The sleek HTC Desire is very close, in most ways, to the already released Google Nexus One. It weighs in at a very standard 135g and measures 119 x 60 x 11.9, again, quite a standard measurement. There is a big variety of features packed inside the handset. The HTC Desire is a bit on the larger side, due to the very impressive 3.7” AMOLED screen, yet still has the nice curvy shape of the Nexus One. The better optical and more responsive replacement of the trackball found underneath the screen of the Nexus One makes the HTC Desire, in fact, more “desirable” than the Nexus One. A high quality 5 mega pixel camera is part of the HTC Desire. Its autofocus and LED flash go far in improving the quality of pictures taken in low lighting conditions. The HTC Desire can also capture video at a resolution of 800 x 400. It comes with a micro SD card slot that increases the 512 MB of built in memory to 16 GB. The phone runs off a powerful 1Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor. This is the fastest processor available for cell phones and the result is that you never have to wait for screens or apps to load. As well as the increased processing power, other real crowd pleasers are the newly incorporated Sense user interface coupled and the Android 2.1 operating system. The homescreen is well presented and the navigation system is, arguably, the best that any manufacturer has come up with. The Sense system features, amongst other things, a calendar widget which shows the user their full schedule rather than just a view of the current month. This is a great feature for business users especially. Scrolling your finger across the bottom of the screen whilst using an application opens up extra elements of that app, which makes for great usability. This principle is also incorporated into the messaging, contacts and music screens. Music tracks are easily changed by dragging a finger across the bottom of the screen, due to improvements made in the media player facility. The 3.7” screen is a natural for handling movie playback and the Desire shows great responsiveness and an attractive natural deep black color in playback. The new smartphone, the HTC desire, is one of very few handsets that incorporate great looks, swift performance and a wide array of features. It is, without question, one of the best smartphones to come onto the market in 2010.