HTC Desire Versus HTC Wildfire
If you’re one of those ardent followers of latest smartphones then you may have come across HTC a number of times. This manufacturer of high end phones based in Taiwan has been famous for their feature-rich HTC Desire smartphone. Now, they’re set to take the mobile phone industry by storm again with their newest mobile device that is not only a more affordable unit than the earlier version mentioned above but is also said to “make the company’s HTC Sense experience accessible to younger audience” with the HTC Wildfire.
Upon closer inspection of these two units, they’re not much different in the sense that they have more similarities than differences. Let’s take a look at some of their features.
Similarities
One of the first things consumers look into in smartphones is the type and version of operating system the units make use of. Interestingly, both these phones from HTC run the Android 2.1 operating system also known as the ?clair, which basically means that they pretty much have the same features to offer such as user interface, browser, wallpapers, etc.
Even the connectivity features of these two phones are the same. Both are able to connect to the internet and other gadgets through cellular networks by means of the fastest connectivity features available today – 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, WLAN WiFi 802.11 b/g and Class 10 versions for GPRS and EDGE.
As expected, both of these phones are also able to connect locally through Bluetooth and microUSB. This is not really surprising since almost all mobile phones, today, even the midrange ones, are able to support the USB and Bluetooth technologies.
Although there’s a difference in their RAM, they can support the same storage capacity. Both accept microSD cards that can go as large as 32 GB, which is more than enough even for storing pictures taken by their built-in 5-megapixel digital camera.
Differences
The main difference that one notices when comparing these two smartphones from HTC is the size of the screen. While HTC Wildfire only has 3.2 inches TFT capacitive touchscreen with 240 x 320 pixels, the HTC Desire has a significantly bigger screen with its 3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. Although both can display 16M colors, the former sports touch-sensitive controls and the useful turn-to-mute and lift-to-dim-out a call features.
Aside from the screen, the two phones house different processors. The HTC Desire runs on a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor while the HTC Wildfire is equipped with a 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM 7225 528 chip. This difference is even made more pronounced with the former’s 576 MB RAM, providing it with means for better performance, against the latter’s mere 384 MB.
Conclusion
There are really no major differences in these two smartphones that make one of them far more appealing than the other. It all boils down to whether you find your unit’s processing time an important aspect to consider. However, if you’re on a limited budget, the HTC Wildfire may just be the model to consider since it is the more affordable phone. This is because HTC aims to reach more consumers with this phone, as opposed to the HTC Desire.
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