HTC Desire

[Singh400]

A small teaser. Remember all this S-OFF and full root talk? - xda-developers

[ROOT] unrEVOked 3.2: one-click root for GSM & CDMA Desire - xda-developers

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As far as I know, doesn't Brut just add navigation worldwide, what else does it have that standard Google Maps doesn't?

Different add-ins to Brut available (I think), and the fact that it caches the map to your SD card means offline navigation!

[Guest]

unrEVOked now roots 2.2 (Froyo)? Man I hope so. Rooted here I come!

[gazebee_]

Love my Desire, but still holding out for a Skype client...

[Dc'1]

Does everybody's Desire (Sense I mean) lag at the bottom of (some) menus? Most notable in the App Drawer.

I remember people saying with the Froyo update it's perfect but mine has been the same since 2.1, in all (that I remember) custom ROMs too.

Doesn't happen on other launchers though (LauncherPro etc).

I'd try overclocking but I don't think there is any kernels that allow it with Sense, not looked far though :laugh:

[Black Flash]

Yeah I noticed that. It was kore noticeable in OpenDesire than Leedroid for me.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

What's the views on the official car kit? - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260661287553

Decent?

[Subject Delta]

Does everybody's Desire (Sense I mean) lag at the bottom of (some) menus? Most notable in the App Drawer.

I remember people saying with the Froyo update it's perfect but mine has been the same since 2.1, in all (that I remember) custom ROMs too.

Doesn't happen on other launchers though (LauncherPro etc).

I'd try overclocking but I don't think there is any kernels that allow it with Sense, not looked far though :laugh:

There are OC kernels available for 2.1, but HTC have not released the kernel source for 2.2 yet, so no OC kernels for the Sense builds will be available until they do.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Good card to upgrade to? - http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_6&products_id=106392

Seems good value for 16GB.

[Singh400]

Good card to upgrade to? - http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_6&products_id=106392

Seems good value for 16GB.

Go for Class 6+.

[Guest]

I'm using that card now. Seems good enough for me anyway. Nothing wrong with speed which I was worried about.

[TheElite]

Go for Class 6+.

I ordered two Sandisk Class 4 16GB cards from eBay, one for my Galaxy S and one for my bro's Desire. To my pleasant surprise, they turned out to be Class 6. Not sure how much of a speed performance they will provide though compared to the Class 4's. The Class 6's were quite a bit more expensive.

[Julius Caro]

On a dvice like this does it REALLY matter what speed class they are?

[+Majesticmerc MVC]

What's the views on the official car kit? - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260661287553

Decent?

IMO for £45 I wouldn't bother, its only plastic with a built in charger. Myself, I just got one of these...

http://www.t-mobile-accessories.co.uk/P_HOLSUCKT2_Universal+Fit+Suction+Holder+%28Kit+packaging%29.html

Granted, it doesn't come with a charger, but just charge it with a £7 Vodaphone blackberry in-car charger. Total = £17. It rotates horizontally too, which is cool for when/if you use it as a sat nav on long journeys.

Good card to upgrade to? - http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_6&products_id=106392

Seems good value for 16GB.

That would be fine, I have the equivalent card from Kingston (albeit not at such a bargain price :angry:) and I've had no issues whatsoever.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Go for Class 6+.

If I want to go for Class 6 I can only get 8GB around this price range.

A decent amount of people seem to say the Sandisk class 2 cards end up performing at class 6 speeds anyway.

[+Majesticmerc MVC]

Go for Class 6+.

I'd normally agree, but the price increases exponentially if you go for high class cards. Unless you're moving hundreds of megabytes of files regularly, its a waste of money just for faster transfer speeds, again, in my opinion.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

I've also just read somewhere that having an ext3 partition can slowdown 720p recording? Any truth to this?

[fix-this!]

i hope the desire comes to sprint.

[Singh400]

I'd normally agree, but the price increases exponentially if you go for high class cards. Unless you're moving hundreds of megabytes of files regularly, its a waste of money just for faster transfer speeds, again, in my opinion.

Well with Froyo Apps2SD, the faster the SD card, the quicker you can run your app off the SD. And for things like A2SD+ it pays to have a faster card. Yes SOME Class 2 cards perform at Class 6+ speeds. But not all.

I've also just read somewhere that having an ext3 partition can slowdown 720p recording? Any truth to this?

No idea.

[fix-this!]

I've also just read somewhere that having an ext3 partition can slowdown 720p recording? Any truth to this?

totally false.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

totally false.

Thanks :)

Any good camera apps for the Desire or do you guys just use stock?

[fix-this!]

Thanks :)

Any good camera apps for the Desire or do you guys just use stock?

i use stock on my hero. but fxcamera & vigentte are good.

[gazebee_]

Thanks :)

Any good camera apps for the Desire or do you guys just use stock?

Camera 360 ftw! http://www.appbrain.com/app/vStudio.Android.GPhotoPaid

[*RedBull*]

I like my motorola Cliq Platinum :)

[Sir Topham Hatt]

HTC look to be releasing a WHITE VERSION.

I myself will be sticking with the brown. Hoping the October release of phones will get the price under ?380.

Saying that, the same site seems to suggest they aren't really looking to go back to AMOLED but sticking with "Super LCD" for their models.

Amazon lists theirs as having: 3.7-inch Sony SuperTFT touch-sensitive screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution

HandTec list theirs as: 3.7 inch SLCD Touch Display

Both are still shipping with Android 2.1 though. I would have thought the latest batch would have been 2.2 :s

[Singh400]

Yeah there is now a Black, Brown, White and Silver version of the Desire. I like the Black one. I wouldn't mind a Silver one to be fair ;)