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HTC Desire HD and Desire Z go on sale in Singapore in November

Alfred Siew
Last updated: June 13, 2014 at 5:06 PM
Alfred Siew
Published: October 8, 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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96 Comments
  • Sweeney says:
    March 1, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    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.

    Reply
  • jaeliza says:
    December 23, 2010 at 8:45 pm

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

    Reply
  • Nk says:
    December 20, 2010 at 11:03 am

    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.

    Reply
  • jaeliza says:
    December 20, 2010 at 10:06 am

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

    Reply
  • TravelKid says:
    December 16, 2010 at 5:48 pm

    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 ?

    Reply
  • Nk says:
    December 16, 2010 at 12:30 pm

    Hi…

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

    cheers
    NK

    Reply
  • Michelle says:
    December 16, 2010 at 11:33 am

    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.

    Reply
  • Azaris says:
    December 14, 2010 at 12:40 pm

    @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.

    Reply
  • JW says:
    December 7, 2010 at 4:27 pm

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

    Reply
  • JW says:
    December 7, 2010 at 4:06 pm

    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

    Reply
  • jaeliza says:
    December 7, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    desire hd is out in starhub.

    Reply
  • vibr0 says:
    December 6, 2010 at 8:54 pm

    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

    Reply
  • dhd fan says:
    December 6, 2010 at 1:20 pm

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

    Reply
  • dhd fan says:
    December 6, 2010 at 1:19 pm

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

    Reply
  • dhd fan 2 says:
    December 6, 2010 at 8:56 am

    Hi Alex,

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

    Reply
  • Alex says:
    December 5, 2010 at 10:29 am

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

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

    Reply
  • dhd fan 2 says:
    December 5, 2010 at 8:26 am

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

    Reply
  • RL says:
    December 4, 2010 at 4:17 pm

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

    Reply
  • singaporean says:
    December 4, 2010 at 4:07 pm

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

    Reply
  • Alex says:
    December 3, 2010 at 10:29 pm

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

    Reply
  • dhd fan says:
    December 2, 2010 at 5:04 pm

    shd be availlble at all telco on this weekend.

    Reply
  • AZ says:
    December 2, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    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.

    Reply
  • dhd fan says:
    December 2, 2010 at 10:29 am

    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

    Reply
  • Knight says:
    November 30, 2010 at 1:33 pm

    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.

    Reply
  • JW says:
    November 29, 2010 at 8:42 pm

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

    Reply
  • Goodwoon says:
    November 29, 2010 at 10:22 am

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

    Reply
  • tsc says:
    November 29, 2010 at 12:44 am

    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..!

    Reply
  • Alex says:
    November 28, 2010 at 8:31 pm

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

    Reply
  • Stephanie says:
    November 28, 2010 at 10:29 am

    http://www.sgmobiledeals.com/blog/latest-mobile-phone/htc-desire-hd-available-for-pre-order-at-aaa-booth-at-sitex-2010-singapore-deposit-of-50?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=htc-desire-hd-available-for-pre-order-at-aaa-booth-at-sitex-2010-singapore-deposit-of-50

    Reply
  • Alex says:
    November 27, 2010 at 11:24 pm

    http://www.sgmobiledeals.com/blog/latest-mobile-phone/release-of-htc-desire-hd-on-4-dec-2010-in-singapore-is-very-high-based-on-previous-htc-wildfire-release-which-also-coincide-with-a-htc-workshop

    Reply
  • RJ says:
    November 27, 2010 at 10:07 pm

    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…

    Reply
  • Lance says:
    November 23, 2010 at 4:46 pm

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

    Reply
  • Goodwoon says:
    November 23, 2010 at 4:06 pm

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

    Reply
  • Harris says:
    November 23, 2010 at 1:39 pm

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

    Reply
  • Eric Lim says:
    November 23, 2010 at 11:15 am

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

    Reply
  • Hero says:
    November 21, 2010 at 3:17 pm

    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…

    Reply
  • Impatient consumer says:
    November 21, 2010 at 11:27 am

    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!

    Reply
  • avante says:
    November 21, 2010 at 2:37 am

    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

    Reply
  • Lance says:
    November 20, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    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.

    Reply
  • ADTC says:
    November 20, 2010 at 11:51 am

    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.

    Reply
  • Cornelius says:
    November 20, 2010 at 11:02 am

    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/

    Reply
  • Lance says:
    November 20, 2010 at 9:37 am

    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.

    Reply
  • HD says:
    November 20, 2010 at 12:35 am

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

    Reply
  • Derek Wong says:
    November 19, 2010 at 7:58 pm

    End OF November

    Reply
  • h0use says:
    November 18, 2010 at 5:01 pm

    I wait for Desire HD. In whole Erope it already released, what happends with Asia?

    Reply
  • HD says:
    November 18, 2010 at 10:01 am

    Any news on when Desire HD will be in the market?

    Reply
  • justin chok says:
    November 16, 2010 at 9:32 pm

    At M1 for HTC Desire Z:
    $348 – SunMax Plan
    $448 – SunSaver Plus Plan
    $548 – SunSaver Plan

    At SingTel for HTC Desire Z:
    $448 – 3G Flexi-Lite
    $348 – 3G Flexi
    $248 – 3G Flexi-Plus

    Reply
  • dhd fan says:
    November 16, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    Hi Guys,

    Starhub is selling 768SGD for desire z empty set without lines.
    Saw it at marina square.

    Reply
  • frankie says:
    November 15, 2010 at 8:03 pm

    Hi,

    Saw the desire z on sale in sim lim this afternoon, didn’t ask for price as i’m more interested in desire hd.

    Reply
  • Cornelius says:
    November 14, 2010 at 10:19 am

    Another retailer told me that HTC is holding off releasing the Desire HD because it is watching the competition to see if they need to add any features in response to the latest round of releases.

    Reading between the lines, with no actual evidence to support this theory, are HTC about to launch the Desire HD with Gingerbread?
    http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/13/android-gingerbread-2/

    Reply
  • james says:
    November 13, 2010 at 8:55 pm

    did any1 go down to kasia and buy one? how much?

    Reply
  • weiiz says:
    November 11, 2010 at 6:45 pm

    so it will be out this saturday in singtel too? or just that store(kasia mobile)?

    Reply
  • Randy says:
    November 11, 2010 at 1:52 pm

    Much appreciated Cornelius, see you there this Saturday, thanks a lot.

    Reply
  • Cornelius says:
    November 10, 2010 at 11:31 pm

    Hey Randy, Desire Z @ Kasia Mobile, Suntec Tower 5.

    Reply
  • Randy says:
    November 10, 2010 at 6:11 pm

    Alright! Thanks for the update Cornelius, care to share which retail shop sells the Desire Z? I’ll be there Q-ing up 🙂

    Reply
  • Nk says:
    November 10, 2010 at 5:15 pm

    @Cornelius

    Tats really cool…if its going to b available from this sat….

    Reply
  • Cornelius says:
    November 10, 2010 at 4:38 pm

    I asked a retailer today when he expects delivery of the new HTC Androids. The Desire Z is available from this Saturday 13 November and the retailer had one in store on display.

    The Desire HD is delayed. Should be end of November. Could be early December.

    Reply
  • Nk says:
    November 10, 2010 at 10:45 am

    @ PJ

    No…. neither they have any idea on Desire HD as welll

    Reply
  • PJ says:
    November 10, 2010 at 10:01 am

    But does Singtel say anything else on HTC Desire HD? NK any idea?

    Reply
  • Nk says:
    November 9, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    The response from Singtel…..

    We refer to your email dated 8th Nov 2010.

    In response to your query , please be advised that at this juncture we do not have further information on the launching of HTC Desire Z.You may want to keep a look out for our future promotions.

    Reply
  • Waiting for the Phone says:
    November 8, 2010 at 1:24 pm

    Saturday newspapers were disappointing. Do you think it is worth waiting for another 2 weeks or this all is a fuss and we will not get HTC Desire HD till next year?

    Reply
  • Randy says:
    November 5, 2010 at 8:56 pm

    Anyone with idea when Desire Z going on sales in Singapore? Thanks.

    Reply
  • crazy88 says:
    November 5, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    Hello, Mugen Power just released the 1800mAH Extended Battery for HTC DesireZ / T-Mobile G2, 20% more than the stock battery, the bigger size coming soon too!

    http://mugen.hk/mugen-power-1800mah-extended-battery-for-htc-desirez-t-mobile-g2.html

    Reply
  • Eric Lim says:
    November 4, 2010 at 5:35 am

    Let’s see whether there are any news in this Saturday’s newspapers…

    Reply
  • JW says:
    November 3, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    Guess Singtel will send email to singtel user like all the other new phone advertisement?
    Tired of checking..

    Reply
  • K.S Lau says:
    November 3, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    HTC Desire HD Info from HTC Singapore.

    Thank you for contacting HTC.

    With reference to your query, the HTC Desire HD has been launched on our official website. But currently we haven’t received specific information when it will be available in market. Because the HTC doesn’t directly sell phones to end users, it’s suggested that about on November, you may use the link below to find the local retailers’ stores for checking stock. And we’re sorry that currently we don’t get information about its LCD.

    http://www.htc.com/sea/where_to_buy.aspx?folderid=872&page=0

    Thank you for your continuous support of our products and services. Should you require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us again.

    We look forward to be of service to you again.

    HTC
    Hotline: 1800-238-7788
    Service Hours : 8 am – 8 pm, Monday – Saturday (except Public Holidays)

    To send a reply to this message or let me know I have successfully answered your question log in to our ContactUs site using your email address and your ticket number 10SGCW44ENA000145.

    Sincerely,

    June

    HTC

    Reply
  • Eric Lim says:
    November 3, 2010 at 11:24 am

    If I am a telco, I would have made sure I give my customers heads-up so that they won’t have to keep guessing.

    Anyway, Starhub will be bringing it in within the next 2 weeks.

    Reply
  • kyang says:
    November 2, 2010 at 9:29 am

    Reply from SingTel as follows:

    ”
    Thank you for your email feedback dated 1 November 2010 with regards to HTC Desire HD.

    We would like to inform you that we have not launch HTC Desire HD and unable to advise on the launch. You may monitor our new launch and promotion at Saturdays’ Straits Times.

    For further enquiries or feedback, please call our hotline at 1688 or +6562351688 from overseas (IDD charges payable.)

    Thank you for your support and have a pleasant day.

    Yours sincerely

    Hazel (Ms)
    Customer Care
    Singapore Telecom Mobile Pte Ltd
    Company registration number: 199406031E
    ”

    Looks like they themselve also no idea.

    Reply
  • HTC Desire HD Fan says:
    November 1, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    haiz
    HTC Desire HD
    help me get my life back….
    i need you !

    Reply
  • HTC Desire HD says:
    November 1, 2010 at 1:38 pm

    ahhhhh HTC Desire HD not coming out in SG ?
    its already nov and not coming out to Singtel =.=
    Damm HTC for not releasing earlier

    Reply
  • Eric Lim says:
    October 30, 2010 at 11:29 pm

    Although the HD2 runs on the same processor speed as Desire HD, the processor used in Desire HD is of the Snapdragon second generation which is smaller in size and consumes lesser power as compared with HD2.

    But I still prefer HTC to use a higher power battery than what it’s using now… It could easily be done…

    Reply
  • Jason says:
    October 28, 2010 at 12:03 pm

    Hi JW,

    For HTC HD2, it’s running on Windows Mobile 6.5 thus the processing speed is really really slow and keep frozen all the time. In addition, the battery life is really bad, most likely due to the big screen size. In overall, HTC HD2 is not a good one, but Desire is so much better.

    Reply
  • Mousehunt says:
    October 28, 2010 at 9:15 am

    Seems like the battery life for this phone is bad. Wonder why HTC uses such a low capacity battery for such a big screen phone.

    Reply
  • JW says:
    October 27, 2010 at 11:30 pm

    Hey jason,

    Do you have any trouble using big screen phone like hd2? Does the phone hang or lags?

    Reply
  • Jason says:
    October 27, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    hey Alfred,

    Do you know the exact that the Desire HD will come into Singapore? Can’t wait for this one, just lost my HTC HD2 couple weeks ago and looking at some big screen phones!

    Reply
  • andrew says:
    October 25, 2010 at 9:24 am

    Hi Alfred,

    I’m from Canada, and I really want to get a Desire HD. I’ve been looking and have had a hard time finding all the information I need. It seems to me that the Desire HD is not coming over this way??? Any idea when/if it will come to the US? I can just hop accross the border and buy one. Or am I going to have to order one from over seas? Aaaaack!!! Help me!!! I hate my blackberry so much I need a new phone!

    Regards,
    Andrew

    Reply
  • Randy says:
    October 24, 2010 at 1:25 am

    Thanks a lot Alfred for helping us on this subject. Looking forward to your advise on when and where to get the 2 models next month, can’t tahan already 🙂

    Reply
  • Avatar photo Alfred Siew says:
    October 22, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    Sorry, checking with HTC now for exact date. Will get back with more info.

    Reply
  • rajiv says:
    October 20, 2010 at 5:44 am

    Hi Alfred,

    Can you please by what date(exact date of Nov) this two model will be available in market.
    I am planning to buy one.

    Reply
  • louis says:
    October 19, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    I cant wait to get my hands on the desire HD…

    Reply
  • Randy says:
    October 19, 2010 at 1:35 pm

    Thanks for the info Alfred. I’ve been using the BB Storm 2, pretty disappointed with it, both the call and end keys keep getting stuck and recently it keeps rebooting by itself, very frustrating 🙁

    Can’t wait for the Desire Z 🙂

    Reply
  • Keriya says:
    October 17, 2010 at 2:37 am

    Hey Alfred 🙂

    Was just wondering.
    Based on your experiences.

    Knowing that the htc desire hd will be launching with vodaphone (UK)
    on the 22nd October.

    Do you have any idea if we will receive it the same time?
    Or is it later?

    Like does the shipment from htc work this way?

    TAIWAN -> UK -> SINGAPORE?
    or
    TAIWAN -> Singapore
    TAIWAN -> UK

    Pardon me for such questions asked.
    But i have sold away my previous smartphone to welcome this new hd in, haha, so really eager to get it.

    Thanks Alfred.

    Reply
  • ATK says:
    October 14, 2010 at 9:07 pm

    Well no Super LCD suc*s. I was really hoping that was not the case.
    I thing I will give the HD a pass.
    HTC Glacier next maybe?

    Reply
  • Avatar photo Alfred Siew says:
    October 14, 2010 at 8:24 am

    Hi K.S,
    Update from an HTC rep, and it’s quite contrary to what they have said earlier:

    “Hi Alfred,

    Correction. Desire HD is not using Super LCD. It is using TFT display instead. Apologies for this miscommunication from my end.”

    Reply
  • K.S Lau says:
    October 12, 2010 at 6:14 am

    Hi Alfred,thanks for your updates. Hope this get this piece of wonder toy soon.

    Reply
  • Avatar photo Alfred Siew says:
    October 12, 2010 at 1:06 am

    @KS, a reply from the HTC folks – at this hour!

    Answers from HTC:
    1. We are using Super LCD for Desire HD.

    2. The camera is well protected by a frame surrounding the glass, serving as a protection when the phone is placed on the table backwards facing down. HTC is very serious in our QC process and we are confident the current design serves no damage to the camera module unless users abuse the hardware on purpose. We do not provide complimentary pouch or casing as part of Desire HD standard retail package items. However, we do have a variety of pouch designed for Desire HD as part of our accessories portfolio, and these new pouches will be available soon.

    Reply
  • Avatar photo Alfred Siew says:
    October 12, 2010 at 12:47 am

    @K.S. I’m checking with HTC on the details. From the press release, which I read again, it does say Super LCD for the Desire HD.

    Reply
  • edison says:
    October 11, 2010 at 11:39 pm

    i very stuqid i just buy desire

    Reply
  • K.S Lau says:
    October 11, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    Hi Alfred, any idea whether the 4.3″ display is TFT or S-LCD from Sony ? The front view of HTC Desire HD is awesome but the protruding camera really a minus point. Does HTC Desire HD come with free pouch or silicon case ? Thanks

    Reply
  • CJS says:
    October 11, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    I want the Desire HD, but the protruding camera really is one imperfection! I also wonder how the picture and video quality will be like as my touch pro 2 and tytn II are really bad!

    Reply
  • jimbo says:
    October 10, 2010 at 3:39 am

    Hi Alfred, any idea when HTC Aria is coming?

    Reply
    • Avatar photo Alfred Siew says:
      October 11, 2010 at 1:30 pm

      Hi jimbo, I’m afraid I don’t have that info right now. Will update once I hear! 🙂

      Reply
  • Randy says:
    October 10, 2010 at 12:59 am

    Alright! But where to buy? Any feedback on using the Desire HD for messaging and email since it’s w/o a physical keyboard like the Desire Z? Thanks a bunch.

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    • Avatar photo Alfred Siew says:
      October 11, 2010 at 1:32 pm

      Hi Randy, it should be available for all three telcos, so no “exclusive” deals for this phone. As for messaging and e-mail, I’ve been using a Nexus One – a smaller version of the Desire HD – and I’ve learnt to type on the smallish on-screen keyboard, which isn’t the best, tbh. The Desire HD’s on-screen keyboard should be better, not to mention bigger and thus easier to type. Having said that, if you’re coming from a Blackberry-type messaging device, there’s sure to be some adoption blues for a start before you get used to a soft keyboard. 🙂

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  • Frostyeo says:
    October 9, 2010 at 11:28 am

    Hey! Awesome, but about when will they be available from our service providerss? M1, Starhub, Singtel etc~ any idea?

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