Right now, let’s put aside that dumb phrase “iPhone killer”. The fact that a phone is better than Apple’s all-conquering, landscape-changing, gadget-genre-inventing device doesn’t “kill” it, any more than Chelsea defeating Man United means that that particular football team is dispatched to the Araldite Glue League (Northern Area). But make no mistake: this phone is better than the iPhone.
As we mentioned, the Desire is one of the most powerful Android phones on offer, and it shows when you pick it up for the first time. It reacts to your slightest touch, slipping between home screens without a hint of slowdown, and allowing you to open multiple applications without destroying the user experience.
Vodafone stocking the HTC Desire from 8th April 2010
Vodafone have finally confirmed the release date for the HTC Desire. On Thursday 8th April you’ll be able to skip on down to your local store and pick one up (even though they announced yesterday they would be stocking it from 2nd April).
It seems those who have pre-ordered might not actually get their phones until the 13th April however so if you want to make sure you get one on time, get yourself into your local Vodafone shop.
If you can’t be bothered to wait another 8 days for the phone then you can obviously still order it on the Vodafone network from Carphonewarehouse or somewhere similar.
I previously posted a link to the official countdown site to the launch of the HTC Desire. The site has seen a few updates since it last went live a few weeks back and it seems that everyone who pre-registers their interest will be entered into a free prize draw.
Last chance to win a free HTC Desire
10 lucky people will find themselves the owner of a completely free HTC Desire so it’s definitely worth doing. You’ve got just over 24 hours to pre-register so make sure you do!
There’s also a hand-on video which is worth a look, I actually laughed out loud a few times whilst watching it – it’s nice to see someone review the phone and make funnies at the same time. Here’s a few of my favourite quotes:
You see there it’s got up the New York Times webpage, frankly uh, who wants to look at that? It’s a boring newspaper with lots of facts.
Vodafone are said to now be accepting pre-orders of the HTC Desire.
The Vodafone HTC Desire will come pre-loaded with the usual Vodafone gubbins – Vodafone 360 – giving customers access to services like Vodafone Music and MyWeb.
Trust an Australian to take his just-delivered HTC Desire to the pub with him to review it. Actually it turns out that it was quite a good idea as he seems to have got a lot of other people’s opinions on the phone.
Whether these people were drunk when he questioned them is not known. Whether he was drunk when he questioned them – probably.
T3.com HTC Desire Hands-on Review
