HTC is very well known for quality handsets or rather in some cases I would call them premium quality handsets. Over here in Pakistan owning a smartphone for some might be a no brainer in many cases but for all those tech geeks out there, the HTC Desire is a smartphone worth giving a shot to.



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
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