Posted by pmerryman
Has anyone got or used this latest version of the phone. Is it better than the last Wildfire? I have never had an android phone, and have around £200 to spend.
Posted by Bonovox
It is much better in terms of specs and also the screen res boost. I have played with a live one its rather cute with a nice feel and is quite snappy in operation. GSM Arena and Phone Arena have both reviewed it. I have seen it sin free on Amazon for £216 but its £179 currently on T Mobile.
Posted by pmerryman
Its £199 on o2 (which is who I am with). Was just wondering if it was worth a punt, or wether there is possibly something better for the money.
Posted by Bonovox
For that price I cannot think of anything at the moment but I would say it's a decent handset. But they said camera is not that great
Posted by pmerryman
Not too bothered about the camera, as I have a digital camera for taking real photos. Was possibly looking at galaxy ace, but just checked the comparison on phone arena, and it looks like i should get the HTC.
Do o2 phones normally come unlocked, and will it be full of bloatware.
[ This Message was edited by: pmerryman on 2011-05-23 16:24 ]
Posted by Bonovox
O2 contract phones come unlocked but from experience their pay & go do not. I have read the Galaxy Ace has a very good camera & decent specs but it does not have much ram. I would choose the HTC over the Samsung Ace.
Posted by pmerryman
Cheers
Posted by Bonovox
Only thing about HTC is on internet forums I have read quite alot of complaints about dust under their displays. Not sure if they are isolated cases but alot of people have had dust under Desire,Desire Z & even the HTC Incredible S. Google it you'll see. But as I said not sure if it were early or isolate cases.
Posted by Toney_Ericsson
Of course its isolated - you dont hear about things like this on HTC forums at all. I haven't had any dust under my HTC screen its crystal clear - also with handsets like the Sensation that have a very slight curve in the screen so it doesn't touch a surface when on its face it can only be a good thing.
Posted by Bonovox
Try Googling it though
When I had my first Desire HD I had a massive finger print under the screen 
[ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2011-05-25 20:45 ]
Posted by pmerryman
Well I have just noticed something on my phone which may give a reason to this. On the top left and right part of the screen, I can see a small gap. Surely this cant be right.
Posted by Bonovox
What sort of gap?? Inside the screen or between the screen and the frame?? Does it move or creak?? Check it with another one in store see if they can swap it. Don't be scared about demanding something in store I am not
Posted by pmerryman
Its where the screen meets the frame. You can see inside when looking in the right light. May pay a trip to o2 shop tomorrow.
Posted by Bonovox
That sounds like a not put together right one. Yes,you have the right to return. Sounds like if there is a gap you could also end up with dust getting inside
Posted by pmerryman
Thats what I was thinking. That may be why people have been having the dust issue. Will keep you posted.
Posted by Bonovox
Cool. Well I have read alot of dust issues on HTC phones on forums with various models. But this is new so I cannot say if it will happen. Toney_Ericsson(without starting a war of words)said the dust issue is isolated on the HTC Desire phone. But it is not. I have read many many times about it & I think it's a design flaw. The volume rocker they say seems to be the culprit letting in the dust & the screen there is a big air gap between that & the glass. Mine had dust in it too.
Posted by pmerryman
Just been to the shop where I bought this, and showed the assistant. He agreed with me and brought another 2 phones out to check, and they were both the same. He said I have 28 days to change my mind, plus there is the 2 year warranty. Told him I would keep it and see how it goes.
Posted by Bonovox
OK weeks ago now I decided to get a decent but budget phone. I got the Wildfire S & so far it's very good. Has solid not cheap feeling build,great screen,pretty fast with no crashes or restarts it's been dead reliable so far. Also has decent battery life & despite the 600mhz processor it zips along nicely for what I use it for. Also has 512 ram & Gingerbread. No death grip issues as with the Sensation thank god. Only average thing is camera but am not fussed really. Definately a massive improvement over the older Wildfire. Now has Sense & better screen. I got mine for £179 at T Mobile & it's been great & with minimal branding.
Posted by asmyl
I just bought a htc wildfire's because I want to try Android. This is the first time I use the android, very good in general but I am a bit disappointed as the room to add applications is very limited.
Some of the applications can not be put onto the SD card
Posted by asmyl
I am confused with the internal memory, five applications installed then remaining memory about 24MB left Where is 512 ROM?
Posted by conor
just got my wildfire s a couple of days ago after a disasterous year with an elm and 2 xperia x8's and I have to say so far I'm impressed. it runs a lot faster than the x8 and seems far less buggy. the camera is far better than the x8 although it only had a 3.2 mega pixel compared to the 5 on the wildfire s, but the elm also had a 5 mega pixel camera and the HTC is better as the pictures don't come out as dark.
I have been using Sony Ericsson's for about the last 6 years, but I am glad I made the change as recently the build quality on them has been terrible, and the fact that they wouldn't upgrade the x8 to at least Android 2.2
Posted by podipoda
Wildfire S is very good to use than Wildfire .. . .