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After releasing its first full-QWERTY sliding Android HTC Dream back in June 2009, the Taiwan leader in smartphones now has the second full QWERTY with the HTC Desire Z. Feature-wise, it’s no different from the Desire HD that has sprouted a QWERTY keyboard but when closed, it has more affinity to the earlier Desire in looks and dimensions. In case people ask why designate it a “Z”, one has to look at the sliding mechanism from the side to see a similarity in the formation of its halves and its diagonal hinge forming the letter.

From AMOLED to S-LCD

The HTC Desire Z carries forward the company’s switch from Samsung’s inventory-starved AMOLED to Sony’s Super-LCD screen. Engadget has a good comparison between the two screens on the same HTC Desire and there’s nothing to conclude that one is superior to the other. Both have the same 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen technology with multitouch, a 400 x 800 resolution, 16 million colors and the usual sensors for proximity and accelerometer auto-rotate viewing.

Flagship Features

What adds to the appeal of the HTC Desire Z is its latest Android v2.2 Froyo OS while other Androids using a v2.1 Éclair are stilling awaiting upgrades. But it does step a lower wrung with a Qualcomm MSM7230 clocked 800 MHz when the earlier Desire had a 1 GHz Snapdragon. Other than that, the Desire Z is another upscale Android that has the following:
• Quad band GSM with class 32 GPRS/EDGE on 2G;
• Dual band 3G/UMTS with HSDPA at 14.14 Mbps and HSUPA at 5.7 Mbps data speeds;
• WiFi 802.11 b/g/n with DLNA, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and microUSB v2.0;
• 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, geo tagging, face detection and 720p video recording
• 1.5 GB internal memory with 512 MB RAM and microSD support for up to 32GB;
• 9.8 hours on 2G and 6.6 hours on 3G with 430 hours standby time from a 1300 mAh Li-ion battery.

Sure, the HTC Desire is an awesome-looking device. It also has a number of highly impressive features such as a built-in 5-Megapixel snapper which might put other Smartphones to shame. However, what makes the device a cut above the rest has got to be its remarkable software suite which is nothing less than top class.

The Android Difference

It is undeniable the Google Android is slowly making its way to the top of list of mobile operating systems in the market. One of the Android’s newer releases, the Eclair, is the version that has been installed in the HTC Desire. It boasts of a whole lot of improvements from the already impressive Android Donut (version 1.6) which includes enhanced hardware speeds, an optimized virtual keyboard, a new browser, as well as an optimized version of the celebrated Google Maps application.

Heightened Senses

What makes the Android Eclair even better on the HTC desire is the Sense user interface on the device. It is pretty much a perfect match as the two work together to deliver an excellent overall user experience. One of the best features of the widget-based UI is its ability to provide you with whatever information you may be looking for in an all-in-one search function. It doesn’t only search through your entire mobile phone, but it also looks into your social networks such as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. So all you social networking addicts should check out the HTC Desire deals available!

Backing it All Up

The HTC desire doesn’t only have an awesome set of software features. It makes sure that its hardware is able to back up all the glitz and glamour of its soft side. On board the desire is a hefty 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor which happens to be one of the most powerful processors ever installed in a mobile phone. With a combination such as this on the Desire, the sky is definitely the limit for this truly splendid device.