The Wildfire is an Android-based handset from HTC, and for those who don’t have the cash to display out on an iPhone or HTC Desire, this could be a great low-cost alternate.
Design-wise, the Wildfire is compact and curved with dimensions measuring 12.19mm x 60.4mm x 106.75mm. It looks like a pint-sized version of the HTC Desire, which is no bad thing.
At 118g (including the battery), the Wildfire is very perky. Even though it is small, it does feel solid in the palm of the hand.
Upon the first boot the phone runs through set-up options, allowing you to build up network and Wi-Fi settings, sync social networking/email accounts and activates the Google location application.
This is very expedient and saves users from having to go through these individual steps after booting the phone.
The 3.2in QVGA touch-screen is fully capacitive and has a 240 x 320 resolution. While it’s not as sharp as the iPhone 4’s Retina display (960 x 640) or the Samsung Wave’s super Amoled screen (480 x 800), the colors on the Wildfire are vibrant.
The touch-screen is very approachable and the pinch-to-zoom feature comes in very versatile.
There are four touch-sensitive buttons below the screen – home, menu, back and search – to aid quick navigation. An optical track pad is also included for those who do not want to prod the touchscreen, but it is a bit insensitive at times.
For those who are too sluggish to customize their phone, HTC provides “scenes”, which automatically changes widgets on the home screen and adjoining screen. It gives a great touch.
NEWS SOURCE: www.v3.co.uk
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