14 DAY TRIAL // Taiwan-based mobile phone maker HTC Corporation recently announced the launch of a new handset powered by Google's Android operating system, the HTC Wildfire. According to the company, the new device is meant to offer users the possibility to stay close to their friends over social networking sites, while sporting the HTC Sense solution, and coming to the market as the successor of the highly popular HTC Desire.
The new device is seen as the smaller brother of Desire, as it should feature a smaller price tag, along with downgraded specifications, though still being capable of delivering an experience similar to the one offered by the already available high-end phone. The Android 2.1 (Éclair) operating system with HTC Sense are present on the device, as well as the Friend Stream app from the handset vendor, and the HTC Peep solution for twittering.
The HTC Wildfire measures 106.75 x 60.4 x 11.99 mm (4.2 x 2.4 x 0.47 inches) and weighs in at 118 grams (4.16 ounces) with battery. Powered by a 528 MHz processor, the device includes a 1300 mAh Lithium-ion battery that can offer up to 490 minutes of talk time or up to 480 hours of standby time on GSM networks. The phone includes 384 MB of RAM and 512 MB of ROM, along with a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 32 GB of additional storage space.
The specifications list of the device shows a 3.2-inch capacitive touch screen with pinch-to-zoom capability, which is able to deliver a 240 x 320 pixel (QVGA) resolution, a 5-megapixel photo snapper with auto focus, flash, video recording and geotagging, Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 b/g), Bluetooth 2.1, micro-USB connectivity options, 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, built-in GPS receiver, FM Radio, music and video players, support for 7.2 Mbps download speeds, and a web browser with full Flash support.
The features list of the new phone includes photo sharing on Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter, along with video sharing on YouTube, HTC Caller ID showing the contact's Facebook status and a birthday reminder, HTC Widgets (Friend Stream, Mail, Messages, Music, News, People, Weather, and more), access to the Android Market for application download, and others more. The phone can be admired in the live photos and video embedded below courtesy of MobileBurn.
