The HTC Wildfire Is An Impressive Choice For The Social Networker

Since its release in May 2010, the HTC Wildfire has won over its fair share of fans. With loads of innovative features and specifications, it is a Smartphone which offers something for everyone.

The handset itself measures 106.8x 60.4x 12 mm making it comfortable handset to hold and use on the move whilst remaining extremely light weight at just 118 g. Touchscreen navigation is utilised to browse the user interface. The 3.2 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen utilises a pixel configuration of 240x 320 can display up to 16M colours providing superb display quality of photos and videos. The screen also includes touch sensitive controls, multi touch input as well as an optical trackpad offering an additional method of navigation. Proximity and accelerometer sensors are both included as standard, the latter of which automatically rotates the on screen imagery based upon the orientation of the handset.

The HTC Sense UI is a highly customisable user interface which allows users to assign up to seven individual homescreens for different scenarios. For example users can set one up for the workplace by loading it with appropriate widgets and applications, and he the same to create a screen for when they’re at home, or even make one dedicated to social networking.

Alongside its standard internal memory of 384 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM there is an integrated microSD card slot which can accommodate a memory card of up to 32 GB meaning users can potentially store their entire digital music collection and loads of other files on the phone.

Class 10 EDGE & GPRS keep the HTC Wildfire connected to its appropriate cellular networks when out and about. Access to the Internet is provided courtesy of an HSDPA connection at speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps in areas covered by 3G. There is also the option of attain a faster Internet connection thanks to Wi-Fi, whenever handset is in the same vicinity as a wireless Internet router.

The HTC Wildfire is equipped with a handy 5 mega pixel digital camera which operates at a pixel resolution of 2592x 1944 pixels. This results in high quality still images which are simple to take thanks to included features such as Autofocus, smile detection and an LED flash. Users also have the option to shoot video footage providing an alternative to taking still photos.

A 528 MHz Qualcomm processor works in conjunction with the renowned Android OS to provide an impressive user experience and an ideal platform for customisation and expansion. The operating system allows access to the Android Market which allows users to browse thousands of apps in many different categories which can then be downloaded, similar to the Apple AppStore.

Thanks to the versatility of its software and the power of its hardware, the HTC Wildfire is just one of a number of impressive Smartphone releases from the manufacturer, and provides an ideal alternative to established Smartphones.


If you like the HTC Wildfire check out the HTC Desire HD