35 Responses to “MY NEW LIFE WITH HTC DESIRE ANDROID 2.1 (ECLAIR)”

1. Data Quality
   July 14th, 2010 at 1:26 pm

   I feel for Nokia, I really do. They used to make simply the best quality kit. I still have a neart 10-year old Nokia hidden in my pack as an emergency backup. Tough as boots, and briliant standby life.

   Something has to happen for them… Just don’t know what

2. josef Reon
   July 14th, 2010 at 2:53 pm

   Really a nice contribution for reader but i think u forget to include some point such as………..

   * Disappointing video quality
   * Limited storage available to the user on the system partition (you are left with only 120 MB for installing apps)
   * No DivX and XviD video playback
   * No voice dialing
   * Non hot-swappable memory card

3. Sharesmyway
   July 14th, 2010 at 4:15 pm

   Nokia may survive if they switch to Android. Personally I don’t even know how many models they have, the product line-up is just so confusing. Their OS efforts over the past few years have been flushed down the toilet, sadly.

4. Kitkat
   July 14th, 2010 at 4:21 pm

   @Josef – Thanks for the additional pointers. The 120MB is definitely the main shortcoming. But like Apple, it will give HTC a chance to upsell in the next model upgrade.

5. Afif
   July 14th, 2010 at 9:23 pm

   The big question is, how much?

6. Computer Tips Tricks
   July 14th, 2010 at 10:17 pm

   Android’s app count isn’t growing as quickly as the iPhone’s did in its first year. The apps are so much limitted compare to that of Apple. Perhaps that’s the reason why they have only 120MB storage with it. =)

7. Laptop Briefcase
   July 15th, 2010 at 1:40 am

   Based on the current issues I would have to wait before considering buying this phone. It is nice to see another serious competitor to the iphone. This should heat up competition and force them all to keep improving.

8. ahyuen
   July 15th, 2010 at 8:57 am

   - long press on screen is like mouse’s right click, while menu is accessible from the menu button.

   - TV out/ FM / Front camera available to certain model. e.g. HTC Legend has FM while nexus one doesn’t. Think Samsung Galaxy S got all of it (RM2599 with Maxis).

   - Android 2.2 should be avail before Sept 10 for desire.

   - It is possible to enable Market for Malaysia by Rooting your device or install market enabler.

   - Can you try if Rockplayer able to play DivX, RMVB on your device ? It works smoothly on my NexusOne.

   - Froyo (2.2) will allow storing apps on SD card.

9. Mark Nasri
   July 15th, 2010 at 2:34 pm

   Mmm……iPhone OS or Android OS, that is the question. I prefer iPhone.

10. sell your textbooks
    July 16th, 2010 at 3:22 am

    Great review. I am able to get an upgrade in three months and I have been doing my own research I want an android but i do hear a bunch of things people don’t like about it. I use an LG touch now and I like it but want it to be more like an Iphone.

11. used tires
    July 16th, 2010 at 5:14 pm

    Hey Jeff, really well done job giving us your take on the android desire phone, really been debating with myself whether or not to get one, and this post just might tip the iceberg for me to get one when I get the money.

    Till then,

    Jean

12. Jeff
    July 16th, 2010 at 6:06 pm

    I bought it for RM1499 with Maxis 1 year data plan + Value Plan 50.

    Overall, it’s a nice phone. Currently I’m having a major problem that I’m only left with 15MB of internal memory for Apps. Really considering of rooting it.

    Anyway, Market enabler is new to me. Better do more research on it so that I can buy all the apps I want.

    I should really try on Rockplayer as well but I seldom watch movie on phone. Better buy a 32GB SD card before doing it.

13. Escort Agency London
    July 16th, 2010 at 8:27 pm

    I also bought the same device yesterday so say goodbye to my nokia phone.

    Welcome to android club!

14. Uzi
    July 18th, 2010 at 5:13 am

    Can you sometime compare your android with iphone? I just wanted to know which one is better in what areas…

15. car battery
    July 18th, 2010 at 11:07 pm

    I’ve been considering buying this for awhile now. Even though somewhat of a Nokia loyalist until a few years back, I have to agree the company looks a bit shakier. I hope they get back on their feet with some good products. But in the meantime, I think I’ll go for this HTC.

16. sgx-online
    July 22nd, 2010 at 12:24 pm

    Android market enabler sounds interesting. I wish they would come out with some good apps for the stockmarket! HTC Desire is definitely my choice!

17. Cheryph
    July 23rd, 2010 at 1:15 am

    I am currently using nokia E71 and I love it. But the issue of this symbian OS shutting down really scared me. I hate switching as much as anything. But if this is the case I can’t help it.

18. mobile phone
    July 24th, 2010 at 12:29 am

    Definitely needs more battery life. It’s the death of my android device. Hate having to charge my phone every day.

19. Vimal
    July 25th, 2010 at 1:39 am

    Guys talkin about battery. U are usin a SMART phone for christ’s sake. Its powerfully packed. Its got a one gig processor god damn it. ITs almost the size of ur pc’s processsor. KEep that in mind. And Byu the way wats up with the game thing with u guys. Frankly since when did ppl start buyin smart phones for playin games. If u still think u need games i don’t understand what are psp’s for. And u ppls boast about iphone 4. Can u guys tell me when iphone will be able to provide a live wallpapers. It took apple four phones to give u a decent wall paper feature.

20. web applications
    July 25th, 2010 at 2:24 pm

    I am in search for a smartphone which can offer excellent web experience…but HTC desire android fails on this front.

21. Bidet
    August 3rd, 2010 at 7:52 pm

    This looks like a great phone and I am sure with future upgrades it will get even better.

22. Basson
    August 4th, 2010 at 6:27 pm

    After ~15 years of loyaly sticking to Nokia, my whole family is moving away – wife to Samsung, kids to SonyE, and I to HTC Desire.

    Bye bye Symbian

23. Tej Kohli
    August 5th, 2010 at 4:11 pm

    Looking very Hot Mobile I also want one .. I will buy soon

24. DReamerTR
    August 6th, 2010 at 5:04 am

    Hello all,
    I got my Desire 1,5 half months ago. There was android 2.1 (eclair)on it. Now I upgraded my phone to 2.2 (FroYo – FrozenYoghurt). I was a former IPhone 3G user and still use both. At the beginning I had some problems with the screen/touch navigation. It’s like IPhone but feels different. The screen is much more sensitive. It tooks me a while till I was oriented with the screen and the phone menu. Now I’m very satisfied with the desire. The phone is very fast and very stable. There are many applications and I think android phones specialy the desire is not compareable with the IPhone. Flash 10.1 support (with andr. 2.2), mp3 sharing over blutooth or network which is not available on IPhone. Activesync (Exchange pushmail, gmail) is very usefull and more stable instead of IPhone. The battery life is near Iphone. The search engine is very good. IPhone only searches e-mails, callender and contact contents. After all that the desire searches on google too. Now with android 2.2 you can choose where you want to perform your search. With 2.2 the phone is much faster. With a benchmark I found out that my phone speeds up to double. The score raised from 550 to 1175.
    The wireless is very fast and the range is very wide. It connects like my VAIO notebook. Same signal strange on same distance. The Desire is a good choice.

    Have a nice day folks

25. Data Quality
    August 23rd, 2010 at 4:27 pm

    @Sharesmyway read recently that Nokia did a customer survey asking what people wanted from their phone OS and the answer was pretty much Android. May be tough for them to say goodbye to the past of course.

26. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    August 31st, 2010 at 4:58 pm

    This looks like a great phone.I feel for Nokia

27. small business
    September 18th, 2010 at 12:09 am

    2.2 fixes a lot of these issues, my only real gripe is battery life, it needs a charge every day

28. bruce
    October 2nd, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    Well I picked up a new HTC Desire (the one everyone raves about), bitterly disappointed with it. Can’t transfer my numbers from my Nokia E51 (great phone), I am reduced to pen and paper !
    What is the problem with these companies that appear on the surface to put some great technology together, then keep it to themselves because the company is too ignorant to put a decent user manual in the purchaser’s hands. At the moment I would gladly hand back the Desire and go back to my Nokia.

29. p90x reviews
    October 12th, 2010 at 1:22 pm

    That new Android 2.1 looks awesome, Thanks for sharing Jeff. I wondering if I would ever have enough money to afford one myself. My last phone was also a Nokia, a Nokia N76 to be exact.

30. Computer Tips Tricks
    October 20th, 2010 at 5:32 pm

    Now they have HTC Desire HD that’s just gone crazy on the market.

31. Tej Kohli
    November 9th, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    Cool device…what’s new in this range…do you have any idea?

32. zammax
    December 1st, 2010 at 11:11 pm

    As a leading phone manufacturer, Nokia indeed has to overcome the failed Nokia smartphones. Now, Nokia has released the newest N8 and runs on Symbian^3. much better than their previous phones..

33. Latest Gadget Reviews
    January 26th, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    which is better HTC DESIRE OR HTC DESIRE HD? thanks

34. Carnosine eye drops
    February 11th, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    Nokia cost very high then other phones because nokia use paid application on the other hand other companies used open sources applications

35. android
    September 1st, 2011 at 4:21 pm

    HTC Desire is a pretty decent phone. But with the new and improved innovation of this in the image of Desire S, the experience has been taken to a higher level. HTC always does a good job on unique and quality builds unlike other copycat companies.