Basically, do I get the Desire now and install Froyo when it's out, or do I wait for hardware designed to work with Froyo? Is the hardware in the Desire beefy enough?
+1 on that, i am on the same situation.
The Desire copes well with 2.1, it'll be plenty enough for Froyo. What might be a point to hold off from getting one now is the rather lacking availability in certain parts of the world right now. Plus, the Desire might come down a frew quid in price once the Supersonic and other 4G phones hit the market.
2.2 is designed for this current generation so yeah it's beefy enough, only problem is if you get an HTC handset, it will take longer to get 2.2 than a nexus one because HTC has to modify it.
If you have no problem with installing "unofficial" updates, you can get the Desire now and xda-developers will bring you the Froyo
If you don't want to do that, then the decision will be a tough one...
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2.2 is designed for this current generation so yeah it's beefy enough, only problem is if you get an HTC handset, it will take longer to get 2.2 than a nexus one because HTC has to modify it.
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Yeah, but surely I can install one of the 2.2 ROMs which will be available here?
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The Desire copes well with 2.1, it'll be plenty enough for Froyo. What might be a point to hold off from getting one now is the rather lacking availability in certain parts of the world right now. Plus, the Desire might come down a frew quid in price once the Supersonic and other 4G phones hit the market.
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the supersonic (htc evo sprint) looks tempting with the same screen as my hd2, thanks.
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Yeah, but surely I can install one of the 2.2 ROMs which will be available here?
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Of course... it just won't be an official release... that bothers some people... but I really like using the more customised roms xda developers release
Also... the Desire has a couple of benefits over the Nexus One... better screen (touch wise) + I prefer the hard buttons to the soft buttons on the N1
So sure you'll be waiting a little longer for a rom release... but you'll have a (slightly) nicer phone to use...
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Plus, the Desire might come down a frew quid in price once the Supersonic and other 4G phones hit the market.
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The Supersonic is the HTC Evo, but it and other 4G phones won't affect the price of the Desire because:
a) It is a CDMA device, so it's essentially a US only device.
b) It uses WiMAX for 4G - I don't expect any European cellular operators will use WiMAX for their 4G networks, they will use LTE. As far as I'm aware, the only European WiMAX deployments are for wireless internet solutions.
c) Since you use the term quid, I assume you are in the UK - currently none of the networks have given any firm dates for rolling out 4G networks. I wouldn't be at all surprised if we're looking at 2012+.
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Dave
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Also... the Desire has a couple of benefits over the Nexus One... better screen (touch wise)
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Erhhhh - as far as I'm aware, the Nexus and the Desire use exactly the same screens.
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I'd take the Desire.
Besides, it already has the support for Flash 10.1 (for comparison - Nexus One does not) so you kinda experiencing "a bit of Froyo" already )))
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I'd take the Desire.
Besides, it already has the support for Flash 10.1 (for comparison - Nexus One does not) so you kinda experiencing "a bit of Froyo" already )))
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nope the desire has flash lite - which about all its capable of doing is displaying adverts.
The Desire is a new phone and will easily handle Froyo. It's a great phone and I would recommend it 100% now. What's the point of waiting, the hardware is excellent and will remain so for a while. Buy it now and enjoy!
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The Desire is a new phone and will easily handle Froyo. It's a great phone and I would recommend it 100% now. What's the point of waiting, the hardware is excellent and will remain so for a while. Buy it now and enjoy!
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Couldn't have said it better
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Totally agree - great phone don't wait.
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Erhhhh - as far as I'm aware, the Nexus and the Desire use exactly the same screens.
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Thicker glass on the desire & improved touch hardware = better screen
Use both and you'll instantly know what I mean...
It depends on your CURRENT phone
If you can wait, then wait ... if NOT (or has an iPhone) then buy HTC Desire !
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To my knowledge, 4G will not be widely available in Europe until 2011 or 2012.
@Vlad You can hold out till then if you want , but it depends on when 4G is gonna be available in your country.
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Hi im thinking of buying a htc desire would you say its a good phone is it easy to root, what android does it run. Any info would help
it runs android 2.1, and is fairly easy to root but we don't have full root access.
If you want the latest updates quick (2.2) and easy rooting get the nexus one
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it runs android 2.1, and is fairly easy to root but we don't have full root access.
If you want the latest updates quick (2.2) and easy rooting get the nexus one
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What do you mean by "we don't have full root access"?
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What do you mean by "we don't have full root access"?
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The current root that we have is a temporary workaround. It is dependent on a pc to push files to the phone to enter recovery mode.
You can read more about it here.
But of course developers are working on it and I believe we will have a full root in no time.
i know its too let...
but i am going to buy a Desire, so what should i look for? is there any version of android to look for, any specific hboot version?
i want to root it. so any info will be greatly appreciated...
GSM desires all are rootable. Newest CDMA (sold in the USA) are not yet.
Updates are available OTA, or via download, so does not matter what version it comes with, you can update easily.
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i know its too let...
but i am going to buy a Desire, so what should i look for? is there any version of android to look for, any specific hboot version?
i want to root it. so any info will be greatly appreciated...
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Get a newer phone, with bigger internal space and proper multitouch.
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Get a newer phone, with bigger internal space and proper multitouch.
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This. This phone is still a good device for those who bought it like 1 year ago or so, it didn't grew very old..but ofc if you wanna go for a new toy you should really look at the Galaxy-S II or at the Optimus Dual atm.
If your looking for a pretty powerful phone, get a dual core. Desire is good and it is easy to root (GSM) but internal storage lets it down. If you want, get the Desire S but no point. Get the Sensation or wait for Google I/O and see what is going to be available.
I got the first generation HTC Desire, and i'm very unhappy with it. The antenna and GPS isn't very powerful, and as with original firmware it got a lot of lag-problems. So I wouldn't prefer the Desire's.
I got the Desire when it first came out. It is a good phone, but as has been mentioned above, rather wait for the dual core phones to come out. I have had mine for 12 months, 6 to go on my contract and can't wait for a faster phone, perhaps I'll wait an extra few months for a quad core(insert daydream here). But if you are looking for a "budget" quality phone, I don't think you can go wrong with a Desire.
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I second this.
The Desire is an awesome phone,but you can get an even better one for a bit more money.
That said,if you want something like the Desire but newer,try the Desire S or Samsung Galaxy Plus (it'll come out soon)...i'd recommend a dual core phone...but thats just a big waste of money >_>
There are at least two versions of Desire on makret now: made in Thailand and China, they say that the thailand's ones are better at least concerning building... but they are slightly more expensive...
So... you decide,.)
Thanx guys for your advice...
I chose it because its amoled display. If not how about desire hd, think this will help with the Rom memory. I am buying used ones. So latest ones are not suitable for me.
Thank you guys again.......
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Thanx guys for your advice...
I chose it because its amoled display. If not how about desire hd, think this will help with the Rom memory. I am buying used ones. So latest ones are not suitable for me.
Thank you guys again.......
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DHD's battery isn't that powerful and its still 5 months old phone now. Unless you can get it for pocket change, I'd wait for newer models and then buy the top **** available.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/3-5-ca...-quadband-gsm-tv-cell-phone-w-gps-wi-fi-70778
Desire HD has a lame screen (lcd, not even slcd) with poor color qualitty and you can't see anything in the sun light. It has the worst battery perfomance a phone could ever have and with all these deal breakers they cost a lot. Not to mention its too...frigging big, it has the size of my wallet.
The classic Desire is definitely too old and not worth buying nowadays, plus its very limited on hardware (no true multitouch, poor GPU and very small internal memory).
You should try Desire S if you afford or even a samsung galaxy S i9000, pretty old phone but still with monster hardware and kick ass screen.
Easy to root, and you can find many fantastic custom roms incuding gingerbread and sense 2.1
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desire very good easy to root and simple to use i would buy
Buy the desire s
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Hi All,
Anyone know of any news whether we will be getting a ROM Upgrade or a HTC Sense update for the Desire at all?
Thanks
read on a thread somewhere in here that it is coming to desires in december.
Or u could always flash hd rom. Sense hd i mean
Patience my friend, it's coming in December
Aye December, my guess is it will be included with Gingerbread update.
Yay! Thanks guys, I love this board so much. Maybe it sounds odd, but I hate flashing ROMs rather than using the stock ones. Just feels dirty
Awaiting December.
what have you guys been smoking there will be no gingerbread or sence update i can guarantee you that
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what have you guys been smoking there will be no gingerbread or sence update i can guarantee you that
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You're base for your comment?
(Not sure about Gingerbread though...don't know where that rumour came from)
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You're base for your comment?
(Not sure about Gingerbread though...don't know where that rumour came from)
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experience.... first of all the desire is nearly a year old, waaay to old for htc support in my experience. secondly, htc want us to buy new handsets not keep our old ones, it makes no sence updating old hardware. and finally, the htc legend is only a few months older than our desire and they dont even have froyo yet, so you give me an example of htc supporting year old hardware with new software updates and i will rescind my comments
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experience.... first of all the desire is nearly a year old, waaay to old for htc support in my experience. secondly, htc want us to buy new handsets not keep our old ones, it makes no sence updating old hardware. and finally, the htc legend is only a few months older than our desire and they dont even have froyo yet, so you give me an example of htc supporting year old hardware with new software updates and i will rescind my comments
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What you say is true, of course hTC would want us to buy the Desire HD & Z, but the Desire is less than 7 months old (announced in April, realeased in May/ June), not 1 year old, that means nearly all Desire users are still bound by their contracts. If hTC was to abandon the Desire, how would their customers feel? that hTC keeps on pushing out new models but leaving the older models to wither & die? I think not...
but only time would tell
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What you say is true, of course hTC would want us to buy the Desire HD & Z, but the Desire is less than 7 months old (announced in April, realeased in May/ June), not 1 year old, that means nearly all Desire users are still bound by their contracts. If hTC was to abandon the Desire, how would their customers feel? that hTC keeps on pushing out new models but leaving the older models to wither & die? I think not...
but only time would tell
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good point were all second guessing htc anyway, only they know what devices there going to continue to support
If the new Sense doesn't come to Desire do you think it'd be possible to at least get HTC's offline Maps app - like they have with other features?
I bought a Hero when it came - so I know all about HTC not supporting devices. The first update I got for that phone came in June (Eclair).
And the thing about that update was that it came in two packages. It was a ****ty update I didn't use.
It's a fact that HTC doesn't support their own devices. When it comes to the Desire, I'm hoping they won't **** on us again, it's not outdated yet.
Or maybe it is to HTC - Still. I'm going to have this phone for another 9 months so it'd be nice with at least one official update.
HTC - "We make new phones for you.
Get rid of the old one, seriously."
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experience.... first of all the desire is nearly a year old, waaay to old for htc support in my experience.
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Nothing makes me angry than ignorance. This is ignorance of the highest order. The iPhone 3G was released in July 2008 and it's still getting firmware updates. The Desire is barely 7 months old.
Grrrrr!
IamMartin said:
Nothing makes me angry than ignorance. This is ignorance of the highest order. The iPhone 3G was released in July 2008 and it's still getting firmware updates. The Desire is barely 7 months old.
Grrrrr!
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The iPhone is an iPhone.
The iPhone was not made by HTC
Apple makes the iPhone
HTC and Apple are not the same
Apple/iPhone - supported.
HTC/Any device - unsupported.
It's not ignorance. It's basic knowledge. HTC doesn't continue supporting devices. Apple might. HTC doesn't.
Then again, that's one of the reasons XDA exists.
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Nothing makes me angry than ignorance. This is ignorance of the highest order. The iPhone 3G was released in July 2008 and it's still getting firmware updates. The Desire is barely 7 months old.
Grrrrr!
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dont call me ignorant, instead educate yourself, the reason even 2g iphones still get firmware updates is so apple can keep the tyrannic grip on what software they use!!! htc dont use this method, and after owning maybe 10 htc devices in the last 10 years, i think i can speak with experience.
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You're base for your comment?
(Not sure about Gingerbread though...don't know where that rumour came from)
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Wasn't really trying to start a rumor. Just that gingerbread is expected from Google 4th quarter and new sense expected December made sense to me that HTC would wait and give one last update together.
i seriously hope that's the case, but it seems unlikely and I think It'll be up to XDA to get gingerbread onto the Desire...
It makes me kinda sad to read this. I know it's true and yet I always hope HTC changes their game plan and just support older devices.
I know they want ppl to buy their new devices but why would you buy a HTC you can only use for roughly a half year and then get outdated software.
Why not choose for a Samsung Galaxy S? mayB they have better support for their devices (just an example).
but I hope we all get proven wrong!!
There is a reason because HTC is going to upgrade our Desires. I think HTC want to boost the htcsense.com portal and for this, new sense is required, and what hardware can use new sense? Only Desire. So it’s a way to get a lot of users without waiting the sales of Z and HD
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There is a reason because HTC is going to upgrade our Desires. I think HTC want to boost the htcsense.com portal and for this, new sense is required, and what hardware can use new sense? Only Desire. So it’s a way to get a lot of users without waiting the sales of Z and HD
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no, older phones can also support HTCSense, this can be proven as they announced that all future HTC Android devices will support HTCSense (both Entry level [eg.wildfire type] and Enterprise level [eg. Desire type]). but HTC are holding them off entry level phones as they are stingy and want us to buy more phones from them.
Hey, with all the new dual core phones out are you guys gonna upgrade from your desire? I myself would enjoy having a dual core phone but its not necessary. I may wait out this generation and go for the next. What are you guys gonna do?
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Hey, with all the new dual core phones out are you guys gonna upgrade from your desire? I myself would enjoy having a dual core phone but its not necessary. I may wait out this generation and go for the next. What are you guys gonna do?
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I would probably wait for the nexus prime, but i guess i want something different now (aka non android based phone)...
I'm going to stick it out for another year or so until 4G handsets hit the UK. Still really happy with my Desire.
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I'm attempting to get a sensation tomorrow as an upgrade without changing my price plan. However on the sensation thread there seems to be a good few issues but this seems to be the same with all new handsets.
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Not really until current projects are still in development. I'm not upgrading to a device lacking a nice selection of custom roms from trusted developers. It would be Pyrrhic victory imo.
Thought I wanted to upgrade, when I first began reading about the Pyramid/Sensation... But as others have said, I am happy to sit this one out and hang on to my Desire. Just having too much fun with it at the moment
I'm going Evo 3D. Need a bit of novelty value!
Seems a decent phone too.
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Not for now i have no needs for something bigger and better.
Not for now. Probably upgrading in Q1 2012 - when a bunch of new phones will come out.
Stick with desire, same reasons as given above... basically;
1) wait for the nexus whatever to see what that's like (and see if htc do a spin-off of that to see what that's like too)
2) wait for an ICS phone (HTC or not - i assume this will be part of #1 though)
3) wait for 4G
4) wait for quad core (rumour is early 2012)
5) my desire is fine as it is at the moment
I can wait till Sep/Oct to see if I am still sticking with Android or jumping ship to iPhone 5, or I could just keep the Desire and get the next-gen iPod touch instead
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I can wait till Sep/Oct to see if I am still sticking with Android or jumping ship to iPhone 5, or I could just keep the Desire and get the next-gen iPod touch instead
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gasp
with apple supposedly 'stealing' features from android (notification/widgets) etc. why would you go to apple?
That said - I can see a reason to go for an iPod Touch a year or so ago... but I'm actually happy with my Android-choice and I think it's only going to get better.
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with apple supposedly 'stealing' features from android (notification/widgets) etc. why would you go to apple?
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Heh, because history teaches us that apple steals things then makes them better...that's the way they work. Don't get me wrong, i'm just a consumer, not a shareholder, so i'm quite fine with that
I'll be waiting till end 2012, very happy with the desire, there isn't much it still can't do.
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Same here. I'm pleased with the Desire and would probably wait it out for another year until the next wave of Android phones to hit the market.
If I had to choose what I want to have after the HTC Desire, then I would choose Samsung S2 Galaxy, maybe I'll have the opportunity when my subscription runs out, which I have to march 2013 or will be an even more interesting possibility. In any case, I would not go on any other system
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Take away gaming - Can you think of any app that the desire cant do, that the other phones can?
I cant Desire is still right up there with the best, spec wise no but still a great phone
I've had my S2 for about a week now - at first I didn't really like how big it was and how light it feels but kept with it for a few days and grew to like it more and more - that's without even rooting it yet.
Tbh I was still perfectly happy with my desire I just had the opportunity at next to no cost so took it - now when I pick up the desire it's hard to believe I didn't notice the difference at first - everything about the S2 other than the standard keyboard is well advanced (which you would expect to be fair).
All i'll say is don't try the S2 or sensation whilst you still have your desire or you might not be able to hold on for the next gen phones!
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I'm going to stick it out for another year or so until 4G handsets hit the UK. Still really happy with my Desire.
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I thought the UK was not developing 4g? I was under the impression that 3g will be developed further since its not that great over here
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I thought the UK was not developing 4g? I was under the impression that 3g will be developed further since its not that great over here
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AFAIK, as soon as analogue TV is sitched off completely later this year, the frequency spectrum will be auctioned off for 4G licences.
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/4g-...-ofcom-details-new-spectrum-auction-50003241/
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Hi All,
I have the chance to get a Sensation tomorrow for free
I currently use the DHD and think the phone is awesome. Has anyone here had experience with both? I just wondered if the Sensation actually compares to the DHD or if it has any problems etc.
The main thing I can see immediately is the Sensation still doesn't have full root where as my DHD has boot unlocked and full root access so I swap my roms around quite often. Hopefully this will come soon to the sensation.
Anyway, if people who have already defected or played with both could let me know whether I'll feel impressed if I do get the Sensation please let me know your thoughts.
Thanks!
never mind,... only searched the DHD forums... just found this on the sensation forums.
same question sorry!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1170169
I think you should go for sensation as i dont think its gonna take too long for the developers on xda to root it. hope for the best
Moreover its better to have latest hardware to be future proof as the mobile hardware is improving drastically with cellphones having dual core processors and 1gb ram
For free? Seriously? Then why you're still asking this question? Just go for it already. You're the 2nd person i've met who gets sensation for free.
Dammit you're so lucky.
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I think you should go for sensation as i dont think its gonna take too long for the developers on xda to root it. hope for the best
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Won't be necessary. Htc have announced they will be unlocking the Sensation bootloader via ota in August. The phone is already rootable for those who were light enough to get themselves an unlocked engineering phone.
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For free then yes, as said when bootloader is unlocked devs will support it just think of it as a faster bigger brother to the DHD.
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Thanks for the replies everyone even though this is a double post
Sounds fairly unanimous to me, guess I'll have to pick it up
sensation definitely
I wouldn't go for the Sensation just yet, because I don't see any direct benefits from it, except for the higher resolution screen and the dual-core CPU. It is even a downgrade in some terms, since it's flash memory is smaller than DHD's. 1080p recording isn't a big of a deal, since the camera quality is just as bad as with all the other HTC devices. If you are after the fancy Sense 3.0 stuff, you can have it on your DHD with custom ROMs already. Plus, the high res is relatively new and there are still apps on the market you will have issues with. Thus, I would wait (and I will ) for the next flagship device, when the high res stuff is well established and there are no compatibility issues etc.
BUT, if you can get it for free and can live without root for some time, it's a different story, of course. Since its value is higher than that of DHD, I would probably go for it, but only to sell it later and get the next, proper flagship device
Funnily enough svyat that was my initial thought on the matter but you seem fairly certain this won't be HTC's flagship device. I don't really follow this stuff as much as I used to, do you know something I don't?? Do HTC have something else hidden away that they are going to sneak out anytime soon?
Cheers.
Called the htc holiday
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Flagship phones only remain so for around 6 months, so continually clamouring after the latest-and-greatest is futile. If your Sensation is 'free' on a new 18/24 month contract, I'd be inclined to wait and see what HTC announce in the next couple of months...
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you seem fairly certain this won't be HTC's flagship device.
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It definitely is their current flagship device.
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do you know something I don't??
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Not really, but eventually there will be another flagship device anyway.
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Called the htc holiday
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This could well be it
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Flagship phones only remain so for around 6 months
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True
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continually clamouring after the latest-and-greatest is futile
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Wrong. I need to have the best flagship device at all times
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I wouldn't go for the Sensation just yet, because I don't see any direct benefits from it, except for the higher resolution screen and the dual-core CPU. It is even a downgrade in some terms, since it's flash memory is smaller than DHD's. 1080p recording isn't a big of a deal, since the camera quality is just as bad as with all the other HTC devices. If you are after the fancy Sense 3.0 stuff, you can have it on your DHD with custom ROMs already. Plus, the high res is relatively new and there are still apps on the market you will have issues with. Thus, I would wait (and I will ) for the next flagship device, when the high res stuff is well established and there are no compatibility issues etc.
BUT, if you can get it for free and can live without root for some time, it's a different story, of course. Since its value is higher than that of DHD, I would probably go for it, but only to sell it later and get the next, proper flagship device
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+1. My criteria for a device is a) Android, b) good spec, c) "supported" by xda-developers
For the last point, read ROMs and the knowledge base.
All the same, if anyone wants to give me a Sensation, I won't refuse
Well... ok, maybe I should qualify my statement.
Continually clamouring after the latest-and-greatest is futile if you haven't got pocket-loads of disposable income. If you have, then go for it....
Since getting married and having children, such care-free days of unbridled tech-spending are long gone....
senstation is faster
sensation in better
Listen it's already confirmed Att will be releasing the htc holiday across the seas. It's estimated the name here in the us would be the Inspire HD. Jus like the mytouch series and the vibrant series. This phone is expected to be packed and quad core probably with the latest dual core chipset by the time it's released, be the best an latest. Wait till the htc holiday, it will be out this year around the 4th quarter of the year.
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Well... ok, maybe I should qualify my statement.
Continually clamouring after the latest-and-greatest is futile if you haven't got pocket-loads of disposable income. If you have, then go for it....
Since getting married and having children, such care-free days of unbridled tech-spending are long gone....
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You can also sell your current device and use the proceeds to buy the next best thing.
Does anybody know, if HTC is going to build a stock ICS-version? Because Samsung is going to make one for the SGS, which is released only two months later, and it has more or less the same system specification.
PS:Sorry for my bad english, I'm still a student
No. It almost didn't get Gingerbread.
but the desire got gingerbread, look here: htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads
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but the desire got gingerbread, look here: htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads
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He said almost. The desire HD isn't getting it, and that's the next Gen of the desire. Case closed
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Does anybody know, if HTC is going to build a stock ICS-version? Because Samsung is going to make one for the SGS, which is released only two months later, and it has more or less the same system specification.
PS:Sorry for my bad english, I'm still a student
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And it has hardware specs superior to Desire, not to mention 15 times larger internal memory.
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And it has hardware specs superior to Desire, not to mention 15 times larger internal memory.
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Also known as: Lazy corporations not caring about the customers. F*ck HTC, bad build quality, not keeping phones up-to-date, only good thing is their customer service which fixed my phone every time no questions asked. Next phone will be Samsung.
bortak said:
Also known as: Lazy corporations not caring about the customers. F*ck HTC, bad build quality, not keeping phones up-to-date, only good thing is their customer service which fixed my phone every time no questions asked. Next phone will be Samsung.
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You think HTC is bad build quality? Whenever I hold a SGS2 in my hand, ive got the feeling im holding a worthless piece of plastic. I still have a few months to think about the new phone im goinna pick, but I think I will miss Sense too much once I choose a non htc phone.
No, as the others already said, there wont be an original ICS-ROM for the Desire.
And the user "stankyou" meant by saying "No. It almost didn't get Gingerbread." that the stock Gingerbread ROM on Desire is just a light version of GB.
And yeah, its really a evidence of incapacity of HTC to not support a not even 2 years old flagship (at the time it was launched) smartphone. But Samsung and most of the other Android smartphones producers are quite the same unfortunately. Only Sony (Ericsson) showed way more effort in the last few months.
And for me HTC really lost the lead in technology a bit and some people are also saying that the devices of HTC suffer the loss of manufacture quality. My next Phone will probably be a Samsung even though the quality of the covers isnt the best.
There are several ICS Roms in development - but these are all stock.
I'd imagine once HTC Roms with ICS start getting out in the wild, somebody will probably try and port them to the Desire.
Considering the limited hardware, I wouldn't hold out too much hope for them being any good though.
big_X said:
Does anybody know, if HTC is going to build a stock ICS-version? Because Samsung is going to make one for the SGS, which is released only two months later, and it has more or less the same system specification.
PS:Sorry for my bad english, I'm still a student
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Wrong. Samsung isn't releasing ICS for the original Galaxy S. They might be releasing a 'value pack'.
And im100% sure that the original Desire won't get ICS officially.
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