Contrary to what one might think, this is not a scare article. In fact, we would be the first to attest that “exploding” is a not a feature that one would see with electronic gadgets. Apple simply had one too many run-ins with the occasional overheating and burning issue that it has to be pointed out that the Apple iPhone’s history with fire is hard to ignore.

The chief argument here is that the iPhone (the newest 4, the older 3G/3Gs, 2G), is famous. So famous that if a single iPhone had a serious defect, it would still make it to the headlines. This is the same case now; there has been a single case of an iPhone 4 that had its USB port go on fire (apparently due to a defective part).

Yes, of the over 1.7 million iPhones that were sold, one had a flaming defect. There were no human nor animal injuries sustained, though we highly suspect that both the smart phone and the USB cable are now effectively out of action.

Anyway, this is not Apple’s first time handling such an issue. Just about a year ago, an Apple iPod overheated and caught on fire while it was in the pants of a young boy. The boy was reported to have sustained second degree burns. While this is certainly a lot scarier, the occurrence has never happened again –or so Apple would want us to believe.

There is actually one instance of the older iPhone catching fire –one that Apple certainly made sure to put a lid on by settling the issue out of court with the victims (a girl and her father). It is assumed that they were paid a considerable settlement (which is basically a whole lot of money) and that they had signed a confidentiality contract or a non-disclosure agreement.

While a majority of mainstream mobile phone users have been consuming the pop phenomenon that is the iPhone, a relative newcomer is slowly making its way up – the hard way that is. With the HTC Desire, the Taiwan-based manufacturer is taking the more conventional path towards the consumer’s hearts – by coming up with a device that is not only all bark, but also has a lot of bite to go with it.

Making Waves

Let’s get things straight. We’re not claiming that the iPhone (in particular) doesn’t have the goods to back up the entire buzz that has and continues to surround it to this day. We actually believe otherwise as we consider it to be one of the greatest inventions of the modern age. However, we just think that the HTC Desire is a much better mobile phone. Why, might you ask? Well, we can give you two very good reasons.

Feature-Filled

The HTC Desire is definitely one of the most impressive Smartphones in the market simply because of its awesome set of features. For starters, its 3.7” AMOLED touch screen display delivers the most vivid image outputs at an amazing 480 x 800 pixels. It also has a cutting edge 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon for its processor which remains to be the most powerful in the market. And, there’s even an above-average 5-Megapixel snapper on board which can snap excellent quality photos. Last but not least, the Desire has the Google Android mobile operating system on board – enough said.

Value for Money

If that’s not impressive enough for you then maybe you should know that the HTC Desire retails at average price of £400. This means that at this considerably reasonable price, you’d be able to get all of the top-of-the-line features you’d expect from a Smartphone of this calibre. Or there are, of course, any number of great HTC Desire deals that’ll save you from having to make that one big expenditure. If you asked us, we’d rather go for the Desire than to spend a good 500 odd pounds for say, an iPhone 3GS.