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1st smartphone - HTC Desire?

JazF
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I am after my first smartphone, would love an I-phone but refuse to pay the cost.
I have seen some good deals on the HTC Desire.
Would anyone recommend this phone even though it is a year old now, or should I hold out for some Desire S deals?
My brain starting to hurt now!:o

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  • Jon_01
    Jon_01 Posts: 5,931 Forumite
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    The Desire S is cheaper then the Desire at the moment for some reason. Carphone Warehouse are doing it for £18 something a month.

    My lad has had the Desire since it came out and loves it, he can almost run his business on it !
  • sealady
    sealady Posts: 490 Forumite
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    I've got a Desire and it's fantastic.
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    JazF wrote: »
    Would anyone recommend this phone even though it is a year old now, or should I hold out for some Desire S deals?
    I would.

    HTC Desire S: Value for money?
  • bengalknights
    bengalknights Posts: 5,022 Forumite
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    I had a desire as my first ever android phone and loved it brilliant phone to start with on smartphones.
  • gadgeteer_2
    gadgeteer_2 Posts: 772 Forumite
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    The Desire was the first half decent Android phone but it's starting to show it's age now. I would deffo go for the Desire S. Otherwise in 2 years, it'll be an utter brick.
  • WillyVWade
    WillyVWade Posts: 47 Forumite
    I don't see the original Desire getting official support past Gingerbread (Android 2.3, due in June/July), and the Desire S is already running it (so is more likely to see new updates). BUT! I just can't figure out why networks are throwing the Desire S at people for nothing.
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