The next version of the HTC Desire, the Desire HD, has been spotted and then pulled from Amazon's UK Web site.
In something of a faux pas -- which may deserve an Amazon employee a little corporate spanking -- a listing with the name 'HTC 99HLZ001-00 ACE/ Desire HD' was put up on the Web site, and spotted by an Electricpig reader.
A price was even given for an unlocked version -- £415. That's £85 less than an iPhone 4 from the Apple store.
An Amazon listing really does suggest the release of the HTD Desire HD is imminent, although the 'ACE' part of the listing is new. An HTC press event is scheduled for 15 September, so it would really be more of a surprise if it doesn't launch the device next month.
Pictures of the device and specifications have been leaked all over the place already. It's said to have 4GB of internal storage, which you would think would be expandable, and a unibody aluminium design.
It could also come with a now almost standard 1GHz Snapdragon processor, an 8-megapixel camera and 720p video recording -- hence the HD name. As far as a screen goes, there's no word on whether it will be an AMOLED or Super LED.
A new version of the HTC Desire will definitely whip up a frenzy of excitement and encourage a good deal of er, desire, due to the original's status as one of the best Android smart phones on the market -- and one of the best smart phones around full stop.
The HTC Desire HD won't result in quite the level of devotion (or queues) as the iPhone 4, but if it makes the same level of impact as the original Desire, it will do very, very well.
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Bantu 17 August, 2010 14:05
The pictures look good overall BUT i have no idea why they have kept the evo camera housing that stick out of the phone... very disappointing and will probably mean i stick to the good old hero :(
Jamma 17 August, 2010 18:59
Dayum, just bought a desire a few weeks ago. And i can't see this being too far above the "free on a £30 contract" price point that the desire and galaxy S are on, which is very competitive at the moment, especially compared to a certain Apple device
trick202 18 August, 2010 11:17
I'll be taking a good look at this when it's released - hopefully we'll have some more gingerbread information by then too.
I was holding out for the droid 2, but it seems it has worse signal issues than the iPhone if reviews are to be believed (engadget, four out of four testers reported signal and data issues) - shame. I really fancy a slide-out qwerty.