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Its users give the HTC DESIRE Z a very good score for its user-friendliness.They find it very reliable., But they are not unanimous. If you want to make sure that the HTC DESIRE Z is the solution to your problems, make the most of the help and assistance of other Diplofix users.

According to its users, it is very efficient., They nearly all agree on this point. On average they find that it is very good value for money You'll find the answers to all your questions on the HTC DESIRE Z in the user manual (information, specifications, safety advice, size, accessories, etc.)

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. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Quick Lookup. 2. If the onscreen keyboard is open, press BACK to close it first so you'll see the bottom tabs. 3. Slide across the tabs to pick where you want to look up information. Then in the search box, enter what you want to search for. If, for example, you've found the information you were looking for in one tab such as Wikipedia, you can switch to the other tabs to automatically search the same item in Google Search on the Web, watch related videos in YouTube, or look up translations and meanings in Google Translate and Google Dictionary. Translating words to other languages 1. From the Home screen, tap > Quick Lookup. 2. Press BACK to hide the onscreen keyboard first, then slide to the Google Translate tab. 3. Under From language, choose the original language, then enter the word or phrase you want to translate. 4. Under To language, choose from the languages available for translation. 5. Tap Translate. 9 Getting started Adjustingthevolume Adjusting the ringer volume changes the volume level of the phone ringtone, while adjusting the media volume changes the volume level of sound notifications and music or video playback. Adjusting the ringer volume Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button on the left panel of the phone to adjust the ringer volume to your desired level. The Ringer volume window appears on the screen to display the volume levels. While in the lowest ringer volume level (Silent mode), press VOLUME DOWN once to set your phone to Vibrate mode. The phone vibrates and the vibrate ) appears in the status bar. mode icon ( While in Vibrate mode, press VOLUME UP once to switch to silent mode. The ) displays in the status bar. speaker mute icon ( Adjusting the media volume When playing music or watching video, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button on the left panel of the phone to adjust the media volume. The Media volume window appears on the screen to display the volume level. Adjusting the earpiece volume for phone calls During a phone call, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button. Adjusting the volume via settings 1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings > Sound > Volume. 2. Drag the volume sliders to the left or right to adjust the volume levels of your phone's ringtone, media playback, alarms, and notifications. Your phone briefly plays a sample tone with the volume being adjusted as you drag a slider. 3. If you want the same volume for your ringtone and notifications, select Use incoming call volume for notifications. 4. When you're done, tap OK. 0 Getting started Sleepmode Sleep mode saves battery power by putting your phone into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when the phone's in your bag or pocket. You'll still receive messages and calls though. To change the delay before your screen turns off, see "Adjusting the time before the screen turns off" in the Settings chapter. Switching to Sleep mode Quickly press the POWER button to turn off the display and switch your phone to Sleep mode. Your phone also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it's idle for a while. Waking up from Sleep mode Your phone automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call. To wake it up manually, press the POWER button. You'll need to unlock the screen. Unlocking the screen Press the bar on the lock screen and then slide your finger down to unlock the screen or answer an incoming call. If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, pin, or password, you will be asked to draw the pattern on the screen or enter the PIN or password before it unlocks. See "Protecting your phone with a screen lock" in the Security chapter for details. 1 Personalizing Personalizing Makingyourphonetrulyyours Make your phone look and sound just the way you want it. Personalize your phone with a different wallpaper, skin, ringtone, and notification sound for events such as incoming text, email, and calendar reminders. Tap the Personalize button ( ) right on the Home screen to get started. Personalizingyourphonewithscenes Your phone becomes multiple phones in one when you use scenes. Scenes are personalized Home screen layouts that you can quickly apply to your phone. By switching between scenes, you instantly turn your phone into your perfect weekend phone, travel phone, work phone, or pure play phone. Everytime you add or modify something on the Home screen, your phone automatically saves your changes to the current scene selected. Using a preset scene Your phone features preset scenes, each preconfigured with a different wallpaper and collection of widgets that reflect different moments in your life. You can choose a scene that is suitable for work, play, travel, or your social life. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Scene. 2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want. 3. Tap Apply. To download more scenes, tap Get more. To know more about downloading from HTC Hub, see the HTCSense.com chapter. Personalizing Creating a new scene You'll start with an empty Home screen when you create a new scene. 1. From the Home screen, tap 2. Press MENU, then tap New. 3. Enter a new scene name, then tap Done. 4. Personalize the scene by adding widgets and other elements, arranging the Home screen layout, and changing the skin or wallpaper. All of your changes will be automatically saved to this scene. > Scene. Renaming a scene 1. From the Home screen, tap > Scene. 2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the scene you want to rename. 3. Press and hold a scene thumbnail, then tap Rename. 4. Enter a new scene name, then tap Done. Deleting scenes 1. From the Home screen, tap 2. Press MENU, then tap Delete. 3. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to browse through scenes, then tap one or more scenes you want to delete. 4. Tap Delete. > Scene. Changingyourwallpaper Personalizing your wallpaper with your favorite photo is a quick and easy way to change the feel of your phone and give it a fresh look. Browse the collection of wallpapers included in your phone or choose from photos that you have taken with the camera. You can also change your Home screen to use an animated wallpaper. 1. From the Home screen, tap 2. Tap one of the following: HTC wallpapers Live wallpapers Gallery Choose a preset wallpaper, then tap Preview > Apply. Choose from preset animated wallpapers. Tap Preview to view the animation, and then tap Apply. Choose a photo that you have taken using the camera or copied to your storage card. Crop the photo and then tap Save. > Wallpaper. To download more wallpapers, tap Wallpaper > HTC wallpapers > Get more. To know more about downloading from HTC Hub, see the HTCSense.com chapter. Personalizing Applyinganewskin Personalize beyond the Home screen by applying a new skin. Skins are set to give a different look and feel to most of your phone's onscreen buttons, application screens, option menus, and other items. 1. From the Home screen, tap > Skin. 2. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to select the skin you want. 3. Tap Apply. To download more skins, tap Get more. To know more about downloading from HTC Hub, see the HTCSense.com chapter. PersonalizingyourHomescreenwithwidgets Widgets put at-a-glance important information and media content up front on your Home screen. Some widgets are already added to your Home screen for your convenience. You can add more from the available selections of widgets, or download more widgets. Adding a widget 1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there's space to add a new widget. 2. Tap > Widget. 3. Select a widget that you want. 4. Most HTC widgets are available in a variety of designs and sizes to suit your needs. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to view the different styles, and then tap Select to choose one. 4 Personalizing You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings of your phone, such as Wi-Fi, Mobile Network, Bluetooth, and more. Scroll down the widgets list, tap Settings, and then tap the widget that you want. Changing the settings of a widget Basic settings of some widgets (for example, the People and Mail widgets) can be modified from the Home screen. 1. Press and hold a widget on the Home screen. The phone vibrates and you'll see a colored box around the widget. Don't lift your finger just yet. 2. Drag the widget to the Edit button (if it's enabled). The relevant screen where you can change some settings for this widget then opens. 3. Customize the widget settings. 5 Personalizing Addingiconsandothershortcutsonyour Homescreen Place app icons on your Home screen to open apps quicker. You can also add shortcuts to settings and specific information such as a bookmarked webpage, someone's phone number, a music playlist, route directions, and many other items, to your Home screen. The shortcuts available depend on the apps that are installed on your phone. 1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there's space to add a new icon or shortcut. 2. Tap , then do one of the following: To add an app icon, tap App and then select one from the Add app shortcut list. To add a shortcut to a setting or information, tap Shortcut and then select the type of information or setting. To add an app icon on the Home screen, you can also press HOME, tap , and then press and hold an app icon. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to an empty area on the Home screen, and then release it. AddingfoldersonyourHomescreen Use folders to group related apps and other shortcuts to keep your Home screen tidy and organized. You can also add information folders that show up-to-date information such as Bluetooth received files, your Facebook phonebook, and more. Creating a new folder and adding items to it 1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there's space to add a new folder. 2. Tap > Folder. 3. Tap New Folder. 4. Press and hold an app icon or a shortcut that you want to move to the folder. The phone then vibrates. Don't lift your finger just yet. 5. Drag the app icon or shortcut and drop it on top of the folder. Simply tap the folder to open it so you can access the apps and shortcuts inside the folder. 6 Personalizing Renaming a folder 1. Tap the folder to open it. 2. Press and hold the folder window's title bar. 3. Enter a new folder name and then tap OK. Rearrangingorremovingwidgetsandiconson yourHomescreen Rearrange the widgets and icons on your Home screen to give room for adding more items to the Home screen. You can also remove widgets and icons that you don't frequently use. Moving a widget or icon 1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to move. The phone vibrates and you'll see a colored box around the widget or icon. Don't lift your finger just yet. 2. Drag the widget or icon to a new location on the screen. You can pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the widget or icon onto another Home screen panel. 3. When the widget or icon is where you want it, lift your finger. Removing a widget or icon 1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove. The phone vibrates and you'll see a colored box around the widget or icon. Don't lift your finger just yet. 2. Drag the widget or icon to the Remove button. 3. When the widget or icon also turns red, lift your finger. 7 Personalizing RearrangingtheHomescreen Reorder your Home screen panels in any way that fits how you use the Home screen. For example, move the panels with frequently-used widgets, shortcuts, and folders closer to the main Home screen. 1. Pinch the Home screen to show the Leap view. 2. Press and hold the thumbnail of the home screen you want to move. The phone then vibrates. Don't lift your finger just yet. 3. Drag the thumbnail to its new position, and then lift your finger. The center thumbnail in Leap view is always the main Home screen. 8 Personalizing Changingyourringtonesandalarms Select, create, and download sound sets (different collections of ringtone, notification sounds, and alarm) so that you can instantly change from subtle ringtone and notification sounds while you're in the office into something fun when you're out with friends. Choosing a preset sound set 1. From the Home screen, tap > Sound set. 2. On the Sound sets screen, tap a sound set name. 3. You can tap to hear sample tones of the assigned ringtone, notification sounds, and alarm for that sound set. 4. Tap Apply. To download more sound sets, tap Get more. To know more about downloading from HTC Hub, see the HTCSense.com chapter. Creating a sound set 1. From the Home screen, tap > Sound set. 2. On the Sound sets screen, tap New sound set. 3. Enter a new sound set name, then tap Done. The newly created sound set is then added to your phone's list of sound sets. To find out how to assign different tones to the sound set, see "Customizing a sound set". Customizing a sound set You can customize a sound set by applying your personal choice of ringtone, notification sounds, and alarms that may be from your phone's preset selection or your storage card (except for notification sounds). To find out how to copy files to your storage card, see the Getting started chapter. Be sure to choose the correct sound set before changing the ringtone, notification sounds, and alarm since your phone automatically saves your changes to the current sound set selected. Changing the ringtone 1. From the Home screen, tap > Ringtone. 2. Scroll through the available ringtones and tap the ringtone you want to use. The ringtone briefly plays when selected. 3. If the audio file is on your storage card, tap New ringtone, select the item you want to import to the Ringtones list, then tap OK. 4. Tap Apply. 9 Personalizing Changing the notification sounds 1. From the Home screen, tap > Notification sound. 2. Choose the type of notification that you want to change. 3. Scroll through the available tones and tap the item you want to use. A sample tone briefly plays when selected. 4. Tap Apply. Although you won't be able to import notification sounds from your storage card, you can tap Get more to download more audio files from HTC Hub. Changing the alarm sound 1. From the Home screen, tap > Alarm. 2. Scroll through the available tones and tap the item you want to use. A sample tone briefly plays when selected. 3. If the audio file is on your storage card, tap New alarm, select the item you want to import to the Alarms list, then tap OK. 4. Tap Apply. Deleting sound sets 1. From the Home screen, tap 2. Press MENU, and then tap Delete. 3. Tap one or more sound sets you want to delete. 4. Tap Delete. > Sound set. 40 Personalizing Rearrangingorhidingapplicationtabs You can rearrange the tabs at the bottom of some of your phone's apps to prioritize the types of information you frequently use or remove the tabs you don't really need. 1. Open an app that has the usual tabs at the bottom of its screen (for example, the contact details screen in People). 2. Press and hold a tab. When the screen changes and shows you an empty area, lift your finger. 3. Do any of the following: To Move a tab Remove a tab Do this Press and hold the tab you want to move, and then drag it to its new position. Press and hold a tab you want to hide, then drag it up. When you see a colored box, lift your finger. You cannot hide the tab if it's grayed out. 4. When you're done, press BACK. Putting back the tabs you've removed 1. Open the app that you've previously removed some of its tabs. 2. Press and hold a tab. When the screen changes and shows you some of your hidden tabs, lift your finger. 3. Press and hold the tab you want to show, then drag it down to where you want to position it again. 4. When you're done, press BACK. 41 Phone calls Phone calls Makingcalls Most SIM cards come with a PIN (personal identification number) set by your mobile operator. If you're asked for a PIN, enter it and then tap OK. If you enter the wrong PIN three times, your SIM card is blocked. To unlock your SIM card, see "Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out" in the Security chapter. Making a call on the Phone dialer screen You can either dial a number directly, or use the Smart dial feature to search and call a stored contact or a number from your call history. 1. On the Home screen, tap Phone. 2. Begin entering the first few digits of a phone number or characters of a contact name on the phone keypad. The Phone dialer screen then displays a list of matching numbers and names. If you enter a wrong digit or letter, tap press and hold . to delete it. To erase the entire entry, 3. Tap to close the phone keypad and to see if there are more matching numbers or contacts. To browse through the filtered list, flick through the list or slide your finger up or down the list slowly. 4. To place a call, do one of the following: Tap a phone number or contact from the list. After entering a complete number, tap Call. To call a different phone number associated with the contact, you can tap at the right side of the contact name. On the contact details screen, tap the number you want to call. While dialing or when the call is in progress, the status bar displays the Call in progress ) and its color changes to pulsing green. icon ( 4 Phone calls What is Smart dial? The phone dialer's Smart Dial feature makes it quick and easy for you to place a call. Simply enter the phone number or first few letters of the person's name you want to call. Smart Dial automatically searches and filters your contacts list (stored on your phone, SIM card, and online accounts such as Google Account and Exchange ActiveSync) and the phone numbers from the call history. Using Speed dial Use Speed dial to call a phone number with a single tap. For example, if you assign a contact's number to the number key, you can simply press and hold this key on the Phone dialer keypad to dial that number. Assigning a speed dial key 1. On the Home screen, tap Phone. 2. Press MENU, and then tap Speed dial > Add new. 3. Enter the name of the contact you want to add. When the name comes up in the list, tap the name. 4. On the Speed dial screen, choose the phone number of the contact to use, and a speed dial key to assign. 5. Tap Save. Calling a speed dial number 1. On the Home screen, tap Phone. 2. On the phone keypad: The number 1 key is generally reserved for your voicemail. Press and hold this key to call voicemail and retrieve your voicemail messages. Press and hold the key that is associated with the contact you want to call. Calling a phone number in a text message 1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages. 2. Tap the number or name of the person who sent you the text message. 3. Tap the phone number within the message. 4. Edit the phone number if needed, and then tap Call. To call the message sender, press and hold the sender or the received message, and then tap Call on the options menu. To find out more about text messaging, see the Messages chapter. 4 Phone calls Calling a phone number in an email 1. From the Home screen, tap > Mail. 2. In your email account's inbox, tap the email that contains the phone number to call. 3. In the email body, tap the phone number. A selection menu then pops up and the phone number is highlighted. The phone will recognize a number as a phone number if the number has a minimum of 5 digits and have at least one of the following: Numbers starting with a plus sign (+). For example, +1-987-654-1 or +19876541. Numbers starting with an area or country code enclosed in a parenthesis. For example, (0)9876541 or (0)987-654-1. Numbers separated by dashes. For example, (0)-987-654-1 or 0987-654-1. 4. Tap Call. 5. When the phone dialer screen opens with the phone number already entered, tap Call. To find out more about using email on your phone, see the Email chapter. Making an emergency call You can make emergency calls from your phone even if you don't have a SIM card installed or your SIM card has been blocked. 1. From the Home screen, tap Phone. 2. Dial the international emergency number for your locale (for example, 000), and then tap Call. Additional emergency numbers may be included in your SIM card. Contact your mobile operator for details. If you enabled but forgotten your lock screen password, lock pattern, and/or the SIM lock, you can still make emergency calls by tapping Emergency call on the screen. 44 Phone calls Receivingcalls When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears and displays the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party. When you receive a phone call from someone who is not stored in People, only the default caller ID icon and phone number appear on the Incoming call screen. You can use your phone's polite ringer and pocket mode features for receiving calls. To find out how, see "Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustment" in the Settings chapter ...


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878 reviews
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 its ok, good product . Good phone, find the onscreen keyboard impossible to work, but bought it for the flip-out keyboard anyway which is great., good phone. Looks fine, nice phone have not had it long enough to give an accurate opinion. Very good phone, htc elf touch phone owners manual guide, good device desis, only just got the htc and so far so good however i am a bit of a techno phob hense i need instructions..

 good value for this phone, good value phone.. Brilliant - a super choice

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Ease of use
The users were asked the following question :

Is the DESIRE Z easy to use?

878 users answered questions and rated the product on a scale of 0 to 10. The rating is 10/10 if the HTC DESIRE Z is very user-friendly.

The reviews (rough results) are presented in the following graph :

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By leaving the mouse on a column for a few seconds, you can see the number of people who voted to make up the score that appears in the horizontal axis.

Statistical data :

= 7.41
= 2.37

The average score balanced by the number of reviews is 7.41 and the standard differential is 2.37.
High-performance
The users were asked the following question :

Is the DESIRE Z highly efficient?

878 users answered questions and rated the product on a scale of 0 to 10. The rating is 10/10 if the HTC DESIRE Z is, in its domain, the best on a technical level, the one offering the best quality, or offering the largest range of options.

The reviews (rough results) are presented in the following graph :

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By leaving the mouse on a column for a few seconds, you can see the number of people who voted to make up the score that appears in the horizontal axis.

Statistical data :

= 7.91
= 2.06

The average score balanced by the number of reviews is 7.91 and the standard differential is 2.06.
Reliability
The users were asked the following question :

Is the DESIRE Z reliable, sturdy?

878 users answered questions and rated the product on a scale of 0 to 10. The rating is 10/10 if you think that the HTC DESIRE Z is a sturdy product, which will last a long time before breaking down.

The reviews (rough results) are presented in the following graph :

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By leaving the mouse on a column for a few seconds, you can see the number of people who voted to make up the score that appears in the horizontal axis.

Statistical data :

= 7.76
= 2.12

The average score balanced by the number of reviews is 7.76 and the standard differential is 2.12.
 
Value for money
The users were asked the following question :

Is the DESIRE Z good value for money?

878 users answered questions and rated the product on a scale of 0 to 10. The rating is 10/10 if you think that the HTC DESIRE Z is really not expensive considering its features.

The reviews (rough results) are presented in the following graph :

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By leaving the mouse on a column for a few seconds, you can see the number of people who voted to make up the score that appears in the horizontal axis.

Statistical data :

= 7.57
= 2.32

The average score balanced by the number of reviews is 7.57 and the standard differential is 2.32.

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