HTC continue to amaze with their latest offerings the Legend and Desire. Both handsets offer a fast processor and the intuitive HTC Sense interface. These powerful Android smartphones have very similar specifications, with the same processor, OS, 5 megapixel camera, HSDPA web browsing and GPS.

So which road to take?

The HTC legend is simply stunning, formed from a single piece of aluminium giving it a premium polished look. The 3.2 inch AMOLED touchscreen has a resolution of 320×480 pixels, giving images a sharp appearance. The handy Friend Stream feature brings all your social networks together in one place with updates and posted images brought into a single stream on the homepage. The 5 megapixel camera has autofocus, LED flash and widescreen photo capture. Photos can be uploaded straight to Facebook and Flickr. The Legend also has GPS with Google Maps and a digital compass.

The innovative G-Sensor lowers the ring volume when the handset is picked up and mutes the ringer when the phone is put face down. Entertainment features are abundant on this phone and include an FM radio, video player and MP3 player. It’s quad-band for international roaming and has Bluetooth, as expected. The HTC Legend weighs 126g and measures a compact 112 x 56.3 x 11.5mm.

The HTC Desire offers all the same great features of the Legend with a bit more oomph. The Desire features a larger screen at 3.7 inch that excels when viewing videos and web content. The optimised browser offers seamless content loading and the text reflow feature allows you to zoom into text at a size you want for easier reading. It still has a great look and at only 12mm thick its very pocket friendly. The Desire is a little heavier at 135g and is slightly larger (119 x 60 x 11.9mm) to incorporate the bigger screen.

If you are looking for high-end specs and don’t mind the larger proportions the Desire would be the best choice for you. If you admire the finer things in life and don’t want to compromise on functionality then the Legend’s blend of beauty and power is the way to go.

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