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Update: TELUS HTC Desire HD pricing and possible release date revealed!

By on January 20, 2011 at 4:07pm in Mobile News, Telus Mobility News

We first saw the upcoming HTC Desire HD with a TELUS logo on the boot up screen over a month ago. If you thought that was good news then this is even better! Thanks to one of our tipsters today for showing us a retail inventory screenshot that reveals the upcoming price point of the Desire HD to be a stellar $499.99 no-contract. In addition, you can see that this Android-powered device has a “Street Date” of February 10th (which is a Thursday). All that’s needed now is for TELUS or HTC to make an official announcement.

Some specs of the Desire HD have it coming with OS 2.2 (probably will eventually be upgradable to OS 2.3), a 4.3-inch LCD screen (resolution of 480 x 800), 1GHz Qualcomm 8255 Snapdragon processor, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, 8-megapixel camera with dual-flash that can record 720p HD videos.

Exciting… you like?

Update: Unfortunately we were asked to take down the image. Christopher Bennett, Director, Communications for Best Buy Canada sent us a very nice note simply stating “I can verify that the information you have posted in this story is not factually accurate. Neither the price nor the release date information have been finalized or even determined yet.”

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Discussion

29 comments for “Update: TELUS HTC Desire HD pricing and possible release date revealed!”

  1. February 10, is also the release date for Bells HTC HD7. Looks like HTC will be knocking out 4.3″ screens in a hurry! This is good news and the price is right.

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    Posted by Jim | January 20, 2011, 4:11 pm
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    • I think it’s a bit too late for this device however. It will soon face the competition of the Atrix and Nexus S. Also I don’t think it was worth the wait over the Galaxy S. But more choice is always good.

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      Posted by zorxd | January 20, 2011, 4:20 pm

    • Nexus S doesnt hold a thing on the Desire HD. Nexus S is overpriced for what it really offers. Atrix is amazing though, but even still, its gonna be the second best phone in Canada.

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      Posted by Sike-1 | January 26, 2011, 4:48 pm

  2. Very Cool. Just need some decent plans to go along. Great price though!

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    Posted by baconeater | January 20, 2011, 4:17 pm
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  3. I wouldn’t buy now, as this device will become old as soon as the Atrix comes out.

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    Posted by TheSupremeOne | January 20, 2011, 4:40 pm
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    • unless you plan on gaming the specs on both the Desire HD and Atrix are overkill for everyday use.

      having said that the Atrix appeals to me because of the laptop dock, would make a great travel device.

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      Posted by Andy C | January 20, 2011, 4:59 pm

    • The Atrix also have a higher resolution which is useful for every day use.

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      Posted by zorxd | January 21, 2011, 12:24 am

  4. I won’t buy this since it don’t have quad core and triple oled screens

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    Posted by JAWG | January 20, 2011, 4:47 pm
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  5. if had come out last year i would have been all over that…

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    Posted by candolstick | January 20, 2011, 4:58 pm
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  6. Honestly, it’s the battery life that worries me the most about this phone…

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    Posted by Geoff | January 20, 2011, 5:22 pm
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  7. Yes!! Now it would be amazing if they decided to let a 5GB special go with it! That would be enough to lock me up for 3 years!

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    Posted by cody | January 20, 2011, 5:23 pm
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  8. I’m in.

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    Posted by roccos_van | January 20, 2011, 5:36 pm
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  9. I agree with a few other posters, the Nexus s does beat the pants of this thing, Although, it won’t matter for the average user. I’m trying to decide between the two right now. Nexus S = alwasy having latest version of Android, NFC
    Desire HD = HTC build materials, Sense UI

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    Posted by Red | January 20, 2011, 5:37 pm
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    • Generally speaking, stock Android is superior to HTC’s Sense UI. I would definitely choose the Nexus S as your next phone.

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      Posted by Bodda | January 22, 2011, 12:42 am

  10. Will this be the best Telus Android phone for sometime? My contract with them is nearly up and looking to upgrade to an android phone in the near future. Or will the Nexus S be coming to the Telus network as well? Sounds like it might be worth holding out for.

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    Posted by Karl | January 20, 2011, 6:29 pm
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    • It is rumored that the Nexus S will be released by the big 3 in March.

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      Posted by Justin | January 20, 2011, 6:43 pm

  11. @Fake JAWG:

    Well,at least you’re not doing Ragu Doo Doo and Poo Poo jokes and it’s an improvement…wear yourself out.

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    Posted by JAWG | January 20, 2011, 6:42 pm
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  12. Very small upgrade from the Desire… Plus new phone will be announced at the MWC.

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    Posted by Craz | January 20, 2011, 7:43 pm
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  13. I have no idea this would be perceived as a small upgrade to HTC Desire.

    I am a HTC Desire owner and I will state IMHO what’s the three key upgrades.
    - GPU Adreno 200 to Adreno 205. The former indeed leaves much to be desired.
    - True multitouch screen as suppose to limited two point touch.
    - Wireless N instead of Wireless G. Running mixed mode slowdown wireless network.

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    Posted by William | January 20, 2011, 10:56 pm
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    • 802.11n on cellphones is bullshit. You get a connection speed of about 65 Mbps, barely more than the 54 Mbps of 802.11g
      I don’t think any of them can do 130 Mbps.

      However you forgot the large 4.3″ screen

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      Posted by zorxd | January 21, 2011, 12:27 am

    • @zorxd

      “802.11n on cellphones is b*******. You get a connection speed of about 65 Mbps, barely more than the 54 Mbps of 802.11g”

      That is incorrect. On wireless g, you WON’T get the theoretical maximum of 54 Mbps (6.7 MB/s) due to the networking overhead involved. It’s more like 24-30Mbps.

      So, with wireless n you will get about 3-4 times the speed (still relatively slow albeit) of wireless g. If you plan to stream video from your home network, that extra throughput can help.

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      Posted by Bob | January 21, 2011, 8:50 am

    • Wrong. 65 Mbps is the theoretical maximum. Just like it is 54 with 802.11g. Smartphones do not get much more speed with 802.11n as shown in real world tests. Better than nothing, but nowhere near 3-4x.

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      Posted by zorxd | January 24, 2011, 10:26 pm

  14. I honestly think HTC released this to compete with the galaxy S. Having a Galaxy Fascinate, and waiting for a nexus S or a dual core phone, I think it’s stupid to change phone to this.

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    Posted by Sub-Joker | January 21, 2011, 12:07 am
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  15. My concern is not the access speed of the HTC Desire HD itself. If you have a wireless N router at home. Chances are you will have a few devices connected to it wirelessly. If you run your router in wireless N and G mixed mode, it will slow down the overall performance of the router. You end up getting a performance somewhere between N and G for your N devices. Hence, it is ideal to have all devices connected to it being wireless N. I went as far as installing two wireless AP at home one running exclusive G and one running exclusive N. But then… it`s just me.

    4.3 screen is a + for me, but it maybe a more subjective. GPU, multitouch, connectivity are non-disputable improvements.

    Perhaps it is stupid to change to this phone. But any new device announced will take a couple months more to travel to Canada. So, things that hasn`t even been announced seems a bit far fetched for me.

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    Posted by William | January 21, 2011, 1:42 am
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    • @ William:

      Really? I didn’t know that if you run your router in dual band G/N/B mode whatever it’ll slow down the speed of the internet?

      That would explain a lot.

      Do you know of any reference sites that I could read up on this matter?

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      Posted by M1LK | January 21, 2011, 3:43 pm

  16. 1230mah battery???? i don’t get why they are using such a weak battery that won’t last more than 6hrs on a normal day with everything running. shut everything off and it will last 12 for sure.

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    Posted by thunder | January 21, 2011, 8:51 am
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  17. The sale of this phone would be a lot better if only they came out in December (before xmas + before the news of Nexus S and Atrix.)

    Was planning to get this phone but end up with Galaxy S Fascinate because I can’t stand with Rogers. :P

    If the pricing is aggressive, this is still a very good phone to get.

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    Posted by Bruce | January 21, 2011, 12:30 pm
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  18. i gonna get it for sure !!

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    Posted by vr | January 23, 2011, 5:15 pm
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  19. I doubt we’ll be seeing the Atrix anytime this year in Canada.

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    Posted by Thai | January 24, 2011, 11:00 am
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