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Black vs Brown battery cover. Difference?

Longfellow78

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Apr 24, 2010
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Hi,
Orange are replacing my Desire, and I asked for a Black, but have just realised they told me to keep the BROWN battery cover.
Are they different or is it just the front? Will the Brown cover look stupid on a black?
It looks black-ish, maybe a tiny brown tinge.
Thanks a lot.
 
I went into an Orange shop and checked the Black Desire. The battery covers ARE different. the Black is matt black and the brown is a sort of metallic blacky-brown :(
I'm expecting to change it for a Samsung Galaxy anyway. The screen is RIDICULOUS, it's amazing and the interface much smoother and slicker than the Desire.
Kind of hoping my third Desire is crap now!
 
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I went into an Orange shop and checked the Black Desire. The battery covers ARE different. the Black is matt black and the brown is a sort of metallic blacky-brown :(
I'm expecting to change it for a Samsung Galaxy anyway. The screen is RIDICULOUS, it's amazing and the interface much smoother and slicker than the Desire.
Kind of hoping my third Desire is crap now!

Nope my brown desire definitely has a matt black cover. And incidentally the desire has the same resolution as the Galaxy, so despite the bigger screen you won't see anything more clearly.
 
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I went into an Orange shop and checked the Black Desire. The battery covers ARE different. the Black is matt black and the brown is a sort of metallic blacky-brown :(
I'm expecting to change it for a Samsung Galaxy anyway. The screen is RIDICULOUS, it's amazing and the interface much smoother and slicker than the Desire.
Kind of hoping my third Desire is crap now!

Mine is a matte black.
 
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Nope my brown desire definitely has a matt black cover. And incidentally the desire has the same resolution as the Galaxy, so despite the bigger screen you won't see anything more clearly.

I think you will find the galaxy has the superior super amoled screen though, end result its a clearer brighter display & its lighter on the battery.
 
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The Orange branded black back is definitely a different colour than the brown "black" one. Pic here (black on left):
solarfusion-albums-pics-picture1454-htc-desire-black-vs-brown.html
solarfusion-albums-pics-picture1454-htc-desire-black-vs-brown.html

http://androidforums.com/members/solarfusion-albums-pics-picture1454-htc-desire-black-vs-brown.html

Shame as I'd also like to get rid of the Orange logo on mine.

Lots of places seem to advertise the brown Desire as black but I think (in the UK anyway) Orange branded ones are the only real black ones.
 
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