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HTC Wildfire Pro Reviews

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gadgetreview‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The HTC Wildfire is simple, sleek, slim and convenient in so many ways. It lacks a bright future more advanced Android models promise, but for someone who’s just moving up to a smartphone or wants a trustworthy device that won’t falter, the Wildfire is an excellent choice. Alltel, however, is not, and in fact their service is undoubtedly the limiting factor for the device. In the UK the Wildfire is more freely available, but if you’re in the US, chances are you won’t even get passed Alltel’s website zip-code entry. It’s a shame because if more people had access to the Wildfire, a generation of dumbphone users could have an in-between phone at a low price, with almost no compromises.

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Feb 02, 2011

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expertreviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The HTC Wildfire is a budget Android smartphone with more than a passing resemblance to its larger cousin, the HTC Desire. Its rounded edges and rubberised, brown-grey finish are identical, and underneath the screen you'll find the Desire's optical trackpad. Here it’s paired with touch-sensitive buttons, though, while we prefer the feedback of real ones.

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Jul 29, 2010

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CNET Reviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

For Alltel customers on a budget, the HTC Wildfire is a very affordable and decently featured Android phone, but it comes at the cost of screen quality and processor speed.

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Nov 11, 2010

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ITreviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

HTC has produced a super good value smartphone with the Wildfire. The screen is small and it is rather confined for some uses, but overall the HTC Wildfire offers the key elements that a modern smartphone needs plus some useful extras.

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Sep 01, 2010

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PC Advisor‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The HTC Wildfire boasts impressive build quality and the full suite of Android features, but it has a low-resolution display and sluggish performance. When you consider its price though, these minor issues are much easier to live with and are a small compromise to pay for a handset that offers outstanding value for money.

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Aug 20, 2010

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www.trustedreviews.com‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The HTC Wildfire isn't perfect. Its low resolution screen won't appease heavy users, or those looking to enjoy games and video. Also, the phone isn't actually that small for such a low resolution screen. However, it has all the essential features of a smartphone, and the screen is still adequate for web browsing, social networking and most apps. Most importantly, though, no other phone of its size and price offers this level of design and build quality. Based on this it's easy to recommend.

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Aug 19, 2010

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CNET Reviews‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Designed for international markets, the HTC Wildfire is a compact, budget-friendly Android phone packed with features, but you can find similar devices in North America for less on contract and with added 3G support.

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Aug 06, 2010

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GSMArena‘s review Edit Like Unlike

You can't help we guess, but love the sound of it. Wildfire is a strong and beautiful name. The thing is it raises no less expectation than names like Legend or Hero. But we're talking entirely different leagues here. So a simple Desire mini would've told the whole story - and caused no confusion.

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Jul 20, 2010

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reghardware‘s review Edit Like Unlike

There’s a lot to like about the HTC Wildfire, from the low price to the exceptional HTC Sense user interface. The screen is the most low-rent aspect but even though it’s definitely low-res, its still usable and at least it’s not a pressure-sensitive resistive kind of screen. Beyond that, it looks good, feels comfy in the hand and works well.

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Jul 20, 2010

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HardwareZone‘s review Edit Like Unlike

To put this simply, the HTC Wildfire is what the HTC HD mini is to the HTC HD2 - a scaled down and more affordable version of the HTC Desire. And true to that, the Wildfire is priced at S$498, at nearly half of what the Desire is selling for with its introductory S$898 pricing. In other words, should price take priority over features and performance, the HTC Wildfire gives you an almost similar smartphone experience at a reasonable price.

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Jul 27, 2010

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Engadget‘s review Edit Like Unlike

In general, this handset's seriously lacking in multimedia features, and then we have the screen problem plus the occasional lag. That said, we can't really walk away hating the Wildfire in its entirety - the battery life's good. If you're looking for a basic off-contract Android smartphone but still want the Desire / Nexus One look, then the Wildfire's the way to go. You'd just quickly realize that you want more.

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Jun 28, 2010

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Phone Arena‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The HTC Wildfire's display seems to be the main sacrifice on the altar of affordability, along with the fairly timid processor. We think there should be a law forbidding phones with great design to be underpowered and paired to low-res screens. Joking aside, if we didn't have these gripes with the camera quality, the HTC Wildfire would be a decent first stop for inexpensive introduction to the world of Android touchscreen phones. We certainly enjoy the phone's proportions and battery life, though, plus HTC's tradition of coining phones with great design and superb build quality is exemplified fully in the HTC Wildfire, despite its low-range specs status.

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Jul 30, 2010

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PC Pro‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Excellent software, a multitouch screen and a good list of features – this is a very good budget smartphone

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Jul 20, 2010

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MobileBurn‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Regardless of these shortfalls, we all agreed that the Wildfire was a very well equipped handset for the money (contracts with the Wildfire typically cost around 33% less than with the Desire in the UK at time of writing) and noted that it carries all of the features of its bigger brothers (plus a few new ones) for a much lower price tag.

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Jul 14, 2010

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TechRadar UK‘s review Edit Like Unlike

It's heartening to see HTC getting a low-cost handset so right and, although there were niggles, we're convinced that the HTC Wildfire is one of the best mid-range Android phones around.

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Jun 29, 2010

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SlashGear‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Nonetheless, the HTC Wildfire is a strong budget phone and a worthy entry-level model in HTC’s line-up. The key will be pricing: SIM-free and unlocked it comes in at around £200 ($300), which is in fact less than a similarly unlocked Hero, while at least one UK carrier is offering it “free” with a new, £20-per-month agreement. Impressive stuff, but the same carrier also offers the HTC Legend – complete with its brilliant AMOLED display and gorgeous unibody aluminum chassis – on the same priced contract

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Jun 26, 2010

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Pocket-lint‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The HTC Wildfire offers up a comprehensive package of connected treats and dishes out some of the experience you'll find on the best handsets from this company. The experience is a step down from that of the Legend and the Desire and rightly so. It's also cheaper, so those who can't live with the premium price of the other handsets, but want the features will find it here.

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Jun 24, 2010

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