HTC Desire, Features and Availability

HTC is very well known for quality handsets or rather in some cases I would call them premium quality handsets. Over here in Pakistan owning a smartphone for some might be a no brainer in many cases but for all those tech geeks out there, the HTC Desire is a smartphone worth giving a shot to.

HTC Desire is an Android powered smartphone with specs which you would typically expect from a phone from HTC, high end of course. Let’s go through the features/specs in detail first:

Weight

• 4.76 ounces (135 grams) with battery

Display

• Type: Touch-sensitive screen with pinch-to-zoom capability
• Size: 3.7 inches
• Resolution: 480 X 800 WVGA

CPU Processing Speed

1 GHz Snapdragon Processor

Storage

ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 576 MB

Expansion slot

• microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
• Supports up to 32 GB

Connectors

• 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
• Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)

Sensors

• G-Sensor
• Digital compass
• Proximity sensor
• Ambient light sensor

HTC Widgets

• Bookmarks, Calendar, Clock, Footprints, Friend Stream, Mail, Messages, Music, News, People, Photo Album, Photo Frame, Search, Settings, Stocks, Twitter™, Weather
• Downloadable widgets

Multimedia

• Photos application for viewing photos and videos
• Music
• FM Radio

Battery type

• Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery

Capacity

• 1400 mAh

Talk time

• WCDMA: Up to 390 mins
• GSM: Up to 400 mins

Standby time

• WCDMA: Up to 360 hours
• GSM: Up to 340 hours

Network

Europe

• HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
• GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Asia Pacific

• HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz
• GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Platform

Android™ 2.1 (Éclair) with HTC Sense™

Camera

• 5 megapixel color camera
• Face detection capability
• Auto focus and flash
• Widescreen photo capture
• Geotagging

Internet

3G

• Up to 7.2 Mbps download speed
• Up to 2 Mbps upload speed

GPRS

• Up to 114 kbps downloading

EDGE

• Up to 560 kbps downloading

Wi-Fi

• IEEE 802.11 b/g

Bluetooth

• Bluetooth® 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate
• A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
• FTP and OPP (object push) for file transfer
• Other supported profiles: AVRCP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, HSP, PBAP, SPP, Service Discovery Application Profile

Social Networking

• Facebook integration
• Friend Stream
• Photo sharing on Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter
• Video sharing on YouTube™
• HTC Peep for twittering

Special Features

• Automatically lowers the ringer volume as soon as the phone is picked up
• Mutes the ringer when the phone is flipped face down
• Backs up certain data and settings to the microSD card automatically, such as SMS/MMS messages, bookmarks, Wi-Fi™ passwords, and more

Location

• Internal GPS antenna
• Google Maps
• HTC Footprints

Tethering

• Internet sharing through USB

Video Demos and Features

Please don’t consider the 3G aspects of the phone since all networks here in Pakistan are based on 2.5G/EDGE. However, networks here may shift to 3G anytime soon, but it should be considered a far off unconfirmed rumor for now.

From the specs of the HTC Desire you can safely say that this is in deed a tech savvy person’s heaven! From a high resolution AMOLED Display to Google’s very own Andorid OS to fully customizable homescreens and widgets with complete social network integration, it’s a match made in heaven.

But the downside of this phone is that if you want to use it to it’s full potential, you should have a good internet plan for the month, the HTC Desire is data hungry if you’re using all it’s features like Facebook integration, Twitter or syncing your E-mail inboxes regularly.

Our best bet is that you stick with Zong, they have really convenient and very economical internet packages for everyone, prepaid and postpaid both.

Or you can stick to Telenor’s Persona Postpaid package, their nationwide EDGE/GPRS connectivity is phenomenal.

HTC handsets are hard to come by if you’re just looking for them in regular shops, and none of them offer warranty for HTC phones even if they carry it by any chance, but here’s the best way to get an HTC Desire with warranty; head over to Brightex’s website by clicking this link,  who are the official HTC handset distributors in Pakistan, they have the HTC Desire for a fair price of RS. 49,000.

Why did I say fair price? Because it comes with a complete one year warranty! If something does go wrong with the phone, at least you’ll have someone to go to.

Or the second option is that you head over to HomeShopping.pk and buy the HTC Desire for a price of RS. 44,990. You’ll save some money but at the same time you will only get software warranty, it’s totally up to you to decide where do you wanna head over to for your brand new HTC Desire.

There is so much to choose from that you end up buying something which might not completely suit your needs, but the HTC Desire is a complete powerhouse and represents what a smartphone should be, staying connected with your social networks and your friends and family members doesn’t get easier than what the HTC Desire has to offer.

Its a highly recommend device if you’re a person who wants each and every bit of his digital life in his pocket. For more information on the HTC Desire, go to HTC’s website by clicking this link.