Both HTC’s SIM Free Desire HD & Incredible S Get Android 2.3 Update in 2 Days’ Time

Last week we had the news of Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for HTC Desire Z. Now we are very happy to hear some good news from HTC again. They told us that they will give Android 2.3 to their 2 famous handsets at the time, HTC Desire HD and Incredible S. If you bought unlocked SIM free version of any of this 2 handsets then updates starting to knock your door from 16 May.

If you bought your phone from carrier branded channel in US or EU then don’t worry. HTC said that they are working very closely with each operator and will update you (your phone) as soon as possible.

Here is the official statement-

Hey guys, firstly we want to thank you all for being so patient about the Gingerbread update. We’ve been pushing this really hard and are pleased to announce that we are aiming to have the HTC Gingerbread update for unlocked HTC Desire HD and HTC Incredible S models available on 16th May 2011. For those waiting for their specific operator update, rest assured that we’re working very closely with each operator to get this just right and will update you as soon as we possibly can. Once again, we really appreciate your support and patience on this.

So it is now clearly visible to us that HTC are working harder than any other mobile phone manufacturers to provide users the latest Android OS update as soon as possible. It’s a good sign. Be a happy Android 2.3 user. Amazon now offering unlocked HTC Desire HD just for $399 and Incredible S for $519.
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HTC Desire HD & Incredible S Getting Android 2.3 via OTA in Europe

HTC delivers over the air firmware upgrade for its Desire HD and Incredible S Android 2.2 froyo handsets over the Europe. Your phone will soon receive a notification of FOTA update. Then you have to press ok and the update procedure begins. It is clever to use Wi-Fi connection to update your phone to Android 2.3.

After upgrading software number in your Desire HD will be 2.36.405.5. Moreover, it is 2.12.405.7 for Incredible S. You have to back up all your phone data before upgrading your firmware to Android 2.3 Gingerbread. More details about this firmware upgrade can be found on HTC European site.
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Android 2.3 is coming to HTC Desire, Desire Z, Desire HD & Incredible S in June

In the MWC this month HTC announced a couple of devices running Google Android OS. Among those HTC Desire S and Wildfire S are coming with latest Android 2.3 gingerbread preloaded. And one of the newly announced phone, Incredible S comes with Android 2.2 installed. Now before the ending of month HTC already assured it users that they will be given Android 2.3 as OTA update by the end of June this year.

However, the good news is if you are year old user of HTC Android mobile phones like original Desire, Desire Z, Desire HD then Android 2.3 update is also waiting for you. HTC will give you this updates in June too. That is awesome.
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HTC Desire HD Feature Review: Advantages, Disadvantages & Price Update

HTC Desire HD has everything to fulfill your mobile phone related desire surely. It’s one the most amazing phones running Google Android 2.2 Froyo OS. HTC Desire HD released in October 2010. In this HTC Desire HD Review I will look at its main features and specification and HTC Desire HD advantages & disadvantages at a glance.

HTC Desire HD Main Features Are-

• Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 1 GHz processor
• Android 2.2 froyo OS.
• Large4.3’’ 480 X 800 pixel LCD capacitive multi touchscreen of 16M colors
• 1.5GB internal memory and 32 GB memory card support
• 768MB of RAM
• GPRS, EDGE, 3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps and HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
• 8 megapixel duel LED flash autofocus camera with 720p video recording
• HTC Sense UI
• A-GPS support
• Digital compass
• Adobe flash 10.2 with full html browser
• All the top Google services with 100,000 of Android apps
• 490 hrs of stand by time

Now I can take you to the some of main advantages of HTC Desire HD. I think this will help you a lot to choose your next Android phone.

• Very fast boot times compared to any other mobile phone if you don’t remove battery.
• 4.3" 16M-color capacitive LCD touchscreen of WVGA resolution 480 x 800 pixels resolution.
• Android OS v2.2 Froyo with HTC Sense UI
• Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G support (14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA)
• Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8255 1 GHz processor; 768 MB RAM and 1.5 GB ROM
• 8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and geotagging with 720p video recording @ 25fps
• Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA, GPS with A-GPS
• microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
• DivX/XviD video support, Dolby Mobile and SRS sound enhancement
• HTC Locations app

After mentioning all the advantages of HTC Desire HD now it’s the time of listing HTC Desire HD disadvantages. Keep these points in mind when you are going to vote for Desire HD.

• You will be very much disappointed to see the LCD brightness and reflection to sunlight. Retina display used in iPhone 4 or Super AMOLED in Samsung Galaxy S.
• Desire HD weight is also a factor- 164 g.
• The two lids at the rear have questionable aesthetics and usability.
• Disappointing audio reproduction quality, you should expect a lot from a high price phone like htc desire hd.

Occupying with an 8-megapixel camera and HD video HTC Desire HD certainly is a few of the top smartphones out there. Powered by the Google Android 2.2 Froyo with the latest HTC Sense, the HTC Desire HD is what the HD2 was to HTC Windows Mobile portfolio. The innovative fast boot, the complete connectivity set and solid multimedia capabilities round off a great package. It’s definitely the dream smart phone of the age you should need to buy. Specially it’s bigger display and very fast processor it will be a nice trip. HTC Desire HD Price Update:
Amazon.com sells unlocked HTC Desire HD SIM free handset on $303*. If you are interested to buy one then check this link. *Latest Price of HTC Desire HD

But Overseas Electronics USA make your HTC Desire HD cheaper than amazon. You can save $34 on every htc desire hd. They sells htc desire hd just as $304.99. Overseas Electronics HTC Desire HD Offer details here.

Amazon UK site sells unlocked HTC Desire HD for £345. This is the price of unlocked and sim free htc desire hd.

But Ustronics HTC Desire HD price is little bit higher. They sell desire hd on $769.95. But they offer you extended warranty service for desire hd. HTC Desire HD extended warranty costs $44.95 for one year, $49.95 for 2 years and $59.95 for four years.

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HTC Desire HD Firmware Update Available- Makes It Android 2.2.1 With Better HD Recording

*Update:Android 2.3 Gingerbread firmware is now available for HTC Desire HD.

HTC release their Android 2.2 Froyo phone HTC Desire HD in last October, 2011 and now there's an minor update out for the HTC Desire HD. This htc update contains mainly few tweak and bugfix updates that make the HTC Desire HD Android 2.2 to Android 2.2.1. This an Over The Air 40MB htc update. It will update the HTC Desire HD to software version 1.72.405.3 and the Android version to 2.2.1, the latest available Froyo of Android family.

Aside from fixing some bugs, it also reportedly brings improved performance in htc desire hd too. The Desire HD is reported to run a little faster overall after the Android 2.2.1 update. Mainly camera function shows a much more noticeable improvement. It's now snappier and the HD recording has reportedly been improved as well.

But every htc user is eagerly waiting for Android 2.3 Gingerbread update. And there's not a speech from HTC about when the HTC Desire HD and their other droids will receive the Android 2.3 update. That might take a while as HTC will have to port all sorts of custom goodies including the extensive Sense UI, the fast boot magic, etc. to the latest version of Android OS.
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