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[gordanfreeman50]

Does anyone have an opinion on the HTC Desire HD...and is the android version of mxit any good? Any help would be appreciated! And also the Wildfire is entry level right? How does it perform?

[hawk]

1) HTC Desire HD is a bit big IMO. I have the desire and its already pretty large.
2)Android version of mxit isn't bad, it does what it needs to do and I haven't had any issues with it.
3)Wildfire is entry level yes - haven't heard good things about it.

If you want a good entry level android phone get the LG Optimus.

[gordanfreeman50]

1) HTC Desire HD is a bit big IMO. I have the desire and its already pretty large.
2)Android version of mxit isn't bad, it does what it needs to do and I haven't had any issues with it.
3)Wildfire is entry level yes - haven't heard good things about it.

If you want a good entry level android phone get the LG Optimus.

thanks man...was thinking of getting the iphone 4...but battery life issues put me off...now its between nokia n8 and desire HD and my budget lol. does your desire have the htc sense features? and do they work well?

[Legion]

CES 2011 was an occasion for manufacturers to flood the market with a plethora of Android devices, and powering many of them was NVidia’s Tegra 2 chip.

Released late last year, the Tegra 2 chip uses the "system-on-a-chip" design to integrate an ARM CPU (1GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 processor) and a NVidia GPU into one package. This allows faster communication between the cores and the integrated memory controller. Most of the tablets and smartphones, and other unique hybrids, launching in 2011 will be using the Tegra 2 chips.

But, no sooner has the dust settled and NVidia is already planning for the future. A leaked slide from NVidia reveals that the Tegra 2 will soon be replaced by the Tegra 2 3D, which will subsequently be usurped by the "world’s first mobile quad-core processor," the Tegra 3.

All i can say is.. **** YEAH!!!

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/01...olete-in-2012/

[hawk]

thanks man...was thinking of getting the iphone 4...but battery life issues put me off...now its between nokia n8 and desire HD and my budget lol. does your desire have the htc sense features? and do they work well?

My desire has HTC Sense yes, but not the stuff from HTC Sense.com - you need the HTC Desire HD for that stuff.

[gordanfreeman50]

My desire has HTC Sense yes, but not the stuff from HTC Sense.com - you need the HTC Desire HD for that stuff.

oh i see...none of that pick up the phone and it rings softer and turn it over and it goes silent stuff? aw wel...its between iphone 4 desire hd,galaxy s and n8..still have 8 months to go might as well do m research

[hawk]

oh i see...none of that pick up the phone and it rings softer and turn it over and it goes silent stuff? aw

Er, What? My Desire does that to begin with.

[gordanfreeman50]

Er, What? My Desire does that to begin with.

clearly i dont know a lot about htc and android sorry!

[hawk]

clearly i dont know a lot about htc and android sorry!

Better do your research thoroughly bud!

[Cpt.Monde]

Damn it's been quiet in here. :/

Galaxy S2 specs leak...that screen is huge! :O

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Andro...ndwich_id16580

Motorola Atrix 4G Review

[vii]

I was supposed to upgrade december, but I decided to wait seeing as the Wildfire is the only android in my price range. I've waited 2 months... and the Desire has gone up R500 in price...

I'm going to have to get a Wildfire ;_;

[x-scon]

Dude, don't settle for the Wildfire!
I signed a contract almost a year ago and got the HTC Tattoo. Although it was only a few months since it was released in SA it was already available for about a year in other parts of the world. This means that by the time I can upgrade again (March 2012) my phone would technically be 3 years old already...

If I were you, I would rather save a few extra bucks and then pay for something more recent, with better specs. The Wildfire is already falling behind when compared to other phones, in fact it is only slightly better than my Tattoo.
I'm sure if you can scrape together about R1000 you could get something a lot better.
Have a look at your options again and let us know...

[Wesley]

I was supposed to upgrade december, but I decided to wait seeing as the Wildfire is the only android in my price range. I've waited 2 months... and the Desire has gone up R500 in price...

I'm going to have to get a Wildfire ;_;

What about the LG Optimus One P500?

[Chevron]

Well I dropped my phone in a big bucket of water the other day. I tried ordering an HTC Desire HD, but no stock. :(

[vii]

What about the LG Optimus One P500?

It's just under my price class. Could anyone recommend any Android phones that fall between the wildfire/OptimusOne and the Desire/GalaxyS.

One's just a bit too low on the ladder and ones just a bit too high. Screen quality is the over-all most important feature to me.

[Chevron]

It's just under my price class. Could anyone recommend any Android phones that fall between the wildfire/OptimusOne and the Desire/GalaxyS.

One's just a bit too low on the ladder and ones just a bit too high. Screen quality is the over-all most important feature to me.

http://www.gsmarena.com/search.php3

Go to "operating system" select "android".

[vii]

Yeah, I've done that. It returns a million phones and most aren't available in South Africa. :<

[Cpt.Monde]

Yeah, I've done that. It returns a million phones and most aren't available in South Africa. :<

What about the Motorola Defy? It came out recently on Virgin Mobile. It's decently spec'd and shouldn't be too expensive.

[vii]

What about the Motorola Defy? It came out recently on Virgin Mobile. It's decently spec'd and shouldn't be too expensive.

Link to the contract options maybe? I cant find it anywhere.

[Cpt.Monde]

Link to the contract options maybe? I cant find it anywhere.

Motorola Defy Specs

Topup package (Virgin Mobile)

Classic Contract package (Virgin Mobile)

It's called the MB525 in South Africa. Maybe that's why you couldn't find it. It's the same price as the HTC Wildfire on the Classic package (R170 pm).