HTC Desire: In the Flesh, First Impressions

I got a hold of the HTC Desire and played with it for some time, looking for some differences between the handset and its other twin, the Nexus One.

From the short time I tried the Desire (borrowed from MB TechNews), I observed a couple of things that made it a bit different and in my opinion, better than the NX1. As expected, the device is snappy and very responsive.

The body shape, color tones and form factor are almost identical to the Nexus One but the Desire feels a little chunkier (thicker) on the hands. The display is gorgeous — as bright and crisp as one can imagine. The HTC Sense UI adds to the familiar attractiveness of the interface.

The physical buttons (similar to the HTC Hero) at the bottom of the front panel offers a more tactile feedback compared to the touch-panel used by the Nexus One. The polished stainless-steel finish of the buttons sticks out in contrast to the dark, cold finish of the handset. The HTC Desire also uses a circular optical trackpad instead of the old marble trackball.

The handset specs will speak for itself:

HTC Desire
Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1 GHz processor
3.7 inches AMOLED touchscreen @ 480 x 800 pixels
576 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
up to 32GB on microSD
HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps
Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP
WiFi 802.11 b/g
5 MP autofocus camera w/ LED flash
Stereo FM Radio w/ RDS
GPS with aGPS support
1400 Li-Ion battery
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)

Froyo (Android v 2.2) will also be available to the unit although there’s no specific date yet.

My Xperia X10, placed sibe-by-side the HTC Desire, offers a good challenge as top smartphone of the year (in the Philippines) but the X10’s advantage with a large 4-inch screen is rivaled by the smaller but exceptional display quality of the Desire.

Abe Olandres
Abe Olandres
Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.
  1. got my HTC Desire from topelectronics. :)

  2. how much is it here in the Philippines?

  3. Good photos! What I’ll miss from the HTC Hero is the Green Call and Red End Call buttons.

  4. @snpklsdmbldr – Php31,000 in some stores but SRP could be higher.

  5. Sir abe wish ko sana makapagpost ka ng comparison ng Samsung Spica i5700, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and HTC Desire para malaman namin kung which is best in speed, performance at pinakasulit kunin.

  6. wow. next project q tong phone na to. thanks sir yuga.

  7. Saan yung 31K na stores located?

    @simplynice93 – spica is the most affordable of the 3.

    x10 is a bit pricey here sa philippines

    if the 31k is srp for desire thats already good

    checking out if real yung 28500 na nagpost dito

  8. is it now selling on stores? how much?

  9. Any news about the samsung galaxy s? really really want that phone >_< i hope its cheaper :D

  10. mukang cheap ang Xperia compared to the Desire.. i really hate glossy plastic.. pero the Legend both trumps both of those in terms of design.:-)

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