HTC Desire hits US Cellular for $200

US Cellular CDMA-flavored version of the HTC Desire is now available for $200, making it the undisputed big dog in the regional carrier's lineup. More Device info Below!

Basic Features

• 3.7-inch WVGA Super TFT touchscreen 480 x 800
• Android 2.1 (Eclair)
• 1 GHz snapdragon processor
• 5.0 Camera/Camcorder with LED flash
• Full HTML browser with Flash lite support
• Stereo Bluetooth capable
• On screen QWERTY keypad
• Wi-Fi

Pre-Loaded Apps

• My Contacts Backup
• Tone-room Deluxe
• Your Navigator Deluxe
• Friend-stream
• Facebook
• Peep (Twitter)
• Footprints
• My Space
• HTC Weather
• Stocks
• QuickOffice
• Gmail
• Google Maps
• Android Market
• Google Talk
• YouTube

PRESS RELEASE

"HTC DESIRE™ SMARTPHONE AVAILABLE AT U.S. CELLULAR TODAY

Carrier Becomes First in United States to Offer the Much-Anticipated Device

CHICAGO (August 27, 2010) – The wait for the U.S. debut of the HTC Desire smartphone is finally over. U.S. Cellular began selling the popular Android-powered handsets today in stores and online at uscellular.com, becoming the first carrier to bring the popular smartphone to customers in the United States.

"The buzz for the HTC Desire has been amazing," said Edward Perez, vice president of sales and marketing operations for U.S. Cellular. "Our customers deserve great phones, and now they can be among the first to own one of the best Android-powered devices on the market."

The HTC Desire smartphone is the second of five phones that run the Android operating system joining U.S. Cellular's smartphone lineup this year. Customers welcomed the Samsung Acclaim™ last month. The Samsung Galaxy S™ will be added in October, followed by two Android-powered phones from LG.

For U.S. Cellular customers, the HTC Desire smartphone also comes with the company's industry-first, customer-focused programs, like Overage Protection and Battery Swap.

U.S. Cellular is offering the HTC Desire smartphone for $199.95 after $70 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract.

About the HTC Desire Smartphone 
The HTC Desire smartphone boasts a slim, stylish design with a vivid 3.7-inch Super LCD touchscreen. Features include a five megapixel, autofocus camera with flash, integrated GPS and Wi-Fi capability. The Android TM 2.1 platform opens the door to a growing Android Marketplace ™ of more than 80,000 applications, many of them free.

HTC Desire's 1GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processor offers a true mobile computing experience on U.S. Cellular's nationwide 3G network, allowing customers to quickly download applications and music, browse the Internet and share pictures and videos. The phone also comes preloaded with U.S. Cellular applications such as My Contacts Backup, City ID, Tone Room Deluxe and Your Navigator Deluxe. In addition, customers can easily access Google services like Gmail, Google Maps and Google Talk instant messaging, and synch their Google calendars and contacts."