HTC Desire US bound in August
By Jenny • Jun 17th, 2010 • Category: HTC
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Pretty much everybody gets great tech long after the US does. Look what happened with the iPad and most every major smartphone in the world. So on the rare occasions we ‘international users’ (they even clump us under one title) get something remarkable before the US does, allow us a second to feel better about ourselves. This is the case, with the HTC Desire finally getting released in the US in August, with a catch.
Regional Carriers
The catch is the Google Android powered HTC Desire will not be released on major carriers nationwide, with HTC opting to give the phone to ‘select regional operators’ to carry. That means no AT&T, no Sprint and no T-Mobile, either. A veritable easter egg hunt may need to ensue if US-based customers want the HTC Desire so as to find out what we keep cooing about.
You’ll love it, promise
We’ve had the HTC Desire for some time already and, in case it wasn’t clear when we wrote our review, we loved it. We still do, in fact. This Google Android powered phone is easily one of HTC’s best devices and is still on the shortlist for handset of the year, even with the hugely impressive iPhone 4 and HTC’s very own powerful (but disappointing) HTC EVO 4G due to both be on market soon.
Oh, wait, fancy footwork
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Our fellow tech lovers who stay in the US do have the escape route of saying the HTC Desire is merely a tweaked Google Nexus One, which the US got a long while before the rest of the world did. Though this debate is old, it’s hardly true with the phones different enough that we at least consider them two completely separate devices. Glass half empty or half full, right? And even then, can us ‘international’ users get a moment in the sun? Just a brief one.
So, US readers, does the news of one of the standout Google Android handsets excite you or not? And to those of us who are ‘international’ users, how has your experience with this HTC handset been so far?
Tags for this article: google android, Google Nexus One, HTC Desire, HTC smartphone, smartphone
Really can’t wait for the cell to arrive. Who’ll be the US Carrier?
@Michael
The HTC Desire is definitely one of the nicest phones currently available. The company announcement only specified the handset would be coming to ’select regional carriers’, so no confirmation just yet on which one. We’ll let you know first thing when we get an update.
Best regards,
Jenny
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