Browsing the blog archives for March 2010
| | HTC Desire | iPhone 3GS |
| CPU | Snapdragon 1 GHz | ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, |
| RAM | 576 MB | 256 MB |
| Operating System | Android 2.1 with HTC Sense | iPhone OS 3.1 |
| Dimensions | 119 x 60 x 11.9 | 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 |
| Display | 3.7 inch 480 x 800 WVGA AMOLED With pinch-to-zoom | 3.5 inch 320 x480 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Weight | 135 g | 135 g |
| Memory | Expandable up to 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Band | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 HSPA/WCDMA 900/2100 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 HSDPA 850/1900/2100 |
| Battery Type | 1400 mAh Rechargeable Li-On | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Standby Time | GSM up to 340 hours WCDMA up to 360 hours | up to 300 hours |
| Talk Time | GSM up to 400 mins WCDMA up to 390 mins | 2G up to 12 hours 3G up to 5 hours |
| Camera | 5 Megapixel with auto focus LED flash and face detection | 3 Megapixel with auto focus and geo-tagging |
| Sensors | G-Sensor Digital Compass Proximity Sensor Ambient Light Sensor | Accelerometer Proximity Sensor Ambient Light Sensor |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi – IEEE 802.11 b/g | Wi-Fi – IEEE 802.11 b/g |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1 EDR | Bluetooth 2.1 EDR |
| Application | Android Market | iTunes App Store |
| Number of Apps | 50,000 | 93,200 |
| Price | $661 (Amazon UK) | $899 (Buy.com) |
Hot on the heels of the recently launched LG InTouch Max, Virgin Media has secured a range of new Android™ handsets for customers looking for the best in mobile entertainment and browsing on the move. With thousands of apps, widgets and games, handsets based on Google’s Android phone operating system have been taking the UK by storm and Virgin Media has secured some of the latest and greatest to date.
Virgin Media first introduced its customers to the world of Android by launching the popular LG InTouch Max. Just out on Virgin Media is the hot new Samsung Galaxy Portal on a range of exceptionally compelling tariffs. In the coming weeks, the sleek and high-spec HTC Desire will also join the Virgin Media network as well as Sony Ericsson’s flagship Android handset, the Xperia X10.
With these new high-end data-enabled smartphones, Virgin Media customers will now be able to enjoy some of the best of the mobile web, all neatly brought together by Google’s Android operating system. From Twitter to navigation, music to mobile video, there’s an Android handset for every taste on Virgin Media this spring, with extra special benefits for existing customers of Virgin Media’s home services.
| | HTC Desire | Nexus One | Motorola Droid |
| Operating System | Android 2.1 | Android 2.1 | Android 2.1 |
| Dimensions | 119 x 60 x 11.9 | 119 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm | 115.8 x 60 x13.7 mm |
| Weight | 135 g | 130 g | 165 g |
| Display | 800 x 480 pixels 3.7 “ AMOLED Touchscreen HTC Sense UI | 800 x 480 pixels 3.7 “ AMOLED Touchscreen | 854 x 480 pixels 3.7 “ Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Band | GSM HSDPA 900/2100 | GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 UTMS 2100/AWS/9002 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 HSDPA 850/1900/2100 |
| Processor | Snapdragon 1 GHz 512MB Ram | Snapdragon 1 GHz 512MB Ram | 600 MHz ARM Cortex A8 256MB Ram |
| Capacitive | 8 GB Expandable to 32 GB | 4 GB Expandable to 32 GB | 16 GB Expandable to 32 GB |
| Talk Time | Up to 6.5 hours | Up to 7 hours | Up to 6.4 hours |
| Standby Time | Up to 360 hours | Up to 250 hours | Up to 270 hours |
| Camera | 5 Megapixels LED Flash Video recording | 5 Megapixels LED Flash Video recording | 5 Megapixels LED Flash Video recording |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + EDR | 2.1 + EDR | 2.1 + A2DP |
| Multitouch | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Keyboard | Virtual keyboard | Virtual keyboard | Slid-Out QWERTY keyboard + Virtual keyboard |
| GPS | Assisted + Standalone GPS Digital Compass | Assisted + Standalone GPS Digital Compass | Assisted + Standalone GPS Digital Compass |
| App Store | 20,000 Apps on Android Market | 20,000 Apps on Android Market | 20,000 Apps on Android Market |
| Price | ???? | $179 T-mobile / $529 Unlocked | $199 Verizon / $599 Unlocked |
