HTC Wildfire Reviews

HTC Wildfire Review at Engadget

Well, we didn't have high expectation for the Wildfire to begin with, and having played with it we were even less stoked. 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, plus it is after all a £230 ($346) device if bought off the shelf, or for free on T-Mobile's £20 ($30) per month two-year contract. In comparison, the Legend's about £360 ($542) SIM-free, but it's also available for free on Vodafone's £20 plan with significantly fewer minutes. Needless to say, your choice will greatly depend on your phone usage and carrier preference, but we'd gladly sacrifice some call time and go for the faster AMOLED-donning Legend. 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. Read more...

HTC Wildfire Review at SlashGear

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. There’s a bigger price difference SIM-free, but we’re guessing most among the Wildfire’s target audience would be looking for a contract handset. Despite the Wildfire’s charms we’d still plump for the Legend in preference. Read more...

HTC Wildfire Review at Trusted Reviews

We've long-held the belief that what the mobile phone market needs is a small, low-cost handset that packs in all the key features of top end smartphones and is reasonably well made. We've had reasonably feature-packed cheap handsets like the T-Mobile Pulse and we've had small handsets like the HTC Tattoo and HTC Smart, but none has yet delivered on all fronts. Hoping to finally crack the nut is the HTC Wildfire. Read more...

HTC Wildfire Review at TechRadar

A smartphone for those on a tight budget, the HTC Wildfire doesn't skimp on the specs; the touchscreen handset runs Android 2.1 with the user-friendly HTC Sense UI and is rocking the same processing power as 2009's phone of choice, the HTC Hero.
There are some really nice touches on here, like the flashlight and easily to use home screens, and a good range of email and internet options. It might be a bit daunting for those who haven't used smartphones before, but it's pretty straightforward once you start fiddling. I didn't like the screen quality, nor the squat shape – but then again, for the price it's great, I just think I'll be happier trying something like the Desire or the iPhone 4. Read more...

HTC Wildfire Review at CNET

Powering the Wildfire is a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7225 processor and it didn't exactly make the smartphone a speed demon. There were slight delays when launching and switching between apps. Though we're talking a matter of just a second or two, the sluggishness was slightly more noticeable than on other devices. That said, we didn't experience any major problems that required a reboot.
The HTC Wildfire ships with a 1,300mAh lithium ion battery with a rated talk time of 8 hours and up to 20 days of standby time. In our battery drain tests, the Wildfire provided 8 hours of continuous talk time over EDGE. The Wildfire has a digital SAR rating of 0.754 watt per kilogram. Read more...