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Release Date:
Q2 2010
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The HTC Desire is a Google Android 2.1 smartphone with a advanced AMOLED touch screen display. At 3.7-inches the WVGA LCD is one of the most advanced displays available on the market today, to view photos and videos and browse the Web. The Desire runs HTC Sense for a customized seven-panel home screen. Consumers can also add widgets that collect text messages, emails and call history and even Flickr streams and Facebook updates for contacts and organizes it in a single contact card on the home screen. Additional features include a 5.0-megapixel, MP3 player, FM radio and Wi-Fi and 3G high-speed Internet.
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- Large 3.7-inch AMOLED touch screen display delivers vivid and vibrant colors, sharp contrast, and true colors
- Fast 1GHz Snapdragon processor for a responsive handset that multitasks from app to app without skipping any hesitation
- Personalize the home screen with widgets that grab rich content from the lastest sports scores to current events and news
- New People widget collects call, message, email and social networking updates from different circles of friends to easily keep in touch
- Friend Stream lets users interaction with friends across Facebook, Twitter and Flickr by bringing updates, photos and shared links into a single easy to follow stream
- New 'Leap' thumbnail view lets users jump to any one of seven panels on the home screen
- Polite ringer automatically lowers the ringer volume when the phone is picked up
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Technical |
| Network: |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / WCDMA 900 / 2100 |
| Form Factor: |
Block / Google Android OS v2.1 |
| Dimensions: |
119 x 60 x 12 mm |
| Weight: |
135 g |
| Antenna: |
Internal |
| Navigation: |
Touch Screen (HTC Sense) / Optical Joystick |
| Battery Type: |
1400 mAh Li-Ion |
| Talk Time: |
6.7 hours |
| Standby Time: |
14.2 days |
| Memory: |
576.0 MB |
| Expandable Memory: |
microSD / TransFlash |
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Safety |
| Radiation (SAR): |
 (1.06 W/kg) |
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Imaging |
| Main Screen: |
AMOLED (Accelerometer / Proximity Sensor / Ambient Light Sensor) 16,700,000 colors (480 x 800 px) |
| External Screen: |
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| Camera: |
5.0 MP / Flash / Zoom / Auto-Focus / Face Detection / Widescreen / Geotagging / Video Recorder |
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Audio |
| MP3 Player: |
MP3 / AAC / WMA / M4A / WAV |
| FM Radio: |
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| Speakerphone: |
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| Push-To-Talk: |
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Multimedia |
| Wallpapers: |
480 x 800 px |
| Screen Savers: |
480 x 800 px |
| Ring Tones: |
MP3 |
| Themes: |
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| Games: |
Android Market |
| Streaming Multimedia: |
MPEG-4 / 3GP / 3G2 / WMV / YouTube |
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Messaging |
| SMS: |
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| EMS: |
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| MMS: |
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| Email: |
POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP / Gmail |
| Chat: |
AOL / Google / Windows Live / Yahoo |
| Predictive Text: |
Handwriting Recognition |
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Applications |
| Phonebook Capacity: |
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| Calendar: |
Google Calendar |
| To-Do List: |
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| WAP: |
2.0 (Webkit / Google Search) |
| Voice Commands: |
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| Calculator: |
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Connectivity |
| Bluetooth: |
2.1 (A2DP / AVRCP / HFP / HSP / OPP / SPP) |
| Infrared Port: |
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| High-Speed Data: |
HSDPA |
| Wi-Fi: |
802.11 b/g |
| GPS: |
Compass (Google Maps / HTC Footprints) |
| PC Sync: |
USB 2.0 |
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More Information |
| Website: |
Product Website |
| Discussion: |
Smartphone / PDA Forum |
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Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:44 pm | By
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