HTC Desire

Announced 2010, February

For

• Gorgeous screen
• Slim chassis
• Fast processor
• Good quality 5MP camera
• Speedy internet browser
• Flash video support
• High pixel density screen, over 252ppi

Against

• Bluetooth playback stutters
• Battery life suspect out the box
• Can't delete whole inboxes in POP3 messaging

The HTC Desire is the long-awaited Android handset with specifications similar to those of the famous Nexus One and equipped with the wonderful Sense interface. There are a few differences under the hood and plenty within the user interface that make the HTC Desire look and feel quite different

 Specification

 

Physical Specification
Handset Weight	135g
Handset Dimensions	119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
Form Factor	Candybar
Display
Size	480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches
Pixel density:	252ppi
Touch Screen	Yes, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Type	AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors	16M
Features	Scratch-resistant glass, Corning Gorilla Glass
Secondary Display	No
Camera / Imaging / Video
Camera	Yes 5.0 Megapixel
Resolution	2592 x 1944 pixels
Zoom	Yes
Flash	LED
Camera features	Auto focus, Geo tagging, face detection
Secondary Camera	NO
Video	Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update
HD	Yes
Media
Audio	Yes: aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma
Video	Yes: 3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv
Video Streaming	Yes
Ringtones	Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
FM Radio	Yes
Headphone Jack	Yes: 3.5mm
Connectivity
Bluetooth	Yes:Bluetooth 2.1
Irda	No
Wlan/Wi-fi	Yes: WIFI 802.11 b/g/n
USB	Yes: USB 2.0
GPS	yes
Internet browsing
Browser	Yes,Supports: HTML
Built-in online services	Facebook, YouTube (upload), Flickr, Twitter
Messaging
SMS	YES
MMS	Yes
Instant Messaging	Yes
Email	YES
Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon
Processor	Single core, 1 GHz Scorpion
GPU	Adreno 200
Memory
System memory	576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM
External Memory	Yes, MicroSD up to 32 GB
Platform
OS	Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2
Network/Data
Frequency Bands	GSM : 850/900/1800/1900 MHz HSDPA : 900/2100 MHz
GPRS	Yes,114kbps
EDGE	Yes,560kbps
3G	Yes,7.2Mps
Battery
Type	Li - Ion
Capacity	1400 mAh
Standby	Up to 340 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)
Talktime	Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Other features
Sensors	Accelerometer, Compass, Light sensor, Proximity sensor