A fun fact about this phone is the name -HTC ran an online poll to decide what the handset should be called and "Wildfire" came out on top. The name ends up all too fitting.
The HTC Wildfire features HTC's typically fresh stylings, which include an optical trackpad for navigation. It has since seen its successor in the HTC Wildfire S.
The HTC Wildfire smartphone has a very similar
design to the Desire, albeit in a smaller, more pocketable form factor.
Despite targeting a young, budget-conscious audience, the Wildfire's
build quality hasn't taken a hit; HTC has once again employed an
attractive combination of brushed metal and solid feeling plastics. Like
its more advanced sibling, the Wildfire is a delight to hold and has a
distinctive slightly curved "chin". It comes in black and white
variants, with the latter exclusively sold through Fone Zone stores on
post-paid plans until 28 September, before it is available from all
Telstra stores and partners.
The HTC Wildfire includes the same responsive
optical trackpad seen on the Desire. Above it are four touch-sensitive
keys — home, menu, back and search. They work well enough, but the lack
of backlighting means using them at night is problematic. A physical
power/lock button on top and left mounted volume controls complete the
physical controls.
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HTC has kept the handset's price down by cutting a
few corners with the HTC Wildfire's display, opting for a regular TFT
LCD screen rather than the excellent AMOLED display used by phones like
the Desire and the Legend.
The result is a low-resolution display that's hard to see in direct
sunlight and has poor viewing angles, but at this price, its hard to
complain. It uses capacitive touchscreen technology, so it's already a
step ahead of some other budget Google Android phones, such as LG's Optimus.
The capacitive touchscreen makes text input a
positive experience, and the Wildfire's on-screen keyboard is well
designed. Keys are slightly smaller and more cramped than the Desire,
but the responsive screen, haptic feedback and excellent spelling
correction aid the experience. Our main complaint is slight keystroke
lag when typing quickly — the Wildfire is a little sluggish at keeping
up with your taps, often taking half a second to register keystrokes on
the screen.
The HTC Wildfire runs the 2.1 version of Google's
Android operating system and it includes all the regular features and
functions of more expensive Android smartphones. Access to the Android
Market for third-party apps, an excellent notifications taskbar and
automatic and seamless synchronisation with Google services are all part
of the experience, as is HTC's Sense UI. The Wildfire can have up to
seven home screens for live widgets and shortcuts, and you can pinch the
screen to quickly display them and select an active screen.
The Sense UI includes HTC's Friend Stream, which integrates all of your social-networking contacts, including from Facebook, Twitter and
Flickr, into one organised "stream" of updates; People, which combines
all forms of contact with an individual in your phonebook; as well as
News, Facebook, Web Bookmarks and HTC's much-loved weather widget.
Finally, Footprints allows you to take a geotagged photo and store the
image in a particular category, then instantly share it with others via
email.
The HTC Wildfire has a few exclusive features,
headed by a "next generation caller ID" function that allows you to see
Facebook updates and birthday information when making or receiving a
call. The Wildfire also has the ability to import contacts and calendar
entries from your old mobile phone via Bluetooth, and includes HTC's
Sync software for music synchronisation with your PC.
One of the more impressive features is Swype text
input, an option that allows you to slide your fingers over the letters
you want to type in a single motion, letting the software work out the
word you are trying to write. Swype is an excellent feature and
considering the smaller screen size of the HTC Wildfire compared to the
Desire, it’s a very smart and thoughtful inclusion.
Although the HTC Wildfire is capable of almost
everything the Desire is, most tasks take a second or two longer. In
addition to the keystroke lag while text messaging, the Wildfire also
chugs along when browsing through images in the gallery, loading web
pages, playing videos and taking photos with the 5-megapixel camera.
We've clearly been spoiled by playing with faster, more expensive Android smartphones,
so the HTC Wildfire's sluggishness is a tad frustrating. 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.
The HTC Wildfire's camera has autofocus and flash,
and doubles as a video recorder, but video playback on such a low
resolution display isn't ideal. Other standard features include a
built-in accelerometer, a digital compass and a GPS receiver, while the
web browser displays Flash content and supports multitouch zooming. The
Wildfire also has a microSD card slot for extra storage, located behind
the rear battery cover.
A real positive of the HTC Wildfire is its battery
life. No doubt partly thanks to the low-resolution display, the Wildfire
managed to last more than a full day with moderate use — placing it
ahead of the iPhone 3GS and HTC's own Desire and HTC Legend smartphones.
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