[COMP]HTC Legend Vs HTC Desire (which one ?)

Fru T Bunn · Mar 6, 2010

It's not the full picture but it may help you make a comparrison:

Code:

                 Desire      Legend      HD2
===================================================
Width (mm)       60          56.3        67
Height (mm)      119         112         120.5
Depth (mm)       11.9        11.5        11
Weight (g)       135         126         157
Display          3.7" WVGA   3.2" HVGA   4.3" WVGA
Resolution       480*800     320*480     480 * 800
Proc (MHz)       1000        600         1000
Batt (mAh)       1400        1300        1230
ROM (MB)         512         512         512
RAM (MB)         576         384         448
		
Talk - WCDMA (h) 390         440         320
Talk - GSM (h)   400         490         380
Stby - WCDMA (h) 360         560         390
Stby - GSM (h)   340         440         490

phoniex · Mar 6, 2010

Fru T Bunn said:

It's not the full picture but it may help you make a comparrison:

Code:

                 Desire      Legend      HD2
===================================================

Talk - WCDMA (h) 390         440         320
Talk - GSM (h)   400         490         380
Stby - WCDMA (h) 360         560         390
Stby - GSM (h)   340         440         490

I wander where does the stby time difference betwen Desire and HD2 (on GSM) comes from? Is android so power unneficent (mind HD2 having smaller battery capacity), or is it something else ( maybe more tasks on pure android than on WM ). Its same CPU ,screen does not matter, so maybe cpu speed throttling? Does anyone have any clues?

masterpfa · Mar 7, 2010

ericm115 said:
i fell like android+HTC will make me upgrade phones every few months. i wonder if i a cell company will do 6 month contracts. lol

I would sign up to that too

It is a hard choice, I too love the design of the Legend that body is just pure "Geek" porn.

My choice however would more than likely be the Desire, the reason being with recent developments such as Flash 10.1 the reliance has tended to be for higher spec mobiles i.e. 1MHz processor along with future developments there "maybe" more reliant on the more powerful processor.
Tough Choice

lambrospower · Mar 7, 2010

heh

i finally preordered BOTH from clove. When i'll get them in hand and choose the one i like the other one is going to be sold. But this is gonna be a tough battle and i am sure i 'll be sorry selling the other one!!!

vegetaleb · Mar 7, 2010

I will take Legend but I sill think that a 3.5'' would have been perfect.
Desire is almost as big as the pizza plate HD2

GamerMYJ · Mar 8, 2010

Is a HD2 a option? Its an amazing phone!

Ace42 · Mar 8, 2010

GamerMYJ said:
Is a HD2 a option? Its an amazing phone!

With Winmo of course!

ohyeahar · Mar 8, 2010

lambrospower said:
heh i finally preordered BOTH from clove. When i'll get them in hand and choose the one i like the other one is going to be sold. But this is gonna be a tough battle and i am sure i 'll be sorry selling the other one!!!

Wow, that's a very drastic way of trying to find out which one suits you better! Hope you don't lose too much money when you sell the one you don't like!

I actually just also ordered them both from Clove as well. Legend is going to the wife. Desire for myself.

lambrospower · Mar 10, 2010

i have never been in such dilemma for my cellphone!! these two are very similar and very different. After reading the review from techradar i am even more confused as i see that performance wisely the legend doesn't have anything to lose against the other and it has some flash.

Dave G · Mar 10, 2010

yup I was convinced I was getting a Legend, I've looked again today though and live wallpapers and the bigger screen have got me headed for a Desire now! Dont know if I could go back to a smaller screen after my Touch HD

BicolXpress · Mar 10, 2010

legend!

ive just pre ordered the legend from expansys uk its cheaper there than clove by 6 pounds (exc vat)...i was gonna get the milestone. lol

KK43 · Mar 11, 2010

I just canceled my expansys order and ordered from clove, although it's a bit more money, their date is 23 march while expansys has 6 april

vegetaleb · Mar 11, 2010

Perhaps Expansys will have the stock way before 6th April but they would take more time to distribute them.
I called the official black market office in Beirut

They just received the NexusOne and for 750$, as for the Legend they have no idea when it will come

Joeperd · Mar 12, 2010

Just got my Legend today. And I must say, i am quite impressed by its look&feel and flawless handling. At first I was a little anxious about this 'small' phone because I am comming from the TouchHD, but I already prefer it physically above my 'old iron' within the first few hours!

Pro
- alu case design, feels very solid.
- more 'pocket' compatible than my TouchHD
- smooth interface.
- sufficient screen size for everyday email and sms

Con
- no hardware phone controls
- no user manual, just a quick start guide
- on screen keyboard just to small for my fingers
- why isnt there a good today (calender) widget.... grrr

So I am quite suprised and quite happy with it! Hope I still will be after 'having met' the Desire...

Ciao!

ohyeahar · Mar 12, 2010

Argh! I'm so jealous!

Unfortunately, Clove won't ship until April 7th. (I also ordered the Desire and only paid for 1 shipment so that's why they won't ship the Legend to me on Mar 23rd. I hope the shipping date for the Desire gets pushed up!)

Btw, could you please test the wifi and bluetooth reception? A couple of reviews had issues with these. I'm wondering if it's something that was fixed for retail devices.

tickmaster · Mar 17, 2010

Well it is not correct to traders. But I will use Czech law and order Legend.
In 14 days I have right to send it back and get my money back. So Legend for 14 days and then Desire should be out.

vegetaleb · Mar 17, 2010

Do you think the Desire will have a better screen under sunlight and smudges like the Legend or it will be the same as N1?

tickmaster · Mar 17, 2010

It should have same screen like Legend only bigger.

beetleman · Mar 19, 2010

Well, I have HTC Legend, and before that I tested and reviewed Google Nexus One, a.k.a Desire.

It is simple, both devices are very good, and I like Legend better, because it has aluminium casing, which is strong and quality of build is ok.

Everyone knows that 600 Mhz and 1Ghz it is not a big difference, maybe in Windows Mobile world, but Android 2.1, it is great.

So whatever you chose it will be a good phone

Knight77 · Mar 19, 2010

beetleman said:
Well, I have HTC Legend, and before that I tested and reviewed Google Nexus One, a.k.a Desire.

It is simple, both devices are very good, and I like Legend better, because it has aluminium casing, which is strong and quality of build is ok.

Everyone knows that 600 Mhz and 1Ghz it is not a big difference, maybe in Windows Mobile world, but Android 2.1, it is great.

So whatever you chose it will be a good phone

So wait...you're telling me that in Android it is a big difference or not? Do you think anyway that Legend will be future-proof or after few months will be unbareable slowly?

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