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HTC Desire mobile phone review

(POCKET LINT) - It would be fair to say the HTC Desire is the most anticipated phone of 2010. Perhaps an indication of this phone’s significance, following the launch by HTC, a slew of announcements came from mobile phone operators saying they’d be stocking it. The Legend, by contrast, received no such attention. But is the HTC Desire that much more of a phone than the Legend? And what about it’s half-brother the Google Nexus One?

The HTC Desire is less striking in its design than the HTC Legend. The size of the screen means there isn’t really the space for a chin, with only a hint of a curve on the bottom edge of the device. The metal frame surrounds the top-half of the device, the rubberized back wrapping around the sides and bottom controls. The rubberized finish means it feels secure in the hand, and matte finished means it stays mercifully fingerprint free.

It is a large phone as the 3.7-inch screen dictates. Measuring 60 x 119 x 11.9mm, it is lengthy, but thin: you’ll be able to slip it into your pocket though. It weighs 135g, feeling substantial in the hand. It is a great device to hold and the quality of the construction is difficult to fault.

We’ve criticised a number of handsets for being uncomfortable to use as a phone. The HTC Legend and Apple iPhone both fall into that category: a sharp top edge means it digs into your ear. Here the smooth curve of the Desire makes it comfortable for long conversations, so its equally at home actually making phone calls.

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