HTC Desire HD

Destined to be the perfect handset fo- a great deal of people, but you'll need to charge it daily. 
 

The Desire's successor is packed with the latest tech  

Pros

► Super slick interface 

► Great browser experience
 
► Decent ebook reader

Cons

► Poor battery life

► Suspect build quality

► Average video player   




The HTC HD2 and Evo are both equipped with 4.3in screens and were both successes, so it makes sense to continue that theme here.That the Desire HD also has the overhauled Sense UI and more new features than you can shake a stick at means there's much to be excited about.

The front of the Desire HD is mostly taken up by screen, as you'd expect given its size. The four touch sensitive option buttons at the bottom are easy enough to press and light up when the phone is in use.

There's a massive volume rocker switch on the left-hand side of the handset, leaving the right-hand side completely clean - there's no power or camera key here, which gives it a nice smooth finish.

Around the back we're treated to an 8M P camera that also packs a dual LED flash, and records HD footage at 720p resolution.
   


Down to business

From the flawless interface to the superb wet browser, thanks to this handset we fell in love with Android all over again.

The HTC Hub adds a whole new layer of flexibility to proceedings, and the Fast Boot blew our socks off. The camera performance is also fast and gaming is up there with the best.

However, nothings perfect:there were more things to dislike than we were expecting and battery life was a major issue. We're not sure how it wi.l stand up overtime compared to the HTC Desire original, but it doesn't bode well when under medium usage we can only get just under 24 hours' use out of the phone. Why is there such a small battery
under the hood? Surely a bigger one would solve the problem?

Of more concern is the reason: that large display sucks an awful lot of juice, and it doesn't even have :he wow factor of the Samsung Galaxy S' Super AMOLED screen.

There's little doubt that the Desire H D is going to be the perfect handset for a let of people and we'd certainly recommend it as the phone to get if you want the very latest in cool smartphone technology that actually works. But that battery issue, combined with a few other niggles, leave us wondering If HTC has started to reach a little too far.