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HTC Wildfire Smartphone
The HTC Wildfire looked like an offshoot of theHTC Desire if it actually grows like a tuber plant. At closer look, you’ll realize that it’s just that in looks; the HTC Wildfire is, in fact, closer in terms of the HTC Tattoo by conception and purpose. That is, an entry-level smartphone that offers a lot more than its price.
It’s definitely easy to mistake it as the HTC Desire, because it retains most of its design characteristics; a chin, optical Trackpad and round edges, though it does take a leaf from the Nexus One to implement touch –sensitive keys as oppose to Desire’s click buttons. It’s a slim, light phone that has a solid built; something normally absent from entry-level devices.
The Wildfire is also smaller, and due to cutting costs the screen is plain old LCD (no AMOLED here), which sadly displays at 240 x 320 QVGA resolution. It’s not so bad on images, but when it comes to reading websites, it makes it difficult, and video quality takes a hit. It’s also quite reflective, but considering its price point, these might be expected. At least the touch operation is responsive.
The Wildfire runs on Android 2.1, and HTC Sense keeps up the good deed of giving an accessible, simple user interface. Navigating through the Wildfire feels natural and very similar to Android HTC devices of late. HTC also integrated the address book into social networking sites, and with Wi-Fi and HSDPA support plus GPS, an entry level phone doesn’t get any better than this set of features.
A 528MHz processor powers the Wildfire, which does a worthy job to manage most simple operations, but it hiccups occasionally when running videos and taps sometimes will fail to respond. Slow loading and crashes happen, but rarely. It’s a lot to ask from an entry-level device, and as such, we won’t complain as much.
The HTC Wildfire is a nice looking, solid device to fill HTC’s cheaper line up, thanks to its populated features and good design senses. It does suffer from its low screen resolution and performance limitations, but for its price, it’s a bargain.
Pros : Solid built, Wholesome functionality
Cons : Low-resolution screen, Some performance hiccups.
HTC Wildfire Specifications :
Operating System : ndroid 2.1
Frequency :HSPA / WCDMA 900/2100MHz, GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Screen :3.2 inch LDC capacitive touch screen at 240 x 320 QVGA
Connectivity : WiFi, HSPA, USB2.0, Bluetooth
Others :5MP color camera with geotagging
Dimensions :60.4 x 106.75 x 12.19mm
Weight :118g
HTC Mega Smartphone
The new entry-level HTC Mega Smartphone has been leaked to the public. This new HTC Smartphone is not android-powered, it will debut the market running the Windows Mobile 6.5 Pro. According to the details leaked the HTC Mega features a 2.8-inch LCD display with a 240×320 resolution.
The HTC Mega has a 3 megapixel camera, a GPS Receiver, a 528 MHz Qualcomm processor, 256 MB of RAM and 3G connectivity. The HTC Mega also will be running the HTC Sense Custom UI version for Windows Mobile.
LG BL40 ‘New Chocolate’ launches Q3
LG has just released their new BL40 ‘New Chocolate’ feature phone. This BL40 with a larger 800 x 345 pixel screen which LG says ideal for surfing the web and viewing websites at fullwidth without any zooming necessary. Although not officially confirmed it is also expected to have a 5 megapixel camera 7.2Mbps HSPA, WiFi and A-GPS. LG say their New Chocolate phone will launch in Q3 2009 across 54 different countries.
