The HTC Wildfire is a Comprehensively Functional Smartphone

The new HTC Wildfire is an impressive newwhite and red.
Smartphone which boasts a number of key featuresEntertainment features include a versatile internal
ranging from a highly acclaimed Android operatingmedia player as well as a number of pre-installed
system, to a 5 mega pixel digital camera and socialgames and a stereo FM radio player with RDS. Social
networking applications.networkers are catered for with Facebook, twitter and
As with many new HTC units, an integrated 5 megaFlickr integration which allows them to communicate
pixel digital camera is provided as standard, whichwith friends and family and share their thoughts in a
operates at a high pixel resolution. This results in highmatter of seconds.
quality and clarity of the still images. A number ofConnection to cellular networks is provided courtesy of
image enhancing features are provided as standardclass 10 versions of both EDGE and GPRS. This
such as Autofocus, smile detection and an LED flash.provides it with connections in all but the most isolated
Therefore, even low lighting conditions are not an issueof locations. In order to access the Internet, the
of the camera and great quality still images can still behandset initially relies on 3G coverage, whereby an
taken. Geo-tagging is also included which operatesHSDPA connection provides access to the Internet at
thanks to GPS and automatically records the locationspeeds of up to 7.2 mega bytes per second. A faster
at which a photo was taken. As an alternative methodInternet connection can be attained however thanks to
of image capture, the camera can also shoot videointegrated Wi-Fi Technology which senses the signals
footage.provided by wireless Internet routers where available,
The unit is relatively compact for an HTC handset. Itand utilises these to provide an enhanced browsing
measures 106.8x 60.4x 12 mm and weighs in at anexperience.
impressively light weight 118 g. In comparison to otherHTC could be described as something of a veteran
phones from the manufacturer, the appearance of theand it comes to the manufacture and design of
Wildfire could be described as chunky, with aestheticSmartphones. With handsets like the Wildfire, it is easy
appeal coming from its simple lines and the availabilityto see the level of expertise.
of a number of colour variants including black, brown,