HTC Desire HD (Ace)

Deific · 9 May 2011 at 18:40

Considering this HD but am slightly confused as to whether the Desire S is better?

What say you guys?

stoke1863 · 9 May 2011 at 18:42

Deific said:
Considering this HD but am slightly confused as to whether the Desire S is better?

What say you guys?

There is no point in buying this now. There are better single core phones like the SE arc and the Incredible S. HTC also bringing out the Sensation soon as well. If you want a good now go and get the Samsung Galaxy S 2.

Deific · 9 May 2011 at 18:58

stoke1863 said:
There is no point in buying this now. There are better single core phones like the SE arc and the Incredible S. HTC also bringing out the Sensation soon as well. If you want a good now go and get the Samsung Galaxy S 2.

Well, apart from the fact that I can't afford any of those.

stoke1863 · 9 May 2011 at 18:59

Deific said:
Well, apart from the fact that I can't afford any of those.

Is the desire HD cheaper than any of those? i didnt think it would be

Deific · 9 May 2011 at 19:11

stoke1863 said:
Is the desire HD cheaper than any of those? i didnt think it would be

Yeh, for example; 130 quid cheaper to buy than the Galaxy S II & 12 quid a month cheaper on contract.

Biffa · 9 May 2011 at 19:46

I really like my Desire HD, rooted and flashed its managing to keep up pretty good against newer phones

There is a LOT of support for it on XDA

Street · 9 May 2011 at 20:25

Wow Sense 3 looks stunning! Spotted it out for download when I went to grab the new ARHD ROM but thought I'd give it a miss as I need my phone to function properly and figured it would still be a bit buggy.. Can't wait for the further releases though!

lamboman · 9 May 2011 at 20:58

stoke1863 said:
There is no point in buying this now. There are better single core phones like the SE arc and the Incredible S. HTC also bringing out the Sensation soon as well. If you want a good now go and get the Samsung Galaxy S 2.

Better, not necessarily. If we take away the front facing cameras, the phones are pretty much the same. The Xperia Arc display, I felt, was a bit washed out (but that's just me) and the digitiser was very easy to see. The Incredible S display, like the Desire SLCD, I felt was a bit white and colours a bit...bright, but still a very nice display. As for interface...not many are a fan of SE's Android interface, but that's personal choice.

My advice, either wait and get a GS2, Sensation, or save your money and look at a DHD on eBay, new and SIM-free, they are going for a very nice price now, then go on giffgaff. Depends on what you want out of your phone.

jr1104 · 10 May 2011 at 07:53

I've just order my Desire HD as well, as my upgrade with Orange. I realise it's not the newest phone any more, but for the price, it makes much more sense than getting a slightly better new phone. After trading in my Hero, it'll end up being £35 for the phone, and £9 p/m for unlimited texts, 30 mins and internet. Which since I hardly use 1 minute of call, makes it quite good. Any of the new Samsung's and SE's where £150 minimum for the phone.

godinman · 10 May 2011 at 07:58

The DHD in a custom rom/kernal absolutely flys, the battery lasts a good day of average use and Sense 3.0 and most new versions of Android will be on it for quite some times via custom roms. Still a good buy and a cracking phone!

jr1104 · 10 May 2011 at 08:07

That's what I'm hoping for. I've enjoyed keeping my Hero up to date with custom ROMs, and even now I still think it works great, just for £35 it'll be worth upgrading for the bigger screen and newer hardware.

Juniper · 11 May 2011 at 12:18

Finally cracked last night and installed the unbranded Gingerbread RUU from XDA Developers, 10-15 minutes later and everything was updated without any issues.

rogueblade · 11 May 2011 at 12:25

I'm gonna crack soon if they don't release Android 2.3 for the desire HD on T-Mobile

Juniper · 11 May 2011 at 13:30

rogueblade said:
I'm gonna crack soon if they don't release Android 2.3 for the desire HD on T-Mobile

Is yours unbranded? Mine from T-Mobile was, so it was straightforward with no rooting involved.

rogueblade · 11 May 2011 at 13:39

rogueblade said:
I'm gonna crack soon if they don't release Android 2.3 for the desire HD on T-Mobile

anewhope said:
Is yours unbranded? Mine from T-Mobile was, so it was straightforward with no rooting involved.

It shows the T-Mobile logo when I turn it on which I believe means it's branded.
Did you get 2.3 as a ROM or system update?

SoliD · 11 May 2011 at 13:46

Come on OTA 2.3 upgrade on voda!!

Although not so fussed about it coming now I have removed some apps and have had it on for 30 hours and still 52% battery left somehow!

GingaNinja · 11 May 2011 at 15:19

As reported here (post 445), it looks like Monday for the rollout.

Ginga

CSA · 11 May 2011 at 15:37

which HTC is the best "all rounder" ? for music,web surfing and such ?

lamboman · 11 May 2011 at 21:09

CSA said:
which HTC is the best "all rounder" ? for music,web surfing and such ?

Considering that they all run the same ROM, and many have the same hardware, surely that's a vague question?

I would set a budget first, then base your purchase on that. However...if you don't want to run Sense (it's not as useful as you think), look at a Samsung Galaxy S2.

CSA · 12 May 2011 at 08:10

lamboman said:
Considering that they all run the same ROM, and many have the same hardware, surely that's a vague question?

I would set a budget first, then base your purchase on that. However...if you don't want to run Sense (it's not as useful as you think), look at a Samsung Galaxy S2.

well i know nothing about HTC phones so yes my question would seem vague,ive got a budget of around £300 atm for a payg phone,i could increase the budget but not 100% sure i want to tbh