HTC Desire Z - user opinions and reviews

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i got my desire z it wont turn on again battery drained up.have tried many options but it does help please help me out

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  • 2013-02-19 12:08
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I'm a phone dealer and I have an opportunity to try out a lot of different phones. Here is my short review of a used HTC Desire Z:

BUILD QUALITY(the chassis): The quality is excellent, although there are a few perks here and there. The battery cover is wobbly a little bit but that's nothing to worry about

DISPLAY: while it's not as good as on some flagship phones, its still good enough considering it is a S-LCd. Sunlight legibility is average, not good, but not bad either. Viewing angles are average.

TELEPHONY: telephony and signal reception is generally trouble-free, although the sound may sometimes cut off in the areas of weak signal. The earpiece sound is very clean and pretty loud. Like with all phones, be careful not to set the earpiece volume on maximum all the time because the earpiece sound could get a bit screechy with time. Hold it at 8/10 or 9/10, maximum only if you have to.

CAMERA: this part is the weakness of all HTC phones.

Photo quality is a tad below average for a 5 MPix, it's too sensitive on a light change, so some parts can be too dark and some can be too bright. It needs a lot of light to take a good photo.
As for video recording, the good thing is that the video sound is way better than on HTC Desire and Desire HD .
It still suffers from too high light sensitivity, as it can record at the advertised 30 fps only on a perfect light. Any lower light than perfect leads to a drastic decrease of framerate, as it hovers around 16 fps at average.
That can be somewhat bypassed by setting the ISO at 800 and exposition to -2, but the quality will suffer.

GPS: it's fast to acquire a lock and keep a strong reception.

The only serious disadvantage that this phone has is a too low effective RAM memory. While on paper it says 512 MB, in reality the average free memory you have is around 100 MB, so the HTC Sense resetting itself often can't be avoided. This can also be somewhat overriden if you install the ADWLauncher EX, as it leaves the phone with an additional 40 MB more of free RAM compared to the stock Sense.

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  • 2013-02-13 14:16
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> In reply to sharan @ 2013-02-10 15:47 from uty1 - click to readu can upgrade unofficiaaly .....using cyanogenmod...

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  • 2013-02-13 08:26
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2013-02-04 13:09 from iJ6C - click to readone said v can buy xperia pro Is to much of cost

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  • 2013-02-12 03:02
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is it possible to upgrade to Android ICS V.4

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  • 2013-02-10 15:47
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> In reply to Max @ 2013-02-04 12:23 from CjgT - click to readIts good cell.

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  • 2013-02-09 06:13
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> In reply to Raymond @ 2013-02-03 18:57 from ibp} - click to readBuy a Sony Ericsson xperia pro.Stronger,faster.It has an 8 mp camera.

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  • 2013-02-04 13:09
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> In reply to Raymond @ 2013-02-03 18:57 from ibp} - click to readHtc desire Z is not bad,but not good,even.Its very far from the best.If you stick to slide qwerty phones,you have to compromise.Cause you wont find a high end phones with slide qwerty keypad.The manufacturers dont care about them anymore.So,you will find maximum middle category phones.But if you want a slide qwerty phone,choose the Sony Xperia pro.Its stronger,faster,has an 8 mp camera.It has less internal,but you can supplement it with SD-card.

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  • 2013-02-04 13:04
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> In reply to Raymond @ 2013-02-03 18:57 from ibp} - click to readYes in ebay...it costs 7.4K..

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  • 2013-02-04 12:23
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Hello guys, im looking for slide smartphone, is this HTC Desire Z still in selling on market? Or guys any recommend for me slide key pad smartphone?

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  • 2013-02-03 18:57
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One of the last best phone from htc!
Come on HTC, stop making iphonish phone!
Get sdcards, removable battery and trackpad back !
please

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  • 2013-01-31 16:21
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> In reply to edsirucha @ 2013-01-17 10:16 from uIGg - click to read fantastic handset

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  • 2013-01-30 13:37
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i must say after a month of using this phone..it was AWESOME!!!It can play hd games like dead trigger,temple run,amazing spider man,dark knignt rises,gangstar,bia,pes,rf13 etc without root or chainfire3d...nd d touch response is just awesome..luv u htc.

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  • 2013-01-26 21:28
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> In reply to baddico @ 2013-01-19 19:13 from fuvx - click to readAre u a mechanic or a carpenter that you always use an hammer on it?

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  • 2013-01-26 01:09
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its the most important cell phone i ever use among all phones i had used,it is my special,favorite and desired phone,thanks HTC for your effort to make such important phones

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  • 2013-01-23 11:48
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i have been having trouble with the desire z becos ma screen touch keep spoiling and i dont know wat to do becos it is kind of expensive. i change it almost every three month wat sud i do

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  • 2013-01-19 19:13
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Its an Awesome phone and easy to use love the QWETY keyboard and sensitive buttons. However though,The machine is too slow though,
hangs alot and restarts on its own too much battery sucks I can't get it to work for more than two straight hrs without having to recharge it. Cannot run heavy applications or fast games ie autocad or Temple run after a while it heats up and stops responding

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  • 2013-01-17 10:16
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I use this phone since a few months.Its ok for basic things,but its nowhere comparing the best phones today.If you want to play HD games,like Dead Trigger,the 800 Mhz processor is too weak,it will lag,it will freeze.The battery is average,not too strong,not too weak.Its enough for a day,roughly.There are much better phones on the market,try to buy a phone with a dual- core processor minimum.A quad-core phone is the best.A single core 800 Mhz CPU with 512 Mb RAM is not enough for a hardcore user.

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  • 2013-01-14 16:02
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sony xperia pro or desire z ??? help me

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  • 2013-01-05 20:48
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the fone s a nice 1 tho i got it lyk a month ago, th only thing i observed s dat the 3G network hardly come online in fact, av not seen it b4 even though it is set in the settings. nd the upgrade hardly install even afta being downloaded. wats the course????? ani help??

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  • 2012-12-30 22:12
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