<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
(	O
codenamed	O
Bravo	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
smartphone	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Desire	B-Application
series	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
was	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
third	O
flagship	O
phone	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	I-Application
Eclair	B-Application
which	O
can	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
2.2	B-Application
Froyo	I-Application
or	O
2.3	B-Application
Gingerbread	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
it	O
bears	O
a	O
strong	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
but	O
differs	O
in	O
some	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mainland	O
China	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
launched	O
its	O
four	O
flagship	O
smartphones	B-Application
including	O
the	O
Desire	O
on	O
27	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
other	O
markets	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
shipped	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	I-Application
(	O
"	O
Froyo	B-Application
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
disruption	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
2010	O
eruptions	O
of	O
Eyjafjallajökull	O
led	O
to	O
some	O
customers	O
waiting	O
a	O
month	O
getting	O
their	O
HTC	B-Application
Desires	I-Application
due	O
to	O
much	O
of	O
European	O
airspace	O
being	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
India	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
and	O
TATA	O
DOCOMO	O
,	O
the	O
GSM	O
brand	O
of	O
Tata	O
Teleservices	O
Limited	O
,	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
to	O
launch	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
in	O
India	O
on	O
16	O
August	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
uses	O
a	O
1GHz	O
ARMv7	B-Architecture
"	I-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
"	I-Architecture
processor	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
5	O
megapixel	O
auto-focus	O
camera	O
and	O
an	O
optical	B-Device
trackpad	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
consumer	O
devices	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
full-color	O
active-matrix	B-Algorithm
OLED	I-Algorithm
(	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
)	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
late	O
Q2	O
2010	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
made	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
switch	O
the	O
Desire	O
's	O
display	O
to	O
a	O
S-LCD	O
panel	O
,	O
manufactured	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
S-LCD	O
a	O
co-operative	O
between	O
Sony	O
and	O
Samsung	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
this	O
was	O
brought	O
on	O
by	O
a	O
severe	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
panel	O
supply	O
shortfall	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
display	O
greatly	O
enhances	O
text	O
readability	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
improved	O
effective	O
resolution	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
complaints	O
people	O
had	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Desire	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
display	I-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
SLCD	O
display	O
has	O
more	O
accurate	O
colour	O
reproduction	O
,	O
far	O
less	O
susceptibility	O
to	O
burn-in	O
,	O
similar	O
peak	O
brightness	O
and	O
very	O
good	O
viewing	O
angles	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
lower	O
contrast	O
ratio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
SLCD	O
display	O
was	O
claimed	O
to	O
have	O
similar	O
or	O
better	O
power	O
efficiency	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
display	I-Algorithm
;	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
has	O
proved	O
to	O
not	O
always	O
be	O
the	O
case	O
because	O
with	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
pixels	O
 '	O
ability	O
to	O
completely	O
turn	O
off	O
,	O
black	O
or	O
dark	O
pixels	O
use	O
very	O
little	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
situations	O
when	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
predominantly	O
bright	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
when	O
viewing	O
many	O
web	O
pages	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
display	I-Algorithm
uses	O
more	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
high-definition	O
(	O
720p	O
)	O
video	O
recording	O
and	O
playback	O
;	O
the	O
720p	O
video	O
recording	O
feature	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
when	O
updating	O
to	O
the	O
official	O
HTC	B-Application
modified	O
Android	B-Application
Froyo	I-Application
firmware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Desire	O
was	O
shipped	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
made	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
2.2	I-Application
(	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Froyo	B-Application
"	O
)	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
following	O
dates	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
has	O
released	O
a	O
software	O
update	O
to	O
upgrade	O
the	O
Desire	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	I-Application
(	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
announced	O
via	O
Facebook	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
no	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
update	O
for	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
,	O
citing	O
memory	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
because	O
HTC	B-Application
had	O
been	O
unable	O
to	O
fit	O
both	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
and	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
together	O
in	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
250	O
MB	O
system	O
partition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
15	O
June	O
,	O
they	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
saying	O
the	O
Desire	O
would	O
receive	O
the	O
Gingerbread	B-Application
update	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
some	O
apps	O
being	O
cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
was	O
finally	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
developer	O
website	O
on	O
1	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
OTA	O
(	O
over-the-air	O
)	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Desire	O
internally	O
bears	O
a	O
strong	O
resemblance	O
to	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
strong	O
similarity	O
to	O
the	O
Nexus	B-Application
One	I-Application
"	O
developer	O
phone	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Desire	O
enjoys	O
a	O
highly	O
active	O
third-party	O
developer	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
active	O
at	O
xda-developers	B-Application
,	O
and	O
notably	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
and	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
are	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
received	O
extremely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
TechRadar	O
's	O
"	O
Top	O
15	O
best	O
mobile	O
phones	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
is	O
simply	O
the	O
best	O
so	O
far	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
like	O
a	O
Nexus	B-Application
One	I-Application
only	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
has	O
entered	O
our	O
top	O
10	O
at	O
number	O
1	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Nexus	I-Application
One	I-Application
has	O
dropped	O
out	O
completely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MobileTechWorld	O
found	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
fairly	O
capable	O
product	O
that	O
"	O
manages	O
to	O
please	O
casual	O
users	O
with	O
HTC	B-Application
’s	O
flashy	O
Sense	B-Application
UI	I-Application
and	O
geeks	O
who	O
love	O
to	O
tweak	O
their	O
handsets	O
on	O
a	O
daily	O
basis	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
Google	O
’s	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
