HTC Wildfire S Sim Free Mobile Phone - Black

I come from the world of Blackberry (so this is my frst Android phone) and my wife has an iPhone; my assessment is therefore based on those 2 other devices.I have had the device for 3 days now and overall I am ok with it but not thrilled.My initial negative reactions are:1 - Screen is too small. I thought I had compared the dimension with my wife iPhone 3S screen and it was going to be the same but somehow it feels very small (wife is away so can't currently fully compare).It means all the icons and fields for application feel really small and if you have larger fingers you will be in trouble to type.2 - Device shape and feel are nice but I'd say the back panel scares me as I think I will break it each time I need to open it to access the battery/sim etc...It seems to be some sort of flexible pastic.3 - Only a quick start guide delivered. I don't like to read guide but this is pushing it a bit too far.4 - Android or the implementation of it via HTC is not intuitive. This is compared to an iPhone and there is just no comparison: the iPhone wins easily. I am particularly not happy with the email configuration which is a mess already (I have multiple accounts and nothing makes any sense already on the phone, I will reset it completely and restart). I am also totally confused as to when I should scroll my finger horizontally or vertically: there seems to be no logic and applications and environment react differently.5 - The USB to power adpater is mostly odd. Hard to describe but again from a design perspective is a total joke compared to the sleek USB/power plug of the iPhoneSo having said all that...3* although may be a bit unfair as some of the issues may be due to the OS and some limitations of some systems like google or Exchange server for mail etc...meaning any other phones may suffer from similar issues.Delivered with a 2Gb MicroSD card (just mentioning as I didn't see that mentioned before - might have been my mistake).----------------------------------------------Here is my updated review after 2 weeks of usage:I must confess I REALLY like my phone now.I did end up reseting everthing after I manage to understand it all and re-configured things cleanly.I still have one issue with my google mail notification but not a biggy.The screen size doesn't bother me anymore. Yes it feels a bit small but I have been using several apps with no issues at all.The phone is very responsive and once you get used to configuring things, moving apps, creating widgets etc...then it is a real pleasure to use.Battery life is not great if you leave the WIFI on as usual. I have put a shortcut on my home screen to easily turn on and off.Still haven't found a proper leather jacket for it (correct size and descent leather). Actually funny enough it fits the iphone 3gs leather jacket we bought for my wife, so I may buy this one if I can find it.So I have raised it to 4 stars now.

I have had the phone for just over a month and I have brought it along on holiday.Pros:1. Works well as a phone (though "confirm call" is a must have.).2. Both for stills and videos the camera performs well as a replacement of a holiday snapper. Inexperience led to many clips being rotated: avidemux on PC solved that quick enough. In my perception the pics are better quality than the video-clips.3. WiFi connections are increasingly available for free: this allows uploading pics to flickr for backups and some to Facebook for sharing.4. In most cases I can just use bleutooth to download pics and clips to the laptop.5. An affordable&ubiquitous USB connection can be used for charging.6. The phone looks nice.7. With the GPS you can always find your way home and your pictures self-document where you were when they were taken.8. When you get to a free wifi-spot (free wifi on camping, ferry and in chains like McDonalds) you can quickly check your email, the weather forecasts, backup your sms'messages to a gmail-folder, and upload some pics to facebook.9. Use as mini-pc to look up things online etc..Cons:1. Data-connections are expensive, so I just use WiFi. This will seriously limit many possibilities.2. Battery-life is not great. But you can easily charge almost anywhere with USB. In Eurodisney I just topped-up frome a solar-powered battery. Lasted all day with some vidoes and many pics.3. Fidgety mini-everything (keyboard, screen). If I had one with a Pico-projector and a bleutooth keyboard I could leave the laptop at home.4. Too small internal memory. You have to move apps to SD-card, but then you cannot use them when you connct to a PC with "disk-drive" rather than "charge-only".5. When you connect the phone to a PC and activate the "Disk Drive" instead of "Charge Only" the disk becomes invisible to the Phone.6. Flash light is not great. Some youtube clips play, some do not, iPlayer does not work.Favorite Applications:1. Just use as mobile-phone.2. Camera/Video.3. Music Folder Player Free4. Weather/Mail/Clock/Facebook in HTC-sense.5. Flashlight6. Navigation, Mapquest, Maps, Sygic.7. Protecting with pattern instead of password.Individualization:Screen-protector added.I have not used all the options to selct an individual look or style, I have added a cover and attahced a strap on that to carry it around my neck.Overal Verdicict: I love this phone. Despite it's limitations the phone scores well to excellent on most points. No need to spend big money on high end Smartphones, hopefully their technology will be outdated or lowered in price so soon that my next phone will e able to do more for a reasonable price.Additional info after 1 year of usage:1. This phone has replaced my camera for day-to-day snaps (taking kids to the park etc.) and I use its video-capability more often than I thought I would.2. I still love the look and feel.3. I do use screen-protectors and I have had to replace them a couple of times.4. I have started using a 32Gb Micro-SD card. I have also found that Osmaand and Navfree allow downloading of maps for free. Even if there is no WiFi or 3G (so I cannot use Google-Maps) I always know where I am. I can also drive abroad without needing data-connections.5. The limited memory has become the only real downside of the phone. I will need to get a bigger-memory camera next.