Two of the best Android phones from HTC are the Desire HD and Desire Z. Desire HD is available for purchase right away from flipkart for Rs 27499/- and now the same site is showing HTC Desire Z for preorder with a shipping date of 3rd Jan 2011. Now thats going to be a nice new year gift for those of you who have been waiting for a proper QWERTY Android phone. The preorder price is Rs 25799/- which is a bit less than the Desire HD.
If you were wondering, the Desire Z is the one with the slide out QWERTY keyboard on that Z shaped hinge. It runs Android 2.2 with the new HTC Sense on top, has a 3.7 inch 800 x 480 display, 800MHz Snapdragon processor and a 5MP camera with 720p video recording. A decent QWERTY on Android has been a rare thing so far.
Back in October, Vodafone had said both phones would come to India from November, with the Desire Z expected around Rs 27000/-. Then earlier this month we heard the Desire HD would arrive within a week and the Desire Z would follow with no clear timeline. So this is the first solid date we have seen. Its only a tentative date though, so dont be surprised if it slips a bit. We will let you know once it starts shipping, so stay tuned.
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