HTC Desire HD and Desire Z go on sale in Singapore in November
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8 Oct
2010
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The two new numbers from HTC, which I had a brief hands-on with recently, are hitting shelves here next month, as they join an increasing bunch of new phones arriving for the holiday season.

The HTC Desire HD, a bigger-screen version of the excellent Desire, goes for S$888. The Desire Z, which comes with a nifty slide-out keyboard for messaging junkies, will cost S$868. Both prices are without subscription contracts with telcos.

The good thing is that they are not exclusive to any telco in Singapore, so no worries about having to buy from the grey market or second-hand dealers.

It’s not surprising HTC is announcing the prices now. Next week will see the launch of a handful of new Windows Phone 7 devices from makers such as LG. HTC and Samsung are two other vendors expected to offer devices on Microsoft’s new “comeback” smartphone operating system, which are expected to ship by year’s end.

Phone users are gonna be spoilt for choice soon.

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  • Sweeney

    Hi, can an android phone be infected with an XP virus if the laptop’s USB was used to charge the phone? I’m an owner of a new HTC Desire HD and would like to find out cos’ I cannot seem to get rid of the XP virus despite repeated attempts with McAfee Virusscan Enterprise 8.5.0i. Help! Don’t want to ‘infect’ my phone.

  • jaeliza

    i renew my 2yrs plan with starhub for a desire hd it cost me only $398

  • Nk

    I happened to enquire the price of Desire Z in a shop (Niranjan) in Little India, where the brand new Desire Z cost only SGD 700. Is it advisable to buy it there n ofcourse the mobile comes with 1 year warranty.

  • jaeliza

    @Azaris not quite sure abt their site.. i call and ask them is desire hd out.. they told me is already out now.

  • TravelKid

    Hello
    Anyone who is using the HTC Desire HD, how do you find the camera feature and quality ? And also how is the music , can compare with Sony walkman phones and iPhone ?

  • Nk

    Hi…

    Any suggestions on where to buy Desire Z in singapore without contract at the best price…

    cheers
    NK

  • Michelle

    I have left 4 pieces of HTC $100 voucher for use with purchase of a HTC Desire, HTC Desire HD or HTC Desire Z with ANY of the 3 telcos, coupled with a 2-year contract. Voucher will be valid till 19 Dec 10.

    Contact me at 96255203 or drop me a PM if you’re interested. Letting vouchers go @ only $45 each. So act fast!

    Letting voucher(s) go to anyone who can collect earliest.

    Outlets:
    M1
    Bugis Junction
    Change Alley
    Changi Airport Terminal 3
    Cold Storage Causeway Point
    Compass Point
    IMM Building
    Paragon
    Parkway Parade
    Sembawang Shopping Centre
    Sun Plaza
    Tampines Mall
    West Mall

    SingTel
    singtelshop.com with FREE Delivery – Select HTC Voucher when purchasing

    StarHub
    IMM
    One Raffles Place (OUB Centre)
    Plaza Singapura
    Sembawang MRT Station
    Tampines Mall
    Vivocity

    *Terms and Conditions
    1. This is for the purchase of HTC Desire, HTC Desire HD or HTC Desire Z with a 2-year handset contract only.
    2. Limited to one voucher per purchase. If value of the voucher is not fully utilised, no refund will be made one the remaining value and cannot be used to offset other purchases.
    3. This voucher is not exchangeable for cash.
    4. This voucher is not to be used in conjunction with any other promotions.
    5. This voucher is redeemable at participating outlets only, respective telcos terms and conditions apply.
    6. This voucher is valid from 4 December 2010 to 19 December 2010.

  • Azaris

    @jaeliza If it is out in Starhub then I don’t see it on the website because I’ve been checking almost daily since this article came out. If I missed something please let enlighten me…

    @JW Battery life is definitely the main concern for me too… but think I’ll get it anyway and hope that someone creates a battery clone or a case-charger in the days ahead.

  • JW

    Anybody try buying ip4 and sell it to get the desire hd with profit?

  • JW

    Is the battery life really that sucky? Hate to have a phone that die easily, should i get the desire z instead? i heard the battery life of that last longer.. but the large screen of desire hd is really attractive.. lol

  • jaeliza

    desire hd is out in starhub.

  • vibr0

    just bought and use my new desire hd the apps the phine is really stunning but the battery really suck cant even last half day just did normal phone call….net for 1 hr thats all and by 330 pm my phone need recharge btw the phone battery is only 1230mAh while desire 1500mAh hoping that any third party supplier would build this battery to replace the stock batt somewhere in ebay etc

  • dhd fan

    guys, try to call singtel exclusive shops to check. some shops shd hv this phone.

  • dhd fan

    Hp great, battery sucks. half day or less need recharge.

  • dhd fan 2

    Hi Alex,

    Thanks for the link. But This is for online purchase. How about Singtel Hello Shop?

  • Alex

    http://home.singtel.com/hotdeals/#link?page=Mobile

    anyone know it available at starhub???????if yes,please give me the link.

  • dhd fan 2

    But this is not available in Hello Shop!! This sucks. Any idea when this will be available in Singtell Hello Shops?

  • RL

    Love the phone! Best smaertphone ever… Hope that they can improve the battery.

  • singaporean

    Desire HD is out at singtel website.. same price as desire Z
    $448 with the $39 3G plan..

  • Alex

    888 is consider high,should be less than that if u wait for all~~~~

  • dhd fan

    shd be availlble at all telco on this weekend.

  • AZ

    Arrived Kasia Mobile Suntec T5 last evening.
    Sold at $888 w/o contract.
    Vouchure included for trade-in second hand phone at Funan Degitalife.
    Can take immediate delivery.

  • dhd fan

    hey guys,

    Updated news. found from other forum.

    Available on whymobile today. Price is 830SGD. Hopefully available at teleco tomorrow then.

    http://www.whymobile.com/product.php?brand=HTC&type=NEW

  • Knight

    But today every other passerby has iP4 in pocket. Desire HD has more features, better camera and Android on it. We cannot compare it with iP4 anyway.

  • JW

    Hm.. Now that you mention the price compare to ip4.. it makes me thinking whether is it worth it to wait for desire hd..

  • Goodwoon

    so liiks like telcos will get it out on coming Saturday. Any confirmation on this?

  • tsc

    688 got a “*” sign. meaning is after $200 trade in.
    I went to the booth ask, still same as market price $888.
    Even through telco… the price is still expensive.
    expect to be slightly more than Desire Z.
    The raw iphone 4 can fetch 1k and price at 480 for 16GB.
    ideally htc Z and hd should be place at abt 380.

    Else may be wiser to grab a iphone 4 then sell it and pocket the 500. then use this 500 to offset the htc phone at $0. haha..!

  • Alex

    The Price is only 688??????????are u sure??????????

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  • RJ

    I’ve read many posts about the HTC Desire HD coming to Singapore and majority of them says it’ll be out by November. Its gonna be the end of November and still no news about it. Im really desperate to get my hands on that phone…

  • Lance

    Eric Lim : Where to Pre-order? Any link? Starhub got any news yet?

  • Goodwoon

    Will it be out with Singtel on 4th December too?? Cannot Wait anymore?

  • Harris

    Eric Lim – How much is it? (the preorder of HTC DHD)
    where to get one? is it locked?

  • Eric Lim

    Pre-orders can collect the DHD on 4th Dec.

  • Hero

    Where do i buy the desire hd.. dual boot my hd2 n using desire hd android 2.2 froyo.. i must sae im very impressed gotta have it…

  • Impatient consumer

    I agree, I have been waiting in Thailand for this phone for months. What are HTC doing? Months is a eternity in smart phones! Its probably going be more expensive here than you UK too!

  • avante

    if this phone never out from the 3 retailer in sg by the end of nov i might grab nexus s too this is way too slow they need to know the other competitor is challenging them too with latest tech gadget and they are too slow to be in the market and can affect their sales

  • Lance

    Hey Cornelius, Nexus S looks cool.

    ADTC: I’ve been waiting since August. It’s way too slow.

    Starhub is not showing any sign of activity for the arrival of Z and HD. Hopefully it doesn’t drag for another month. I can’t wait anymore.

  • ADTC

    I’ve been waiting for this phone like forever in Singapore. “Released” in October, and still waiting!!! The worst part is, Desire Z is already available for purchase. This really sucks.

  • Cornelius

    If they wait too long the Nexus S with Gingerbread will be here. Apparently it will be released in the US before Christmas. I’m now thinking of waiting for that… Sorry HTC. Too slow!

    http://www.worldnewsexpress.net/597/samsung-i9020-a-new-nexus-s-with-android-gingerbread/

  • Lance

    Hi Eric Lim,

    Any good news from Starhub for HTC Desire HD?

    I bet Singtel is clearing up their HTC Desire during the upcoming C3 2010 Sales.

  • HD

    @ Derek Wong any exact date which is known? Anyways does anybody know about the probable price of the Desire HD with 2 years contract?

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