The new HTC Desire has now been picked up by a sixth network operator, the dedicated 3G network, 3 Mobile follows the initial launch of this latest HTC phone on Vodafone and T-Mobile in late February, as well as Orange, O2 and Virgin. . more recently.
This new network launch means there are now even more pay-monthly rates for consumers to choose from when trying to meet their usage requirements, even though the manufacturer’s most advanced phone to date, the HTC Desire, is now available for free. on some rates.
Featuring a large 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen display also found on the Google Nexus One (made by HTC), a good quality 5.0 megapixel camera, an industry leading 1 GHz processor for loading and running apps quickly and the HTC Sense user interface running on the In addition to Android v2.1 operating software, the HTC Desire is a powerful device.
The manufacturer has also launched two other phones alongside this model called HTC Legend and HTC HD Mini. The Legend is also an Android phone, but it features a slightly different design with a prominent ‘chin’ on the bottom of the phone designed to protect the screen from scratches when placed face down.
The HTC HD Mini is a Windows smartphone that is a smaller version of the HTC HD2, the new HD Mini reduces the main touch screen from a massive 4.3 inches to a more manageable 3.2 inches as found on the Legend phone, Apart from this and a slightly smaller 600 MHz processor, the HTC HD Mini is almost an exact miniaturized version of the previous model.
HTC Desire is the most advanced of the three new releases and also offers the new FriendStream app which organizes all status updates from users’ friends on social networking sites, text messages and emails into one continuous stream of information. .
The competition comes in the form of the aforementioned Nexus One phone, but the Desire tops it with added support for Flash 10.1 and an optical trackpad instead of the physical rubber trackball solution that can be prone to wear and tear.
Other competing phones include the recently released Android-powered Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, as well as two miniature versions of the same model called the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini and Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro. The original Xperia X10 features a larger 4-inch touchscreen. inches and a higher resolution 8-megapixel camera, which is the most advanced available on any Android phone.
For those on a tighter budget but still wanting an Android phone, Samsung released its Samsung Galaxy Portal and LG its LG GW620 InTouch Max, which are available at cheaper prices. Others include the Motorola Milestone, which competes with a 5.0-megapixel camera but also adds a physical slide-out Qwerty keyboard.
HTC Desire has now completed its network rollouts with all leading carriers, including offers on Pay As You Go and as a SIM-free, unlocked mobile phone.
