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.
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.
i renew my 2yrs plan with starhub for a desire hd it cost me only $398
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.
@Azaris not quite sure abt their site.. i call and ask them is desire hd out.. they told me is already out now.
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 ?
Hi…
Any suggestions on where to buy Desire Z in singapore without contract at the best price…
cheers
NK
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@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.
Anybody try buying ip4 and sell it to get the desire hd with profit?
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
desire hd is out in starhub.
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
guys, try to call singtel exclusive shops to check. some shops shd hv this phone.
Hp great, battery sucks. half day or less need recharge.
Hi Alex,
Thanks for the link. But This is for online purchase. How about Singtel Hello Shop?
http://home.singtel.com/hotdeals/#link?page=Mobile
anyone know it available at starhub???????if yes,please give me the link.
But this is not available in Hello Shop!! This sucks. Any idea when this will be available in Singtell Hello Shops?
Love the phone! Best smaertphone ever… Hope that they can improve the battery.
Desire HD is out at singtel website.. same price as desire Z
$448 with the $39 3G plan..
888 is consider high,should be less than that if u wait for all~~~~
shd be availlble at all telco on this weekend.
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.
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
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.
Hm.. Now that you mention the price compare to ip4.. it makes me thinking whether is it worth it to wait for desire hd..
so liiks like telcos will get it out on coming Saturday. Any confirmation on this?
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..!
The Price is only 688??????????are u sure??????????
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
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
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…
Eric Lim : Where to Pre-order? Any link? Starhub got any news yet?
Will it be out with Singtel on 4th December too?? Cannot Wait anymore?
Eric Lim – How much is it? (the preorder of HTC DHD)
where to get one? is it locked?
Pre-orders can collect the DHD on 4th Dec.
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…
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!
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
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.
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.
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/
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.
@ Derek Wong any exact date which is known? Anyways does anybody know about the probable price of the Desire HD with 2 years contract?
End OF November
I wait for Desire HD. In whole Erope it already released, what happends with Asia?
Any news on when Desire HD will be in the market?
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
Hi Guys,
Starhub is selling 768SGD for desire z empty set without lines.
Saw it at marina square.
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.
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/
did any1 go down to kasia and buy one? how much?
so it will be out this saturday in singtel too? or just that store(kasia mobile)?
Much appreciated Cornelius, see you there this Saturday, thanks a lot.
Hey Randy, Desire Z @ Kasia Mobile, Suntec Tower 5.
Alright! Thanks for the update Cornelius, care to share which retail shop sells the Desire Z? I’ll be there Q-ing up 🙂
@Cornelius
Tats really cool…if its going to b available from this sat….
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.
@ PJ
No…. neither they have any idea on Desire HD as welll
But does Singtel say anything else on HTC Desire HD? NK any idea?
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.
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?
Anyone with idea when Desire Z going on sales in Singapore? Thanks.
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
Let’s see whether there are any news in this Saturday’s newspapers…
Guess Singtel will send email to singtel user like all the other new phone advertisement?
Tired of checking..
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
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We look forward to be of service to you again.
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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 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.
haiz
HTC Desire HD
help me get my life back….
i need you !
ahhhhh HTC Desire HD not coming out in SG ?
its already nov and not coming out to Singtel =.=
Damm HTC for not releasing earlier
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…
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.
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.
Hey jason,
Do you have any trouble using big screen phone like hd2? Does the phone hang or lags?
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!
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
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 🙂
Sorry, checking with HTC now for exact date. Will get back with more info.
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.
I cant wait to get my hands on the desire HD…
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 🙂
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.
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?
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.”
Hi Alfred,thanks for your updates. Hope this get this piece of wonder toy soon.
@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.
@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.
i very stuqid i just buy desire
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
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!
Hi Alfred, any idea when HTC Aria is coming?
Hi jimbo, I’m afraid I don’t have that info right now. Will update once I hear! 🙂
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.
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. 🙂
Hey! Awesome, but about when will they be available from our service providerss? M1, Starhub, Singtel etc~ any idea?