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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manuantequera:
August 2012:D

delighted with her
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infozerich:
2 years before manuantequera, and still responsive as ever.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nnasco:
one year old, although was trying to find a black one
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] torrice:
i have my desire since 10. 2010....and is still running great....i'm pleased with my desire ....

i love my desire....so many rom's for desire.....hmmm ....nice
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cooldash87:
well i exchanged my iphone 4S with my sisters 2 year old desire. (Yea got bored with Apple)

Loving the mods available for this desire and it capabilities. This phone is like all strudy and strong like the good all Nokia 6600 :p
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madreef:
2.5 years so far

I purchased my desire around October 2010. Use it heavily everyday. Still on the original battery.

ROMs have kept it new all along.

Fantastic device!

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With the help of this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=24599586

I'm still enjoying my original desire battery after two and a half years.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ape_D:
second hand

Got my desire Second Hand from a good friend in late 2011 I think.

It still had warranty for over a year (remember because I used this heavily:angel:)

now I have a little crack in the upper right edge of the display and think about repairing this in the future.

If I get a nice job after my studies this year, I maybe buying a new phone.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M@c|-|oR:
I've got mine in April '10, and passed it over to my wife when I got One X. So, everything stays in the family. :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juggaknot77:
Got mine in 2010 I use it now for a mp3 player with a 32gb sd and moved on to a Gnex last yr.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irbis_triffle:
It's my from january 2011

When looking at new devices understand, that my choice was very good))) :cool:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] django k:
I got mine in late 2011 second hand. And I don't think I will replace it in the near future. Except I win the lottery. Then the next one definitely will be a HTC one :)

Sent from my HTC Desire
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GDB007:
I bought my desire This year. But it is second hand, so I dont know exactly how old is it/
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deno1:
I bought Desire in February 2011. I'm happy with it. Phone is ruted, and CM7 ROM is inside.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pasaulesnaba:
Got mine Desire at 24 December 2010. A little present for my self. And still as a new.:D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bundo111:
I got mine in January 2011.

Is still working good, and I am happy with it :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] myarse:
Had mine from new since July 2010 if I remember correctly

Still love it, so many roms to choose from, how can you get bored of it :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Got mine in 2010, still no problems and works great.

As there are new custom roms (VJ, MW, ...) think I will stay with it a little bit longer. :good:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eastway11:
I got my Desire in Dec 2010.

Its hw buttons not work sometimes, but it is not bad to use.

I move to N4 in this month but I'm still using my Desire ;)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drogapozarowa:
I have my little Desire 3 monts.

I know its old model from htc, but he has all what I need.

Nice and simple :cool:

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phygar:
pretty old

really good rules you have on this site. I can't post in a development thread to help people until I ****post 10 times.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FranPenicUltrafApMeister:
Meine Desire is like 15 years old... I inherited it from my grandfather, when he was dying he said:"Take this phone, it has been in our family for over 40 years, take good car... ugh.." and those were his last words :'( it is now a part of our family, and even more, a part of me.. i will never have another mobile phone again...

Ja sam mali Fran i fappam cijeli dan!®
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] A n d r 0 i d:
Heading for 3 years old :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prno:
My desire is 2y6m old.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaplinb:
Earn your keep!

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I got my Desire 3 Months before it's release date, as my girl's dad works for Vodafone, and gets pre release models, which he is supposed to test (but just gives them to me).
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sverdlov:
Me Desire 2y4m old.Was on the phone more beautiful Jelly Ben (LH A7 P705)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlexX-DE:
My Desire is 2,5 years old :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ceutas:
2 years and 5 months he is still the boss!

Only a small problem in the home button doesn't work well but I'll try to fix if stop of work at all
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .vermilion:
I got mine straight away after its release! So it has to be almost 3 years old :D

Still using it with Vijendrahs CM 10.1 JB 4.2.2 v. 6.0 ROM.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrea.mazzei:
2 years and 10 months... Long life 4 the Desire!

I'm using last Vijendrahs AOKP... IMHO is the best JB 4.2.2 ROM!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qktb:
Mine is over 2 years old, volume buttons require strength to activate, back panel replaced, apart from this it runs as if it was new. Fast and smooth with RSK v8 ROM and CM7r2 HBOOT. No plans to replace it.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AmgedOsman:
1/2011
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jarojetu:
I got mine at November 2011 - now on JB 4.2.2
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babyfacenbu:
for 2 year and 1month, still my lover.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] P1nGviN:
Got mine mid-April 2010, so it's just about 3 years old. Starting to fall apart now though, time to replace with something newer :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mathorv:
Its 2 years since but still very happy with it. Android 2.3.7, great camera and works as it should. Even if will get new one ths phone is worthy backup one.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JamBuh:
Iv had my Desire for it must be 2 years and 9 months now, still in perfect working order, all hardwear buttons work, the screen is immaculate (screen protectors since day 1) the vibration motor is getting a bit rattly but i think thats just bits of grit. I thank my case-mate torque case. that has been an absolute phone saver. now running VJ's 4.2.2 v6.0 jellybean rom, its awsome!!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .vermilion:
Hello!

I have my for 3 years now. Bought it immediately on its release date in germany.

It's still working perfectly with a custom ROM (VJ CM 10.1 JB 4.2.2 v.6.0), it has a few scratches on case, but none at display. Only the vibration motor is going to die I guess :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaximeJ74:
Mine is 3 years old too and i'm really happy/impressed that my HTC Desire still is up-to-date thanks to the developers of custom roms.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] napalm.potter:
almost 3 years

I bought it just before Galaxy S was released

using Jelly Bean 4.2.2 v5.4, don't have time for upgrade to v6 yet
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niki1999kir:
Mine is second hand from my cousin when she replaced the desire with one x. I think Desire is a great phone. Now it is with Paranoid Android 4.2.2 3.10b2+. Its extremly fast ;)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BennyDS:
Hi

I got mine from my brother in law last year in januari. He got it august 2010.

I only started putting on new roms beginning of this year.

Also I'm trying to get 10 posts in order to be able to to post in the develpment forum..
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piolec:
My Mr. D

2 years old but running 4.2.2 so still young :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oxious119:
Hmm, mine must be about 2,5 years. I got it soon after it was released. It's a PVT1. It survived several falls, endured lots of dust and even booted as usual after falling in a toilet. The only thing I replaced was the battery. :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freebird24h:
2 and a half a year together, yet to see more functional device on the market.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hykobs:
2 years old. Still works like a charm. The only slight problem is that the volume down button tends to do nothing unless I press it quite hard.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nbsss:
Just saw a guy on the bus with this phone :eek::what::eek:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Klueze:
my desire is 3 years old but works still fine. thanks to custom roms its working on android 4.2.2 but sadly sometimes reboots :(

i thaught it was super fast, then my girlfriend baught a nexus 4 and now i know how slow my phone is :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyclopt69:
Mine is over 3 years old and going strong :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sayedakram:
Its been 3 yrs and still wont give up after a lots of disaster it has passed ..:D the best phn used by me ever !! The name reveals it "bravo"
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snusmumr:
Got mine in August 2010 and rooted on November 2010
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PuffMaN:
Mine died after 2 and a half years. Well, its still working, but: very unstable (10-15 reboots in half a day) and hardware clock loses 30mins in 4hrs. I made a mistake by experimenting with overclocking... Bad idea.. So word of advice: if you want to overclock ur desire: DON'T!!!

Verzonde jonge! Van mijne Nexus 7! Verrekte kut!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 350Rocket:
My friends desire is coming up on 3 years and is on the stock 2.2 it came with, not even a single factory wipe since new. I clean his cache out every month or so and check things over for him. He's not good with software. His is still working decent but getting a bit laggy. I think it's just time for a complete wipe.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
S-off it and flash a custom recovery. Then things become fun.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 350Rocket:
Already talked to him about that. Once he can upgrade without any extra cost (3 year contract) I will root it and install a custom ROM to make it work a lot better. Then if he is happy he will use it until it dies. His battery still lasts almost as long as new.

If he has issues with the custom ROMs or anything he can just get a new phone. He really likes the old one though and won't upgrade without a good reason.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
Im guessing he's scared of getting it bricked ?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gil-:
Mine is also 3 years and I really begin to wander which model will be my new one.

Waiting for Android 5 first :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
Android 5 could take a while. 4.4 is next.

Sent using xda-developers app
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 350Rocket:
No just scared of little issues that he can't figure out. I've never kept a single ROM for longer than 6months at a time before a complete wipe and something new flashed and had lots of them with little bugs.

Not sure if anything will be as long term stable as his factory rom was.

I've never bricked a phone yet so not so scared of that. First phone I installed a custom ROM on was the desire. I loved that phone.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
6 months? I can hardly keep a ROM for 2 months! :P
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
2 hours for me :crying:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
I think you should see a doctor. You might have a rare and severe case of Flashaholicy :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvd777:
That is very very common illness :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nbsss:
I feel your pain brother.

Wish we could dual boot JB and GB, that would be awesome, though limited nand makes this absolutely impossible.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gil-:
Yep, I just saw some pictures (might be) of kitkat yesterday...

Let's hope :p
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ebookpk:
I got my Desire s in June 2011.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I got my desire new in 2010, and still have all. the box and book also...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alexcyan:
I bought mine new back at June of 2010 and I have the same illness as all of you. Flashacholism...xaxaxa!!!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bastiver:
I got mine las year in April. I got it from a good friend becaus my old one was dead :laugh:

And now I won't get another one ;)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dingdong3000:
Ive had my since April 2010 and now use it as a backup phone
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trey32:
1year, and still, in perfect condition
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bloody1901:
Since june 2010 and still working fine
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] senseii:
Got mine back in may 2010, still working well with the original battery and 4.2.2 on it running smoothly !
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anggit91:
I got my HTC Desire on early 2011 and still using this phone as my secondary phone, still works perfectly
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madnlooney:
got mine on launch, its now my backup phone but i still like to keep t up to date with roms
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeaN270:
Since june 2010 and still working fine too :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iik-71:
I had mine for over 3 years now ,and it is still an "iron" machine! :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pouss1:
Two Desire for me.

One buy new in august 2010 and another buy used in 2011.

First for professionnal use (instead of a nokia 2690 :p) and second one fort testing and backup :good:

I've break one screen in 2012 but change it few month later and everything working well for the moment.

I will probably replace first one by a Sensation i've used few month (before buy a Nexus 4 ) , I love HTC phones :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarekAG:
I have my Desire since 02.2011. I rooted it instantly ;) It's running good. No even small software problems. But charger socket is a little bit loose and I must be very careful when I'm using phone while charging. And after a few falls down I must push volume keys strongly to use them.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panelovn:
Bought mine spring 2011, rooted it summer 2012
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erenjag:
Got my HTC Desire in 2009. It's still running but recently I got frustrated with the stock os since it's slow and the internal storage is limited which prevents me from downloading more than 5 apps. So, I rooted my phone two days ago, now it's running fast and I have more than 15 apps.:p All thanks to the developers!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvd777:
You waited for 4 years on stock ROM to root it and do something about it? :D My oh my ;)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
Funny that.. Desire was released in march 2010 :p
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvd777:
Maybe he was beta tester :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erenjag:
Oh sorry! Yeah, it was around 2010.....I mistaken
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] captainsangria:
Bought mine in december 2010 and still use it as my main phone.

Gesendet von meinem HTC Desire mit Tapatalk 2
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaySayonara:
Bought mine in the summer of 2010. July I think.. Still use it every day :)

HTC Desire

SanDisk Extreme 32GB Class 10

CM7r2 hboot

4EXT Recovery Touch

2GB 4ext partition --> Mounts2SD

ClockworkMod 7.2.0.1

- modified with 7zip

- uot kitchen kitchen

V6 SuperCharger Script

GO Launcher EX
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ukanth:
I bought it in 2010 December , it's still running fine even after my son dropped it in water :)

3 years and it's great phone. I love it !
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shareboy:
April 2010 :) now on miui

Inviato dal mio Nexus 4
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvilShadeZ:
I doubt that it counts as I bought it, But I sponsored my family member to get a new phone, they needed new dual sim phone, so they went with Lenovo A660, though I had to pay a little bit, I don't think that getting it second hand from family should count as really "bought" second hand.

It's from August 2013 on my hands.

It was bought in Sommer 2010. ( More than 3 years :o )

It seems like Desire is indestructible monster

:)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ales Alitis:
3 years and the original battery is still holding a charge for about 2 days.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 350Rocket:
My friends Desire is over 3 years old and same thing battery is about 80% as good as new. Hope the newer non removable batteries last this well.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JordyNL:
I got my desire 3 years ago.

Never replaced the battery or another thing. :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cioma2:
3 years old....i think

donated by a colleague perfectly working, in 6 months i've installed 90% of the roms in the forum, still perfectly working :laugh:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwegener:
One from Dec 2010, got it with a broken GPS which I didn't know at the time. And one from summer 2011. Both running CM7.2 and functional as backup phone.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Max :):
From may 2010 all original parts

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And my desire works fine!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jouet24:
Got mine since november 2010.

actually running KitKat 4.4.2 nigthly 2014_01_24 from Evervolv, without any unexpected reboots.

A2SD Y|N|Y

class 10 SDCard

Edit: KK rom sometimes choppy but daily used.

No other smartphone since but planning to get a Nexus 5.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paolo-red1:
I bought a chinese battery for my 3 years old desire. I can now reach 4 hours with display on. On the other hand, see screenshot, lol
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PuffMaN:
Lolwut? 101%? How much MAH is the battery? I got a mugen power 1600MAH for mine, i have to use the phone more to get a valid SOT reading, im using it with my work number now, with a desire x as my main phone. But still, 3 years old, and running kitkat like a boss!

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 7 met Tapatalk
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paolo-red1:
idk, it's reported 2430 mAh, but... come on lol
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trey32:
where you found kitkat 4.4.2 nightly 2014_01_24? can you share it?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paolo-red1:
Evervolv.com but if you are on KitKat, just go into settings - updates
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trey32:
4year.

got new battery AKKU-POLARCELL before three months which now is sh***ter than, stock, which at least 3 years.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkstiler:
i can say i have it for 4 years around and my battery is close to last about 15 hours from charge !! with screen on dont .. bother LOL
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manuz1200:
I received a gift in Sept 2010, but i suppose it's born before then this date.

I use everyday whit MIUI-XJ 2.3.9 and it's very useful and fast.

I wait for a kitkat stable versione from nikez. Itry it and i'm very impressed for the speed and the stability.

Greetz.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vixx1978:
May 2010, w/ original battery, still lasts almost 36 hours with moderate use. :good:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saf98:
First android fone last year, from ebay
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arrar:
Bought in 2010... Still use it as spotify player at gym. I load offline playlists at home (using WiFi and 16 GB sdcard) and go to gym. It has dents and the back panel is quite horrible looking but the phone is still fully functional. Used it as backup phone last summer when HTC One S was being fixed for warranty.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riping:
i have it since 2010
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrFista:
Me too.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 350Rocket:
Yesterday I rooted my friends desire finally after more than 6 years. I deleted some of the factory bloatware to save him some space, but he still has the stock 2.2 froyo on it. I want to upgrade him to a decent stable cm7.2 rom but haven't had the time yet. He's still happy with the phone just needs a bit more space for If he wants to try some new apps and a little bit more speed would probably make him happy.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
Six years?! But its only been out since 2010...time travel? Are you from the future? :p
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Or maybe he has a super early prototype from 2008 that has been tested for 2 years, from 2008 to 2010, to make the perfect phone: htc desire.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 350Rocket:
That was supposed to say 3 years not 6 guess I need to proofread better.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crocale:
April 2010
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jss22:
Oct 2011 :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dodgexander:
Mine is so old I don't actually know how old it is.

It started its life as my sisters bf's phone.

Then my sister had it for a few years.

Now I have it and it has a broken back :( but apart from that I am happy.

Anyone have any ideas about finding a new shell for the phone?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 350Rocket:
EBay should still have battery covers and or full housing replacements for it.

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My friends 3 year old desire is always in an otter box and still looks like brand new when he takes it out.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dodgexander:
Hmm most of which are £15+ here plus postage. Shame it's so expensive just for some plastic casing:>
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PuffMaN:
Yes, but on the other hand, ur kickass desire will look brand new. Makes it worth the 15 quid :) i might consider doing the same with mine in the future. My white is peeling off..

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 7 met Tapatalk
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ceutas:
The mine it`s still working 4 for years later. Only the speaker isnt work, my Desire fall in water last summary, maybe its cause of this hahaha
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saf98:
1 yr old.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dgattenb:
Mines still going , my wife has it !!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T.E.C.H.N.O:
Got mine from my aunt and it's one of the very first generation phones :victory: so it's 4years old now :) and it's fully working!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marco.piarulli@gmail.com:
Got mine from my brother and it's my only one phones

I've updated to KK and working ok
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saf98:
My charge port is messed up, going to have to repair and get a new phone.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredericc38:
I have got mine since june 2010.

Work hard for personnal and job, scratch screen, falling a couple of time.

But still working and tested with several rom.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poeartpl:
I've got my brand new, white Desire since end of July 2011, and it was great choice (i hadn't have enough cash for Desire S or someting newer). The only weak side is low memory, but with custom ROMs its not a big problem :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wekkel:
First batch

Got the first batch available in my country. April 2010, great phone and still is. If AdamG (Oxygen) can get ICS running on the HTC Desire, it get's another year on SIM-only contract. Just received the package to repair my damaged screen so she'll be good to go in no-time.

Fusion of different devices (Motorola), entrance of Intel x86 cpu's and Tablet-potential of Windows 8 keep me from committing to a new device for 2 years again.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stefus:
I bought it in June 2010. A few weeks ago i thought I have to buy a new phone (sensation) but sebastiaan15 made me love my desire again.

I only upgraded to a class 10 16GB sdcard.