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The red HTC Wildfire is hot!

Abe Olandres August 17, 2010 · 2 min read

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Our last shots of the HTC Wildfire weren’t taken nicely so we’re doing another round of HD video and photos; and this time, it’s with the red-hot model.

I’ve gone used to HTC handsets sporting bland, cold colors like brown and black so it was a huge surprise to see a red-hot HTC Wildfire in the flesh.

I think they did this with the HTC Smart with a range of colors but it would be nice to see the same on mid-range to high-end models.

See short video clip above of the HTC Wildfire — notice that the TFT screen flickers and though it supports up to 16M colors, I can still see the separation of the color gradients.

HTC Wildfire specs:
Qualcomm MSM 7225 528MHz processor
3.2â€³ TFT display @ 240Ã—320 pixels
384MB RAM, 512MB ROM
up to 32GB via microSD
WiFi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP
3G/HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
5MP autofocus camera w/ LED flash
FM Radio with RDS
GPS w/ aGPS support
1300mAh Li-Ion battery

With a suggested retail price of Php17,500 (though stores are selling it for as low as Php15,500), the HTC Wildfire could be one of those bang-for-the-buck Android phones out there along with the Spica and the X10 Mini.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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102 Comments

christian natzmaku · 15 years ago

Guys help ask ko lang kung pag magtetext dito pwede ba alphanumeric yung like sa nokia instead na qwerty? thanks diba alphanumeric tawag dun yung buttons na my 1abc 2def like ganyan pwede ba dito?

Josh · 16 years ago

Sorry panick lang ako hehehehe. Narecover ko na contents ng usb ko. Pero kailangan ko pala mount ko as disk drive para makita ko ang microsd. My bad.

Josh · 16 years ago

Can anyone provide me the link for the USB driver? Nasira contents ng microsd ko. Hindi ko madetect ang phone ko pag nakasaksak na siya sa usbport. Thanks.

Josh · 16 years ago

I just got my wildfire against the spica. I agree the video resolution is okay despite of the lower specs. I’m still exploring it but it’s way more responsive than the spica. I’ve tried the spica a number of times on the Globe booths. I just don’t like the images from the camera for a 5 megapixel camera but that may be due to poor lighting. I still need to evaluate more.

Over all, thanks to yuga for an informative review of the phone. I’m beggining to like HTC.

Nonaho · 16 years ago

ano ang videoformat nito kapag mag record ng video? 3gp or mp4?

dmw · 16 years ago

guys, are the apps in the android market available here in the philippines?

thanks!

chimaerarc · 16 years ago

I’m planning to buy a mid-range android phone. . .HTC wildfire and SAMSUNG galaxy 5 as my two contenders. any thoughts about this guys? sir yuga?

erstie · 16 years ago

hi sir yuga.. need some help, did u experience any lag when there’s an incoming call or sms? i have read user reviews saying so and i would’ve got this if not for that..

patrick · 16 years ago

@aya how’s the battery life w/ regular use?can it last for 2-3days most?

aya · 16 years ago

I have one now and been using it for several weeks, this phone is great ^^ highly comparable with HTC Desire.

dj · 16 years ago

@Pinkay: The wildfire comes with a default application that can read office apps. But you can download/buy/research “documents to go” to create and edit office documents such as ppt, word, and excel, it comes with a pdf viewer as well. It’s the same app that iphone users download. :)

Pinkay · 16 years ago

Hi, I’m planning to get a Wildfire, but I don’t get to see much reviews on how it performs with Office documents, like, is it possible to edit Word and Powerpoint using the Wildfire? The lady at SM North Edsa told me, viewer lang daw sya. But there are websites that offer applications for this. Can somebody help me with this?

anonymous · 16 years ago

Memo Xpress in Ermita is selling it at PHP14,890, cash. But out of stock.

Head office naman, selling it at around 16k, cash din.

Wala bang fixed price sila? Same company lang naman kasi.

GreatGadgetShop · 16 years ago

I’m selling this for php15,700.

Sheena Go · 16 years ago

@Lilian. Go to Hello, Memo Express, other cell shops! Tabi-tabi lang sila :)

lilianne · 16 years ago

Where in MOA?

Sheena Go · 16 years ago

Saw a RED Wildfire!! What a beauty! get it in SM MOA for 15900 :)

Bernz · 16 years ago

I got my wildfire! as of now all I can say is quietly brilliant! thanks Yogi!

patrick · 16 years ago

@Anne tnx..

Anne · 16 years ago

I’m not sure if there’s a red one in HTC – North Edsa but they’re offering the WIldfire for 17K+. :)

patrick · 16 years ago

Magkano po sa SM north edsa htc wildfire?my red po ba dun?

patrick · 16 years ago

Magkano po sa SM north edsa htc wildfire?my red po ba dun/

Sheena Go · 16 years ago

Where can we get the red unit? Do they have this in SM MOA? Thanks :)

jessjr · 16 years ago

@dj, thanks bro for the info.

@sir yuga, where can we avail of this red unit? Most are seeling black only though.

dj · 16 years ago

@jessjr: i got it from MemoXpress in megamall. that time they only have black available. :)

jessjr · 16 years ago

@ dj, saang store po ito sa Megamall? What colors po available?

dongv · 16 years ago

how is it compare to spica in real life? any review?

dj · 16 years ago

Got my wildfire for 14890 in one of the stores in cyberzone megamall. Additional Discount pag more than 1 ang bibilhin :)

Breeze · 16 years ago

Thanks guest! I’ll check it out.. I’ll wait till December na din para madami ng options haha

Guest · 16 years ago

the HTC Aria was just released in Hong kong for about P6000 less than the Desire. might want to wait for it before buying.

breeze · 16 years ago

Thanks Jon! kala ko kasi around P30K plus yung desire kaya hindi ko na pinansin haha. Nice to know P25k lng cya.

Jon · 16 years ago

@Breeze

Save up a bit, maybe you would like the HTC Desire. It is currently priced at around 24-25500k at online stores. It may not have the best quality when it comes to camera quality, but it is very much decent. The browser is great, because of the 1GHz Snapdragon processor. I myself will be saving up for that phone. Or maybe wait until the price goes down. lol.

Breeze · 16 years ago

Sir Yuga!

I need your advice. I’m planning to get my first android phone. Budget is P20k lng. I use the camera a lot and also the browser. Which phone do you prefer? Samsung Spica / Samsung Galaxy 5 / HTC Wildfire. Thanks!

tada · 16 years ago

This is interesting…
Bagay din pala, pinanindigan ang ‘wildfire’
But im glad i got the black one…

Ryan · 16 years ago

Yummy Android Phone.
Hope I can Get one within this year.

Patrick · 16 years ago

Hi Mark,

Screen is TFT so I guess it’s like those of the N70 screens of Nokia only that it’s capacitive touch screen. I guess if you’re not that much choosy/sensitive with the colors, this would be enough. Should this came out earlier, I could have got this instead of my N1 not because of the specs, but of the price.

Mark Villegas · 16 years ago

Hi Guys,

I’ve seen reviews that said na panget yung screen, is it true?? how is it compared to screen of Nokia Phones?

Thanks

Eason · 16 years ago

LG Optimus
X10
and now this, wow Android phones are definitely getting cheaper

Rod Schneider · 16 years ago

I’m getting one from Yogi (topelectronics) tomorrow. Can’t wait!!

dongv · 16 years ago

how is the screen & performance compare to spica? time to upgrade or change phone?
battery life better than spica?

CHRYMO · 16 years ago

Android is based on Linux…and so is Maemo… Which do you think best works on mobile phones?

Guy · 16 years ago

wow, it’s really cool and hot!

Mike · 16 years ago

which is better though? Wildfire or the X10 mini?

Teknisyan · 16 years ago

cute!

raou · 16 years ago

got my wildfire from yogi of topelectronics (w/c was linked by Abe in his previous wildfire post).. design is quite good.. features are nice as well.. :D

serenity · 16 years ago

nice uumpisahan ko na pag iipon ko

OT: sino ung artist ng fireflies sa video??

Lezuric · 16 years ago

really hot HTC.. I want to have one! :D

chinitoguy29 · 16 years ago

Wow! Hot red! Nice!!!

Les · 16 years ago

Very nice! kailan kaya ang giveaway for this product :)

Jon · 16 years ago

I’ve been recommending this phone to friends, those who want a cheap, yet quality Android phone. If only it came with at least 800mhz, I would be buying this for myself as well. HTC Desire is still the one I’d be getting.