The Official HTC Desire Thread

[sam9s]

lol .... I did'nt actualy .... sorry ..... now I did .... S-AMOLED is ubercool, it looks even more gorgeous on Wave rather than Galaxy S ... anyway lets see .... let me practically check the display .... atleast finally the phone is launching .....

[drumster]

Guys! Does anyone where the Desire is available in Bombay? I called up Alfa Electronics and another shop near it called Mobile Point and none of them have the Desire... Neither do they have any idea when they will have it.

Please let me know if someone knows where its available. I'll go today only and buy it!

[desiibond]

lol .... I did'nt actualy .... sorry ..... now I did .... S-AMOLED is ubercool, it looks even more gorgeous on Wave rather than Galaxy S ... anyway lets see .... let me practically check the display .... atleast finally the phone is launching .....

The reason why the display of Wave looks better is due to the pixel density.

Wave : 480 x 800 pixels, 3.3 inches
GS: 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches

[dreamcatcher]

^the display is pentile. The resolution is augmented, not true. The SLCD display shall have a proper 800x480 display.

[kalpik]

But it launching with S-LCD ...DAMM DAMM DAMM ....Grrrrrrrrrr DAMM you HTC .... what made you ditch AMOLED!!!!!!

And you were not believing me when I said it will launch with SLCD..

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^the display is pentile. The resolution is augmented, not true. The SLCD display shall have a proper 800x480 display.

Yep! But Samsung has tweaked their pentile arrangement on the SAMOLED.. There are no prink-gray issues on the SAMOLED, like the AMOLED on N1/Desire..

[drumster]

Okay, I called up atleast 15 HTC dealers today morning. But no one has any clue about the Desire or the pricing. How does flipkart have it on sale?

I just placed a Cash on Delivery order on Flipkart. But I have a feeling they will call up and say that the phone is not available with them or is out of stock or something. I mean how can the official HTC dealers not even know about the launch date and Flipkart is selling it...

[HellwratH]

lol .... I did'nt actualy .... sorry ..... now I did .... S-AMOLED is ubercool, it looks even more gorgeous on Wave rather than Galaxy S ... anyway lets see .... let me practically check the display .... atleast finally the phone is launching .....

And you were not believing me when I said it will launch with SLCD..

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Yep! But Samsung has tweaked their pentile arrangement on the SAMOLED.. There are no prink-gray issues on the SAMOLED, like the AMOLED on N1/Desire..

Guys, I think it will be the AMOLED screen in India. The dealer forwarded me a message from HTC, which read "Dear Channel Partners, blah blah blah... with AMOLED screen blah blah blah".

So, I guess it will be AMOLED after all .

Okay, I called up atleast 15 HTC dealers today morning. But no one has any clue about the Desire or the pricing. How does flipkart have it on sale?

I just placed a Cash on Delivery order on Flipkart. But I have a feeling they will call up and say that the phone is not available with them or is out of stock or something. I mean how can the official HTC dealers not even know about the launch date and Flipkart is selling it...

I have no clue. A friend went around bangalore asking various dealers, they all said it's gonna take 15 days atleast, I don't know how this dealer I am talking to is so sure about giving it tomorrow. But, I said I'll need two (kind of a group buy) and he said he might give in some discount as well . Let's see.

[sam9s]

@ Guys what about the Link i posted .... that also confirmed Desire launch for 27,500 .....

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And you were not believing me when I said it will launch with SLCD..[COLOR="Silver"]

Yea .... but u didnt back up with any reason, which is clear of HTC not been able to keep up with the AMOLED supply .......

[kalpik]

Err.. Didn't I say that before, anyway, never mind.. Live in your dreamworld..

[drumster]

Quite funny, the Flipkart page changed the delivery days on the desire from 5-7 days to 7-9 days...

[drumster]

Another update. Got a call from Flipkart guys to confirm my order and they confirmed they have the official Desire with bill and warranty. So looks like the phone is really out. Should have mine within a week.

[sam9s]

I hope I just hope ..... its officially announced in the coming week ....

[webwizzy]

Talked to HTC rep today.. the shipment has arrived. It should be officially announced this week or max in the coming week.

[kalpik]

Talked to HTC rep today.. the shipment has arrived. It should be officially announced this week or max in the coming week.

Did you confirm whether its coming with AMOLED or S-LCD?

[webwizzy]

Did you confirm whether its coming with AMOLED or S-LCD?

Ofcourse I did. And he didn't knew anything about it lol.

But the last time I asked them, he said SLCD. And that was probably one reason of delay of Desire. I'm pretty sure, its coming with SLCD. And if you buy with AMOLED from ebay (even after launch), it probably won't be covered under HTC warranty.

[darkrider114]

Hello guys!
Since i use a high resolution screen like one on my xperia(400*800) it didnt feel to me anything extraordinary when i saw a wave screen.. Its true that wave has excellent display with brilliant colors but it looks pixellated....I just cant adjust with it...Though who have tried it, will know the differance....wat say guys???

[anandchawla]

There is a lot of buzz of Desire being launched at 28.9k.

Check this out
Techtree.com India > News > Consumer Electronics > HTC Desire Lands in India, Priced at Rs. 28,900

[darksideofchand]

Has anyone got their hands on a Desire yet? Would like to read their reviews.

The news reports are somewhat conflicting on the display being offered on these handsets in India. Some say it's AMOLED, while some say it's S-LCD. Can anyone confirm either way?

[sam9s]

Looks like it is coming FINALLY ....

More News...

HTC Launches Desire in India < Mobile Phones < PC World India News < PC World.in

[HellwratH]

Looks like it is coming FINALLY ....

More News...

HTC Launches Desire in India < Mobile Phones < PC World India News < PC World.in

Yeah well, the shipment is not arriving as yet in bangalore. The dealers keeps asking for one more day.

[drumster]

Yeah the flipkart guys also have my order on processing still... Looks I should have bought it from a normal dealer only... :roll:

[sam9s]

Has anybody checked in Delhi/Noida .............. I called up couple of dealers and they had no clue ......

[HellwratH]

Yeah the flipkart guys also have my order on processing still... Looks I should have bought it from a normal dealer only... :roll:

Has anybody checked in Delhi/Noida .............. I called up couple of dealers and they had no clue ......

Ha ha, seems like HTC owns a lot of stock in Samsung India, that they are pushing us towards increasing the revenue for Samsung. If that's what they want, so be it .

[sam9s]

Listen to this even the Docomo people have no clue that HTC Desire is been announced to be launched in association with them ...... ...what crap ....

[HellwratH]

Listen to this even the Docomo people have no clue that HTC Desire is been announced to be launched in association with them ...... ...what crap ....

Lol, honestly, I was all edgy till about an hour back. And now, I am kinda happy. Think it will be the galaxy s for me . Will buy it tomorrow. No point and I am not gonna wait anymore, thanks HTC for making the choice clear to me .

[kalpik]

^^ I think you made the right choice! You will not regret it

[HellwratH]

^^ I think you made the right choice! You will not regret it

I think so too . Just have to setup bootcamp etc and get windows running on my Mac. GPS is something I don't use much, so it should be cool.

[drumster]

Lol, honestly, I was all edgy till about an hour back. And now, I am kinda happy. Think it will be the galaxy s for me . Will buy it tomorrow. No point and I am not gonna wait anymore, thanks HTC for making the choice clear to me .

Oh man, you are choosing the crappy TouchWiz interface over the beautiful Sense... I would rather wait for a week than make such a big compromise. even the original Android interface is a lot better than this TouchWiz crap.

[HellwratH]

Oh man, you are choosing the crappy TouchWiz interface over the beautiful Sense... I would rather wait for a week than make such a big compromise. even the original Android interface is a lot better than this TouchWiz crap.

Actually, I want an android phone to be able to mod and load stuff and basically make it efficient for my needs. And there are some ROMs which can give you plain vanilla if you want or use a custom launcher and get rid of TouchWiz . Only after reading up a bit, I am realizing the UI doesn't matter much if you plan to root it and hack etc. Yes, the build quality might be a bit of a compromise, will try and source a good case for it. I had made up my mind to buy the SGS on saturday, the dealer convinced me that he'll give me desire on monday, and it's not happened so far. So yeah, I don't want to play the wait game .

[drumster]

Actually, I want an android phone to be able to mod and load stuff and basically make it efficient for my needs. And there are some ROMs which can give you plain vanilla if you want or use a custom launcher and get rid of TouchWiz . Only after reading up a bit, I am realizing the UI doesn't matter much if you plan to root it and hack etc. Yes, the build quality might be a bit of a compromise, will try and source a good case for it. I had made up my mind to buy the SGS on saturday, the dealer convinced me that he'll give me desire on monday, and it's not happened so far. So yeah, I don't want to play the wait game .

Yeah if you plan to root it then it doesnt matter...