HTC Wildfire announced today, on contract with – Orange, Vodafone, Tmobile, O2 offers UK
It is essentially a slimmed down version of the HTC Desire and will be free on contracts of around 15.00 –20.00 GBP per month. We have been saying for a while that this is where Android will truly beat Apple. There is a gap for phones that are inexpensive, but can still run apps. Not everyone can afford iPhone prices and with the introduction of lower costing Android handsets, we can expect the Android App marketplace to grow considerably over the next year. We have had a quick hands on with the device and we have to say that we really like it. If you want Desire style functionality on a budget the HTC Wildfire is definitely the way to go. Watch this space for more information on this handset.