The HTC Desire will be ready to buy on Orange in April this year. The HTC Desire is a 3G enabled, slim smartphone and has Android 2.1 operating system. It features an optimized mobile browsing experience with a touchscreen interface. Its part of the “Orange Signature” range of smartphones and offers Orange Sat Nat, Windows Live, Games, Photography, Orange TV and Orange Maps – all directly from the homescreen.

The HTC Desire uses the very fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor, 5 megapixal camera with auto-focus and camcorder feature, 3.7 inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen display which is smudge resistant as it has a anti fingerprint screen coating, on board gravity sensor, 512MB of onboard memory plus 32GB MicrooSD slot and a A-GPS, a digital compass.

HTC Desire also benefits from having HTC Sense which offers the user a number specially designed unique user interface options. It will be offered for free to customers on selected pay monthly price plans.

There is a close-up demo of the HTC Desire here.