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By: HTC Desire vs iPhone 4 vs Palm Pre Plus | PDA-247

HTC Desire vs iPhone 4 vs Palm Pre Plus | PDA-247 — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:01:09 +0000

[...] A link to Shaun’s in depth review of the HTC Desire is here, also there’s a previous comparison between the desire and the iPhone 3GS here. I mention it [...]

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HTC Legend Mobile Phone - News, Information, Deals & Offers — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 02:01:01 +0000

[...] HTC Desire Review | PDA-247Straight from finishing my HTC Legend review (here, here and here) an HTC Desire dropped through the letterbox which gives me the chance to see if it really is worth the full £13 extra over the Legend. I am not going to write a full … [...]

By: gavinfabl

gavinfabl — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:44:45 +0000

thanks for that, still waiting for news on new iphone, but desire does look great. i hsve a custom rom on my hd2 which is proving superb. still feel its gonna be tricky to beat the hd2. will have to play with desire when phone shops locslly actually have a model in stock. all 12 stores out of stock at weekend.

By: jah

jah — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:48:30 +0000

Gavin, for the following reasons:

- Faster, no lag at all. Browser rendering and scroll speeds are terrific. All graphics are much faster
- Screen quality, AMOLED much better than standard HD2 screen (colours more vibrant)
- Screen sensitivity, even though the Dresire screen is smaller touch accuracy is better. The virtual keyboard on the Desire is easier to use and more accurate
- Cheaper, the Desire is cheaper contract free (PAYG is £360 inc. VAT)
- Better range and cheaper apps
- Call quality and ability to work in weak signal area better
- Music playback also better quality (I did not expect this)

But HD2 is better because:

- Video playback at the moment is better (full screen and smoother)
- Proper BT keyboard support
- Includes edit version of Office application
- Exchange sync includes Tasks and PC Activesync includes Notes

By: gavinfabl

gavinfabl — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:10:40 +0000

@ jah why is the Desire better than your HD2

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HTC Desire Review | PDA-247 | all the last news for HIGH TECH — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:50:17 +0000

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By: jah

jah — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:42:23 +0000

Philippa:

- screen protectors available are Martin Fields and VIKUITI (see eBay or Mobilefun.co.uk). I am using the Vikuiti one and there is no impact on the usability of the AMOLED screen
- cases, flip case from Noreve or slip case called “U-Bop SlipSleeve” (see Mobilefun.co.uk or Amazon.co.uk). The Noreve case is good as the Desire is held in position by the side and so the screen in not obscured.
- battery, again it seems Mobilefun.co.uk have the most options but the original battery is very cheap at Play.com

By: Maureen

Maureen — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:42:41 +0000

Great review. Simple but to the point. I read the long review at matt and tracy and not once was the screen outdoors issue mentioned. Thanks for keeping it real!

By: Philippa

Philippa — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:21:54 +0000

@Jah – it’s with t-mobile. Pointers on both would be appreciated! It sounds like a spare battery might be an idea too.

By: jah

jah — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:05:15 +0000

Philippa – is that on T-mobile or Orange? Orange appear to have a different colour Desire from the rest of the networks. If you need any pointers on screen protectors / cases then just ask

By: Philippa

Philippa — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:49:31 +0000

Ordered one as a upgrade for my G1. I hope it’s here soon!

By: jah

jah — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:27:59 +0000

One more point, the battery. The battery only just lasts a whole day. But I will be ordering a spare (high capacity ones are available from Seidio Innocell) one as a back-up.

By: jah

jah — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:23:10 +0000

Android has arrived! I have bene using my Desire a lot since March 26th and I have had very few problems given that it uses a new version of Sense UI & Android. And yes my iPhone owning colleagues are impressed. But as a business user, there are two areas where Android needs to improve (to meet my requirements):

- BT keyboard support is not complete. The profiles are there but not the keyboard drivers
- Task & Notes sync with Exchange servers. Yes security protocols are implemented but not Task sync. I have had to but a 3rd party app for task & notes sync.

The real surprise was the quality sound reproduction over BT. Better than any SE or Nokia phone I have used. And by the way, Desire is also the best “phone” I have ever used.