The HTC Wildfire draws a big line in the sand for Taiwanese phone peddler HTC. It’s bumped off the HTC Tattoo as its low end Android offering, and switched out its poky resistive screen for a finger friendly, iPhone style capacitive display. Combined with HTC Sense, Android 2.1 and a spangly five megapixel camera, it promises to redefine what a budget Android phone should be. Does it live up to expectations? Read on and we’ll break it down for you in our HTC Wildfire review.
The HTC Wildfire’s software ought to look familiar by now: it’s running a bespoke version of Android, HTC Sense, just like the superb HTC Legend and Desire phones we checked out a couple of months back. With a slower processor and a smaller screen though, can it offer up the same slick social networking experience? Read on and find out in this part of our HTC Wildfire review.
The HTC Wildfire isn’t trying to kick it with the Samsung Galaxy S, HTC Desire and Dell Streak at the top end of the Android market, but the mid-range tier it’s aiming at is already clogged with competitors too. Does it better them? Read on as we put it up against rivals in this part of our HTC Wildfire review.
We don’t blame you if you mistook the HTC Wildfire for another phone in the company’s Android line up: the design cues of the HTC Desire and the Google Nexus One are obvious. Are they beneficial though? Read on and we’ll give you the verdict on the hardware here in our HTC Wildfire review.
We knew the HTC Wildfire was just around the corner, and now the first major network has it in stock. As of right now, it’s shaken off its pre-order status on the Vodafone store and is ready to buy right now – as are the Samsung Galaxy S and low price Vodafone 845 too.
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UPDATE: The HTC Wildfire Q&A is now over, but don’t worry if you missed it: you can see it all here still!
Our HTC Wildfire review is just around the corner, but right now we’re opening up the floor to questions. For one hour only, we’re fielding all your queries live, and testing out anything you want to know about. Join in, now!
Morning all! We’re about to kick off with even more gadget news to take you through the day, but before we do, tuck into a smorgasbord of everything you missed overnight – it’s all right here waiting for you in your techie breakie.
