I loved this phone I still love the clock widget. One feature I loved is when you unlocked it the weather widget would show rain on the screen and be wiped away by window wipers I loved that feature
This was my very first and most memorable smartphone. Absolutely loved it, and it was great to see it 'alive' again for a couple of minutes. Cool video.
Absolutely. I loved my white and red one x+. The SLCD screen was brilliant and 64gb storage was massive at that time. Till date, its the phone I have used for the longest time(2+ years).
@@Garrettdx1988 Yeah, India was one of the very few markets to get the white one. I still remember a lot of people at that time on the internet terrifying to believe the white version was a Plus variant because it was so rare. I wish I had not sold it off though.
Thanks for the walk down memory lane. Managing the storage space was a constant battle. I had spreadsheets of app usage to compare before and after an update
This was a treat. I was a huge HTC fanboy back then. Even though I rocked with Windows Mobile devices, I was still an HTC fanboy. I rocked HTC til I couldn't anymore. I miss them.
The internal storage situation was so bad, that installing facebook, Whatsapp and updating the built in Apps would ruin the experience completely. After two years, it was not even worth using as a hand me down device, as it would flood the inexperienced user with warnings and crashes due to memory running out and the person you gave it to would turn back to you for advice. Even an sd Card extension hack would not bring much relieve, as part of the apps would always stay on the internal ROM. Beyond 2011 and a few behind the scenes updates to the android market or Google Play Services this device crawled to a halt. So HTC basically made a self destructing phone and I never bought from them again…
I remember when an HTC was my heart's desire but way out of my league! Now so quaint beside a Note 20 Ultra. Still love that clock and weather app though.
my first smartphone. I still miss that little trackpad thing. Pretty awesome phone until it ran out of system memory, you noticed the lack of a selfie camera and it was completely superseded by the galaxy s2 and multi core processors
I still have my first Android phone - HTC Desire S (successor of Desire). It still works exactly as designed. Just that I had to replace batteries a couple of times since. Mine is a LCD screen but the colours are really amazing. I remember people carrying iPhone 4S being jealous of this phone's features like amazing screen quality, Bluetooth, customisation, etc. The camera was fine for me. No complaints. The shutter was really fast so it did well for me thanks to its 1.1GB RAM and 1 GHz processor.
I had this phone, unbelievably strong,, the internal memory was ridiculously low though, something like 250mb after the operating system was taken off. I thought this screen was massive at the time, got the 6.8 " s 22 ultra now, thank god Samsung pioneered large screen phones. My first phone was the Samsung V200, flip phone with a swivel camera, and the best physical keyboard, with a slope to all the keys.
I remember really wanting one but bought the Nokia n8 instead because of its amazing camera. Finally joined Android after with the galaxy s and fell in love with the s2
My desire still works, the worse thing about the phone was the centre button, it's not... It was pointed out to me on a forum, it slightly to the left... Blew my mind for years... Still does...
Still have mine, in my stack of 25+ smartphones and still works. Updated to Kitkat, all apps from that time, including UA-cam still work because I stopped any updates after Kitkat. Updates of all apps are bloatware designed to slow performance so you'll buy more ram and rom in a vicious circle. Windows 98 had more features and is tiny compared to 10. Cheers
I desired this when it came out but it was way out of my price range. Got my first Android when HTC Wildfire came out, Desire's little cousin. Damn, I miss good old HTC Sense and ton of physical buttons 😍
Ah the phone that create an HTC fanboy within me. Sure she lacked storage but the custom rom scene was awesome. Replaced it with a HTC one M8, rooted, super CID and Android 10 and still rocking it.
My desire z still works till now...tho not much can be done with it... I love it's build, the slide out keyboard, the track pad, the shutter keys for camera, the sense UI with full screen widget and lots more If htc would want to make a come back, please remake these beautiful timeless htc classic....
I just "resurrected" two old HTC phones that I found in my drawer, the "HTC Magic" which is literally the 2nd Android device ever, still charges and boots (Android 2.3.7!) and the "HTC Desire S" which is by far my most favourite version and comes with HTC Sense UI 3.6 and Android 4.0.4 and my contacts and gmail still actually worked! HTC Sense UI design, that gorgeous elegant (weird idiotic stupid name: "skeuomorphism") 3D design that still runs smooth with all it's stunning animations. Comparing that to today boring flat-ass lack of any design (another stupid name: material design), and i'd go back to the old phone in a heartbeat!
For me HTC Desire Z was a pinnacle of the mobile phone technology. - Compact size - Handy physical qwerty keyboard - Android system - Great button that had also touch sensor and could be used as a touchpad mouse - LED diode for signalizing stuff (It was around the time that those diodes started returning to phones) - Battery that could be taken out and replaced with a new one bought online in just seconds After that phone companies just stopped caring for making good stuff and started looking for ways to make more money instead, so no jack, because they get more money selling Bluetooth headphones. No access to the battery because they want you to boy a new phone and will even make sure that replacing just the battery won't be affordable. Removing more and more physical buttons because it's cheaper to produce a phone without those. (in 2021 we're down to 3 as standard, I wonder when we will have just 1 or no buttons at all). They just want to make the cheapest device that will be able to hold the pest possible CPU, GPU and camera and people go for it because there is no other choice.
I still use Nokia c2-01 today as my main phone. I could qualify this device easily for today's use. Especially if Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and basic internet surfing work.
Two phones I remember having back then is the HTC magic and the desire HD later on. I was a lover of the sense skin and loved the HTC browser. To date the best text re wrapping browser I used
I feel like the first gen AMOLED displays looked really colorful. Even in this video, the Desire’s AMOLED looks more colorful vs the 2020 phone next to it. I miss those 1st gen AMOLED displays. Not color accurate, but they were pure eye candy. Am I the only one who has noticed this??
This was my first smartphone. I still have it. I paid $600 and it was worth every penny. I now have a Samsung A71 which drops the calls all the time. Simply put, it does not compare to my old HTC.
Man, this was my first Android phone. What a throw back. I remember repartitioning the OS constantly and messing with everything internal on a nightly basis. Good times.
The first Android version I saw was Ice Cream Sandwich so idk what it was like to use anything before that. And the first version I used was Jelly Bean 4.1.1.
Have an old Sensation XE as a gift from friend, but the touchscreen broke 1 month after use, now it is stored. If only the screen not being defect, could have used it as a feature phone
HTC desire was my first android. It was so cool back then. Before that i had a nokia 6120 classic, and the nokia n86 8mpix. But compared to 2020, i'd rather use my oneplus 8 pro tho 😂 This would've been like a $50k prototype device back then. Better than most pcs at the time.
This was my first smart phone and boy do I have lots of memories with it. Unfortunately the screen some how stopped working which was incredibly disappointing and a few months later I ended up getting and iPhone 4s.
That HTC desire with root was a great device, psx emulator, ps3 wireless controller, ambled screen. And mouse track was sick. But the multitude sucked balls and suffered from tracking. Massive upgrade from a w200i Sony Ericsson.
Those old things give me those 2010's nostalgia.
HTC Desire will always have a special place in my heart. Easily one of my favourite phones of all time.
Those HTCs had so much personality 😍
I loved this phone I still love the clock widget. One feature I loved is when you unlocked it the weather widget would show rain on the screen and be wiped away by window wipers I loved that feature
Holy shit that's my first phone. I'm getting all kinds of nostalgia right now.
Same here
I miss that clock widget. If there is something similar on the play store let me know.
Try Fancy Widgets and Beautiful Widgets.
Sense widget
Thanks but none of those actually flip (have the flip animation)
@@callmev.2397and the animations like drops on the screen getting wiped when the weather widget would show rain 🌧️
I still miss my HTC Hero, with the little round ball for scrolling. Mine didn't have the chin, and I loved it.
This was my very first and most memorable smartphone. Absolutely loved it, and it was great to see it 'alive' again for a couple of minutes. Cool video.
God I’m getting old lol. The HTC One X+ from 2012 is still my favorite phone of all time.
Absolutely. I loved my white and red one x+. The SLCD screen was brilliant and 64gb storage was massive at that time. Till date, its the phone I have used for the longest time(2+ years).
@@sanchitvarma1282 that awesome. The white and red one was pretty rare. Almost impossible to find on the used market
@@Garrettdx1988 Yeah, India was one of the very few markets to get the white one. I still remember a lot of people at that time on the internet terrifying to believe the white version was a Plus variant because it was so rare.
I wish I had not sold it off though.
@@sanchitvarma1282 that is a bummer, it'd be a nice collector item
Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
Managing the storage space was a constant battle. I had spreadsheets of app usage to compare before and after an update
My last HTC phone was the HTC 10. Compared to Samsung's UI, LG's UX ... HTC Sense was always ahead of it's time
I loved my HTC Desire!
This was my first smartphone, it have a special place in my heart 💜
Most beautiful devices of that time.I hope HTC will be able to come back.
Such a shame HTC couldn't keep up. They were the OnePlus of their day.
This was a treat. I was a huge HTC fanboy back then. Even though I rocked with Windows Mobile devices, I was still an HTC fanboy. I rocked HTC til I couldn't anymore. I miss them.
To this day, the most aesthetically pleasing OEM Android screen ever
Oh how all these video with references to HTC and its brilliance. Thanks for the flashback AC.
One thing this phone (and many others in its generation) have over modern smartphones is that you can easily replace the battery.
HTC Desire was my first non-Windowa smartphone. Such a good phone. The first phone that could take on iPhone.
Htc desire was my first smart phone, is one of my favorite phones I've had and it still works :)
Same
I remember loading the desire rom on to my rooted nexus one. Overclocking the processor. Good old days.
I didn't have one of these, I had the HTC wildfire as my first Android but I wanted this so bad at the time!
My dad had an HTC Desire S. Ten year old me found it the coolest thing ever.
The HTC Desire was my first Android phone! I loved that phone!
HTC Sense still looks great. People loved this Android launcher because it was so well thought out.
Was my first smartphone
I recently found it after ~5 years still working
The internal storage situation was so bad, that installing facebook, Whatsapp and updating the built in Apps would ruin the experience completely. After two years, it was not even worth using as a hand me down device, as it would flood the inexperienced user with warnings and crashes due to memory running out and the person you gave it to would turn back to you for advice. Even an sd Card extension hack would not bring much relieve, as part of the apps would always stay on the internal ROM. Beyond 2011 and a few behind the scenes updates to the android market or Google Play Services this device crawled to a halt.
So HTC basically made a self destructing phone and I never bought from them again…
I remember when an HTC was my heart's desire but way out of my league! Now so quaint beside a Note 20 Ultra. Still love that clock and weather app though.
my first smartphone. I still miss that little trackpad thing.
Pretty awesome phone until it ran out of system memory, you noticed the lack of a selfie camera and it was completely superseded by the galaxy s2 and multi core processors
I still have my first Android phone - HTC Desire S (successor of Desire). It still works exactly as designed. Just that I had to replace batteries a couple of times since. Mine is a LCD screen but the colours are really amazing. I remember people carrying iPhone 4S being jealous of this phone's features like amazing screen quality, Bluetooth, customisation, etc. The camera was fine for me. No complaints. The shutter was really fast so it did well for me thanks to its 1.1GB RAM and 1 GHz processor.
Where has the last 10 years gone? Many Thanks, have a peaceful Christmas, Peace From London. 🙏🙏🙏
I had this phone, unbelievably strong,, the internal memory was ridiculously low though, something like 250mb after the operating system was taken off. I thought this screen was massive at the time, got the 6.8 " s 22 ultra now, thank god Samsung pioneered large screen phones. My first phone was the Samsung V200, flip phone with a swivel camera, and the best physical keyboard, with a slope to all the keys.
OMG. My first Android. Very good build quality.
I remember really wanting one but bought the Nokia n8 instead because of its amazing camera. Finally joined Android after with the galaxy s and fell in love with the s2
My desire still works, the worse thing about the phone was the centre button, it's not... It was pointed out to me on a forum, it slightly to the left... Blew my mind for years... Still does...
Still have mine, in my stack of 25+ smartphones and still works. Updated to Kitkat, all apps from that time, including UA-cam still work because I stopped any updates after Kitkat. Updates of all apps are bloatware designed to slow performance so you'll buy more ram and rom in a vicious circle. Windows 98 had more features and is tiny compared to 10. Cheers
Thanks for making a video on this. This was my first smartphone :) brought back a surge of memories.
I desired this when it came out but it was way out of my price range. Got my first Android when HTC Wildfire came out, Desire's little cousin. Damn, I miss good old HTC Sense and ton of physical buttons 😍
Those flip clock and weather under on it. No other brand can do more better
Ah the phone that create an HTC fanboy within me. Sure she lacked storage but the custom rom scene was awesome. Replaced it with a HTC one M8, rooted, super CID and Android 10 and still rocking it.
My desire z still works till now...tho not much can be done with it...
I love it's build, the slide out keyboard, the track pad, the shutter keys for camera, the sense UI with full screen widget and lots more
If htc would want to make a come back, please remake these beautiful timeless htc classic....
I just "resurrected" two old HTC phones that I found in my drawer, the "HTC Magic" which is literally the 2nd Android device ever, still charges and boots (Android 2.3.7!) and the "HTC Desire S" which is by far my most favourite version and comes with HTC Sense UI 3.6 and Android 4.0.4 and my contacts and gmail still actually worked!
HTC Sense UI design, that gorgeous elegant (weird idiotic stupid name: "skeuomorphism") 3D design that still runs smooth with all it's stunning animations. Comparing that to today boring flat-ass lack of any design (another stupid name: material design), and i'd go back to the old phone in a heartbeat!
This was my first android phone. Really enjoyed it.
I'm not sure if I had this one or the Wildfire. Amazing device in his days. Great hardware.
So nostalgic. Love it.
I remember I wanted the HTC Desire and the EVO 3D so bad
Thanks Alex, good memories, kind regards Richard U.K
The first youtube videos i've watched was on the HTC Desire! My first android smartphone!
For me HTC Desire Z was a pinnacle of the mobile phone technology.
- Compact size
- Handy physical qwerty keyboard
- Android system
- Great button that had also touch sensor and could be used as a touchpad mouse
- LED diode for signalizing stuff (It was around the time that those diodes started returning to phones)
- Battery that could be taken out and replaced with a new one bought online in just seconds
After that phone companies just stopped caring for making good stuff and started looking for ways to make more money instead, so no jack, because they get more money selling Bluetooth headphones. No access to the battery because they want you to boy a new phone and will even make sure that replacing just the battery won't be affordable. Removing more and more physical buttons because it's cheaper to produce a phone without those. (in 2021 we're down to 3 as standard, I wonder when we will have just 1 or no buttons at all).
They just want to make the cheapest device that will be able to hold the pest possible CPU, GPU and camera and people go for it because there is no other choice.
I still have this phone and booted it up. It kinda works but some apps will not work. As a digital detox phone, it's great.
1:03 I had the HTC desire back then, and now I have the 8t, the big screen really feels much better
I still use Nokia c2-01 today as my main phone. I could qualify this device easily for today's use. Especially if Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and basic internet surfing work.
Two phones I remember having back then is the HTC magic and the desire HD later on. I was a lover of the sense skin and loved the HTC browser. To date the best text re wrapping browser I used
I just watched an old unboxing video of the desire hd from technobuffalo earlier today for memories of when I watched it back in 2010.
Loved it very much. Did flashed it with so many alternative Android builts
I loved the Desire. The battery life sucked beyond all comprehension, and it had 512mb for the OS and all apps, which also sucked pretty hard.
Yeah battery was so shit. I had to recharge every few hours. It was super slow laggy as shit for even just doing normal things like texting.
I use to mod my samsung to have the sense dock😂😂😂😢😢 miss those days. Flash a new rom everyday. I was addicted.
Miss my HTC phone haha was my first phone ever that I actually kept for myself
My first steps into Android. What a journey.
HTC Desire was my dream phone at the time. Unfortunately I never had the money to buy it
My first android phone,thanks for this one...
Baked in apps can be updated. The update just installs to the regular app storage. Even back then.
You can't uninstall the apps, however.
Brilliant video. Had this phone and loved this
I remember this phone - good times!
I feel like the first gen AMOLED displays looked really colorful. Even in this video, the Desire’s AMOLED looks more colorful vs the 2020 phone next to it. I miss those 1st gen AMOLED displays. Not color accurate, but they were pure eye candy. Am I the only one who has noticed this??
This was my first smartphone. I still have it. I paid $600 and it was worth every penny. I now have a Samsung A71 which drops the calls all the time. Simply put, it does not compare to my old HTC.
I had a HTC Desire C. I might try and get it up and running again, shame 3G networks are going down.
HTC Sense UI was the best Android skin at the time IMO.
HTC Desire S was my first smartphone 🙂
Man, this was my first Android phone. What a throw back. I remember repartitioning the OS constantly and messing with everything internal on a nightly basis. Good times.
720p was not enabled by default. It came later on with a SW update.
The first Android version I saw was Ice Cream Sandwich so idk what it was like to use anything before that. And the first version I used was Jelly Bean 4.1.1.
Brings back memories I had one of these. I remember the scroll pad didn't work that well and yes the internal storage was terrible.
Loved mine, but battery life was abysmal. This was my first smartphone too
I wonder how it compared battery wise to the iPhone SE. Or like the original battery vs the SE
Best phone ever htc desire I miss this phone
I remember having the calculator as a widget. Why can't Google do that with their default calculator?
Have an old Sensation XE as a gift from friend, but the touchscreen broke 1 month after use, now it is stored. If only the screen not being defect, could have used it as a feature phone
HTC desire was my first android. It was so cool back then.
Before that i had a nokia 6120 classic, and the nokia n86 8mpix.
But compared to 2020, i'd rather use my oneplus 8 pro tho 😂 This would've been like a $50k prototype device back then. Better than most pcs at the time.
Man I miss HTC
Htc was great back then, today almost away
My first smartphone
Bring back HTC, please
Big up Chester
my 1st smart phone
Plastic backs and removable batteries :) so much better than coating a smartphone in glass. Sometimes plastic really is the better material.
My first phone❤️
This was my first smart phone and boy do I have lots of memories with it. Unfortunately the screen some how stopped working which was incredibly disappointing and a few months later I ended up getting and iPhone 4s.
I miss HTC please we need a new phone
Where can I get the battery for the HTC desire now?
Still have mine at home ☺️
That HTC desire with root was a great device, psx emulator, ps3 wireless controller, ambled screen. And mouse track was sick.
But the multitude sucked balls and suffered from tracking.
Massive upgrade from a w200i Sony Ericsson.
HTC Evo was the best!
Used to love Htc .. i had htc wildfire S .. similar to this.
First! I had the HTC Legend... Repping Canada
I still use this as a substitute to my dead S10
My favorite design back then. That nexus look was fantastic I thought . wish htc would come back with all that .
Anybody knows where to get that sleak minimalistic Pixel 5 Wallpaper around 1:09??
2010 phones had soul, today's modern design principles are completely soulless