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HTC Desire - Made/Manufactured in?

kartnite

kartnite

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A question, just for the record.

Where have your HTC Desires been manufactured? China/Taiwan..? That's what I find occurring often on Google search.

As I wait for the local dealer here to re-stock his inventory, I couldn't help asking him (out of sheer curiosity) and he is of the opinion that the devices come with the label "Made in Germany".

Thought I'd clarify.

Thanks!
 
Clarify what? That your local dealer is an idiot? :D No-one make phones in Germany if they've any sense. It must be the most costly labour market in the world.

Box mine came in says made in Taiwan fwiw.
 
speedycolzalez said:
Clarify what? That your local dealer is an idiot? :D No-one make phones in Germany if they've any sense. It must be the most costly labour market in the world.
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:D He probably is, then. It got me thinking when he said "made in Germany"... :/

GavChap said:
says "Made in Taiwan" on the box, just to annoy the Chinese I think. ;)
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Ah well... Not that a big difference, buddy. One is "Republic of China" while the other is "People's Republic of China". ;)

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Thanks for the responses, peeps. :)
 
jay_kay said:
HTC are a Taiwanese company so would make sense that they have been made there by the skilled hands of infants ;)
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Taiwan doesn't use any more child labor than the U.S. Whether or not Taiwan is a part of China is a huge political debate, but I promise you this: kids in TW spend more time in school and cram schools than U.S. kids do. I've lived in TW for 10 years, and I lived in the Mainland for a short time.

My point? Child labor is a problem in some parts of Mainland China, but it just doesn't exist here. Part-time jobs for high school students pretty much DON'T EXIST. Many college students don't work at all either.

There you go.

Cheers
 
Mine says "Made in Chain" on the back of the box to the bottom right :/
 
yeah on the back of the box at the bottom right there is a "made in china printed on the sticker" - where does yours say it then?
 
rick-in-taiwan said:
Taiwan doesn't use any more child labor than the U.S. Whether or not Taiwan is a part of China is a huge political debate, but I promise you this: kids in TW spend more time in school and cram schools than U.S. kids do. I've lived in TW for 10 years, and I lived in the Mainland for a short time.

My point? Child labor is a problem in some parts of Mainland China, but it just doesn't exist here. Part-time jobs for high school students pretty much DON'T EXIST. Many college students don't work at all either.

There you go.

Cheers
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i think he was no i am sure /posative that he was talking the piss
and if they have any skilled hands of infants that are free for a few hrs . i have a bulb on my car that needs changing with my masive hands i cant get in to do it ........
 
ajh94 said:
yeah on the back of the box at the bottom right there is a "made in china printed on the sticker" - where does yours say it then?
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Well mine was Made in China but I think you've got the only one that was made in a dungeon or something
 
ajh94 said:
yeah on the back of the box at the bottom right there is a "made in china printed on the sticker" - where does yours say it then?
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Sorry, I was attempting (badly) humour.
Your post said made in CHAIN, rather than CHINA.

Not sure where mine was made, not bothered to look at the box, as I don't care.

Well, I say I don't care. Obviously I would rather it was made in the UK, or at least in Europe, but then it would cost
 
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