HTC Desire HD Review thread

[RussWWFC]

Or maybe a 3rd party battery? Don't know if they could squeeze more power into the same size casing though.

Another option would be a battery/powered case like you can get for the iPhone. Or ideally something like this Mini USB Universal Battery Charger Keyring Key Chian on eBay (end time 13-Nov-10 22:43:04 GMT)

Instead of a battery charger, a mini USB connecter to whack in the bottom of the DHD

 

[beyond]

Phone works very well. Is it worth

 

[bonerp]

I sold it buy it now on ebay for

 

[SpencerUk]

Desires are still selling like hot cakes!

well it is phone of the year after all

 

[karnka]

HTC Desire HD review -- Engadget

So, engadget's review is up. Battery life coming out as the major criticism along with a few slight design issues with the casing etc.

Debating whether any of this puts me off or not.

Hmm, Desire HD, Desire Z, Milestone 2, Defy or possibly even a Droid Pro. What to do, what to do.

 

[mwob]

Was told this post fits better in this thread

Got the Desire HD in recently to have a play with and was quite impressed. My review focusses on pitting it against the Nokia N8.

If your interested come check it out:

http://www.mwoblog.co.uk/mobile-phones/smartphone-nokia-n8-htc-desire-hd/

Would appreciate your thoughts guys. Thanks.

mwob

 

[AstralZero]

I think Engadget are always a bit more harsh than everyone else. Although I can't see why iPhone 4 gets 9.

This is making me have second thoughts about the Desire HD:

The PlayStation Phone is still real -- Engadget

Not sure I really want to wait several months for it though.

 

[MrPie]

Just uploaded a DHD Camera Test video to Youtube. It does lag when there's a transition from Dark to Light Environments. Other than that it's pretty cool. Oh except it's kind of pointless taking it out on Windy days because you'll get an ear ache!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_V6zTA41v8

(Video is still processing at the time of posting this post )

 

[TheSuper]

Review from website Slashgear on the HTC Desire HD:

HTC Desire HD Review - SlashGear

Great review albeit not very enthusiastic but it was positive saying it's a highly recommended smartphone. It was very detailed, thorough and talking about everything. Only nitpicks it has was with the battery (needing a nightly charge), tricky to open battery hatch, HTC Sense not quite fully operational and it's size ('a hefty device').

 

[TheSuper]

Review from website Pocket-lint on the HTC Desire HD. 9 out of 10!

HTC Desire HD review - Pocket-lint

Another great, mostly positive review. Once again detailed and thorough.

Their nitpicks was with the battery (24hrs max use), HTCSense.com and the occasional freeze.

 

[TheSuper]

Review from website ZDNet UK on the HTC Desire HD - 8.3 out of 10!

For the HTC Desire they gave 7.5 out of 10. So an improvement of sorts!

HTC Desire HD Review | Smartphones | ZDNet UK

Bit of a mixed bag review. Not that detailed but still enough in there for you to get something out of it. Their nitpicks were the following:

Cons

• Too large for many people to use one-handed
• Battery life likely to be around a day for many users
• Awkward headphone jack location

 

[SpencerUk]

Just uploaded a DHD Camera Test video to Youtube. It does lag when there's a transition from Dark to Light Environments. Other than that it's pretty cool. Oh except it's kind of pointless taking it out on Windy days because you'll get an ear ache!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_V6zTA41v8

(Video is still processing at the time of posting this post )

I can relate..I moved about and it still kept well

 

[TheSuper]

Electricpig LOVE the HTC Desire HD! They gave it 5 stars out of 5! Their review is up:

HTC Desire HD review | Electricpig

Very positive review! Not as thorough as i would have liked but enough in there to give you an overall sense of the phone and as per usual the phone does have some problems. At a push they did say if they had to pick between the Desire HD vs Galaxy S, they would pick the Galaxy S.

We love A huge slab of sexy
We hate Battery life, slightly crashy
Verdict A stunning phone so long as you remember to charge it every night

Also they put the HTC Desire HD:

No.1 in their best HTC phone top 5 list.
No.2 in their best Android phone top 5 list.
No.3 in their best smartphone top 5 list.
No.3 in their best gadgets of 2010 list.

 

[gabbyevs]

i love mine! sorry not very techie im new to android too but im loving the layout the screen is amazing its very sturdy although im still scared to make marks on it i spose coz its new

the camera is really good

im a bit confused about where all my files are being stored though is there a setting for that so u can see where they all are?

battery bit draining so far but im ok with that

 

[saj_2001ind]

i love mine! sorry not very techie im new to android too but im loving the layout the screen is amazing its very sturdy although im still scared to make marks on it i spose coz its new

the camera is really good

im a bit confused about where all my files are being stored though is there a setting for that so u can see where they all are?

battery bit draining so far but im ok with that

for looking into file, just install "Astro File Manager" from android market from your handset its for free....

 

[SpencerUk]

Yeah Astro is best free file manager app period!

 

[TheSuper]

HTC Desire HD review from GSMArena. They don't give ratings but it was a positive write-up despite making no mention of battery life whatsoever. Very strange!

HTC Desire HD review: Most wanted - GSMArena.com

They compared it to the Samsung Galaxy S and admitted the Galaxy S is superior but HTC Desire HD comes a very close second.

 

[SpencerUk]

I rarely go on GSM arena simply because they are so biased towards apple it's unreal

 

[NZtechfreak]

GSMarena aren't particularly iPhone biased at all in fact, perhaps you are thinking of Gizmodo or Engadget?

 

[SpencerUk]

GSMarena aren't particularly iPhone biased at all in fact, perhaps you are thinking of Gizmodo or Engadget?

Nope, I mean GSMArena..Don't visit Gizmodo...Engadget isn't all that bad.

When GSMArena did an review of the iOS it was so biased it was unreal and anything negative towards it was deleted in comments, etc.

Main sites for me are

Engadget
TechRadar UK

 

[Elthorne]

The latest Which magazine rated the DHD as a 'best buy' and was pretty complimentary about the phone in general.

 

[mitmeister]

Nope, I mean GSMArena..Don't visit Gizmodo...Engadget isn't all that bad.

When GSMArena did an review of the iOS it was so biased it was unreal and anything negative towards it was deleted in comments, etc.

Main sites for me are

Engadget
TechRadar UK

Engadget compared it with Iphone and ended up with some lame issues like, aluminum extends 1mm above screen and it makes some noise while scrolling, camera lens touches the surface, when you place it on table, it wobbles because of lens protuding.. etc. And they made a video of it. Also they said Iphone has none of it. I believe reviewer was so biased towards Iphone that such lame things was in video.