Guys, I've gotten the oppertunity to trade my current silver HTC Desire, which I trully love. For a brand new HTC Desire HD.
Should I go for it or not? No sneaky catch, it's just my mom needs a new phone, she doesn't care what phone. So I could get a Desire HD with this and she gets my 'old' Desire.
gotten the same oppertunity here, my dad needs a new phone!
Go for it!!
Why not!!
I'm really interested in the Desire HD. But I also REALLLLLYYYY love my SILVER Desire.
My previous phone was a crappy HP iPAQ Data Messenger running WM6.1, so I didn't feel bad at all getting rid of that. But this is my Desire dude! MY DESIREE!
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What requires a Google Account? As she doesn't have Gmail and you know about Android...
EddyOS said:
Go for it!!
Why not!!
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maybe it will take a long time until root, s-off and uvoc is available, and it might lack good cooked roms and developers. it could be like htc legend and wildfire, nothing really happens at those forums
Why does rooting need to be the main reason to get a phone? Wouldn't be in my case
I've never modded my Desire in anyway. No root, no flash, no nothing. So that ain't the deal breaker.
lucky buggers
EddyOS said:
Why does rooting need to be the main reason to get a phone? Wouldn't be in my case
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Desire has 1.5gb internal storage, and a WiFi hotspot, so I tend to agree that rooting it probably isn't going to be as big an issue for many.
In addition, the extras you get from htcsense.com, means it's unlikely you would want to replace the Sense ROM with an AOSP ROM.
Regards,
Dave
kekkle said:
Should I go for it or not? No sneaky catch, it's just my mom needs a new phone, she doesn't care what phone. So I could get a Desire HD with this and she gets my 'old' Desire.
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Thinking about it, if your mum doesn't care which phone, get the HD, and buy her a PAYG Orange San Francisco. That way, you can either keep your Desire, or you can sell it!
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
Thinking about it, if your mum doesn't care which phone, get the HD, and buy her a PAYG Orange San Francisco. That way, you can either keep your Desire, or you can sell it!
Regards,
Dave
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Lol, not that extreme neither. She wants a phone with which she can call, text and read her mail quickly.
She's not an avid internet browser or a crazy install all app-er. She just want to get access to her mail and sometimes chat via MSN.
Well don't think so much. Get HD, or if you do not want I'll give my for one HD
Well, the HD is for me just way too big. The Desire 's got the perfect size imo - only option for me were the Z (but I just replaced my HD2 with a Desire last week, so I won't switch too early - maybe in January).
Be careful, there are numerous reports about the Desire HD's display looking "washed out"... Some people says the display looks really low quality.
The Desire screen is a dream to look at so I wouldn't trade a gorgeous looking 3.7" screen for a slightly bigger one that has washed out colors. Of course the HD have many other advantages but the display is very important to me at least... It was just a warning, just do a google search if you don't believe me...
Try it at least your mum will have the desire. If you don't like the HD try and get her to trade for the HD and you get your desire back.
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I got sick of the size of my HD2, you can't get into a car without having to remove it from your pocket, it's bulky, they are pretty much one drop wonders as well with a screen that big. The battery life is pathetic and of course, with the Desire HD the battery will drain faster as it's only 1230 mAh quite a bit smaller than the Desires 1400 mAh battery. Coming from a HD2 to a Desire, you really notice that extra juice.
I am so happy with my Desire at the moment I wouldn't swap it for another phone.
EddyOS said:
Why does rooting need to be the main reason to get a phone? Wouldn't be in my case
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Here is a good one...Market enabler, like in my case , if you live in a country where google does not support paid apps to yet..Otherwise you essensially get a crippled 2k app phone (most of which are wallpaper apps, ringtones and clocks or batt widgets)
I wouldnt trade.....the battery from that device sucks even harder.
just a teeny question, doesn't TFT screens suck less juice than AMOLEDs?
that's probably why HTC is using a smaller battery on the HD
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just a teeny question, doesn't TFT screens suck less juice than AMOLEDs?
that's probably why HTC is using a smaller battery on the HD
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it really depends..the new slcd type is tested and has about same and when displaying white content even better battery life..i am not aware what type of screen the desire hd uses though..
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Hey, I need your help!
I'm thinking about exchanging my HD2 for a Desire, but I'd like to know how good the single LED flash is vs. the dual LED in the HD2.
Does someone own both phones? If so, could you do some comparison shots with the flash?
Also, can you say something about the battery life?
And screen with the fewer sub-pixels in the Desire vs. the lower contrast of the HD2's LCD screen?
Really hope someone has them both and can help me.
I will receive my Desire on tuesday hopefully, so then I will be able to compare it for you with my sisters hd2 of course if you dont mind waiting, pretty sure some users here have both phones already
I dunno if this helps but the flash is bright enough to take a photo in a completely dark room and it be visible.
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I will receive my Desire on tuesday hopefully, so then I will be able to compare it for you with my sisters hd2 of course if you dont mind waiting, pretty sure some users here have both phones already
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Thanks a lot!
No, I don't mind waiting. It will only become available here in a week or so.
EDIT: Thanks, brummiesteven. Yes, from what I read it's pretty good, I only wonder how good it is compared to the HD2...
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Thanks a lot!
No, I don't mind waiting. It will only become available here in a week or so.
EDIT: Thanks, brummiesteven. Yes, from what I read it's pretty good, I only wonder how good it is compared to the HD2...
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you can order desire from t-mobile over the phone or through the internet and you get 7 days to play with it and return it, and they will pay you back so i think that would be the best for you cuz you can test it however you like
Aren't they SIM-locked?
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Aren't they SIM-locked?
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Yes, unbranded though and only 15 euros for an unlock code.
C:Sharp! said:
Aren't they SIM-locked?
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yes but you can grab a free sim from your local store or online and use it for testing
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Yes, unbranded though and only 15 euros for an unlock code.
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does that mean we dont have to debrand the phone to get htcs updates?
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Yes, unbranded though and only 15 euros for an unlock code.
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Didn't know you could get cheap unlock codes in the UK. Nice!
Anyway, if someone could do a test, that would be great.
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yes but you can grab a free sim from your local store or online and use it for testing
does that mean we dont have to debrand the phone to get htcs updates?
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No you need to debrand to get HTC Updates. Although there is no physical branding and only a T-Mobile startup animation.
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Didn't know you could get cheap unlock codes in the UK. Nice!
Anyway, if someone could do a test, that would be great.
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course you can mate if you got time to look for it
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No you need to debrand to get HTC Updates. Although there is no physical branding and only a T-Mobile startup animation.
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ah ok I get you know
Just pushing, maybe someone has both now and can help?
I will write my feelings tonight just busy at work currently
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Cool! Thanks a lot!
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Hey, I need your help!
I'm thinking about exchanging my HD2 for a Desire, but I'd like to know how good the single LED flash is vs. the dual LED in the HD2.
Does someone own both phones? If so, could you do some comparison shots with the flash?
Also, can you say something about the battery life?
And screen with the fewer sub-pixels in the Desire vs. the lower contrast of the HD2's LCD screen?
Really hope someone has them both and can help me.
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Battery life is about 25% better on the Desire.
Flash comparison please make your own mind up, I have uploaded comparison shots taken with both phones below:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/sets/72157623774124256/
Screen is gonna be one of those things were everyone has a different opinion, but my choice would be the size and clear readability of the HD2 over the better contrast on the Desire.
Thanks very much!
Crazy, I think the picture from the Desire looks better.
What camera drivers do you have on your HD2? Those from the TMO US 2.10 ROM?
It looks like the single LED on the Desire is just as bright as the two LEDs of the HD2, is that true? What if you take a picture in a big, dark room, is the range of the Desire's flash the same as the range of the HD2's flash?
Nice to hear that the battery life is better, despite the spec sheets telling something different. Actually, with the smaller AMOLED screen, the Desire's battery life *should* be better, but strangely, HTC claim otherwise.
I have a Touch HD with a 3.8" screen and an HD2 with the 4.3" screen, and interestingly, at minimum zoom level (and the same amount of content on both screens), the Touch HD's smaller screen is more readable.
I guess this isn't the case with the Desire, since it has less sub-pixels?
reese
well i have just bought a Desire unlocked and come from a HD2 . i would say the desire definately has the better camera /flash ,takes a very nice photo and has control over saturation and other effects which make for very interesting pictures. Something which the Hd2 lacked.
Battery life for me is a bit of an issue and may be down to all the updates which i am still playing about with. Though to be honest i had to charge both by the end of the day.
Just for comparison between the two though i would say the Desire thrashes the HD2 , even screen size doesnt matter as the Desire screen is still pretty large and a delight to watch with amoled. May have issues come summer when the screen will be rendered useless( twas a bit sunny otherday and i was in the shade to read it .) Android is just great to use over windows.
Does HTC Desire has all the new functions on HTC Wildfire like HTC Caller ID that shows the caller’s Facebook status and a birthday reminder? app recommendation? flash support? etc..
I think so. The Wildfire is basically a similar and more affordable version of the Desire, but with lower specs and smaller screen.
As of now the desire doesn't have the new "features" yet, I guess we'll see them when HTC ships sense for froyo.
Wildfire is the baby version of the Desire that I was going to buy my girlfriend.
So whenever she forgets who's boss, we compare benchmarks
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Wildfire is the baby version of the Desire that I was going to buy my girlfriend.
So whenever she forgets who's boss, we compare benchmarks
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LOL that made me laugh! isnt the wildfire a little cheaper? you might as well go for the desire for longer life and easier to support but after saying that i was thinking about doing the same thing, then thought desire and then my brother mentioned apple!
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LOL that made me laugh! isnt the wildfire a little cheaper? you might as well go for the desire for longer life and easier to support but after saying that i was thinking about doing the same thing, then thought desire and then my brother mentioned apple!
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Well, the Widfire is essentially the "Student" version, it's meant to bring all the power of Social Networking etc that the others bring in a more affordable design.
I was having a nice chat with a couple of lovely young ladies doing a promotion in a local store yesterday after I finished explaining the specs of their phones to them, and how I love to f*** with their firmwares.
Does anyone know the approx. price-tag for the Wildefire? I'm thinking of buying one for my gf.
About 300€
so I pretty much decided I'm getting the HTC Desire over the Nexus one, but now with the Desire HD's release about 1 month away I'm debating whether or not to wait.
To be honest I'm in love with the HD's huge screen and looks, but looks alone don't cut it for me. I plan to jump on board the modding/rooting community as soon as I can (just starting out atm) and the Desire is the better choice when it comes to that since its been rooted and messed around with already.
I just worry that I will have to wait a very long time for the Desire HD to be rooted successfully, or it will turnout to be hard to hack and play with like the Nexus one and Desire as I want to try my hand at some hacking myself.
what do you think I should do?
Thanks in advance
EDIT: ok thanks everyone for the replies, I've pretty much decided to go with the Desire. I need a phone I can play around with right away so the Desire would be the better choice. Maybe in the near future when I need a new phone android phones will be more out of the box hacker friendly (hints @ HTC)
If I were you I'd take the HD, but after hTC's stunt with the T-Mobile G2, I'm not so sure at all. If you really want to customise your phone properly, then your best bet would be the Desire.
I'm after the HD now, as i'm a phone whore. So if you want a Desire £230 if you fancy it, unbranded, used but never damaged. Screen mint, phone mint. PM if your interested.
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I'm after the HD now, as i'm a phone whore. So if you want a Desire £230 if you fancy it, unbranded, used but never damaged. Screen mint, phone mint. PM if your interested.
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thank you for the offer, but i'm still trying to decide between both phones. do post back and tell me how the HD was though
h3llb3nd4 said:
If I were you I'd take the HD, but after hTC's stunt with the T-Mobile G2, I'm not so sure at all. If you really want to customise your phone properly, then your best bet would be the Desire.
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what stunt? and i am leaning more towards the desire at the moment because its more customizable. i'll look around the Desire HD forum for more info, maybe that will help me decide.
ByteFalcon said:
thank you for the offer, but i'm still trying to decide between both phones. do post back and tell me how the HD was though
what stunt? and i am leaning more towards the desire at the moment because its more customizable. i'll look around the Desire HD forum for more info, maybe that will help me decide.
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here you go
http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/10/06...epair-if-rooted-modding-community-cries-foul/
Desire!
definetly a Desire. A guy at work got one today and i was well jelous until i saw it in the flesh.
The screen is bigger but the resolution isnt much higher than the desire resulting in a big average screen.
Obviously the cloud features are a benifit but no doublt a custom rom will turn up with them on sooner or later.
Aye. supposedly we're going to get the HD sense package for our desires in December too! w00t.
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I think you should go for Desire. Spending more money just for HD features when your use is mainly for modding - ahhh... doesnt make sense to me
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Hey, what do you mean by Free of Market Restrictions? (sorry for going offtopic)
I have a Desire and wanted a Desire HD. Until I noticed, it's not the hardware I want. It's the software.
I think the design of the Desire is better.
I also like the physical buttons more. (My mom got a Wildfire, I had using it cause I always accidently hit the capatative buttons).
I think the size is perfect. Sometimes I feel like I wouldn't mind if the Desire was bigger. At other times when using with 1 hand, I find it a bit big.
It's the nw HTC Sense that I noticed I REALLY want. And I'm gonna get that anyway. Officially or modded.
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I have a Desire and wanted a Desire HD. Until I noticed, it's not the hardware I want. It's the software.
I think the design of the Desire is better.
I also like the physical buttons more. (My mom got a Wildfire, I had using it cause I always accidently hit the capatative buttons).
I think the size is perfect. Sometimes I feel like I wouldn't mind if the Desire was bigger. At other times when using with 1 hand, I find it a bit big.
It's the nw HTC Sense that I noticed I REALLY want. And I'm gonna get that anyway. Officially or modded.
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I share your exact same views, I really wished HTC would make a smaller sized flagship phone...
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oh yeah, i heard that this feature was on the motorola Droid, had no idea HTC did that same thing to the G2. While the phone will most likely be sold here unbranded and unlocked, since I got Legend which was exclusively sold by vodaphone unbranded and unlocked, i think it will most likely be a built-in hardware feature regardless of whether or not its exclusive to a certain carrier. that seems to be the on going trend right now with HTC and other manufacturers.
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at the moment the Desire seems to be the better choice for me, i was considering the HD version based purely on physical looks. after seeing the HD2 in person i loved the huge screen and i thought the Desire HD will be like a buffed up android version of the HD2. i know the Desire will eventually get the updated Sense UI so i have no worries regarding the software.
As for the camera, 5MP is good enough for me when i want to take pictures on the go, otherwise i bring along a real camera with me. I don't think phone cameras are good enough to replace an actual camera just yet.
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so I pretty much decided I'm getting the HTC Desire over the Nexus one, but now with the Desire HD's release about 1 month away I'm debating whether or not to wait.
To be honest I'm in love with the HD's huge screen and looks, but looks alone don't cut it for me. I plan to jump on board the modding/rooting community as soon as I can (just starting out atm) and the Desire is the better choice when it comes to that since its been rooted and messed around with already.
I just worry that I will have to wait a very long time for the Desire HD to be rooted successfully, or it will turnout to be hard to hack and play with like the Nexus one and Desire as I want to try my hand at some hacking myself.
what do you think I should do?
Thanks in advance
EDIT: ok thanks everyone for the replies, I've pretty much decided to go with the Desire. I need a phone I can play around with right away so the Desire would be the better choice. Maybe in the near future when I need a new phone android phones will be more out of the box hacker friendly (hints @ HTC)
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I want to jump on the band wagon here cos im in the same boat, and this thread has thrown a spanner in the works!!
Ive currently got a rooted hero but lack the power from a 1ghz amongst other things....ive played in length with the Desire and genuinely love it, but its knocking on a bit now so am tempted to hold out for the Desire HD as the price is only £100 diff.
What are we saying about the new HD ? Is it likely to going to be a ball ache to do what the desire already does well.....dont get me wrong ill wait for the dev work to catch up but obviously if theres **** hard coded designed to prevent rooting is it gonna be worth it?
also im going unbranded this time....if that makes a difference (aside from the obvious lack of network restrictions!)
I'd suggest wait till the community has successfully rooted the HD, then decide
aww I was gonna go buy the Desire tomorrow, now I can't decide again haha
I can call HTC's distributor here and ask them when exactly the device will release here and how much it will be for. When i was comparing between the Nexus and Desire the price was almost the same but now there is obviously going to be a significant price difference.
I guess for me now it all comes down to the price and customization ability.
I've checked the Desire HD's forums and there seems to be a temporary root solution for it at the moment. Looks like they are still working on it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=812358
I've got rooted Desire loaded with RCMix S with Sense 3.0 which runs incredibly smooth. Unfortunately I managed to tear the volume button module from the main flex cable. A new one would come at ~70$, which makes me unsure as I've already spent money replacing the lcd and usb port.
I'm therefore considering Sensation, but wondering whether it'll be very different from my Desire which already runs Sense 3.0 (partly). Is it worth the upgrade?
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its 5mm wider and 5mm taller.
I love my desire to bits but my carrier will give me a sensation for free when its upgrade time...
dual core and full fat gingerbread...
WOuldn't know whether to keep my old desire as a backup or sell it. Whats the going rate for rooted Desire with stockBravo rom with a few bumps and scratches (not on the screen)?
Sensation's screen sux big time compared to the amoled the desire has. Also there is no custom rom support to date coz of the locked bootloader, and the phone itself is pawned badly hardware wise by any other dual out there: the ui lags in a horrid way and the gpu is not half as good as the one of a SGS (and i don't mean SGS II, i don't wanna be THAT unfair). I picked up one at a shop the other day and i was about to puke. Big NO NO if you ask me. Go for a SGS II if you can, or just wait for the new Nexus.
I disagree, I had hands on with a sensation before its release at the gadget show from a HTC rep who had a pre release hidden in his pocket. I loved it, even as a pre release it was super quick and felt like the perfect size. The video and camera capture was great and I immediately felt downgraded when using my desire a few moments later.
The sgs looks too much like the iPhone as well as the UI and there is no other phone on the market in my opinion that looks as good as the sensation or offers the UI anything close to sense.
Each to their own I suppose.
Your best bet is to get down to a phone store and have a play also read some accurate reviews and make up your own mind as my tastes may be different than yours.
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Yesterday I was in a shop and I tried this Sensation. I like the feel of it in my hand. But I still like the Desire as it does now fit my daily need. .
I found you this:
www . parts4repair . com /products/HTC-Desire-A8181%7B47%7DA8180-Motherboard-Flex-Cable.html
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Including postage, it would cost you $52.63 ...
I think it's a shame throwing a Desire away - at least if you repair it you can sell it for much more than that (or keep it as a backup phone/toy)
Here's a slightly cheaper one:
www . lingosbox .com /brand-new-original-flex-cable-ribbon-for-htc-desire-bravo-6200.html?sgmid=eec3125be2d80e74fe795dc31cd8eec3
$51.97 including postage
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I found you this:
www . parts4repair . com /products/HTC-Desire-A8181%7B47%7DA8180-Motherboard-Flex-Cable.html
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Including postage, it would cost you $52.63 ...
I think it's a shame throwing a Desire away - at least if you repair it you can sell it for much more than that (or keep it as a backup phone/toy)
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Thanks for the link!
Yeah, I would've never upgraded if it worked properly, as it fitted my needs more than adequately. Not sure if I'm fixing it, but I'm keeping it as a backup nevertheless.
It all depends on if you got the money for it, imo. There's not a huge reason to upgrade as you're running pretty much similar to what the Sensation will come with as stock (minus the whole "root")... but of course it'll be a bit more snappier with the updated specs and all, but is it worth the money?
It'd also help if you could sell your current Desire for a bit to help offset the expense a bit..
Yes, that is exactly what I'm thinking. I tried it out today, but it didn't seem too much of an upgrade. Of course, it's faster but that's not what I solely want to pay for.
I also happened to try s2, and I must say that the screen was razor sharp! Very crisp. And it felt smoother too. So this one is a S2 for me, if I don't like I'll just trade it in with a sensation.
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I've done exactly this. I won a Sensation and the screen is awesome. Sense 3.0 is SO much better on it than on the RCMix ROM (sorry Rob!)
Best thing I've done, bar it being a branded handset. But it was free so meh!!
i like the sensation quite a bit too, but it bugs me that the bootloader is locked.
It's really not a big deal that it's locked. I only rooted for 2 reasons:
1. To remove crap I didn't want
2. More space
Now the Sensation has more space I can don't need to root. Yes, I'd like to remove the apps I don't want but I can live with it. It's REALLY not an issue and people are making it out that HTC has raped a baby or something!!
Hi all,
I am thinking of getting one for my wife...however, I have been told the internal memory isn't a lot. Specially for games and apps. So just wanted to know if this really is a problem in a long run.
I quite like the screen size and the screen particularly, it's bright and beautiful.
Also, if I buy it now, some where in February, what OS version should i expect, upgradeable to what? I am not much is flash fanatic, so i am not going that way at all...
And also could someone be kind enough to sum up the pros and cons in less than a minute...
Thank you so much...
I would suggest to look for a better phone if you have the budget. Although a great hardware in its time, Desire is old and is obsolete now (it hurts me too say it but that's the truth. ). The last official Android version is Gingerbread. If you are not going to root and s-off, you will definitely have to complain about the memory storage.
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I would suggest to look for a better phone if you have the budget. Although a great hardware in its time, Desire is old and is obsolete now (it hurts me too say it but that's the truth. ). The last official Android version is Gingerbread. If you are not going to root and s-off, you will definitely have to complain about the memory storage.
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just what I was afraid of...thanx a lot buddy...but the use it going to be moderate to low-heavy..like simply put, for games and all...nothing over the top...and some apps of course...
and as I am writing this, I am comparing it with the Desire S...it looks wayyy better...so what would you suggest? Desire S or Incredible. I don't have the budget for the Incredible honestly...but any known issues with the Desire S?
Yeah better a Desire S than the original Desire. Although I'm not quite sure if it will get an ICS upgrade in the future.
Game files right now are getting larger so Desire isn't really up to the task of storing several games plus other apps at once specially if you intend not to root it.
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Yeah better a Desire S than the original Desire. Although I'm not quite sure if it will get an ICS upgrade in the future.
Game files right now are getting larger so Desire isn't really up to the task of storing several games plus other apps at once specially if you intend not to root it.
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Thanx buddy...but no known issues with Desire S right that I should be aware of/expect?
There were some problems with the Desire S, but most of them were software-related and have been fixed, either by official patches or by independent parties such as the devs here on XDA. The main issue with the Desire S, however, is a hardware bug: some shipments have been plagued by random reboots. Some people even had to have their devices replaced 3 to 4 times until finding a stable unit. So if you decide to buy an S, please make sure you have at least SOME warranty left.
Hi, I wouldn't buy a HTC device at the moment except you really like the stable metal covers of HTC. But for me, Samsung has the best devices now in case of hardware and price performance ratio.
So long story short I would recommend you a Samsung Galaxy S Plus. The Motorola DEFY+ is also quite good.
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There were some problems with the Desire S, but most of them were software-related and have been fixed, either by official patches or by independent parties such as the devs here on XDA. The main issue with the Desire S, however, is a hardware bug: some shipments have been plagued by random reboots. Some people even had to have their devices replaced 3 to 4 times until finding a stable unit. So if you decide to buy an S, please make sure you have at least SOME warranty left.
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Thank you for your reply...If only you could tell me how to look for those issue-infected devices...like for ex. the Droid Razrs that were a pre-release units had a bad screen, date - 26th Oct...so is there a way to find out BEFORE purchasing a phone, manuf. date, make-country, etc...
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Hi, I wouldn't buy a HTC device at the moment except you really like the stable metal covers of HTC. But for me, Samsung has the best devices now in case of hardware and price performance ratio.
So long story short I would recommend you a Samsung Galaxy S Plus. The Motorola DEFY+ is also quite good.
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Hi, thank you for your reply...but honestly, I hate Samsung phones. They look cheap and have no style or class. HTC phones on the other hand look stylish and smart. No offense to you in any way my friend...and its not for me, it for the missus But thanks for your reply...
stankyou said:
Desire is old and is obsolete now (it hurts me too say it but that's the truth.
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Kudos on this. I hate when the people write phrases like "Omg ICS :drool:, now I don't have to upgrade yet", or "there is no real successor to Desire" and similar statements which are - idiotism.
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My suggestion:
Take your money and run, run as fast as you can, run as far away as possible from this phone.. scat! get outta here!! I never want to see you again! :'(
But in all seriousness... go for a newer phone, this ones almost 2 years old.
Today if I wanted to buy new HTC, it would be Sensation (not that XL or XE - I see just marketing move of HTC under these). I think it's the best HTC you can buy today.
As it was already said, Desire is too old today and in case of stock settings (no root or S-OFF) the memory status is really painful.
bortak said:
But in all seriousness... go for a newer phone, this ones almost 2 years old.
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Maybe you could augment that statement with the fact QSD8250 is year 2008 piece of hardware.
Get the newer Desire S.
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Desire gets hot easily and keeps Rebooting. And yes, memory is an issue.
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bortak said:
My suggestion:
Take your money and run, run as fast as you can, run as far away as possible from this phone.. scat! get outta here!! I never want to see you again! :'(
But in all seriousness... go for a newer phone, this ones almost 2 years old.
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LMAOed on this one...thanx man..Desire is 99% out...i agree with all you guys it is old, but the issues is cash. I dont have any. I am even looking to trade my HD7 for a new phone. Whichever it can fetch me...
PreScoper said:
Desire gets hot easily and keeps Rebooting. And yes, memory is an issue.
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Thanx again. I have decided against the Desire...may be the Desire S or SE Ray...lets see, newer devices yes, but the prices dont seem to fall inspite of the damn CES over...
any ideas when the prices will be dropping even a little?
Thank you everyone for your replies... much appreciated...
PreScoper said:
Desire gets hot easily and keeps Rebooting.
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Can't agree with this. Hot on heavy usage, maybe. But reboots? Seems like you have faulty software/hardware.
Swyped on my Htc Desire running on Supernova Extreme - Gingerbread goodness with 2 GB of Internal memory
circleofomega said:
Thank you for your reply...If only you could tell me how to look for those issue-infected devices...like for ex. the Droid Razrs that were a pre-release units had a bad screen, date - 26th Oct...so is there a way to find out BEFORE purchasing a phone, manuf. date, make-country, etc...
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I would if i could, but there's actually no way to tell. As i've already said, the reboots are completely random and HTC's solution for these is a mainboard replacement.
I don't know where the Desire S has been/is being made. The Desire was made in either China or Taiwan. My GF's Desire is made in Taiwan and it's visibly better built than mine, which is made in China. Both are PVT-4. So if that's also true for the S, i'd advise you to buy a Taiwan-made one.