The HTC Desire has been dubbed the most desir...er... wanted phone by TechRadar readers, with most prepared to ditch their iPhone to move over.
In a recent poll on TechRadar if our readers would be rushing out to buy a new Android phone, given the glut of devices that have appeared in recent months.
Nearly 2,000 responded so far, and an overwhelming 47 per cent of readers stated they'll be nabbing an HTC Desire as soon as possible, with only 12 per cent stating they'd be sticking with their iPhone.
The Nexus One and the Legend were both the most lusted after by eight per cent of readers, with another eight per cent fancying another Android handset altogether.
La la la, we don't care about Android
Of course there are also those that don't want any of the latest Android wave or have an iPhone - we assume these people are still rocking Motorola Razrs and playing with snap bracelets.
The HTC Desire is one of the first smartphones in a very long while that will be available on all networks in the UK at once - with O2, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, 3 and Virgin Media all rocking one.
This could explain why so many people are up for it over the HTC Legend - which is a very similar phone (albeit with lower specs but a much more attractive chassis) but exclusive to Vodafone, meaning less people see it as a potential option.
Or it could be that the HTC Desire is a pretty nice phone and actually available over here compared to the Nexus One in the UK - come on Google, where is it?
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andymac1966
April 19th 2010
4. Had a shot of one of these at CPW on Saturday and it's great ! I've got an iPhone 3G at the moment, but the Desire blew this away I have to say.
So Desire now for 12 months, or wait for the next iPhone in a couple of months before I decide....
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randomdog
April 18th 2010
3. @dreamdealer - Cider counts as 'water damage' now?
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dreamdealer
April 16th 2010
2. I have to admit after the death of my G1 due to water damage from a pint of cider, I was holding out for a nexus one but in the end I read about the HTC desire, and thought sod the nexus one, if its not coming out on a carrier then i cant afford to buy it outright so I go for the HTC desire tempted by a non branded phone on a better network than t-mobile.uk for a 12 month contract, 12 month contract kind of sold it, since the mobile phone business is in hyper drive at the moment.
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cdubb
April 16th 2010
1. Just had confirmation my new HTC Desire is in the post and winging it's way towards me. The iphone is great and a pioneer as far as smartphones go, but it's really great to see some competition and viable (or even better) alternatives coming out.
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