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Expert Review The first Android phone had a QWERTY keypad and was manufactured by HTC. After that there haven t been a lot of droids with QWERTY keypads and HTC in particular never visited that territory. Not until now, that is. The successor to the...
Great design and build, superb display, physical QWERTY keypad, HTC Sense UI...
Loose slider mechanism can be annoying at times, keypad takes some getting used to, mediocre camera, no video call camera, no MKV format support, occasional lag in the UI...
The HTC Desire Z is priced at Rs. 24,999. Although it isn't cheap, you do get a lot for your money. Overall, the Desire Z performs well with no real weakness. There are minor annoyances, but then most phones do and the Desire Z is no exception. But per...
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There aren’t many Android smartphones with QWERTY keyboards, so when HTC announced the release of the Desire Z in India, it was received with much appreciation. There’s a bit of history involved, too. The first Android handset - the HTC G1 - had a...
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Take a look at the top tier of Android phones right now and you might notice something. They all kind of look the same. Black front fascia, large touchscreen, minimal waistline. Boring, right? Well that's just the way things are going. Alternatives to...
So, after this extended period of use, how to summarize? If you're into wearing tight jeans, the relative chubbiness of the DZ may not fit your wardrobe. Should you be a media person, there are larger, brighter screens. But if you're a worker, a typer...
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Upon first picking up the Desire Z, the first thing you notice about it is its impressive build quality. The case is made of aluminium and gun-metal grey plastic, which combine to deliver a stylish look and solid feel. With dimensions of 119mm x 60mm...
Great touch screen, nice design, gets the best out of Android 2.2, decent input methods...
Disappointing onboard storage, noticeable lag when navigating...
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The HTC Desire Z is a chunky smartphone that feels quite heavy. Its 3.7in display is smaller than the Desire HD's, but the phone is much thicker. Like most HTC phones, it features a few nice design touches — a brushed aluminium battery cover and front...
The HTC Desire Z is an excellent smartphone, mainly due to a combination of Google's excellent Android platform and HTC's Sense UI. However, its biggest selling point, the "pop-out" physical QWERTY keyboard, has a poorly designed hinge mechanism that...
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The HTC Desire Z aims to offer most features of the company's flagship smartphone with the added benefit of a pop-out QWERTY keyboard to aid text entry. Unfortunately, while the remains an excellent smartphone, the keyboard has a poorly designed hing...
Excellent Touchscreen, Great UI, Updated HTC Sense & HTCSense.com Features, HD Video Recording...
Poor Hinge Design, Keyboard isn't Exceptional, Battery Life isn't Great...
The HTC Desire Z is an update of the Desire line-up and incorporates a full hardware keyboard to the mix...
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The original HTC Desire was one of the best Android based devices for its time. It was fast, sleek and HTC timely upgraded it to the latest version 2.2 of Android. I was thus looking forward to the two new models announced by HTC a few weeks back- the...
SenseUI & HTCSense.com and Zippy performance...
Big and bulky, No Arabic...
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mobilechoiceuk.com Updated: 2011-07-31 14:00:14
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One of the best QWERTY touch-screen sliders around, the HTC Desire Z is as fun as it is powerful with great email and web features Related links News HTC Merge leaks out HTCSense.com heading to HTC Desire? HTC launches five Windows Phone 7 smartphones...
Excellent web, great keyboard, intuitive features and interface, ability to act as Wi-Fi hotspot, improved camera...
Occasional lags in touch-screen, no native task manager appLook and Feel...
One of the best QWERTY touch-screen sliders around, the HTC Desire Z is as fun as it is powerful with great email and web features...
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HTC mentioned that both the Desire Z and Desire HD will be available from early November, but it seems that there is a slight delay so far. Local telcos including SingTel claim that the phones will be available from around 13th to 20th this month, so do...
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It’s been over a year since HTC gave us a QWERTY messenger. But they still have it in them obviously. The Desire Z is a solid smartphone package with premium finish and a keyboard to be proud of. Of course, the hardware is just one side of the coin. W...
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cellphonequick.com Updated: 2011-07-31 14:00:14
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The HTC Desire Z adds a high-quality, comfortable keyboard to an attractive touchscreen phone that’s rammed with features. The keyboard makes the phone significantly bulkier than it would otherwise be, but those who are terrified of touchscreen typing...
With a usable and comfortable keyboard, and a slick touchscreen interface, the HTC Desire Z offers the best of both worlds. It looks great, feels fantastic and is jam-packed with features. But the keyboard does make the handset bulkier and introduces e...
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The is the Europe/Asia version of the , which we a short while ago. As heirs to the now legendary , the first ever Android phone, the Desire Z and G2 have a lot to prove already. Google’s mobile OS started out in a timid underdog manner, almost as a...
New HTC Sense with cloud services and offline navigation, Powerful 2nd generation Snapdragon chipset, Attractive design and solid build, Generous 1.5GB ROM storage for apps...
Heavy, Physical keys’ spacing and travel could be better, Poor choice of shooting modes, The earspeaker and loudspeaker could be stronger...
The HTC Desire Z is one of the only two handsets so far with the new version of Sense UI, and deserved our attention, even just for that. HTC didn't stop here to make it stand out in the Android crowd, however, and added a physical keyboard with clever...
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Who remembers the very first Google Android device? If the HTC Dream comes to mind, then you're absolutely right. And it hasn't been that long, when we reviewed it back in May 2009. The first Google Android device was nothing to shout about. Plagued wi...
With a strong portfolio that started with the HTC Dream, the Android lineup from HTC has been impressive, to say the least. Following up with the HTC Desire, the HTC Desire Z, alongside the HTC Desire HD, showcases HTC's strength in the Google Android...
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mobile-review.com US Updated: 2011-07-31 14:00:15
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Side sliders with QWERTY are not at all a new venture for HTC. One can say that the Taiwanese have been among those who continue presenting new products using the form factor even when other companies choose not to do so or have their respective lin...
Now let's add some subjectivity. Before I got my hands on the HTC Desire Z I thought that the QWERTY slider was an extinct species. I came to that conclusion after the Google Nexus and HTC Desire, where the on-screen keyboard turned out to be so handy...
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mobileburn.com Updated: 2011-07-31 14:00:15
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Yesterday at the HTC launch event in London, our Russell Jefferies had a chance to check out the new HTC Desire Z, a device that is soon to be launched in the USA as the . The Desire Z's flagship feature has got to be its uniquely hinged slide-and-lif...
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HTC has always been one of the biggest backers of Android. With the T-Mobile G1, it launched the first Android phone and helped Google kick start the Android movement. It has the highest number of Android phones. Android, in turn, has helped HTC becom...
The HTC Desire Z is an extremely stylish phone which sports a superb slider keyboard design. It is one of the best Android phones to date and comes with the latest Android OS and powerful hardware. It also has a 5 MP camera and all the connectiv...
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At a price of Rs. 25,590, the Desire Z is a feature rich phone, and a good performer to boot. It's not perfect though - its QWERTY, which is one of its selling points - not to mention a rarity in Android devices is not the most usable, and we'd have p...
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The HTC Desire Z is a rather interesting creation packing both a high resolution touch screen with Android and a slide out full QWERTY keyboard. This is the handset known as the T-Mobile G2 over in America, not to be confused with the T-Mobile G2 here...
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We happen to believe that QWERTY smartphones are craved for by mobile enthusiasts. An Admob report in 2010 showed that 54% of Android traffic was driven by devices that feature a full QWERTY keyboards. It's hard to deny that a huge amount of people still...
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After the positive impact HTC's T-Mobile G2 made on American reviewers, it's no wonder the company has decided to try to impress their European colleagues with a similar phone, the Desire Z. The phone is available now from Vodafone, 3 Mobile, Virgin Mo...
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