Pathik Shah

Buy HTC Desire HD in India

The HTC Desire HD is one of the best Android smartphones in existence. Now you can buy it online in India. It is available at Flipkart for Rs. 27499. It should start shipping by the first week of January 2011. Click on the link below to know more details.

HTC Desire HD – Flipkart

You could also buy it at Amazon and get your HTC Desire HD shipped to India.

HTC Desire HD – Amazon

HTC Desire HD Specifications

The HTC Desire HD has a 4.3 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen display and comes with an 8 MP camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. It is powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and has 768 MB RAM. It runs Android 2.2 Froyo and will get an upgrade to Android 2.3 soon.

Tutorial: How to Install Android 2.3 Gingerbread on HTC EVO 4G

Upgrade HTC EVO 4G to Android 2.3 Gingerbread – Guide

You can install Android 2.3 Gingerbread ROMs on your HTC EVO 4G using ROM Manager

1. Go to Android Market and download ROM Manager. Make sure you have root access.

2. Launch ROM Manager and select Flash Clockwork Mod Recovery to install the recovery image. Also take a backup of your current ROM

3. Download the Android 2.3 Gingerbread ROM for HTC EVO 4G – v0.8

4. Copy the ROM to your phone’s internal SD card, and go to ROM Manager and Install ROM from SD card. Select the ROM you want to install and you are done.

For any queries and updated ROMs, visit the XDA thread.

via XDA – Install Android 2.3 Gingerbread on HTC EVO 4G

How to Install Android 2.3 Gingerbread on HTC Droid Incredible – Guide

We already have a working build of Android 2.3 Gingerbread for the HTC Droid Incredible.

Here’s a tutorial which explains how you can Upgrade your HTC Droid Incredible to Android 2.3 Gingerbread

Steps to Install Android 2.3 on HTC Incredible

1. Make sure you have ROOT access on your HTC Droid Incredible.

2. Go to Android Market and download ROM Manager. This will allow you to flash ROMs directly from your phone.

3. Launch ROM Manager and select Flash Clockwork Mod Recovery to install the recovery image. Also Backup your current ROM if you want.

4. Download Android 2.3 Gingerbread ROM for HTC Droid Incredible

5. Copy the ROM to your phone’s SD card, and go to ROM Manager and Install ROM from SD card. Select the ROM you want to install and in a few minutes, your Droid Incredible will be running Android 2.3.

via XDA – Install Android 2.3 Gingerbread on HTC Droid Incredible

How to Install Android 2.2 Froyo on HTC Desire
How to Upgrade HTC Desire to Android 2.2 Froyo

To install Android 2.2 Froyo on your HTC Desire, you can either use the official OTA update or a custom Froyo ROM.

Official Android 2.2 Froyo ROM Install (Recommended)

Download the official Android 2.2 Froyo HTC Desire ROM from HTC

Rename it to update.zip and copy it to your SD card via USB.

Switch off your phone and while holding the Volume Down button, power it back on.

Enter the recovery mode and press the Power button and the Volume Up button.

Select Apply sdcard:update.zip

Your Android 2.2 install should soon be complete and you can reboot your HTC Desire.

Custom ROM Install Method (Only if the official method doesn’t work)

Downloads

DJ Droid v1.4
RadioUpdate
Fakeflash

Prerequisites

A rooted phone
EXT3 partition on the SD card
Fakeflash Installed on SD card

Installing the Android 2.2 Froyo ROM

Enter the recovery mode on your HTC Desire by switching off your phone, pressing Volume Down then pressing the Power button.

Make all the wipes available, use Fakeflash to install the ROM on your SD card and reboot the phone.

Installing Radio

Enter the recovery mode again (Volume Down + Power) and use Fakeflash to make all the wipes available. Install the RadioUpdate.zip file on your SD card.

Reboot your phone again and you should have Android 2.2 Froyo installed on your HTC Desire.

via XDA

HTC Hero

The Android scene is buzzing with activity, just after the official launch of the HTC Magic, HTC is out with a new Android Phone, the HTC Hero. What’s more interesting than its 5 MP camera and awesome specs is the HTC Sense UI it comes bundled with.

The specs of the HTC Hero are almost the same as the HTC Magic except for a 5 MP camera, more RAM, better design and a 3.5MM headphone port. It also includes native support for Flash.

HTC Hero Specifications:

• Dimensions: 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm
• Weight: 135 gms
• Display: 3.2 inch TFT Display, 320 x 480 pixels, 65K colors
• CPU: Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528 MHz
• RAM: 288 MB RAM
• ROM: 512 MB ROM
• Connectivity: GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, 3G HSDPA / HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• Camera: 5 MP Camera with AF
• OS: Android 1.5
• Audio Support: MP3, AAC+, WAV, WMA9
• Video Support: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, WMV9
• Battery: Li-Ion 1350 mAh

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