I got one of these after my iPhone 3G died.

Was going to go for an iPhone 4 but this was cheaper but glad I chose the Desire HD in the end.

Only bad points for me are the poor battery life and the speaker is rubbish - other than that it's great.

Posted By: Ken Dodds Dads Dog on March 31st 2011 at 14:06:36

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OK, done to death I know but I'm tempted to get an i-phone or similar, any advice? (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Mar 31, 13:27:40
- My 3GS contract is up in August (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 31, 14:19:32
  - The 16 mega pixels sony might be out by then :s (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 31, 14:28:08
    - Not much use without a good optical zoom though (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 14:40:55
      - :s (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 31, 14:42:25
    - Have Android phones got all the good apps? (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 31, 14:29:13
      - No Angry Birds ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 14:39:05
        
        I love Angry Birds (General Chat) - Muddyfunster, Mar 31, 14:44:09
        
        me too. What was that you just said, the house is burning down around me, just let me (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Mar 31, 14:47:48
        
        lies (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 31, 14:41:27
        
        The HTC people at work have got Angry Birds. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 31, 14:40:59
        
        They don't have all the same levels unless somethng changed recently (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 14:52:33
        
        Oh they do now, but it's got adverts in it, which we don't have (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 14:55:21
        
        And 79p for the Seasons one too, the robbing cunts. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 31, 14:41:50
        
        don't forget Angry Birds Rio as well. But well worth the 79 cents (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 14:52:55
      - Dunno, I'm still on a w995 walkman thingy (General Chat) - pants, Mar 31, 14:30:25
  - I like my 4 (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 31, 14:22:04
- iPhone 4 coupled with the new MacBook pro changed my life (n/m) (General Chat) - Only1Doherty, Mar 31, 14:08:26
- I have a Desire, and used to have an iPhone 3GS (General Chat) - scruffy, Mar 31, 14:06:52
  - No Gmail App ? I have one ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 14:21:56
    - that's the search app, isn't it? (General Chat) - scruffy, Mar 31, 14:52:17
      - Or do you mean you want to read it offline ? The GMail App is a native app which is a (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 15:01:57
        
        the mail client doesn't do the gmail labels properly (General Chat) - scruffy, Mar 31, 15:26:32
      - No, it's an app (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 14:59:12
    - i just check my gmail through the mail app, is there an easier way? (n/m) (General Chat) - samcd84, Mar 31, 14:24:44
      - Here: (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 14:28:03
        
        thanks but any real advantage over the mail app? (n/m) (General Chat) - samcd84, Mar 31, 14:47:40
        
        Yeah a few other Google features available as well, but basically was an (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 14:58:48
- I'm coming off contract in 2 weeks time (General Chat) - pants, Mar 31, 14:02:14
- I've got HTC Desire and love it. Prefer it to the iPhone (which my other half has). (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Mar 31, 13:40:13
  - The Desire HD is a serious bit of kit. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 31, 13:41:13
    - I got one of these after my iPhone 3G died. (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 31, 14:06:36
      - Everyone here with a work mobile has got either a Desire or Desire HD (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 31, 14:07:34
        
        And JD3 is right about it being a bit too big. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 31, 14:08:28
        
        It's not that much bigger than the iPhone 4 (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 31, 14:13:21
        
        To be fair, I only reference the size in order to do that "hold it further away" gag. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 31, 14:16:40
        
        oh. (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 31, 14:22:22
        
        I think it went quite well to be fair. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Mar 31, 14:19:34
    - HD screen is too big imho. Prefer my original one looks-wise. (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Mar 31, 13:50:01
    - Almost. Quite ugly though. Samsung had the right idea. Copy the iPhone. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 13:42:47
      - And of course, the odd Android bug such as send SMSes to random people instead of (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 13:44:39
        
        I'm due an upgrade next week. (General Chat) - lurd, Mar 31, 13:51:09
        
        Or you could wait 3 months for an iPhone 5? (n/m) (General Chat) - Dog, Mar 31, 13:53:08
        
        ffs dont say that (General Chat) - lurd, Mar 31, 13:54:17
        
        Regarding the iPhone 5 this year. What I find strange is that they still didn't launch the (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 13:58:58
        
        the invite to the WWDC that is usually home to the iphone reveal.. (General Chat) - samcd84, Mar 31, 14:09:12
        
        Apple seem to be super greedy to me so I wouldn't put it passed them (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 31, 14:03:17
        
        "passed"? Fuck about (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 31, 14:03:41
        
        Roomer is it might be next year. And while my company sells them, Apple are as secretive (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 13:56:11
        
        It's usually June announcement July release isn't it? (General Chat) - Dog, Mar 31, 13:58:37
        
        See post above. Hope I'm wrong about delaying it for the white iPhone 4 (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 14:01:16
        
        Either way I'll wait for the 5. (General Chat) - Dog, Mar 31, 14:04:01
        
        Think im just going to get one next week. (General Chat) - lurd, Mar 31, 14:02:27
        
        Same story with iPad. Got delayed, delayed, and then at the last minute shifted up by (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 13:57:06
- get one of these (General Chat) - Monty Peculiar, Mar 31, 13:35:06
- iPhone (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 13:31:55
- I have a Samsung Galaxy S and love it. Plus you get to be... (General Chat) - Muddyfunster, Mar 31, 13:31:43
  - So many people have got iPhones now, that I don't think (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 31, 13:39:50
  - The Galaxy S is the best of the non-iPhone smartphones in my opinion, but I (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 31, 13:33:09
    - I Have a Galaxy S too - I love it. Wait for Yellalee's HTC review though... (n/m) (General Chat) - Hugh Manatee, Mar 31, 13:39:13
      - Get an iPhone 4, they're the dogs nuts, everything else is just a poor imitation (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Mar 31, 14:18:35

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