| HTC may be embarrassing the Big Five once again as | | | | The HTC Desire is 3G phone on the dual band UMTS |
| it leads the smartphone charge in the Google front as | | | | (900/2100) and a quad band GSM (850/900/1800/1900) |
| it did with Windows. After giving T-Mobile the world's | | | | on 2G. Data connectivity comes with class 10 EDGE |
| first Android handset on the G1 rebadge, it gave | | | | GPRS on 2g and HSDPA/HSUPA on 3G. It has |
| Google its first taste in the mobile phone business with | | | | WiFi 802.11 for hotspot surfing, Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR |
| the HTC Passion rebadged as the Nexus One. | | | | for wireless high speed data syncing and transfers |
| With its own line of Android smartphones, it has the | | | | with other Bluetooth devices and microUSB 2.0 for |
| most Androids among smartphone makers. The | | | | wired option. There's SatNav functionality supported by |
| HTC Passion also known as the HTC Bravo just got | | | | a built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS and a Digital |
| morphed into the new HTC Desire - a fitting name for | | | | Compass. |
| a handset that's as desirable as any flagship handset. | | | | You get the same elegantly styled Nexus form on a |
| This time, it's basically the Nexus One with the same | | | | body measuring 119 x 60 x 11.9mm and weighing 135g |
| 1GHz Snapdragon engine running the same Android 2.1 | | | | – that's 0.4mm slimmer and 5g heavier than the |
| Éclair OS but goes a step further with its Sense UI. | | | | Nexus. It has the same stunning 3.7-inch Wide-VGA |
| And pundits are quick to point out how much better it | | | | (480 x 800) with 18 million colors, AMOLED capacitive |
| is to use than the Nexus One because of Sense. | | | | touchscreen with multitouch input, gravity |
| O2, Orange and T-Mobile carry the handset free | | | | accelerometer, proximity and ambient light sensor. |
| starting at ₤25/month on an 18-month plan. Not bad | | | | The HTC Desire captures images with the same 5.0 |
| for a very desirable smartphone. | | | | megapixel autofocus shooter with LED flash and geo |
| For people in Europe who couldn't' wait and imported | | | | tagging. Its video capture prowess stands out with a |
| the Nexus One from Amazon, they can stop their | | | | near high definition D1 (720 x 480) resolution at 30 fps. |
| remorse and start looking for hackers who can put | | | | Entertainment on the road gets the same capable |
| Sense to their Nexus toys. We meant the Sense UI, of | | | | media players for popular audio and video codecs, a |
| course. Too bad for the former colonies of Britain on | | | | stereo FM radio with RDS, 3.5mm headphone jack |
| the other side of the Atlantic, the Desire doesn't have | | | | and Bluetooth A2DP support. |
| the 3G frequencies to operate over there. So they | | | | Phone memory gets 512 MB flash ROM and 576 MB |
| can do the same and try to put Sense to their Nexus | | | | RAM with microSD external memory expandability for |
| toys which might be easier than importing the Desire | | | | up to 332 GB. There's a 1400 mAh Li-Ion battery that |
| and getting it to work in their networks. | | | | yields up to 6.6 hours of talk time on 2G and up to 340 |
| Upscale Smartphone Features | | | | hours in standby on a single charge. |