| HTC has done it again to embarrass the big five with | | | | served with capable media players for popular audio |
| a definitive Android smartphone it announced at the | | | | and video codecs, stereo FM radio with RDS, 3.5mm |
| recent Mobile World Congress. This time, it's a | | | | headphone jack and Bluetooth A2DP support. |
| confirmation of the rumored HTC Bravo which is now | | | | Phone memory consists of a 512 MB flash ROM and |
| officially the HTC Desire. The more tech savvy | | | | 576 MB RAM with unlimited phonebook and call record |
| members of the mobile phone community have been | | | | entries. It's expandable to 32 GB with its microSD |
| quick to spot the uncanny affinity of the Desire with | | | | slot. You get a 1600 mAh Li-Ion battery that can |
| the Google Nexus One for which HTC was the OEM, | | | | deliver up to 6.6 hours of talk time on 2G and up to |
| abandoning the HTC Passion to become the Nexus | | | | 340 hours in standby mode on a single charge. |
| One. | | | | As an Android handset, you get access to the Android |
| It's not surprising that the two gets some comparative | | | | app store with more than 16,000 downloadable |
| discussions in online mobile sites but at the end of the | | | | applications for games, office and media content. You |
| day, either smartphones are exquisite Android | | | | get Adobe Flash 10.1 on its HTML browser and social |
| specimens that define how an upscale smartphone | | | | networking activity gets centered on the HTC SNS |
| should be. | | | | feature called Friend Stream that allows tracking of |
| Upscale Smartphone Features | | | | updates across all your favorite social networking sites |
| The new Desire is 3G phone on the dual band UMTS | | | | like Facebook, Flickr and Twitter as well as enables |
| HSDPA/HSUPA (900/2100) and a quad band GSM | | | | broadcasting of single message posts to all your |
| (850/900/1800/1900) EDGE/GPRS phone on 2G. You | | | | friends across these sites. |
| get WiFi 802.11 for hotspot surfing, Bluetooth 2.1 with | | | | Availability |
| EDR for wireless high speed data transfers with other | | | | HTC announced that the new HTC Desire is |
| Bluetooth devices and microUSB 2.0 for wired data | | | | scheduled to ship April in the UK and European |
| synching. There's SatNav functionality supported by a | | | | markets. Virtually all the major carriers have |
| built-in A-GPS receiver with Digital Compass. | | | | expressed keen interest in offering the smartphone |
| You get a stylishly elegant touchscreen body | | | | with little competition from the big five. It looks like HTC |
| measuring 119 x 60 x 11.9mm and weighing 135g. It | | | | has a sure winner for 2010. No official word on its |
| has a stunning 3.7-inch Wide-VGA (480 x 800) | | | | pricing but there are already websites publishing some |
| AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with multitouch input, | | | | prices and carrier plans. Expansys and Amazon UK |
| 16 million colors, a gravity accelerometer, a proximity | | | | show a ₤440 SIM-free price and Vodafone though |
| sensor and an ambient light sensor. | | | | the Omio site offers it for free on an 18-month plan |
| Imaging features a 5.0 megapixel autofocus camera | | | | using Vodafone with 600 free call minutes and |
| with LED flash and D1 (720 x 480) video recording at | | | | unlimited text for ₤35/month. |
| 30 fps as well as geo-tagging. Entertainment is | | | | |