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HTC Desire
  • Operating system

    Android 2.3

  • Screen size

    3.7 in

  • Processor frequency

    1 GHz

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Weak points

Capacity

1400 mAh

Video resolution

720 p

Internal storage

0.512 GB

RAM

576 MB

Processor frequency

1 GHz

Screen size

3.7 in

Thickness

11.9 in

Battery life on 2G talk time

6 h

Front camera

No

4G LTE

No

HSPA+

No

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Expert reviews

MobileMentalism

As you'll see from this HTC Desire review, I'm quite a fan of HTC's latest super phone - and for good reason. HTC have raised the bar yet again with...

TechRadar

After unleashing the massively impressive HTC Legend, its bigger brother, the HTC Desire, is here - faster, bigger and more powerful and still packing...

Engadget

Following the Legend, HTC continues its Android 2.1 lineup with the Desire -- a gorgeous cousin of the renowned Nexus One. We can trace our drool all...

SlashGear

The HTC Desire is the company’s second-strike in what they hope will be a one-two sucker punch for the Android competition. Following on from the...

GSMArena

If you've seen the Google Nexus One, you've seen the HTC Desire. End of story. We liked the Nexus One so be our guest, HTC Desire. But is it all that...

phoneArena

It all began with the Motorola DROID back in 2009, but things got quickly out of hand with all the fuss and excitement surrounding the operating...

DigitalVersus

And 2010 is looking set to be another great year for the company. So far we've tested two of the three handsets launched by HTC at the start of the...

3G.co.uk

The HTC Desire has the distinction of being the third HTC in less than two months that we have awarded five stars - the others being the Legend and...

CNet

First announced at Mobile World Congress 2010, we've had to wait seven long months for the HTC Desire to land Stateside, and admittedly, we were...

LaptopMag

It's not just the major carriers who are getting the latest and greatest Android smart phones. U.S. Cellular, the sixth largest carrier in the country...

Digit.in

HTC has been making smart-phones and PDA phones for a while now. We've tested quite a few over the years, some pretty good, and others not so. We...

PCMAG

The HTC Desire ($199 direct) is US Cellular's best cell phone. It's about as powerful as the HTC Droid Incredible ($299.99, 4.5 stars) on Verizon, but...

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Technical specifications

General
Operating system Android 2.3
Available Yes
Released (US) March 2010
Released (FR) March 2010
Design Candybar
Color
Grey
SAR 0.752 W/kg
Rugged No
Display
Screen type AMOLED
Resolution 800x480 pixels
Screen size 3.7 in
Touchscreen Yes
Touchscreen type Capacitive
Multitouch Yes
Colors 16 777 216
3D No
PPI 252
Network
GSM Yes
GSM frequencies 850
900
1800
1900
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
UMTS Yes
UMTS Frequencies 900
2100
HSPA Yes
HSPA+ No
CDMA No
4G LTE No
WiMAX No
Digital Camera / Video
Back camera Yes
Photo resolution 5 MP
Video resolution 720 p
Flash Yes
Flash type LED
Features Auto focus
Face detection
Geo tagging
Front camera No
Front Flash No
Sensor
Accelerometer Yes
Gyroscope No
Proximity sensor Yes
Compass Yes
Barometer No
Ambient light sensor Yes
Size and weight
60 in
11.9 in
119 in
135 oz
HTC Desire
Height 119 in
Width 60 in
Thickness 11.9 in
Weight 135 oz
Hardware
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250
Processor frequency 1 GHz
Core number Single Core
RAM 576 MB
Internal storage 0.512 GB
Removable storage Yes
Memory card microSD
microSDHC
Memory card supplied 4 GB
Connectivity
Wi-Fi Yes
Wi-Fi Standard 802.11b
802.11g
Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
Bluetooth Yes
Bluetooth version 2.1 + EDR
Profiles Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP)
Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP)
File Transfer (FTP)
Generic Access (GAP)
Generic Object Exchange (GOEP)
Handsfree (HFP)
Headset (HSP)
Object Push (OPP)
Phone Book Access (PBAP)
Serial Port (SPP)
GPS Yes
GPS type A-GPS
USB Yes
USB version 2.0
USB connector type microUSB
USB features USB charging
Mass storage device
Audio Yes
Headset jack 3.5mm
HDMI No
DLNA No
NFC No
Infrared No
Multimedia
Music player Yes
Supported formats AAC
AMR
MIDI
MP3
M4A
OGG
WAV
WMA
Video player Yes
Supports MPEG4
WMV
3GP
3G2
Radio Yes
FM Transmitter No
Battery
Battery type Lithium-ion
Capacity 1400 mAh
Battery life on stand by 360 h
Battery life on 2G talk time 6 h
Battery life on UMTS/LTE talk time 6 h
Qi wireless charging No



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