HTC - Press Conference and a chance to put your questions to them

BionicRasher

Will the White Desire be coming to Irish stores (due to CFW i believe in the the UK)
when will we be able to get more stock in Ireland

Kenno90

Desire HD and Desire Z announced!

Bluefoam

New HTC Sense sounds cool. The maps app is exactly what I need & will also replace wave secure... I wonder if it will be a paid for service?

Kenno90

Desire HD


8 megapixel camera alongside a dual flash on the HD; a 4.3-inch display, Aluminum construction, SLCD, 1GHz processor,720p recording

smartblaa

here's the back of the phones

http://www.slashgear.com/htcs-new-phones-leak-ahead-of-official-unveil-15102291/

EDIT: damn!

justsomebloke

Bluefoam wrote: »

Why would you ask HTC what Nokia plans to do in the future. Even if they did know, or did have an opinion, do you really think they'd discuss it with you?

No I don't think they would discuss it but that is no reason not to ask the question.

Bluefoam wrote: »

If you were to read the general technology blogs, you would understand theat Nokia have come to the conclusion that they are ****ed.

Exactly why moving to a hardware only set up on their top end phones offer the short term maybe more advantages for them especially as they have just put in a new CEO

Kenno90

Deisre Z


480 x 800 resolution, 800Mhz Snapdragon processor 4GB of internal memory , 8GB SD card, 5MP camera, SLCD, 2.1 Android upgradable later on

Bluefoam

only 2.1

ixoy

But the questions now are:

- when will the Desire HD arrive here
- will there be sufficient stock
- what will the price range be

Kenno90

ixoy wrote: »

But the questions now are:

- when will the Desire HD arrive here
- will there be sufficient stock
- what will the price range be

Some markets next month.

Since it's SLCD i don't see why not.

~€500

From what i hear

MoodeRator

Kenno90 wrote: »

Desire HD


8 megapixel camera alongside a dual flash on the HD; a 4.3-inch display, Aluminum construction, SLCD, 1GHz processor,720p recording

Just in time for Santa?
anyone tell me what app is running in the image on the right please?

Kenno90

Since it's HTC offical images i'd say it's a HTC stock app available on the new phone

Darragh

Okay, so a lot tweeted there - http://www.twitter.com/boards_ie, but here's the press kit release thingy

EMBARGOED UNTIL: WEDNESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER, 12.30 BST

HTC UNVEILS HTC DESIRE HD AND HTC DESIRE Z WITH NEW HTC SENSE AND HTCSENSE.COM

HTC Sense integrates a variety of multimedia and location-based enhancements and introduces HTCSense.com, a series of new connected HTC services

LONDON, UK – September 15, 2010 – HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, today unveiled a new HTC Sense experience with the new HTC Desire HDTM and HTC Desire ZTM Android-based smartphones.

The new HTC Sense experience continues HTC’s strong focus on the customer, placing people at the center by simply making its phones work in a more personal and natural way. HTC Sense introduces a number of key innovations including a series of connected services called HTCSense.com that enhance people’s mobile experience on HTC phones.

“We’re excited to be taking the HTC Sense experience beyond the phone to a whole new level with a series of connected HTC services we call HTCSense.com,” said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. “Our customers will value the holistic approach we’re taking to enhance their mobile experience.

This customer-first philosophy has resonated with people buying HTC phones and this drives us to continue introducing new innovative smartphones like the HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z.”

"As a key Android partner and smartphone brand, HTC continues to bring new innovation to the platform," said Andy Rubin, VP engineering at Google. "Android is about choice and the new HTC smartphones continue to provide customers with powerful choices and flexibility."

HTC Sense

The new HTC Sense experience offers a variety of enhancements that improve how people capture, create, share and access multimedia content. With a newly created camera experience, people can record HD videos or capture and edit images with a variety of fun camera effects.

With HTC Locations, a new differentiated online mapping experience, people have instant, on-demand mapping without download delays or incurring mobile roaming charges.

HTC Sense also includes a new integrated online e-reading experience utilizing a new e-book store powered by Kobo and a new, mobile-optimized e-reader that includes the ability to highlight, annotate and quickly search for definitions or translate unfamiliar terms.

HTCSense.com

With the new HTCSense.com service, people can simply manage their mobile phone experience from their HTC phone or personal computer. For example, people can easily locate a missing phone by triggering the handset to ring loudly, even if it is set to silent, or to flag its location on a map.

If the phone’s been lost or stolen, users can remotely lock the phone, forward calls and texts to another phone, send a message to the phone to arrange its return or even remotely wipe all personal data from it.

HTCSense.com makes it easy to setup a new HTC phone or access archived mobile content such as contacts, text messages and call history from a PC browser. People can also customize their phones with exclusive HTC content like wallpapers, HTC scenes, sounds or plug-ins.

PRESS RELEASE
EMBARGOED UNTIL: WEDNESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER, 12.30 BST

HTC Desire HD

HTC Desire HD showcases outstanding multimedia content with its bright 4.3” LCD display and Dolby Mobile and SRS virtual sound and is the first to be powered by the new 1GHz Qualcomm 8255 Snapdragon processor.

The HTC Desire HD enables 720p HD video recording and includes an 8-megapixel camera with dual-flash. Building on the unibody heritage of the HTC Legend, the HTC Desire HD is sculpted from a block of solid aluminum and exudes the air of quality and strength that HTC has come to be known for.

It also includes the new HTC Fast Boot that enables people to quickly make a call or check emails by shortening the time taken to complete the power-up sequence.

HTC Desire Z

For people constantly on the go, HTC Desire Z makes it quick and easy to stay connected with friends on Facebook and Twitter or with colleagues and customers at work.

HTC Desire Z features a unique ‘pop hinge’ that opens to reveal a QWERTY keyboard for fast, convenient typing. HTC Desire Z’s keyboard also includes a variety of keyboard shortcuts and two customizable keys for providing instant access to common functions without the need to open menus.

HTC Desire Z also includes 720p HD video recording and a 5-megapixel camera with automatic flash. It is the first phone to utilize the new 800MHz Qualcomm 7230 processor for improved performance and battery life and also includes HTC Fast Boot.


Availability

The new HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z will be broadly available through mobile operators and retailers across major European and Asian markets from October 2010 with the HTC Desire Z shipping in North America later this year.

About HTC

HTC Corporation (HTC) is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile phone industry. By putting people at the center of everything it does, HTC creates innovative smartphones that better serve the lives and needs of individuals. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com.

Images on the way...

Darragh

HTC Desire HD Specs

Processor

1 GHz

Operating System

AndroidTM 2.2 (FroYo) with HTC Sense

Memory

Internal storage: 1.5 GB RAM: 768 MB Expansion Slot microSDTM card

Dimensions

Weight

Size and weight 123 x 68 x 11.8 mm (4.84 x 2.67 x 0.46 inches) 164 grams (5.78 ounces) with battery

Display

4.3", WVGA resolution Capacitive Touch Window with multi-touch capability
262K-color LCD

Network

HSPA/WCDMA (900/2100 MHz)
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

Connectivity

Bluetooth® 2.1, A2DP, FTP, OPP, and PBAP Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n 3.5 mm stereo audio jack Standard micro-USB

Camera

8 megapixel color camera with auto focus and dual LED flash 720p HD video recording

Power

Removable and Rechargeable Lithium ion or Lithium-polymer battery, 1230 mAh AC adaptor AC input: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz

Sensors

Motion G-sensor Proximity Sensor Ambient Light Sensor

Darragh

HTC Desire Z Specifications

Processor

800 MHz

Operating System

AndroidTM 2.2 (FroYo) with HTC Sense

Memory

Internal storage: 1.5 GB RAM: 512 MB
Expansion Slot microSD card

Dimensions

119 x 60.4 x 14.16 mm

Weight

180 grams (6.34 ounces) with battery

Display

3.7" WVGA resolution Super LCD Capacitive touch screen

Network

HSPA/WCDMA (900/2100 MHz)
GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)

Connectivity

Bluetooth® 2.1, A2DP, FTP, OPP, and PBAP Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n 3.5 mm stereo audio jack Standard micro-USB

Camera

5 megapixel color camera with auto focus and flash 720p HD video recording

Power

Removable and Rechargeable Lithium ion or Lithium-polymer battery, 1300 mAh AC adaptor AC input: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz

Sensors

Motion G-sensor
Proximity Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor

Spipov

Darragh wrote: »

HTC Desire HD Specs

too bad there's no front facing camera. would have made the device, THE device to get..

alanceltic

All this is great but when will it be available!!!!! and more to the point whats the story with even getting stock of the existing desire?

Mitch Connor

Spipov wrote: »

too bad there's no front facing camera. would have made the device, THE device to get..

really don't see the problem with there not being one - who the hell does video calls? I know Apple have tried to make it popular again, but the tech has been round and ignored by consumers for years. Don't see it changing at this stage.

Spud83

alanceltic wrote: »

All this is great but when will it be available!!!!! and more to the point whats the story with even getting stock of the existing desire?

I don't think there will be stock of the existing desire it will just move onto this one. Now the details are released and they say around Europe in October. So I guess its a matter of waiting for the networks to announce them. After just getting out of a contract with Meteor I've feeling I could be right back into one with the Desire HD.

Keano

Mitch Connor wrote: »

really don't see the problem with there not being one - who the hell does video calls? I know Apple have tried to make it popular again, but the tech has been round and ignored by consumers for years. Don't see it changing at this stage.

Totally agree.

Apple tried to make a big song and dance about it but imo was a fail.

Inquitus

Pretty disappointing really. Its a Desire with a bigger screen and 3MP more on the camera. Certainly no reason for Desire or Galaxy S owners to consider an upgrade, though arguably it is the flagship Android phone for now. The Desire Chipset isn't able to play 720p mkvs acceptably whereas the Galaxy S is, you could make an argument depending on your needs the Galaxy S offers more. The Galaxy S is also very good at 720p recording and photos, we'll have to see if the Desire HD can match it in that regard.

mcbert

Hi everyone, been thinking about one of these for my first Android

But... Anyone any thoughts on the battery??

I know some people have issues with battery life on the current Desire... and, unless Im reading something wrong, the new Desire HD is bigger, but has a smaller battery than the existing Desire, and the new Desire Z!?!?

osnola ibax

Is that 1.5g of ram?

Oops sorry, just reread it

I'm really baffled at their persistent development of sense, its duplication of work already underway by Google.

Mitch Connor

Spud83 wrote: »

I don't think there will be stock of the existing desire it will just move onto this one. Now the details are released and they say around Europe in October. So I guess its a matter of waiting for the networks to announce them. After just getting out of a contract with Meteor I've feeling I could be right back into one with the Desire HD.

Really hoping that Meteor announce they are getting it, i'll be in there as quick as I can too sign up for it!

4 weeks till the mentioned shipping/release date, so hopefully we will know soon enough.

Mitch Connor

osnola ivax wrote: »

Is that 1.5g of ram?

no.

768 (or something) RAM. 1.5GB internal storage.

osnola ibax

Mitch Connor wrote: »

no.

768 (or something) RAM. 1.5GB internal storage.

Oops my fault

Spud83

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Really hoping that Meteor announce they are getting it, i'll be in there as quick as I can too sign up for it!

4 weeks till the mentioned shipping/release date, so hopefully we will know soon enough.

Depending on pricing I'll be in there too I'd say. Although I do find it hard to justify it after only getting the Hero at the start of the year. I know there will probably be another one along next year that I will want as well.

Mitch Connor

Spud83 wrote: »

Depending on pricing I'll be in there too I'd say. Although I do find it hard to justify it after only getting the Hero at the start of the year. I know there will probably be another one along next year that I will want as well.

yep. me too!

Got the LG Viewty at Christmas 2007.
Nokia N85 Christmas 2008
HTC Hero Christmas 2009
HTC Desire HD Christmas 2010?:D

Abelloid

The new HTCSense.com sounds more interesting than the hardware upgrades IMHO, that's something Samsung haven't much hope matching given their track record.

Spud83

Mitch Connor wrote: »

yep. me too!

Got the LG Viewty at Christmas 2007.
Nokia N85 Christmas 2008
HTC Hero Christmas 2009
HTC Desire HD Christmas 2010?:D

Roughly the same, the hero was my third phone in just under three years, but one of them was lost so it had to be replaced.

Only got the Hero in Feb, two phones within a year is something for me. Still I think its factory unlocked so I'll see what kind of pricing comes in for it in Meteor and if I can sell the Hero on.