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[Desire General] abeth:
I just upgraded from Oxygen 2.2.2 to Mildwild 2.9.5 lite and hope this should keep me satisfied for a few months. Ideally by that time phones like the Galaxy S2 and Nexus should be down below $300 CDN private sale, and I could pick one up. I would like my next to be as customizable as this Desire has been, and hopefully as easy to root and flash ROMs. I tried to root and flash a ROM onto my friends Telus Galaxy Fascinate, and after that experience I have a whole new appreciation for my Desire.

Can you guys suggest some more phones?
[Desire General] rootrider:
I'll change to HTC One S in may or june for these reasons:

- better hardware :cool:

- improved camera

- improved sound (as it was already good on the desire)

- bigger display

... and I hope Cyanogenmod will be available to this phone sometime soon.

The One S seems to be the expected evolution of my AMOLED Desire. :D
[Desire General] mrwozza70:
My guess is a lot of people will jump on One range when they come online, so may be quite a few Sensation [XE,XLs] without too many miles on them coming up for grabs cheap.

You could get an unlocked dual core sensation and get a cheap contract - so best of both worlds.

I did the same hop recently but use the Desire for work purposes with Sandvoid ICS - and I still believe that you won't find many better built handsets. Although the build on the Sensation is really good too - they stand up to the odd drop. Can't see a Samsung surviving as many hits as my desire has over the years.

Good luck whichever way you go:)
[Desire General] abeth:
I have a pretty dirty job (inspector in welding shops) so was thinking to use the Desire for that and a new one for personal use. Is it possible to just swap Sims every day?
[Desire General] Lothaen:
Dunno - is it much bulkier than the desire? :p

Only really made a snap decision - I find 3D still a bit of a gimmick so wasnt getting it for that - but the 1.2ghz dual core + 1gb ram is a nice selling point over the sensation - and the price drop was a big incentive - most sensations going are about £400, while the evo 3d - dropped to nearly £200 - so its on the van for delivery today!
[Desire General] abeth:
Let us know how that phone turns out for you. Are you going to be flashing a ROM right away?
[Desire General] JustAnotherCider:
I think I'll be waiting for the reviews of the One series to come out. I almost bought a sensation, even got some cheap screen protectors but that phone is already almost 1 years old. I've actually seen it going for $250-350 here in Canada. I know the death grip issue may be exaggerated more than it might be. Tho most of the sense desire devs seemed to have moved to sensation.

If they keep their promise in concentrating on quality over quantity, there might end up being a large dev base. Desire is still holding strong and love the custom roms. Hopefully the internal battery isn't bad and that the OS doesn't take up much room.

The Samsung note is comically big.
[Desire General] Lorinsion:
I'll keep mine for a few years. A new one is to expensive for me atm xD
[Desire General] Tarinder:
Am keeping my desire for atleast a year. Then i will think about replacing with a better phone.:)
[Desire General] ronilzizou:
The EVO 3D price drop tempted me but its still alot of money.

And i love my desire, dont want to let it go! :(
[Desire General] jazznaura:
My contract is already up & waiting 4 htc one s. :-)
[Desire General] ronilzizou:
As Lothaen said, the price for the Evo 3D dropped here:

On Asda's site, its going for £207 + Free PnP!

http://direct.asda.com/HTC-Evo-3D-Android-Mobile-Phone/008718410,default,pd.html

Bargain i'd say and should be picking this up soon hopefully. :)
[Desire General] illuminatus52:
my desire is just too good! gonna keep using it till it breaks apart! ;)
[Desire General] mmarco80:
As soon as they will do some great device as good as desire 2 years ago I'll move one...right now i don't see any....have you some sudgestion?

Inviato dal mio HTC Desire usando Tapatalk
[Desire General] andy.smith:
i do hope that the one series won't be like desire. on my phone, i had to replace the MB, 'cause of faulty build. and the other thing, not even 1 and a half year passed since the phone hit the market and all htc could do was to releas a bullsh*t gb version.

so, all i'm trying to say is that, although i love the toughness of desire, i won't trust a htc product again.
[Desire General] meson1:
Undecided.

I'm torn.

I was one of the first to buy the Desire when it first came out. My contact with T-Mobile is up near the end of March. Although it has been a fine phone and a pleasure to own, it is still stuck on Froyo and I have hit the limits of RAM more than once despite putting as many apps onto the SD card as I can.

When I upgrade I will unlock the Desire's SIM lock and redeploy it as my works phone. My works phone is a cheap and nasty 10 year old Nokia P.O.S. But I might even see if I can upgrade the ROM to an HTC Gingerbread build (I believe there is one floating around).

As far as what to upgrade to is concerned, I have a dilemma. There are three phones in the frame, all HTC (I like the HTC Sense UI too much to want to change to another make). The three phones are the Sensation XE, the One S and the One X.

The Sensation XE has a swappable SD card, so I can bang a 32GB in there no problem. But it only has 768MB of RAM and I'm unsure about the S-LCD display. Only comes with Gingerbread, but the upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich is a cert. That said, how much extra of the RAM ICS will demand is an important question because I don't want to run into the same memory problems as the Desire, especially as the new ICS phones coming out all seem to sport 1GB of RAM.

The One S has no swappable SD card and is stuck with only 16GB internal which is a big negative. But it does have improved hardware, 1GB RAM, ICS from the outset and has a new swish AMOLED display. I do like the idea of the thin body with the metal construction; it sounds as though it will have a quality feel to it.

The One X also has no swappable SD card, but at least it has 32GB to make up for it. It also has the improved hardware, 1GB RAM, ICS. I'm unsure about the Super IPS LCD display. It also has the super thin body, but it's not metal. But I have also read that it is too large to be truly pocket sized. It's allegedly more like a mini pad. Supposedly too large to be practical as a phone and too small to be practical as a pad. It remains to be seen whether or not I come to share these assertions.

So overall I'm still in a bit of a whirl.

My ideal phone would be specced like the One S but with 32GB of storage or a swappable SD card. Sadly, such a beast does not exist yet.
[Desire General] cronus101:
dude... I think you are confused about the purpose of RAM.
[Desire General] meson1:
No. Not at all. I know perfectly well what RAM is used for having been in the industry for 25 years. :D

However, if I am over estimating how much working space the newer versions of Android and HTC Sense require, then please say, because that would then eliminate that issue as a factor affecting my decision.
[Desire General] Ch@rl!3M0ng:
Am waiting for the HTC one x to come out at end of the month!! Can't wait. But then am also happy with my desire its running ics well and looks nice
[Desire General] cronus101:
OK then, for starters, when you say "I have hit the limits of RAM more than once despite putting as many apps onto the SD card as I can" you really mean hard memory aka ROM.

Anyway, out of the three phones, you have to ask yourself... is a sd card that important? If it isn't, forget the xe...unless you are on a budget. 768mb of RAM is enough if you were worried.

Out of the one series, that's up to you, but if I were you, I would wait for a good review before rushing out to buy.
[Desire General] BashyUK:
Off the topic but I'm intrigued... I don't understand your comment re Froyo? Even if you don't do custom roms there is the official GB version from hTC?
[Desire General] meson1:
Ah I see. The "ROM" isn't as RO as the name suggests. Okay. I get it. Should have known, I guess. So that removes RAM specification as an issue.

I am leaning toward an One X at the moment. It reads well from the various previews. But yes, I shall be waiting for a few proper reviews before I decide. Plus I want to see one in the flesh in order to decide whether or not I can live with it's size.

---------- Post added at 03:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:26 PM ----------

I have not had any update from T-mobile UK to take my Desire beyond version 2.2.2. Being quite conservative, I did not wish to risk going to a non-network issued version. However, once I have a new phone I will be happier to do such things to my old Desire.
[Desire General] sh500:
I'm also someone who got the Desire on launch date, late March 2010.

Current options for me would be. the Sony Xperia S or the HTC One S.

Anything bigger than 4.3" screen is too big for me.

The current ideal would be the look of the HTC one S with a 720 screen and 32gb storage.
[Desire General] Lothaen:
I'm loving mine
[Desire General] 3f1f37:
For me after seeing how the times have changed and how my desire has become outdated in terms of processing power and internal storage.

No matter how skilled the devs are a EXT partition just doesnt function like true internal storage and i am a app heavy guy.

More than likely i have settled on the OneX, the cons really dont bother me as i can use my 16GB SD else where and the only time I remove the battery is when a custom ROM freezes lol.

I'm a tall guy with big hands and i'm big time into skate/hip hop culture and dont wear skinnys so the phone will fit in my hands and pockets :D
[Desire General] beanbean50:
if we get the One V (Android 4.0.3/Sense 4.0) port I may be tempted to keep my Desire and get a cheapo contract :D

the dev's at the Desire S section have already portted a beta version of the One V :D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1545558
[Desire General] pechano:
big market

When the original Desire came out, it was the super phone to get. Now it seems that every manufacturer has one or several crazy good phones.

I myself am probably leaning towards a nexus or samsung device. I don't want it if it cant be rooted and unlocked.

Also my service provider is really cheap, so for me it is actually better to buy a new phone without contract.

Probably wont be an early adapter like I was on the Desire, unless it is a Nexus device.
[Desire General] VortX:
One more vote for HTC One X upgrade. Will do the same as soon as it is out.
[Desire General] Majkeee:
If I am ever gonna buy a new phone, it will be google nexus for sure...
[Desire General] _snIP3r_:
hi all!

i also do not know what to do. the lack of ram for me is _the_ reason to get another phone. even if i am using sandvold's ics port for the desire with a2sd...

my next device would perhaps be a samsung ace2

greets

snIP3r
[Desire General] ronilzizou:
Im getting mine... tomorrow! Woop
[Desire General] MetinKale38:
I only buy a new one if my desire bricks
[Desire General] Lothaen:
Took about 4 hours to s off it. Took about 2 of those to download the right files :P

Was a fun first night
[Desire General] nafdroid:
I like my desire right now. i dont want my phone to be bigger than that.

And I’m not ready to spend 400 or more just for more memory. But the htc one S would probably be a good candidate If I had to choose. :p
[Desire General] mld0491:
would love the Sensation XE but the Desire continually does what I need it to so I see no reason to upgrade for a fair while yet
[Desire General] ronilzizou:
Got it at 6 PM. its now s-offed and rooted :D

Took me ages to get the files too with my rubbish internet speeds but it was well worth it.

If anyone wants to get an upgrade go for the deal with Asda. Cause i think they are shipping the evo 3D's with hboot 1.49.0018 which can be downgraded to .008 and s-offed and rooted easily.

As opposed to getting stuck with other hboots that aren't s-offed yet....

Plus the specs for the evo 3D are great! and for £200, you cant really get better than that
[Desire General] NoobMonkey:
At the moment, I think I would wait for One X. Althought I did wait it (the One X), now I rooted mine Desire and hopefully can keep it a few more months, or years :D

The Desire is allready 2 years old so I have that little guy in my head saying change the phone already :D ...but I'm trying to hang on with the Desire :cool:
[Desire General] jamb0_1874:
Although all three phones look to have similar stats, screen size, processor power etc the original desire runs a different GPU. The Desire S runs the Adreno 205 which is still being supported. However the Desire runs the Adreno 200 which isn't and its that lack of driver support thats threatening the possibility of ICS coming to the desire. :(
[Desire General] alphagamma:
Think I will wait for the Huawei Ascend D quad XL and hope it is dirt cheap.
[Desire General] Jisonga:
Just had my new upgrade mobile turn up. After 2 years with my Desire i was torn as to what to do right up to the end of my contract but did go for a new phone in the end. I now have a Samsung Galaxy S2 as i wanted something with a larger screen this time for better gaming after selling my psp. But after getting my Desire setup with CM7 and ICS theme and a partioned SD card to allow room for app installs i was not ready just to dump it, so my wife now has my desire so it lives on.
[Desire General] tannduricic:
my contract with vip is over but i'm still very satisfied with my desire and i dont feel need to change.

but maybe in late 2012 i will. and how things are standing i will ho from htc to samsung :D
[Desire General] bob_man_uk:
I will be keeping my desire for tethering purposes at home (no broadband) and might change to a new phone, ive been keeping my eyes on either of the sensations or the one line when three uk have some definitive pricing in place. though i hope it gets out quick, once my contract becomes upgradable i will most likely be forced to get an iphone by my other half :/
[Desire General] kenyw:
I feel inclined to go for the HTC One S - the highlight of my experience with the Desire has been its build quality and battery life, and the One S appears to be better than the One X in that regard (there is also pocketability to consider, though reviewers' opinions seem to range from there being not much between them to a night and day difference).

Of course it will be hard to let the Desire go :(
[Desire General] deakodude:
1 month to go before I can upgrade and thinking of waiting for the Samsung Galaxy S3.Volume button won't work anymore on my desire so its time to part ways.
[Desire General] 777ace:
OneX for me, just as soon as I can find a black one in this country...

Desire has been awesome and I will continue to beat on it as development continues. It'll make a more than passable back up phone as well.
[Desire General] HTC Bravo:
I'm sadly going to keep my Desire a long time I guess... I'm a student right now and I don't have so much money to spend on this kind of things. I've enough paying my huge university books.

Fortunately my Desire works incredible well for almost two years so it's not so bad haha
[Desire General] tihimasmo:
I think my desire has at least a year left in it. Maybe I'll go with windows and metro if it turns out good.
[Desire General] Pete_79:
Keeping my desire now that i got ICS. Atleast until Samsung Galaxy S3 comes out and dropped a little in price. Then i'll get that whitout a contract.
[Desire General] llfbandit:
I guess, I won't change until the hard keys won't work.

RAM isn't a problem, last ICS rom versions are good for daily use and has make games faster (enough for the time spent).

Also, the size is perfect for my pocket, so many devices with big screens now that I don't need. This is one thing I mostly disagree with new devices, top high tech device = biggest screen...

...Or maybe wait for 90° or roller flexible screen to change if the community is still here to keep uptodate our good old desire. :)
[Desire General] Cathy_C:
About time for something new...

Goooodbyeeee HTC Desire, helllloooooo HTC One X! :D
[Desire General] eevilgenius:
Definitely keeping my desire for now. Contract don't run out till Dec anyway. Managed to run ICS sandvold up to 4.4 because its the most stable. What with 2x battery app. Max over clock and Lexar class 10 32gb card phone is great and see any point in upgrading.
[Desire General] draculyan:
Definitely moving on. I'm testing Sandvold's ICS 0.5.1 now...
[Desire General] 777ace:
Got new phone! Ended up with white... Damn impressive piece of kit it is too. Very stoked.

Will be around here for a while though. Want to see what erklat has been up to, lol.

Sent from my OneX :)
[Desire General] 350Rocket:
The only way I won't be keeping mine is if something warrantable acts up on it, I have a 3 year extended warranty with over the counter exchange. I'm on a 3 year contract and would have been 1.5 years in with the Desire, but I took an early upgrade to get a better plan and a SGS2X for free and my contract started over around Christmas. I sold the subsidized SGS2X and kept the Desire. It's still working perfect at this point. My girlfriend and friend both have Desire's older than mine and they are both working fine as well.
[Desire General] lukyjay:
Hopefully the Samsung Galaxy S3 will be released very soon, I want to get the hell away from this phone. I loved it when it was new, but now it's so old and abandoned, it can't even run the latest android without problems! :(
[Desire General] erklat:
I'm here at least for a month longer as it will be available here from the beginning of May. I have to see what is Droidzone up to too.
[Desire General] rajverma3135:
I always go on http://best-mobile-contracts.co.uk size is down at the moment but best size as compare to many.. I compare and find affordable deals then ring the current operator give them reference and negotiate with them, give them 2days time and they give even better deal than website.

Sent from HTC Desire using XDA Premium app
[Desire General] Rezaei12:
I'm currently running Sandvold's 5.0.3 which is quite stable and has definitely injected new life into my Desire.

I think my next option I will look for a cheap contract and buy the phone outright. The fact my desire is still working though has meant I can take my time and wait for the right phone to come out. The new HTC One series do look really nice though.
[Desire General] fever003:
For someone who does not go crazy on downloading crapload of apps, i personally think that the htc desire is still a flawless phone to me. Battery life is satisfying, size is perfect.

I bought it sim free a year ago and i am using gingerbread still because waiting for a very stable ics rom. I remember when i first got the phone, my hands were shaking due to its awesomeness, was previously an owner of nokia x8

The fact that it will cost me alot of money just for a few hardware improvements do not convince me to get a new phone.

I hope with a stable ics rom one day, it will give my desire another year of useful life
[Desire General] GraphicGoose:
I think my contract runs out around September and I'll be upgrading. Not sure to what yet but I'm keeping a close eye on the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the HTC One X. No official specs on the galaxy S3 yet, but if it comes with a micro sd slot I think that'll tip it over the edge for me. The one X doesn't have one and this, at this point in time and with data cap limits being what they are in Australia (making the cloud not as viable as micro sd), is a bit of a deal breaker for me. Lack of Expandable memory is one of the reason I'm not a fan of the iPhone (amongst other things).
[Desire General] erklat:
How do you plan to fill 26,6GB of storage space(if not with HD pr0n) if I might ask?
[Desire General] dgattenb:
The Xperia S has USB otg. .. What to see a film etc you can have has much as you want free
[Desire General] GodGift:
Yeah, my financial situation is not good enough to take something better than Desire and Orange UK has got worse deals than 2 years ago so basically change of provider and stick to Desire :) For as much as I'm using it is doing the job great! Obviously got rid of stock ROM ages ago...
[Desire General] touch of jobo:
I've been eligible since October but nothing was a big enough step up from the Desire. Lately I've been eyeing the One S.

One of the things I love most about the Desire is the (perceived) build quality. The solid feel and the lovely soft finish on the back make it really luxurious to hold. Also love the popping amoled colors.

From what I read, the same can be expected from the One S, more so than from the X. I haven't held the S in my hand yet, so I can't say for sure, but I think the physical size difference will also favor the S over the X.

No rush tho, as my Desire is still going strong. The volume up and home buttons got a bit unresponsive, thats all.

-Jobo
[Desire General] Ha_Ha Shoes:
I do love my desire. Two years is a long time. I will miss how tough, fast and how much you can customise it. I look forward to seeing the new samsungs and motorola phones hit the uk market come december. :D

Anyone want my contract? Ha ha...three mobile are getting serious about me upgrading. They're offering me a new contract if someone takes my current one which ends in eight monts. All you can eat data, 2000 minutes, 2000 texts and only £30. I still would love to keep the phone for when I want to play with something a bit more modest.
[Desire General] abc27:
Retired my Desire for a white One X two days ago. Couldn't be any happier.
[Desire General] GraphicGoose:
Music and tv shows :cool:
[Desire General] cronus101:
Music I agree but tv shows!! Your gonna spoil your eyes dude.
[Desire General] Lothaen:
4.7 inch screen... Not as much as the same on the Desire :p
[Desire General] GraphicGoose:
Well I work away so it keeps me amused on the plane each week and is easier than having to get out my laptop.
[Desire General] paulruk:
Had my Desire for 2 years and still happy with it, especially after installing runnymead aio 6 rom. Memory issues are a thing of the past. The only thing i`d like is improved camera , I considered the HTC One series but the negatives are video recording problems, fixed battery and memory. Perhaps HTC Two :rolleyes:
[Desire General] Rageypeep:
I just for a one X, I pay £28.50 per month for it, my desire was £30 per month... Don't know how the one x is cheaper lol
[Desire General] alphagamma:
I also went for a One X, polar white, and very happy with it.
[Desire General] deakodude:
Collecting my One X in the morning..........after failed attempt to deliver by Royal Mail.
[Desire General] ionutrf:
For the moment i will remain loyal to my desire...i really haven't got aby reasson to move on
[Desire General] EazyLuke:
I had an HTC evo 3d for a day but returned it because it was too bulky. I'll keep the desire for a long time I think because of the huge amount of custom roms and its perfect size.

It's also still fast enough for everything and has a decent battery life so I don't really see the point in getting a new phone.
[Desire General] Looloup:
I will be keeping my Desire for the foreseeable future .... I own it outright (actually I got it 2nd hand) ... and have a cheap PAYG SIM (2hrs talk (in France), unlimited texts, and 'unlimited' internet (in reality 200Gb)) for 13.99 Euros.

I got the Desire as a plaything (work provides me with a Blackberry), as I recently bought a tablet ... and wanted to see what the phones could do too. I choose the Desire, as my wife has a stock one that she is pleased with.

I just recently started using it more, so I immediately S-Offed/rooted and flashed Sandvolds ICS so both my devices now on ICS.

Will be leaving the BB in the drawer at weekends ...
[Desire General] Demonhotrod:
My plan is to keep my Desire long enough, for the SGS3 to be released, then once that is out i'll make a choice between that, the HTC One X and probably whatever new Google Nexus phone is out (im assuming the SGS3 won't be "released" for a while yet)

I have loved my Desire though, in terms of community development, I don't think the same levels will be reached with any phone, ever again