..

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Added on July 18, 2010, 11:41 amI would say Wildfire is a big (if not huge) upgrade to Tattoo

Wildfire 3.2" Capacitive 16M Multi-touch TFT > Tattoo 2.8" Resistive 65k TFT
Wildfire 384MB RAM > Tattoo 256MB RAM
Wildfire 5mp Autofocus cam > 3.15mp cam

This post has been edited by allenlyk: Jul 18 2010, 11:41 AM

Already got my WIldfire, Red color
1199 with 8GB.. Screen protector just temporary as it does not fit the whole screen..

right. Previously I use Omnia 2 which 3.7" screen. Feel not enough. So now get Galaxy S.

well no data as there isn't much user yet but the rumors that it will not support upgrade any OS upgrade after Froyo bothering me a lil... the xda data is just very lil only compare to <30k apps around only that tenth confirm running is a lost... well i confirm with the guy at the booth already there is some apps cannot support but they did not confirm how many...

and the upgrade is small la... if better resolution LCD spec i call it big then... that is my point of view... for the cam even u give me 3mp with AF is ok already...



*maybe you can refer to here... user said there is a quite a numbers of apps that is missing from their bigger siblings...



This post has been edited by michael9413: Jul 18 2010, 01:50 PM

Guys need help, how to disable facebook to autosync contacts info? My calander is full of birthday reminders!

Hi squareballs, can you please upload some pictures taken from wildfire for us? Thanks

I'm selling SP that fits the whole screen

just bought a wildfire @ mid valley just now, only left red, but still ok for me

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Added on July 18, 2010, 4:41 pmhi guys just wanna know what GPS software can be use with this phone?

This post has been edited by beebee: Jul 18 2010, 04:48 PM

just now u did not ask them meh??? that day when i was there he tell me Ndrive but not sure it is for Desire or Wildfire... coz that day i'm playing a lil with this 2 phone...

alot of ppl just now and seems busy, only managed to ask them a few questions

I'll post up when i'm free..
I've asked about the GPs, Garmin and Ndrive.. Ndrive he say still no support this phone, ask me go Their outlet install next month..
Don't know is BS or not..

This phoen so far so good, quite responsive..