HTC is well known for the quality or rather combined in some cases, I would call top quality appliances. Here in Pakistan have a smartphone for some may be obvious in many cases, but for all those tech geeks out there, desire is an HTC smartphone worth giving a shot.
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
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
Videos for Demos and Features
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uX73ehmEho
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9DxnHrhDiI
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TO-G9TQJ18
Please do not take into account aspects of the 3G phone from all networks in Pakistan are based on 2.5G/EDGE. However, the networks here can change to 3G anytime soon, but should be regarded as a distant rumor unconfirmed for now.
Compared to the specifications of Desire HTC you can safely say that it is in heaven a person act tech savvy! High-resolution AMOLED display for OS-specific Google Andorid homescreen widgets are fully customizable and fully integrated social network is a match made in heaven.
The disadvantage of this phone is that if you want to use it to its full potential, you should have a good internet plan for the month, the desire HTC data hungry if you use all its features such as integration Facebook Twitter or synchronize your Inbox E-mail regularly.
Our best chance is that you stay with Zong, they really convenient and very affordable Internet packages for all prepaid and postpaid two.
Or you can stick to Telenor Persona Postpaid Package, their national EDGE / GPRS connectivity is phenomenal.
Pricing and Availability
If you do some research in the market, the Desire can be purchased for a price in between RS. 45,000 to 52,000 all over Pakistan.
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.
