HTC Desire shows up in slinky silver (video)

Here's another thing the Desire has that the Nexus One doesn't: a second color option. We're told our Dutch buddies will soon be able to skip the default gunmetal paintjob that's shared by HTC's twin brothers and opt into the silvery casing you see above. The pictures are captioned with a note saying the silver Desire will be exclusive to BelCompany in the Netherlands, but we've found a few other retailers claiming their own exclusief. Either way, we still don't know how things will shake out elsewhere, but at least there won't be too long to wait. We've got video of the very slightly altered handset after the break.

[Thanks, Miguel]

Silver HTC Desire

[oringal Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:17AM]

i Desire the HTC Desire !

[Billy Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:29AM]

@oringal holy shit, that's a frikin hell of a beast.

[Schmich Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:31AM]

@oringal
Steve:
iDesire to sue the HTC Desire

[Downpour Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:55AM]

@oringal

That doesn't look to bad. Maybe it's finally getting through that people don't want cheap looking, clunky plastic phones.

[aeth Posted Mar 17th 2010 9:11AM]

@oringal
Then to HTC I say well done...or should I say, Bravo?

[unwynd Posted Mar 17th 2010 9:19AM]

@oringal i desire the 'slinky' desire ;p

[benny90 Posted Mar 17th 2010 10:22AM]

@oringal +1 that silver one is looking good!

[bL4Ck Posted Mar 17th 2010 10:23AM]

@oringal OH DESAIAAHHHHHHHH http://yfrog.com/7h1264530002187j

[mp3 Posted Mar 17th 2010 2:54PM]

@aeth Watch out, Apple probably licenced the word Bravo..

[Mister Warmth Posted Mar 17th 2010 3:39PM]

You know, "slinky" as an adjective is just one of those words that a straight male should probably never use - much like sumptuous, scrumptious, divine and "I dreamt that Jake Gyllenhaal and I were fvcking all night"

Delete slinky and we'll pretend it never happened, yes?

[SomethingInMyFrontPocket Posted Mar 18th 2010 12:43AM]

@Mister Warmth

Or you could stop being so close-minded...

[TateLyle Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:24AM]

I'll take it whatever colour as soon as it hits the shores of England

[cdf74dc9 Posted Mar 17th 2010 3:58PM]

@TateLyle

The N1 color is boring. I hope they had a variety of color but I doubt they will. Only third party will provide such a service. You'll get bored of the existing color pretty quick.

[emopoops Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:26AM]

thats just too funny! love the video! HAHA

[Coptician Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:27AM]

Belcompany?

3w's.smartphoneshop.nl/product/91189/htc-desire-silver.html

Looks more like Coolblue (The name of a number of gadgetry-related shops) to me than that, or perhaps they both have an 'exclusive'. Anyway, I think I prefer the darker color scheme, not that I'm getting this phone.

[appleipad Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:27AM]

looks pretty sexy, what specs that bad boy got ?

[z0phi3l Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:55AM]

@appleipad It's an HTC branded and slightly modified N1

[Drybones5 Posted Mar 17th 2010 1:57PM]

@z0phi3l

a N1 with more ram

[ComboBreaker Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:28AM]

DAMN that bitch is sexy

[whySoSerious Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:28AM]

Oh, SNap! Look at that HTC device - all livin' up to its name n' stuff.

[enh Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:28AM]

when will this be state side?

[johnnyLong Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:29AM]

I'm torn between my N1 and Desire. I like the desire styling better but I'm not a fan of sense and the N1 will be updated more frequently.

Curse Android and their choices!

[Merkie Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:34AM]

@johnnyLong, you can easily disable Sense if you wish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2Amcaot1Us

[johnnyLong Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:39AM]

@Merkie Its less about sense and more to do with updates. Android is moving forward fast and I'll like to have the updates available sooner then when HTC normally provide them.

[supernine Posted Mar 17th 2010 1:31PM]

@Merkie
You can ONLY disable the Sense Launcher.. the majority of the FRAMEWORK and Sense Apps are there even if you don't want them. I for example want certain features from Sense (Leap, Music App, etc) and the simplicity of Vanilla Apps. (Desire ROM on N1)

[linko Posted Mar 17th 2010 2:32PM]

@johnnyLong +1

[Nitesh Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:29AM]

Nexus One plus extra buttons. Whats not to like?

[linko Posted Mar 17th 2010 1:18PM]

@Nitesh
Sense and slow updates

[Timmmmmm Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:35AM]

Why are back and search on the same button? It makes no sense.

[kiezel Posted Mar 17th 2010 9:00AM]

@Timmmmmm

Thanks to HTC, it all makes Sense!

[mattcoz Posted Mar 17th 2010 10:10AM]

@Timmmmmm I've wondered this since the Hero, who knows?

[supernine Posted Mar 17th 2010 1:26PM]

@Timmmmmm
it's not really one button... one side clicks down to trigger a different button below, and the other the same.

[kozjegyzo Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:36AM]

Same here, any color, just let me have it! :D

[Hydraulics Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:39AM]

It looks average to be honest but the specs and the OS still make it orgasmic.

[ThatDudeSolo Posted Mar 17th 2010 12:13PM]

@Hydraulics My girl just called and orgasmed over the phone. She must have sensed I was reading this article.

[PrezBO Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:42AM]

Really, REALLY want!

[kaasinees Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:45AM]

I have the silver on pre-order, get your facts straight engadget!

[TheLondonExchange Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:47AM]

I prefer the other color

[Gerusz Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:49AM]

I still prefer the gunmetal color, but the silver looks nice too. As the Desire will probably be officially available in my country, I'll buy this instead of the N1. The HW is pretty much the same...

[One Love Posted Mar 17th 2010 9:56AM]

@Gerusz : nice mug-shot, what did they charge you with?

[Greenverde Posted Mar 17th 2010 1:45PM]

@One Love

No common Sense

[TareG Posted Mar 17th 2010 8:53AM]

Best touchscreen-only phone out there... even though the X10 has a front camera, this one trumps it with better software.

Now that WP7S is no longer an option for me, Android seems to be the logical choice.

[Twoleaf Posted Mar 17th 2010 9:00AM]

im going for the legend... bcause too much sexeeh

[DrawnToScale Posted Mar 17th 2010 9:00AM]

How can folks in the States import phones like this? I see that Amazon UK won't do it.

[jon Posted Mar 17th 2010 10:29AM]

@DrawnToScale

I've had good experiences with cellswholesale.com.

[naterecording Posted Mar 17th 2010 9:04AM]

Now THAT is a phone. SOLD!! (Well, at least when it comes stateside)

[Killafiend Posted Mar 17th 2010 9:07AM]

Any real confirmation that this phone coming to AT&T? I already know that its heading for T-Mobile UK

[beckhams777 Posted Mar 17th 2010 9:21AM]

@Killafiend

It won't ever get to AT&T since they unofficially got the N1... wouldn't make sense to get the Desire at this point... I know sad news.

[PrezBO Posted Mar 17th 2010 9:23AM]

@beckhams777 The Desire will be the subsidized version of the N1 for AT&T. Suck it, Steve Jobs.

[beckhams777 Posted Mar 17th 2010 9:48AM]

@PrezBO

I really hope... AT&T says they still have an HTC and a Dell Android phones to be released...
The Dell one will be the Mini5 ( I will be soooo pissed if they just release the 3i)
The HTC one... if it's the desire then it would be awesome, though I wouldn't be surprised if it was the Tattoo one lol