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Originally Posted by Soksta
Froyo (2.2) saw 720p recording available on the Desire.
The Froyo OTA update went live about 2 months ago, I've been using it on my Desire from the minute it was available 
You can download flash player 10.1 from the market place on the Desire.
If you know how to manage the phone, then battery life will not be an issue.
You can use an application killer to make sure that apps aren't running when you don't need them and you can also toggle when your molbile internet/wifi/bluetooth/gps is running.
I get 3 to 4 days charge out of my Desire
Might be worth mentioning that after Froyo was released, battery life was much better! |
I'm not disputing they are NOW available via UPGRADE for the original Desire but why buy the older/ugly version of Desire when all that stuff is already loaded on the NEW and better looking version? the list I put up was just part of my reasoning as to why I decided on the HD version and not a bagging of the original phones short comings.
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Originally Posted by Kato
Are the genuine Telstra Desire's running 2.2 yet? I know you can import a EU Desire and update to that, you can also root the phone (oh wait, ppl will do all this yet complain about jailbreaking an iPhone  anyways...).
I belive they still come with the 2.1
My biggest issue with android phones in Australia (for the general users) is they have to wait a long time for Telstra to re-brand the updates.
Thats the main reason on going with Vodafone and not Telstra besides the fact the HD version is only available with Vodafone.
FYI battery life can be substantially extended on android devices by underclocking the phone whilst the screen is off (i.e. in standby). However this isn't an out of the box feature and reminds me of hacking the original iPhone.
Yep there is lots of little settings of things you don't need running 24/7 that you can adjust to extend the battery life.
But one tip if seen is dont let the battery run out completely as it's not good for the battery and a recharge at around 20-30% is alot better for it.
Desire HD is a great looking phone Wayne, I'll be interested if you think it is too big. |
Oh and the size is just fine for my big hands, I actually found it not really much bigger than my 3Gs when I tested one the other day so I dont think there will be any size issues unless you have little girly hands.
