On what to pay attention when buying used Desire HD? - Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Anything specific on body of phone? To check somehow battery, hardware? Display...
Stuff like that, if you know what i mean?

Check ll your buttons... reboot the phone.. check if pre installed apps open without fc...
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Look at the volume rocker, is it loose (my friends have DHD's and our volume rockers have all fallen out at some point). Is the bottom SIM/SD Card cover loose (generally indicates the phone has had a rough life). Are all of the letters on tge HTC still attached (sounds stupid but, again, it indicates it has had a rough life). GPS works OK (either a Software or Hardware fault, hardware fault means the phone has been treated badly). Gap near the top of the screen between bezel and actual screen indicates previous repair. Software wise, ask if it's rooted, custom ROM/custom Recovery.
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I don't think buying a used desire hd is a good idea.i think you can consider about buying a incredible s or desire s for they have offical ICS release.
dhd is a good device but it is too old.or you can choose sensation.

^Good point. Although I love my DHD, the Sensation (XL preferably) is the better choice, even if it is more expensive
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Actually for any phone and not just DHD, it's always recommended to check that all hardware keys are working and not loose. Also, check that most of those features which you think you need most are working fine. If you have time, of course check the whole phone inside out

Thanks for answers. That's what i needed..
tangminyu0308 said:
I don't think buying a used desire hd is a good idea.i think you can consider about buying a incredible s or desire s for they have offical ICS release.
dhd is a good device but it is too old.or you can choose sensation.
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I know about this, but don't have enough money for something more expensive, unfortunatly. Incredible s has 4.0inch and desire s 3.7inch and i'm looking for phone with 4.3 (HTC Desire HD or LD 3D-teribble software).
What about new full functional ICS release for HD, that's almost like official version?

ratluci said:
Thanks for answers. That's what i needed..
I know about this, but don't have enough money for something more expensive, unfortunatly. Incredible s has 4.0inch and desire s 3.7inch and i'm looking for phone with 4.3 (HTC Desire HD or LD 3D-teribble software).
What about new full functional ICS release for HD, that's almost like official version?
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Yeah BlackoutICS works well. I've been using it for a couple of days now, its pretty stable
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Multiple working sense roms out :good::highfive:

Are you planning to buy it online (ebay, amazon, etc) or at a local store? Buying a used device online is a little bit risky.

Before buying used desire hd. Chack if everything is working fine. Even rom. And check warranty

Check the battery !
If the foil normally white on the slide of the battery is red, the bat has been wetted...

Check the Volume rocker, it breaks easily though!
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[Q] Desire or DesireHD?

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.
diablous said:
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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... free of market restrictions
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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.
kekkle said:
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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here you go
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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.
ByteFalcon said:
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

From rooted Desire to Sensation - worth it?

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
(remove the spaces - sorry I'm new and cannot post URLs)
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
HiVoltage85 said:
I found you this:
www . parts4repair . com /products/HTC-Desire-A8181%7B47%7DA8180-Motherboard-Flex-Cable.html
(remove the spaces - sorry I'm new and cannot post URLs)
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!!

[Q] HTC Desire Z or HTC Desire

What would you buy? HTC Desire Z or HTC Desire it will be my 1st android phone.
to be honest i would get neither at this stage, wait out for a different phone, but if u have ur heart sent on either on of them, id go for the desire z because of the keyboard and significantly better processor
Thank
Thank for your Advice.... and I am almost decided to Desire Z but Iam afraid abou hinge ...is it ok ?
jumptoin said:
Thank for your Advice.... and I am almost decided to Desire Z but Iam afraid abou hinge ...is it ok ?
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hinge is somewhat loose, but you can buy replacement springs for like 5$. also i suggest you get a newer phone as both desire and desire z are almost 1 year old
If I will buy mobile i should buy new springs ? or i should buy springs later when springs from mobile will loose ?
jumptoin said:
If I will buy mobile i should buy new springs ? or i should buy springs later when springs from mobile will loose ?
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well you should try out the hinge. if you feel its too lose for you then you should buy the springs but if it does the job then you dont need to buy them right away. its your preference
if you happen to get the DZ, you can pretty much get the phone, open itup, replace the spring and not have to worry about it ever agian. I have 25lb spring rate springs in there and it hasn't weakend one bit.
The Z is great. Even if its becoming old, its still very fast, and has a great community. It can be overclocked to 1.9GHZ, and will probably get future updates as the devs are great ;D
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Don't worry about the hinge. Unless you are typing regularly on your back or upside down, it's a non issue that was exaggerated.
Sent from my T-mobile G2 using Tapatalk
Thank
Thanks for your opinion and sorry for my english Iam from Slovakia....
Ill buy it online and I can return mobile without any reason (in 15 days)
If it will loose i will change it.
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Thanks for your opinion and sorry for my english Iam from Slovakia....
Ill buy it online and I can return mobile without any reason (in 15 days)
If it will loose i will change it.
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Great, when you buy the phone, you'll have a great community to help you
Thanks
Thanks guys you are so willing I hope...with your help i will root it and flash new rom
Z or not Z
Buddy, you cannot compare these 2.
You could compare and think about a Desire Z or a Desire S.
These 2 are close, the Desire is one (or 2) generations back.
- The Desire S is newer, everything is probably more, CPU, memory etc.
- The DZ yes, has the keyboard. Don't worry about the hinge. I have a DZ, I could live without a hardware qwerty but it is very nice and easy to type on Android phones even without one.
- The Desire S has a front camera, the DZ doesn't.
(I miss the front camera, but I don't use it as much as a qwerty keyboard. If I am typing anything longer than an sms, I just POP flip it open and there I go)
There's only a little problem about the hardware keyboard, that is special characters, like áéöü etc. You have to long press and then choose the right one on the screen and the hardware keyboard doesn't support word suggestion, except for English. If you type vertically on the screen, you can choose the language.
Like I said I have A Desire Z. I would NOT change to anything other than a Desire S or a Sensation. Other phones for the same price and with similar features are bigger, wider (Desire HD for example) for ME.
Hope I could help.
flashing etc
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Thanks guys you are so willing I hope...with your help i will root it and flash new rom
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I had many phones, I have been modding, flashing them a lot.
WinMo6.1, 6.5 etc.
This phone is the first one I use with its stock HTC firmware.
Yes, there are some unnecessary apps on it that you would but cannot remove, but they don't slow the performance so much.
In MY opinion.
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You helped me alot. I am getting it in 16th august.
I cant wait
Thx again..... XDA is ... "Perfect"
Homescreen
I would like to do something like this http://i51.tinypic.com/6yfj7l.png
Is it very hard ? .... it will be my first android phone
Edit: And yes Desire HD is big too much
You want to take a picture then set it as a background?
It's easy. Hit menu on your desktop then select wallpaper and choose the pic.
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moolash said:
Buddy, you cannot compare these 2.
You could compare and think about a Desire Z or a Desire S.
These 2 are close, the Desire is one (or 2) generations back.
- The Desire S is newer, everything is probably more, CPU, memory etc.
- The DZ yes, has the keyboard. Don't worry about the hinge. I have a DZ, I could live without a hardware qwerty but it is very nice and easy to type on Android phones even without one.
- The Desire S has a front camera, the DZ doesn't.
(I miss the front camera, but I don't use it as much as a qwerty keyboard. If I am typing anything longer than an sms, I just POP flip it open and there I go)
There's only a little problem about the hardware keyboard, that is special characters, like áéöü etc. You have to long press and then choose the right one on the screen and the hardware keyboard doesn't support word suggestion, except for English. If you type vertically on the screen, you can choose the language.
Like I said I have A Desire Z. I would NOT change to anything other than a Desire S or a Sensation. Other phones for the same price and with similar features are bigger, wider (Desire HD for example) for ME.
Hope I could help.
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But Desire S=more expensive
Expensive
Desire S in my country is much more expensive
And the price is very important for me.
I am not very rich but I am happy and I love my family
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Thinking of buying the HTC Desire...but..

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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stankyou said:
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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stankyou said:
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.
TVTV said:
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...
3l_P3sc4d0r said:
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.
Sent from my HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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.
Sent from my HTC Desire using xda premium
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.

[Q] Your Desire's second life?

Hey guys the Desire has been out on the market for a while now and I'd think that some/many of you would have had a chance to get a new phone. Therefore I'm curious whether this is actually the case and, if so, where are you still using it for? Did you find alternative applications?
I think most of the people here use their desires at their primary device (or for a friend or loved ones primary) . That being said I also think most people here are stuck in contracts, frugal, or from a country with weak buying power. Because let's be honest..There are much better phones out there.
JT-on said:
I think most of the people here use their desires at their primary device (or for a friend or loved ones primary) . That being said I also think most people here are stuck in contracts, frugal, or from a country with weak buying power. Because let's be honest..There are much better phones out there.
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Perhaps they just don't want to trash a working phone? Because that's quite a decadent attitude. I count myself to these people who just don't want to be a consumption zombie just because there's something "better and new". :cyclops:
m3adow said:
Perhaps they just don't want to trash a working phone? Because that's quite a decadent attitude. I count myself to these people who just don't want to be a consumption zombie just because there's something "better and new". :cyclops:
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I agree with your logic. I know there are much better and powerful phones out there and may be I can afford them too.
But my Desire is working flawlessly and there is not a single scratch on the screen and all the hardware buttons ate working well.
Keep flashing new ROMs and I don't see any reason to get the latest and greatest phone spending a fortune. I will get one when my dear old Desire dies completely :thumbup:
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Somehow I agree. I'd rather spend that money upgrading pc than buying a new phone which is exactly that - a phone.
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Had my Desire since it came out in the UK and still going strong. Better phones coming out all the time but my Desire does everything I need to do so will keep with it until it gives up the ghost.
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I agree with your logic. I know there are much better and powerful phones out there and may be I can afford them too.
But my Desire is working flawlessly and there is not a single scratch on the screen and all the hardware buttons ate working well.
Keep flashing new ROMs and I don't see any reason to get the latest and greatest phone spending a fortune. I will get one when my dear old Desire dies completely :thumbup:
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That, although I got mine as payment for SIM unlocking a stack of 10 of them... And it sounds a bit more "lived in" than yours. Got one persistent issue with wifi tether and WPA2 so will probably order up a new phone soon.
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Perhaps they just don't want to trash a working phone? Because that's quite a decadent attitude. I count myself to these people who just don't want to be a consumption zombie just because there's something "better and new". :cyclops:
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I agree, add that to the list. I'd like to mention selling and upgrading is a healthy alternative to downright trashing.
For me, I've been pained with reception issues with my desire. I believe in the desires case newer is better.
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I have been using the desire from 18 months now. I like playing around with it. I guess I may use it for another one year or so. There is nothing wrong with the phone except the battery (Not such a big issue for me as I have a desk job and can charge it anytime).
dvsk69 said:
I will get one when my dear old Desire dies completely :thumbup:
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Desire will not die This phone is like N3310
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I'm not stuck in any contract and I'll also keep my Desire as long as it works. I like the weight, size, build quality, and capabilities. With a nice ROM it does pretty much the same things as newer phones. So why should I spend money on a newer, bigger, plastic phone if I like what I have.
Another thing is that after playing with friends' newer Android phones or iPhones I still like my Desire most. I'd be in trouble if I was to choose "my next phone" nowadays. I think the Desire has a big chance to become one of those "legendary phones" that people will remember and miss for a long time to come.
I don't stuck in contract too. I could buy me a new phone if i want, but i don't want that because my Desire got a second live thanks to vijendrahs.
I've installed vijendrahs CM10 JB 4.1.2 and i am very happy with that.
My Desire (i buy it 31 months ago) works like a charm, very fast and smooth.
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This is the first phone, i use for that long period of time! Before i bought new phones every 12 to 24 months.
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I don't stuck in contract too. I could buy me a new phone if i want, but i don't want that because my Desire got a second live thanks to vijendrahs.
I've installed vijendrahs CM10 JB 4.1.2 and i am very happy with that.
My Desire (i buy it 31 months ago) works like a charm, very fast and smooth.
Need to say:
This is the first phone, i use for that long period of time! Before i bought new phones every 12 to 24 months.
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Yes, this is the first phone that I have managed to use for so long (33 months) and thanks to Custom ROMs, I am as happy today as I was on day 1.
More importantly, the phone has worked flawlessly all this time!
I bought a Desire S to replace my original Desire (PVT1), and gave my Desire to the missus. But I had hardware problems with the Desire S and I really didn't lioke how difficult it was to move the text cursor around on the screen when you can't see what you're doing because your fingers are in the way!
So I bought myself another original Desire (this time a PVT3), and that's what I'm using now. My wife has a Desire HD now as she prefers a bigger screen, so I've got the PVT1 back as well to use as a spare.
As well as being one of the last phones to have a decent hardware touchpad, the Desire is also nice and easy to change things on. I still plan to get the Desire S fixed (as newer OS releases have made the cursor work a bit better), but I'll keep the Desire for a while yet.
i think the desire does a real good job, when im looking to the JB ports... when you keep in mind, that the desire was (IMHO) the first good android phone (parallel to the first nexus )
I still really like the desire, but I had some problems with overheating, which resulted in bootloops and crashing the system. Additionally some buttons were not functioning properly, especially the volume and menu buttons, and I've got some difficulties hearing people at the other end of "the line".
I prefer the hardware buttons and the touchpad to whatever screen solution google is coming up with these days...
I'm still using my Desire as my primary phone after almost 3 years - first of all because I don't want to spend money on a new phone when this is working perfectly.
Admitted, I did spend a LOT of time flashing different ROMs in order to keep my phone alive and up-to-date. I thought as long as I got the latest android, why would I need a new phone?
Just downgraded to Gingerbread, though. Althogh JB was fun, I just like using tried-and-tested software on a tried-and-tested phone.
ALSO: why did they go away from hardware buttons? I would only buy a new phone which still has that optic trackball.
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I agree with your logic. I know there are much better and powerful phones out there and may be I can afford them too.
But my Desire is working flawlessly and there is not a single scratch on the screen and all the hardware buttons ate working well.
Keep flashing new ROMs and I don't see any reason to get the latest and greatest phone spending a fortune. I will get one when my dear old Desire dies completely :thumbup:
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I completely agree
Bobode said:
I'm still using my Desire as my primary phone after almost 3 years - first of all because I don't want to spend money on a new phone when this is working perfectly.
Admitted, I did spend a LOT of time flashing different ROMs in order to keep my phone alive and up-to-date. I thought as long as I got the latest android, why would I need a new phone?
Just downgraded to Gingerbread, though. Althogh JB was fun, I just like using tried-and-tested software on a tried-and-tested phone.
ALSO: why did they go away from hardware buttons? I would only buy a new phone which still has that optic trackball.
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Agree, that trackball does (text) editing so much better, therefor i even like my D even more than my DHD
I totally agree with you guys. I plan to stick to my Desire for as long I can, this phone is just so good I hope it never breaks down.
With all the support from the developers here and some really great roms (especially vijendrahs CM10 JB 4.1.2) this phone has got alot going for it.
The funniest thing is when my friends brag about their phone having this or that that my phone hasn't I just tell them, well... we'll see in three years time what phone and rom you'll be using, my Desire has come this far so... and i've got JB on it while they mostly have ICS (they just stick to not rooting and flashing so it depends on the phone manufacturer).

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