The Indian mobile market has witnessed a drastic increase in the entry of budget Smartphones, over the past few months. With a view to capture this booming market, Taiwan-based cell phone handset manufacturer HTC collaborated with India’s Reliance Communications to launch its budget Smartphone - ‘Wildfire’ in India. The 3-G enabled Smartphone hit the Indian market in August 2010, with a price tag of Rs 16590. HTC Wildfire runs on 2.1 Android OS. The phone is loaded with a host of multimedia features. Wildfire is a one-stop solution for communication requirement, thanks to its ‘Friend Stream’ feature that enables you to catch up with your friends on Facebook, tweet them on Twitter and check out photos on Flickr, all on the same screen! With next-generation caller ID and many other attractive features, Wildfire is surely a wonderful gadget to opt for!
Design and Looks
HTC Wildfire has a very compact design. The cell phone features a 3.2” TFT capacitive touch panel, portraying 16,000,000 vibrant colors. It offers a great screen resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. Four touch sensitive keys, each for Home, Menu, Back and Search, are provided below the display. Weighing 118 g, the dimensions of the phone are 106.8 x 60.4 x 12 mm. The form factor of Wildfire is Bar. HTC Wildfire is available in five shades, including Black, Brown, White, Red and Silver.
Features
HTC Wildfire boasts of a 5 MP camera that delivers a grand picture resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels. The camera comes with the options of video recording as well as self focusing. Its multimedia components include a stereo FM radio with RDS and a versatile music player, which offers you crystal clear sound. Possessing an integrated memory of 384 MB RAM & 512 MB ROM, the peripheral memory of the cell phone can be expanded up to a whopping 32 GB, using microSD memory card, thus allowing the phone to retain almost infinite number of contacts. HTC Wildfire is supported by GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, WLAN, 3G and USB networks that enable users to browse internet sites such as Facebook, Google, Twitter, You Tube and so on.
