Review of HTC Wildfire GSM/UMTS Smartphone

Mobile-review have posted a review of the HTC Wildfire. Here are the phone's specifications and their final impression.

I do not have any complaints to the signal reception quality. The loudspeaker is above average and in the majority of cases you will hear the ringtone. The speaker volume and vibro are average, though I occasionally missed the latter on the go.

Priced at $422 HTC Wildfire is interesting, but equally controversial. Its doubtless advantages include good body, high quality materials, universal design to suit a business person and a student (you cannot say the same about plastic LG Optimus). Another high point is operation time. The only disadvantage is the screen and it serves as the main factor during the choice. If the screen looks normal to you and its low resolution is not an issue I can definitely advise Wildfire. Alternatively, if its screen makes you depressed and you cannot get images of WVGA out of your head, another model should be bought instead.

I will add some personal impressions. I have been using HTC Wildfire as my main phone for a month after switching from HTC Desire. Owners of WVGA devices will understand me, because it is extremely difficult to downgrade after WVGA experience. Nevertheless, after several days of withdrawal syndromes I got accustomed to Wildfire and its screen. A habit of web pages scaling took more time to develop.
Description:

* Class: OS Android based smartphone
* Form factor: candybar
* Rivals: Samsung Spica, LG Optimus
* Case materials: matte soft-touch plastic, metal
* Operating system: Android 2.1, HTC Sense shell
* Networks: GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS/HSDPA 900/2100
* Platform Qualcomm MSM7225, 528 MHz processor
* RAM: 384 MB
* Internal storage for data: 512 MB + microSD memory card slot
* Interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0) jack for charging/synchronization, 3.5 mm jack for the headset
* Screen: 3.2″ capacitive TFT touchscreen with QVGA (240x320) resolution, automatic backlight adjustment
* Camera: 5 MP with autofocus and flash, video recording in CIF resolution
* Navigation: GPS on gpsOne chip of Qualcomm platform (with A-GPS support)
* Add-ons: FM radio, accelerometer, light and proximity sensors
* Battery: user-replaceable Li-Ion of 1300 mAh
* Dimensions: 106,8 x 60,4 x 12 mm (4.20″x2.37″x0.47″)
* Weight: 118 g (3.79 oz).