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When it comes to recommended Android smart phone devices, it is hard to miss out on the HTC Desire. The impressive Taiwan made handset has been the very basis of the Nexus One and is still a great example of how an Android smart phone should be.

In a very generous effort to make the HTC Desire even more accessible, T-Mobile has just announced a new price tag for the mobile phone, turning the Desire into one of the most reasonably priced high end handsets of today.

According to Know Your Mobile, T-Mobile is offering new contracts for the handset. The first is a 20 Pound, 18 month contract that will give subscribers 1GB of data (officially, the website says unlimited internet, but that is subject to the internet fair use policy, hence only 1GB). It reportedly also has 100 minutes of talk time and 100 text messages. This deal will have the handset available for 35 Pounds Sterling.

The second deal will net users the HTC Desire at a slightly higher 50 Pound price tag, but gives users a nice 25 Pound monthly deal that gives 600 minutes of talk time, 500 text messages and once again unlimited internet access that is subject to the fair use rule.

For those who are wondering about the specs on the HTC Desire. This impressive little handset comes with a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, a 5 mega pixel camera and a 3.7 inch AMOLED touch screen display and the Google Android 2.1 Éclair operating system. No specific date has been given on when the Froyo update for the HTC handset will be available.

In other HTC related news, several devices from the Taiwan based manufacturer that are UK bound have been leaked. The phones include the HTC Ace, Vision and the Gold. While details on the Ace are minimal, the Gold is said to be the formerly announced WP& Mondrian and the Vision is an Android handset with a slide out keyboard.

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.

Last Monday, HTC has released a new update intended for Hero units running Android 1.5 to upgrade to Android 2.1. Unfortunately, it seems that Orange, T-Mobile UK and Three’s HTC Hero toting customers will have to wait a little while longer to get their Android 2.1 upgrade.

This may be a big letdown for those who are expecting to have their ‘Droid update at the same time as those with unlocked units, but the mobile network operator has assured the press that this is for the benefit of concerned users. To ensure network stability and smooth operations all the way, tests are being conducted using the new update.

The new update is scheduled to be out around “mid to late July” for Three customers. HTC originally planned for all their phone operating system upgrades to happen before the end of the month, but it seems it is just not possible for subscribers.

Although no exact date was given, Three has stated that it would be more likely for the update to happen later instead of sooner.

T-Mobile UK has given a similar statement, saying that everyone will just have to wait for their official announcement. At this rate, a June 30 release date is an optimistic estimate. G2 (their HTC Hero) owners using their service will just have to be a little more patient.

Like the two operators, Orange has been equally vague, saying that the mobile phone upgrade will be live in the “very near future” although no release date estimates were given.

This is truly a big blow for HTC Hero owners, seeing as Google already released version 2.2 of the little green robot, but at least having a delayed update is better than none. Hopefully, network performance will not fail to impress once the update is officially released.