HTC Desire V is not a castrated two-symbol. Last wish. HTC Desire S Nts Desiree smartphone review

First, I want to clarify a little what I said about the balance between mass and good products. In the world of mobile phones there are many examples of how far from ideal devices became successful in terms of sales, and high-quality devices, on the contrary, remained in the shadows for all their advantages. In order not to offend anyone, I will give a few examples from different market segments. Let's take the Nokia 5800 - a mass device that can be found in many people even now. At the same time, this smartphone is far from ideal, to put it mildly, but in an amicable way it is completely controversial and has many minor flaws. Or, for example, the original HTC Desire, which was good and gained well-deserved popularity, but at the same time one serious disadvantage of the smartphone was - very low battery life. This did not prevent it from becoming massive in terms of sales of smartphones from HTC, but such a shortcoming is critical, you must agree. Or, here's an example from Windows Mobile, the Samsung i900 (WiTu) communicator, which was sold in huge quantities for this class of devices, while the device had a low screen resolution and accuracy of clicks processing even by those standards, as well as a number of other problems.

Often mass products are imperfect and have sores of varying severity. And therefore, you should not equate "popular" and "good" devices, because they are not always the same. As for HTC Desire S, it is not yet known whether this smartphone will become massive within the Android segment, whether it will be able to repeat the success of its predecessor, or not, but one thing is for sure: in this device the company implements, I hope, a constant practice in the future, when we are offered a truly complete product without reservation. Well, almost without ...

Positioning

It is not difficult to understand what the positioning of the device is. The S prefix to Desire in this case, as in the case of Wildfire S, simply indicates to us that we are facing a continuation of the original HTC Desire smartphone. At the same time, the pricing policy for the new model is more humane at the start of sales. If by the beginning of sales of the first Desire this device cost fabulous money (and this is so), then Desire S dropped some part of the price just a few weeks after the start of sales. So now this model is in the middle price segment, or mid-high, depending on whether you consider a "gray" or "white" smartphone as a purchase.

Design

Calm design or its absence (in the absence of annoying elements in this case) is HTC's strong point. Most of the smartphones of the Taiwanese manufacturer either like it (there is a design), or do not cause absolutely any emotions: “Well, a piece of hardware and a piece of iron, the main thing is to make it work” (there is no design). I will classify HTC Desire S as a smartphone of the first category, the device has a design. The presence of the design in this case is not the beauty of the form, it is just a combination of thought-out dimensions, the use of a metal frame together with two areas of plastic with soft-touch and a calm color scheme, whatever color you choose: black or gray. Exclusively for Vodafone, HTC Desire S is also presented in red, and, knowing the company's practice, we can assume that other color options will appear later, for example, white.

The simple looks and good mix of materials make the HTC Desire S a neat and beautiful smartphone. Compared to the original Desire, the model, of course, does not look like something supernatural, but, nevertheless, you will immediately notice the difference. And it lies not so much in reducing the size and slightly changing the shape of the case, as in the transition to an aluminum frame. In my opinion, this is a good step, to transfer new devices to such cases, previously HTC Legend was made according to a similar scheme, now here are HTC Desire S and HTC Sensation.

Body materials

The base of the case is an aluminum frame, on the front side there is a protective Gorilla glass, which is not scratched. Traces and fingerprints on the screen surface are barely visible. On the rear side of the case, above and below, there are plastic sections, under which the antennas of the wireless interface modules are located. Probably, sooner or later, the company will find a solution to make the cases 90% metal.

Plastic parts of the body made of material, pleasant to the touch, with soft-touch. Due to such an insert on the back of the case, at the bottom, the device is comfortable to hold in the hand, it does not slip out.

Assembly

There are almost no complaints about the assembly, I will note only two points. I have had several samples of HTC Desire S in my hands, including one in gray (I used it for about a month) and one in black (you can see it in the review). With the gray model in terms of assembly, everything was just perfect. But in the black phone I didn’t like the part of the case where the upper plastic area meets the aluminum frame. Logically, they should be on the same level, but in my sample, if you run your finger along the joint line, you can feel that the right plastic and metal areas are flush, and the left is a little lower. That is, the finger easily gropes for this insignificant (less than a millimeter) depression. Of course, this is a trifle, but since it exists, I decided to tell about it.

And a small recommendation for future smartphone owners - when you put the battery cover back in place, be careful. The fact is that if you install the lid a little unevenly and try to "roll" into the grooves, it may happen that the plastic tabs on the lid will simply break.

Dimensions (edit)

In terms of dimensions, HTC Desire S is slightly more compact than its predecessor, the device fits perfectly in the hand, it is convenient to hold it during a call and carry it in any pockets. In my opinion, the dimensions of this model are almost an ideal variant of a mid-range smartphone, except that I would like a little less thickness.

• HTC Desire HD- 123 x 68 x 11.8 mm, 164 g
• Samsung Galaxy S 2- 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5mm, 116g
• Sony Ericsson Arc- 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm, 117 g
• Apple iPhone 4- 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3mm, 137g
• HTC Desire S- 115 x 59.8 x 11.6mm, 130g

Control elements

For me, one of the few disadvantages of HTC Desire S in comparison with its predecessor is the transition to touch-sensitive keys under the screen. I will not rush into scheduling this sad story again, regular readers are aware, I will just say that the hardware keys are good because they are there and when you press them you feel them with your fingers. And this is good. Touch keys are evil, not a beautiful appearance of the phone, however, despite this fact, manufacturers are switching to them more and more actively.

HTC Desire S, like all other new devices from the company, has a block of four touch-sensitive keys under the display. On the top right, there is a button to turn off the screen / smartphone, and on the left edge, there is a volume rocker.

But back to the block of touch keys. On the left is the "House" key, it is used to return to the central screen or to open a window with six running applications (holding the button). When you press a button on the center screen, a matrix of all HTC Sense desktops appears for quick access to any of them. The next button, "Menu", is used to call the context menu (holding down a key - call or hide the on-screen keyboard). Next is the Back button to go back one screen. The last touch key is "Search". Pressing this button opens the search window, and holding it down brings up the voice search window. The sensor unit has a neat white backlighting of the keys.

The screen off key is located on the upper end, on the right side. It is slightly raised relative to the body (by half a millimeter), due to which it is convenient to press it. When you hold down this key, a menu appears with the ability to turn off the smartphone, transfer it to the "Airplane" mode and reboot.

The volume rocker is located at the top of the left edge, almost flush with the surface of the case, it is convenient to use it even if you press the button by touch.

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On the front side, in the upper part, there is an earpiece covered with a mesh. Below and to the left of the speaker are the light sensor and the proximity sensor. There is an indicator light on the right side below the speaker. It flashes green if there are missed calls, unread text or mail messages or other notifications, and lights up green when connected to a PC or fully charged battery (when the smartphone is still connected to charging). When the battery level is low, it blinks in red, when charging, it lights up in red.

To the right of the speaker grill is the front VGA camera peephole. It can be used both for video calls on 3G networks and for simple photo and video recording.

A microUSB connector for charging a smartphone and connecting it to a PC is located on the left edge, a 3.5 mm jack for headphones and a headset is on the top.

Slots for a microSD memory card and for a SIM card are located under the battery cover, at the bottom. You can replace the memory card without disconnecting the device. However, to do this, you first have to remove the battery cover, then fold the paper clip and try to replace the card so that during this operation the battery does not "roll out" from the slot. I would call such a system closer not to hot swapping a memory card, but to a cold one.

Screen

HTC Desire S uses a capacitive S-LCD touchscreen display. The screen diagonal is 3.7 ″, the resolution is 800x480 pixels (WVGA), the physical dimensions are 81x48 mm. The display shows up to 16 million colors and has a good margin of brightness. The colors on the display are vibrant and vibrant, while the picture looks natural.

The viewing angles are maximum, even with a strong deflection, the image is not distorted. At the minimum screen brightness, it is comfortable to read books in complete darkness, using a white or black background, it does not matter. In my opinion, this is a plus for similar displays in front of AMOLED or Super-AMOLED screens. The screen fades in the sun, but still remains readable.

It supports "multitouch", the response of the screen to finger presses is excellent. A similar screen was installed in the original HTC Desire from new shipments, the same display in HTC Incredible S. That is, it's just a high-quality screen, without any incredible advantages, but also without minuses, except for one - unimportant behavior in the sun.

Camera

The smartphone has two cameras, the main one is 5 MP and the front one is 0.3 MP. The peephole of the main camera is located on a small elevation, next to it is a flash that can be used as a flashlight, the smartphone has an application of the same name. The protective glass in the camera is slightly recessed inward, or rather, a rim rises around it, so if you put the smartphone "back" on the table, the camera will not get scratched. I'm writing this because one of the problems with the original HTC Desire was that the plastic protective glass over the camera was damaged. It was scratched and covered with dust, so that in the end, many smartphone owners had to simply tear off this element in order to get pictures of acceptable quality. I did the same with my HTC Desire. In Desire S, there is no such problem, at least, during a month of active use of the model, the camera's peephole was not scratched or damaged, the pictures from the camera, respectively, are of good quality on the whole.

The camera interface is exactly the same as in HTC Incredible S. In the viewfinder mode, a panel with basic information is displayed on the right of the screen - the selected shooting mode (photo or video), flash status (auto, manual, off), as well as buttons for choosing effects and transition to the gallery.

When you turn the smartphone, the icons on the panel also turn over (in all four directions, by the way), the interface is displayed for portrait and landscape modes.

The following standard and widescreen (3: 2 aspect ratio) resolutions are available for photos:

• 5 M - 2592x1552
• 3M (Wide) - 2048x1216
• 1M (Wide) - 1280x768
• L (Wide) - 640x384

White balance:

• Incandescent lamp
• Daylight lamp
• Daylight
• Cloudy

As in other devices of the company, there is a panel with a graphical display of various effects, with the use of which you can take a picture. In addition to the described settings, you can change the level of sharpness, saturation, contrast and exposure, ISO value (from 100 to 800), you can turn off the shutter sound, show or hide the grid in the viewfinder mode on the screen, timer, and also turn on shooting with geotags using GPS.

You can evaluate the quality of the photo in different modes on your own using the multiple examples of pictures below. Both day and night, rain and good weather. The device does not have a macro mode, but close-up objects can be photographed quite tolerably. In general, I rather liked the camera of the device than not. Although HTC Desire S is inferior to flagships from Samsung and Sony Ericsson in terms of photo quality, you need to understand that this is a mid-range device, and for this segment the camera is not bad.

Shooting during the day:

Shooting at night:

Capturing text:

Video

Video is recorded in 3GP format (h.264 codec) at 29-30 frames per second. Sound is recorded using the aac codec.

The following resolutions are available for video:

• HD 720p - 1280x720
• WVGA - 800x480
• VGA - 640x480
• L - 320x240
• MMS - 176x144

You can also choose to record videos in low or high quality with a limited duration (10 minutes). The settings in the video mode are the same as in the photo mode. Of the features, I note the on / off sound recording, during video shooting, you can change focus by simply touching the area on which you want to focus the camera with your finger on the screen. At any video resolution, real-time scaling is possible, that is, during shooting.

Autonomous work

The handset uses a 1450 mAh Li-Ion battery. The manufacturer claims up to 9.5 hours of talk time (GSM) and up to 430 hours (17 days) of standby time. These figures are exaggerated.

In terms of battery life, the latest HTCs noticeably differ from the previous models of the company for the better. The HTC Desire S smartphone is no exception. If the original HTC Desire worked for me for about 4-5 hours under a serious load, that is, it sat down at lunchtime or so, then HTC Desire S lasts all day.

My typical operation of the device looks like this. Removing from charging in the morning, turning on the music and going somewhere. During the day, I listen to music for a total of 3-5 hours. The device is constantly running push-mail for two mail accounts, sometimes I read something on the network (for a day it is about an hour of an open browser) and call. Calls take about 40-60 minutes of time. In this mode, HTC Desire S stays stable until evening or night, that is, the entire working day. Of course, this is not even a day of battery life, but against the background of 5-6 hours of previous models, Desire and Desire HD, "living" on a single charge, there is a huge progress.

The smartphone has a settings item called "Energy Saving". There are collected parameters, disabling which will help to save a little battery power. In addition, when the smartphone's charge level drops below 15% (the number can be adjusted), the device itself offers you to switch to power saving mode, turns off all interfaces except the network, automatic backlight adjustment and other things.

Performance

The device is built on the Qualcomm QSD8255 platform, a processor with a clock frequency of 1 GHz. The smartphone has 768 MB of RAM and 1.1 GB of memory for storing data and installing new programs. This volume is enough to put all the necessary software on a smartphone, besides, on Android 2.3, some programs can be installed on a memory card, so there should be no problems with a lack of space, even for those who like to install new software every day.

Like Desire HD and Incredible S, the smartphone supports DivX and Xvid video playback out of the box. In addition, the following formats and codecs are supported: 3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3), .xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3)... In reality, for comfortable viewing of video, it is better to immediately install an alternative player (for example, RockPlayer). With the help of a standard player, you can comfortably watch only videos in low resolution, up to 640x300 pixels (approximately).

The performance of HTC Desire S is excellent, there are no lags or thoughts when working with the device.

Interfaces

The smartphone works in GSM (850/900/1800/1900) and UMTS (900/2100) networks. Both high-speed data transfer standards are supported - EDGE and HSDPA. Enabling and disabling different communication modules can be done in the settings menu, or using widgets. There is a widget with a strip of icons for switching interfaces, there are separate widgets-buttons, as well as a standard Android widget.

For synchronization with a PC and data transfer, a complete microUSB cable is used. USB 2.0 interface. When connected to a computer, a menu appears in which you can select one of five connection types: Charge Only, HTC Sync, Disk Drive(visible memory of the microSD card), Internet modem(using the machine as a modem) and connecting to a PC to access the network through a PC.

Built-in module Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR... Most common profiles are supported:

• Audio / Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) - control music playback from a wireless headset.
• Generic Audio / Video Distribution Profile (GAVDP)
• Audio / Video Distribution Transport Protocol (AVDTP)
• Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) - Bluetooth stereo audio transmission
• Hands-Free Profile 1.5

The sound quality when listening to music through wireless headphones is average, if you are not picky about the sound, this will be enough.

Wi-Fi (802.11b / g / n)... The work of the Wi-Fi module did not cause any complaints. In your smartphone, you can configure the rules for switching Wi-Fi to sleep mode, use only a static IP address when connecting, and add security certificates. The Desire S also has a 'Maximum Wi-Fi Performance' setting, but I didn't notice any difference in how this interface works with the setting turned on and off. When using Wi-Fi, the device practically does not heat up.

Wi-Fi router... HTC Desire S, as well as smartphones Desire HD, HD 2, HD mini and devices running Android 2.2 and higher, implements the function of “sharing” 2G / 3G Internet connection via Wi-Fi. It works as follows. In the settings of the wireless interfaces, the "Wi-Fi router" option is enabled and its settings are opened, where the user is asked to select a network name, password, and the type of connection (WEP, WPA, WPA2). In addition, you can set the maximum number of connections to the smartphone or separately prohibit or allow each new connection.

Below these settings, the desired access point (APN) is selected, through which the device will access the Internet, then routing is turned on. It turns out that you can connect to the Internet, for example, from your laptop through routing to Desire HD, and use a GPRS / EDGE- or UMTS / HSDPA-connection that is pre-configured on your smartphone to access the network.

Where can you use this feature? At the dacha, perhaps on business trips, at a hotel where for some reason there is no Wi-Fi, but there is a local SIM card with relatively inexpensive 2G / 3G traffic. The function works correctly, in my case all smartphones that were at hand were connected during the check.

Navigation

The smartphone uses the gpsOne chip based on the Qualcomm platform. A cold start takes about 35-40 seconds, then it takes 10-15 seconds to search for satellites (testing was carried out using the Maverick program available in the Market).

For navigation, the device has a navigation program НТС Navigation based on Route 66, as well as Google maps and Google navigation... You can use Google Maps to get directions, search for addresses by street names or places. With Google Navigation, you can enjoy route guidance and voice guidance.

A little about HTC Navigation. The launch takes place using the "Car Panel" application. It is a full-fledged navigation software with support for points of interest (POI), route log and the ability to create routes. An overview map of Russia and a demo 30-day map of Russian cities are available in the smartphone. After this period, you can buy the full version of the map or any other regions. The purchase is made directly through the program interface using a bank card (VISA, Master Card, American Express, Diners Club). You can also buy cards on the Internet at the developer's website, and then simply enter a special voucher code in the device and download the already purchased card. It's nice that you can choose one of several license options when purchasing, for 30 days, for a year or for an unlimited period. You can estimate the order of prices yourself using the example of the cost of Russian cards (5.99 USD for 30 days, 24.98 USD for a year, 37.99 perpetual license).

My situation with the program was not very good. Before going to Italy, I bought (rented?) A map of this country in HTC Navigation for a month, checked that it was activated, and happily began to pack my things. Already on the spot, when trying to start navigation, it was found that the program, before "admitting" you to the map, requires a connection with the server in order to check that everything is ok. And this is on a smartphone while roaming. Of course, it was possible to run the program every time in the hotel while the device was connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi and could connect to the server, but as soon as it was inadvertently closed somewhere in the city, the next time HTC Navigation was launched again (!) the process of authorization of the card rented for a month.

Text and voice text input

HTC Desire S uses the standard HTC on-screen QWERTY keyboard. This is one of the best implementations of on-screen keyboards among all Android devices, and among smartphones in general. The only drawback that persists over time is this. When entering in Latin, additional characters can be entered simply by holding one or another key (characters are drawn directly on the buttons with letters and are entered by holding down), and when entering in Cyrillic, in order to put some not most common character, you must first go to the character input menu which is not very convenient.

Each time you press an on-screen button on the keyboard, the device vibrates slightly, which makes typing easier, makes it more realistic, and helps to get used to the on-screen keyboard. Switching the language is done by pressing one key, quickly and easily, by holding the same button you can call up a voice dialing of messages.

The onscreen keyboard can be hidden by holding down the Menu key or by pressing a dedicated button. In order to move the cursor within the text, you need to hold your finger on any segment of the text, after which something like a magnifying glass appears. The idea is clearly borrowed from the Apple iPhone, but that does not make it any less convenient. When you hold your finger on the text for a few seconds, a pop-up window appears with an enlarged piece of text and a cursor. You can move the cursor without any problems, the fragment will move. After you take your finger off the screen, an additional menu appears, with which you can select a piece of text or the entire text as a whole. Or do nothing with the text.

The keyboard contains a personal dictionary, where the device stores new words that you often use. The dictionary can be edited and also synchronized with a backup on a memory card.

Software

The smartphone runs on Android 2.3 OS, HTC Sense 2.1 is used as an interface (the version is newer than in HTC Incredible s and Desire HD). The updated Sense has several useful new features. First, the improved system menu, which is now split into two tabs. One displays events, running programs, and the other displays icons for enabling and disabling wireless interfaces.

Conclusion

For a month of operation, I did not have any serious complaints about the quality of speech transmission, although several times the interlocutors complained that I was hard to hear. But, I repeat, it was a few times a month of active daily use of HTC Desire S as the main phone. The volume of the earpiece is average. The ringtone volume is also at an average level, in a noisy place the call may not be heard. The vibration alert is average, sometimes it is felt, sometimes, especially when walking, not very much.

The official cost of the HTC Desire S smartphone at the end of May is 19,000 rubles (18,990). If you look for a "gray" device, you can get your hands on it for 14,000 rubles or even a little less. We will start from the average between "gray" and "white" prices, which is about 17,000 rubles. Note that this is the price almost at the moment of the start of sales, which began about a month ago. For comparison, the average cost of the original HTC Desire is currently about 15,000 rubles, while this device (compared to the Desire S) has a weak camera, weak battery, less RAM, an old version of HTC Sense and a plastic case with metal elements ... Whereas Desire S has a metal case with plastic elements. So when choosing between the new HTC Desire for 11,000-12,000 rubles and the new HTC Desire S for 14,000 rubles, I would opt for the new model.

And yet, it is reasonable to compare HTC Desire S and Incredible S. The difference in price between the "white" devices is 2,000 rubles (HTC Incredible S costs 21,000). However, when comparing these two models, it can no longer be said that the overpayment is worth it or not, because smartphones, with all their technical similarity, are different. While the Incredible S is more suitable for those who want a powerful large-screen device for their various Android experiments, and will probably use it for frequent navigation in the car, the HTC Desire S is more of a "phone" smartphone. This is reflected both in its compact size compared to the Incredible S, and in the excellent assembly of the metal case with a more relaxed design. This model has many competitors in the middle price segment, but I will not compare HTC Desire S with anything else. The company has got a smartphone, which cannot be found fault with, except for the little things. Desire S, while keeping all the chips that we love in HTC smartphones, also has a normal battery, high-quality assembly and a quite adequate price at the start (especially if we take the average between "white" and "gray"). Three factors that were previously unattainable in one product when it comes to a product from HTC. I recommend paying attention to this smartphone to all users who are now in search of a new smartphone, because HTC Desire S turned out to be a really balanced and strong device in all respects.

Description:

• Class: Smartphone
• Form factor: candy bar
• Body materials: metal, matte plastic with soft-touch
• Operating system: Android 2.3, HTC Sense 2.1 proprietary interface
• Network: GSM / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS / HSDPA 900/2100
• Processor: 1 GHz based on Qualcomm QSD8255 platform
• RAM: 768 MB
• Storage memory: 1.1 GB + microSD card slot
• Interfaces: Wi-Fi (b / g / n /), Bluetooth 2.1 (A2DP), microUSB (USB 2.0) connector for charge / synchronization, 3.5 mm for a headset
• Screen: capacitive, S-LCD 3.7 "with a resolution of 800x480 pixels (WVGA), automatic backlight level control
• Camera: 5 MP with autofocus, video is recorded in 720p resolution (1280x720 pixels), LED flash (works as a flashlight), front VGA camera
• Navigation: GPS based on gpsOne chip of Qualcomm platform (A-GPS support)
• Optional: accelerometer, light sensor, proximity sensor, FM radio
• Battery: removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh
• Dimensions: 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
• Weight: 130 g.

The new flagship of the Desire series with an advanced front camera and water resistance

The Taiwanese company NTS has released on sale a smartphone with an unusual positioning with the characteristics of a flagship and an improved front camera. At the same time, the novelty did not compete with the One M8 smartphone, which is still at the top step in the hierarchy of NTS mobile devices, but stood at the head of another line - Desire. Since the company's flagships branched off into a separate One series, the Desire line of smartphones has dropped to the mid-range, and there have been no truly top-end devices in it for a long time.

However, with the release of the HTC Desire Eye, something has changed: the new smartphone at the head of the series, although it does not have an expensive all-metal body and a number of premium features of a true flagship, is quite capable of competing with them in terms of hardware characteristics. In addition, the device is provided with some additional features that even the flagship HTC One M8 lacks, which makes the comparison of the two models not so trivial. The novelty from the Desire series has a very advanced front camera, powerful protection against moisture ingress, and the body is made of completely different, but by no means less high-quality materials, which makes the smartphone incredibly ergonomic. But at the same time, the price of the new product is set far above the average level, in this regard, the smartphone can also compete with the flagships.

Video review

To get started, we suggest watching our video review of the HTC Desire Eye smartphone:

Now let's take a look at the characteristics of the new item.

Key features of HTC Desire Eye

	HTC Desire Eye	Meizu MX4	Vivo xshot	Sony Xperia Z3	Samsung Galaxy S5
Screen	5.2 ″, IPS	5.36 ″, IPS	5.2 ″, IPS	5.2 ″, IPS	5.1 ″, Super AMOLED
Permission	1920 × 1080, 424 ppi	1920 × 1152, 418 ppi	1920 × 1080, 424 ppi	1920 × 1080, 424 ppi	1920 × 1080, 432 ppi
SoC		Mediatek MT6595 Octa-core (4x Cortex-A17 @ 2.2GHz & 4x Cortex-A7 @ 1.7GHz)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (4-core Krait 400) @ 2.3 GHz		Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (4-core Krait 400) @ 2.5 GHz
GPU	Adreno 330	PowerVR G6200	Adreno 330	Adreno 330	Adreno 330
RAM	2 GB	2 GB	2/3 GB	3 GB	2 GB
Flash memory	16 GB	16/32/64 GB	16/32 GB	16 GB	16 GB
Memory card support	microSD	—	microSD	microSD	microSD
Operating system	Google Android 4.4	Google Android 4.4	Google Android 4.3	Google Android 4.4	Google Android 4.4
Battery	non-removable, 2400 mAh	non-removable, 3100 mAh	non-removable, 2600 mAh	non-removable, 3100 mAh	removable, 2800 mAh
Cameras	rear (13 Mp; video 1080p), front (13 Mp)	rear (20.7 Mp; video 4K), front (2 Mp)	rear (13 Mp; video 4K), front (8 Mp)	rear (20.7 Mp; 4K video), front (2.2 Mp)	rear (16 Mp; 4K video), front (2 Mp)
Dimensions and weight	152 x 74 x 8.5 mm, 154 g	144 x 75 x 8.9 mm, 147 g	146 x 73 x 8 mm, 148 g	146 x 72 x 7.3mm, 152g	142 x 73 x 8.1 mm, 145 g
average price	T-11740912	T-11010064	T-10970877	T-11028534	T-10725078
HTC Desire Eye offers	L-11740912-10

• SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AB), 4 cores Krait 400, 2.3 GHz
• GPU Adreno 330
• Operating system Android 4.4.4
• Touch display IPS, 5.2 ″, 1920 × 1080, 424 ppi
• Random access memory (RAM) 2 GB, internal memory 16 GB
• Support for microSD memory cards up to 128 GB
• Communication GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• WCDMA communication: 850/900/2100 MHz
• Data transmission 2G, 3G, 4G (LTE 800/900/1800/2600 MHz)
• Bluetooth 4.0 aptX
• USB 2.0, OTG, MHL
• Wi-Fi 802.11a / b / g / n / ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), Wi-Fi hotspot
• NFC, DLNA
• GPS (A-GPS), Glonass
• 13 MP camera, autofocus, LED flash, video 1080p @ 30 fps
• Camera 13 MP (front), autofocus, LED flash
• Accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light, gyroscope, digital compass
• Li-polymer battery 2400 mAh
• Dimensions 152 x 74 x 8.5mm
• Weight 154 g

Contents of delivery

Smartphone HTC Desire Eye comes in the sale in exactly the same packaging as all the previous top-end products of this brand. The square and flat cardboard box with rounded corners is sustainable as always: it is made entirely from renewable materials and uses soy ink for the paint. The box is quite neat and somewhat stylish, but it is completely inconvenient to open it: the top cover completely covers the entire lower pallet, so there is nothing to get your fingers on, you have to shake the box and stick your fingers in the slots between the lid and the base, which looks like a premium product is ridiculous enough. Obviously, the idea is that the box just needs to be destroyed upon opening, and not saved.

The set of accessories is standard: the box contains a charger (5 V, 1 A), a Micro-USB connection cable, and a stereo headset with a tangle-free flat wire and ugly large plastic headphones without any ear cushions. It is proposed to pick out the covers on the side slots for installing cards with your nails, and there is no special tool for removing them in the kit.

Appearance and usability

Unlike the metal flagship HTC One smartphones, the new Desire series received a plastic case, like most of the previous models of the family. The smartphone is made in a kind of sporty style, along the side perimeter there is a wide bright stripe of a color different from the rest of the body. In the case of the white version of the color, all the edges turn out to be red, and the gray body is framed by a strip of dark blue color. This is not paint: the body is made of polycarbonate alloys of different colors by the method of seamless casting, so you cannot feel the transitions between the layers of plastic.

Due to the matte and rough surfaces of the plastic case, the device does not slip at all in the hand, it is held securely. The surfaces are non-marking, there are no prints on the matte plastic. In general, due to the comfort in handling such a polycarbonate case, the novelty looks much more preferable than the flagship models of the HTC One series with their slippery and cold metal. Many, of course, still perceive metal as the most expensive and truly premium material in the cases of mobile devices, but it is worth noting that the plastic HTC Desire Eye does not look cheaper or much simpler. Yes, with all its plastic surfaces and bright stripes, the device has a kind of youth-sports style, but still the smartphone looks very catchy and attractive.

As for the dimensions of the device, here, unfortunately, there is absolutely nothing to praise the developers for. The device, with its fairly standard 5.2-inch screen, received a very large body that can hardly fit in an average hand. Of course, most fans of "shovels" may not notice anything unusual, but for other people the smartphone will seem too large. The device turned out to be much more elongated in length than other smartphones with exactly the same display: it is about a centimeter longer, so that it became almost impossible to carry it in a trouser pocket.

The reason for such an unusual aspect ratio in the device's case is clear: not only were two front-facing stereo speakers embedded in the device at the same time (as, by the way, in the Sony Xperia Z3), but also a huge round glass was placed on top, covering the optics of a serious 13-megapixel front-facing module. cameras with two-section multi-colored LED flash. Naturally, this could not but affect the size: even taking into account the same number and location of front-facing stereo speakers, the body of the Sony Xperia Z3 turned out to be much sleeker and shorter by six millimeters, and upon close comparison, the difference is even more striking. As a result, we have to admit that the dimensions of HTC Desire Eye could have been reduced, but this was not done.

By the way, you can't see the speakers right away: the grilles for sound output are hidden in long longitudinal slots at the top and bottom around the screen at the junction between the display glass and the case's plastic, so it's not easy to find them right off the bat. The screen itself is framed by an unusually wide black frame - again, without it, the body of the smartphone could have turned out to be much more elegant in size.

The bottom of this black bezel under the screen is about an inch wide, and there are no useful elements on it - just the logo. The control buttons in the smartphone are on-screen, virtual, so that the total width of 18 mm in the lower part under the screen is not justified by anything other than the speaker embedded here.

Accordingly, on the back side, there are no grilles for sound output, on the entire surface you can find only a round camera eye with an adjacent dual multi-colored LED flash. The flash can be used as a flashlight using a special pre-installed program.

Since the back cover of HTC Desire Eye is not removable, cards are installed in the side slots covered with caps. The covers at the end caps are rubberized to provide protection against water ingress into the housing, as the machine is IPX7 certified for moisture resistance. According to the specifications, the smartphone can withstand a submersion to a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes.

Experimental studies have confirmed the ability of the smartphone body to resist the ingress of water into the body during full immersion. However, this also led to a rather inconvenient way of attaching the covers of the card compartments: the covers with rubber gaskets are tightly hammered into their holes in the manner of a cork, and they need to be removed with the help of nails. But they sit so tightly that it is inconvenient and even painful to pry on and pull them out with your nails, you have to pry on with some additional sharp instrument. The usual covers of protected Sony smartphones look much more preferable in this regard.

Under the covers on HTC Desire Eye, there are slots for a microSD memory card and a SIM card in the Nano-SIM format. The possibility of installing a second, additional SIM-card in place of the memory card in the smartphone is not provided.

All the mechanical keys of the device are located on the opposite side from the plugs (right): the first is a double volume rocker, behind it is the power and lock button, and the lowest key is responsible for working with the camera. A separate photo button looks like a throwback, although the ability to launch the camera faster, as well as shooting underwater, when the screen becomes insensitive to touch, partly justify its presence here. The buttons are plastic, large, have a deep stroke, but the response is too soft and pliable - the mechanical elements could have been made harder.

The bottom end of the case houses a universal Micro-USB 2.0 connector with support for connecting external devices in OTG mode. The upper end is dedicated to the 3.5 mm audio output jack for headphones. Both on the one and on the other end there are holes for microphones, in total there are 3 of them installed in the device. The connectors of the device are not covered with plugs, even though the device can be completely immersed in water. Yes, and there is nowhere to attach a strap to your hand, there is no attachment for it, although, again, such a strap would not hurt at all for shooting underwater.

As for the color options for the body of the novelty, then, as mentioned above, the device goes on sale in two colors. The developers, as usual, came up with unique beautiful names for them: Coral Reef (white with a red stripe) and Matte Blue (gray with a blue stripe). Both colors are equally attractive, there is no difference in materials, so the choice can only be made based on color preferences.

Screen

HTC Desire Eye is equipped with an IPS sensor matrix, while the developers have stopped using the Super LCD 3 brand designation, there is no more a word about this in press releases. The screen dimensions are 64 × 114 mm, the diagonal is 5.2 inches, the resolution is 1920 × 1080 pixels. Accordingly, the dot density is very high, it reaches 424 ppi.

The thickness of the side frames from the edge of the screen to the edge of the case is far from being a record. Although the plastic itself takes up little space on the sides, the black frame around the screen adds significantly to the overall width. As a result, more than 4.5 mm of space separates the edge of the case from the edge of the screen (for top modern models this value is sometimes only 2.6-2.8 mm). The height of the bezels at the top and bottom of the screen is about 18.5 mm, which is also extremely high.

The brightness of the display can be adjusted manually, or you can use automatic adjustment based on the operation of the light sensor. The multitouch technology here allows you to process 10 simultaneous touches, but for this, as usual in NTS smartphones, it is necessary to allow 3-finger gesture recognition. When you bring the smartphone to your ear, the screen is locked using a proximity sensor. The smartphone also has such a useful element as an LED event sensor; there are as many as two menu items to adjust it in the settings section. The screen in HTC Desire Eye can be conveniently unlocked not only by double tapping on the glass, but also by a simple swipe gesture in any direction; these functions can also be turned off in the settings.

A detailed examination using measuring instruments was carried out by the editor of the "Monitors" and "Projectors and TV" sections Alexey Kudryavtsev... Here is his expert opinion on the screen of the test sample.

The front surface of the screen is made in the form of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface, resistant to scratches. Judging by the reflection of objects, the anti-glare properties of the screen are no worse than those of the Google Nexus 7 (2013) (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, here is a photo in which a white surface is reflected in the turned off screens (on the left - Nexus 7, on the right - HTC Desire Eye, then they can be distinguished by their size):

The screen of the HTC Desire Eye is only slightly lighter (the brightness in the photos is 102 versus 97 for the Nexus 7). The doubling of reflected objects on the HTC Desire Eye screen is very weak, which means that there is no air gap between the layers of the screen (more specifically, between the outer glass and the surface of the LCD matrix) (OGS type screen - One Glass Solution). Due to the smaller number of boundaries (such as glass-to-air) with very different refractive indices, such screens look better in conditions of strong external illumination, but their repair in the case of cracked outer glass is much more expensive, since the entire screen has to be changed. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (grease-repellent) coating (effective, but slightly worse than that of the Nexus 7), so fingerprints are much easier to remove, and appear at a slower rate than in the case of ordinary glass.

With manual brightness control and with the display of the white field on the whole screen, the maximum brightness value was about 535 cd / m², the minimum - 11 cd / m². The maximum brightness is very high and, given the excellent anti-glare properties, readability even on a sunny day outdoors will be at a high level. In complete darkness, the brightness can be lowered to a comfortable value. In the presence of automatic brightness control by the light sensor (it is located to the left of the front flash). In automatic mode, when the ambient light conditions change, the screen brightness both increases and decreases. The operation of this function depends on the position of the brightness adjustment. If it is at maximum, then in complete darkness the auto-brightness function reduces the brightness to 22 cd / m2 (normal), in an office lit with artificial light (about 400 lux) sets to 170 cd / m2 (suitable), in a very bright environment (corresponds to the lighting outdoors on a clear day, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or slightly more) increases to a maximum of 535 cd / m² (which is what you need). If the brightness slider is about half the scale, then the screen brightness for the three conditions indicated above is as follows: 11, 120 and 335 cd / m². If the dimmer is set to minimum - 11, 65, 145 cd / m². As a result, the automatic brightness control function works adequately, and if there is no goal to save battery power, then the first option will be optimal - a slider by 100%. At any brightness level, there is practically no backlight modulation, so there is no screen flickering either.

This smartphone uses an IPS-type matrix. The micrographs show the typical IPS subpixel structure:

For comparison, you can see the gallery of photomicrographs of screens used in mobile technology.

The screen has good viewing angles without significant color shift, even with large gaze deviations from the perpendicular to the screen, and without tint inversion. For comparison, we present photographs in which the screens of HTC Desire Eye and Nexus 7 display the same images, while the brightness of the screens was initially set to about 200 cd / m² (across the white field across the entire screen), and the color balance on the camera was forcibly switched to 6500 K . White field perpendicular to the screens:

Note the good uniformity of brightness and color tone of the white field. And the test picture:

The color rendition is good and the colors are saturated on both screens (in the HTC Desire Eye screen photo the saturation is higher and the picture is darker due to the automatic decrease of the backlight brightness relative to the brightness when the white field is displayed). Now at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the plane and to the side of the screen:

It can be seen that the colors did not change much on both screens, and the contrast remained at a high level. And white box:

The brightness of the screens decreased at an angle (at least 5 times, based on the difference in exposure), but in the case of HTC Desire Eye the drop in brightness is less. The black field, when deviated along the diagonal, is lightened weakly and acquires a violet or red-violet tint. The photos below demonstrate this (the brightness of the white areas in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the screens is about the same!):

And from a different angle:

When viewed from a perpendicular view, the black field uniformity is good (the brightness of the HTC Desire Eye's backlight is specially increased here compared to the previous photos):

The contrast ratio (approximately in the center of the screen) is good - about 850: 1. The response time for the transition black-white-black is 18 ms (9 ms on + 9 ms off). The transition between gray tones of 25% and 75% (based on the numerical value of the color) and back in total takes 30 ms. The gamma curve, plotted using 32 points at equal intervals in terms of the numerical value of the shade of gray, did not reveal a blockage in either the highlights or the shadows. The exponent of the approximating power function is 2.32, which is slightly higher than the standard value of 2.2. In this case, the real gamma curve deviates slightly from the power dependence:

Due to the dynamic and very aggressive adjustment of the backlight brightness in accordance with the nature of the displayed image (the darker the image on average, the lower the backlight brightness), the obtained dependence of brightness on the hue (gamma curve) does not correspond to the gamma curve of a static image, since the measurements were carried out with sequential output of shades of gray to almost the entire screen. For this reason, we carried out a number of tests - determining the contrast and response time, comparing black illumination at angles - when displaying special templates with a constant average brightness, and not single-color fields across the entire screen. In general, such a non-switchable brightness correction does nothing but harm, since a constant change in screen brightness can at least cause some discomfort and reduce the visibility of gradations in the shadows in the case of dark images. Obviously, the manufacturer introduces this function in order to mislead the inexperienced buyer regarding the real qualities of the screen and the device itself. For example, lowering the brightness in dark images can hide screen imperfections such as low contrast (not in this case) and strong diagonal black highlighting (also not in this case). Also, tests for autonomy show better results, since the brightness is set, as a rule, along the white field across the entire screen, and in tests the average brightness of the images is lower, therefore, due to the dynamic decrease in the brightness of the backlight, consumption is reduced.

The color gamut is sRGB:

The spectra show that the matrix filters mix the components together to a moderate extent:

As a result, the colors visually have a natural saturation. The grayscale balance is good, as the color temperature is not much higher than the standard 6500K, and the deviation from the blackbody spectrum (ΔE) is less than 10, which is considered a good indicator for a consumer device. At the same time, the color temperature and ΔE vary little from shade to shade - this has a positive effect on the visual assessment of the color balance. (The darkest areas of the gray scale can be ignored, since the color balance there is not very important, and the error in measuring color characteristics at low brightness is large.)

Let's summarize. The screen has a high maximum brightness and has good anti-glare properties, so the device can be used outdoors without problems, even on a sunny summer day. In complete darkness, the brightness can be lowered to a comfortable level. It is also acceptable to use the mode with automatic brightness adjustment, which works adequately. The advantages of the screen include an effective oleophobic coating, no flickering and no air gap in the layers of the screen, high stability of black to deviation of the gaze from the perpendicular to the plane of the screen, as well as sRGB color gamut and good color balance. Significant disadvantages include aggressive non-switchable dynamic adjustment of the backlight brightness. Nevertheless, taking into account the importance of characteristics for this particular class of devices, the screen quality can be considered high.

Sound

In terms of sounding the smartphone, everything is at a high level. The device, as usual, is equipped with two front-facing dual stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers, so the smartphone sounds great. The sound is loud, clear in the entire spectrum, there is an abundance of low frequencies, the maximum volume is great. The sound of the HTC Desire Eye's main speakers inspires admiration, but it's not entirely clear why it was necessary to sacrifice the device's comfortable dimensions just to achieve such a high-quality sound in a pocket device. Still, people enjoy music mainly with the help of high-quality headphones or go to concert halls. It's hard to imagine anyone seriously trying to listen to music from a smartphone without headphones connected. As for the sound in the headphones, then, of course, there are no complaints. The sound is excellent, clear in the entire frequency range, there is enough bass, the maximum volume is great. In the conversational dynamics, the voice of a familiar interlocutor, timbre and intonation remain recognizable, making telephone conversations is quite comfortable.

The device uses its own proprietary player NTS Music to play musical compositions. All sound effects are united by BoomSound technology and are left to the automation - practically nothing can be set manually. In the settings, there is only the ability to turn off the BoomSound sound enhancement function, and this does not affect the operation of the built-in speakers.

There is an FM radio in the standard configuration of the smartphone, and a dictaphone was also found. But the smartphone cannot record telephone conversations from the line by standard means.

Camera

The presence of two 13-megapixel digital camera modules is the most noticeable and unusual feature of the new smartphone, which distinguishes the device from a number of similar ones. However, despite the similar resolution, the characteristics of the camera modules are still not equivalent. The front camera in HTC Desire Eye is equipped with a BSI sensor module, f / 2.2 aperture, 22 mm wide-angle lens. But what is most unusual is that the front camera is equipped with an auto focus function, which is practically not found in modern smartphones, and also has its own LED flash from two multi-colored segments. Using the front camera, you can record video in Full HD resolution (1920 × 1080), it is possible to use the HDR function.

The rear camera in HTC Desire Eye is equipped with a 13-megapixel module with a BSI sensor, f / 2.0 aperture, 28 mm wide-angle lens. Naturally, there is also an auto focus function and a multi-colored LED flash. Video recording is also limited to 1080p, with no 4K mode.

The camera control menu is large, easy to use and intuitive. Shooting can be controlled either by touching the screen or by pressing a mechanical button on the side, or by using gestures and voice. The developers are focusing on a new service called HTC Eye Experience with face tracking, screen sharing, simultaneous double shooting, real-time makeup, voice and automatic selfies, Photo Booth and Crop Me In modes, and Face Fusion. The peculiarity of the program is that the face tracking function in HTC Eye Experience allows, in video chat and conference calls, to track the movements and facial expressions of four interlocutors at once in the same room, and for maximum convenience, the face of each of them is processed and placed on the screen separately. The camera automatically tracks each participant in the conversation. There is also a screen sharing option.

The dual-capture function allows the front and rear cameras to take photos or videos in sync or sequentially, and display both images on the screen at the same time, so that users can capture not only events, but also their reactions to them. Zoe mode (a photography mode in which the camera not only takes several pictures in a row, but also stitches them together later into a whole micro clip) has been supplemented with cloud technologies that now allow you to combine your creative efforts in creating videos with friends. Now you can not only upload your own Zoe videos to the feed, but also invite friends to your network so that they can add their own content: photos, videos and ringtones.

The camera can shoot video at a maximum resolution of 1080p, examples of test clips are presented below.

• Movie # 1 (53 MB, 1920 × [email protected] fps)
• Movie # 2 (57 MB, 1920 × [email protected] fps)

Rear camera	Front-camera
Both cameras have some unpleasant software processing.
The cameras do not cope with noise so badly, but the processing leaves much to be desired, especially in the front one.
Sharpness in the distant shots is rather mediocre, while in the frontal shots it is also worse by software processing.
The sky is quite blurry, although the color is fairly even.
The rear camera works noticeably better than the front camera, not only with shadows.
The license plates in both pictures are distinguishable, but the rear camera is heavily damaged by a defect in the lens.

Below are three more shots with the rear camera.

Apparently, in pursuit of a modern consumer, HTC decided to surpass the Chinese and installed a 13-megapixel front camera module in the smartphone. The race "in the rear" has slightly calmed down, and the struggle spread to the "front line". One can endlessly talk about the expediency of this step, but I think the mountains of "selfies" in the network are forcing manufacturers to indulge the wishes of the client - or rather, try with all their might to please him. The purpose of the 13 megapixel front camera is beyond doubt - they are clearly not here for video calls. Nevertheless, we tested both cameras according to our standard method, which for the front camera is deliberately divorced from reality (scope), but allows us to assess the quality of the camera.

Judging by the tests, both cameras have almost the same sensors, but different optics and especially software. Unfortunately, there was a factory defect in the rear camera of the tested sample - a skew of the "focusing" lens, due to which the focusing plane was not perpendicular to the optical axis, which is especially noticeable in the stand images. Otherwise, it is not that bad, although at this resolution it could provide better sharpness. However, you should make allowances for the not very daytime shooting of the main set of photos.

The front camera turned out to be very peculiar. With the same settings, her pictures are more contrast and richer than those of the rear - probably, this was done specifically to emphasize the features of the face. A kind of software processing serves the same purposes.

Perhaps, for selfies, the front camera will do well - at least, the pictures will be quite clear and large. The rear one will cope well with documentary shooting, and with artistic ones too - in the absence of defects in the lens.

We also tested the camera on a laboratory bench using our method.

Rear camera	Front-camera
Illumination ≈3200 lux.
Illumination ≈1400 lux.
Illumination ≈130 lux.
Illumination ≈130 lux, flash.
Lighting<1 люкс, вспышка.

The shot of the stand demonstrates acceptable performance in good lighting, but noticeably worse in poor lighting. It can be seen that the flash is rather weak.

Telephone part and communications

The smartphone works as standard in modern 2G GSM and 3G WCDMA networks, and there is also support for fourth-generation FDD-LTE networks, that is, the frequencies used in Russia are also supported. In practice, with SIM-cards of domestic operators Megafon and MTS, a smartphone can easily recognize, connect and work with 4G networks. The communication capabilities of the smartphone are at their best: both Wi-Fi bands (2.4 and 5 GHz), NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX audio codec, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display are supported, you can organize a wireless access point via Wi-Fi channels or Bluetooth. The Micro-USB 2.0 connector supports the connection of external devices (USB Host, USB OTG), so you can connect flash drives and mice with keyboards to the Micro-USB port.

The navigation module works not only with GPS (with A-GPS), but also with the domestic Glonass, but the smartphone did not see the satellites of the Chinese network Beidou (BDS). There are no complaints about the operation of the navigation module, the first satellites are detected literally in a matter of seconds. Also among the sensors of the smartphone there is a magnetic field sensor, on the basis of which a digital compass, which is so necessary in navigation programs, works.

The phone application supports Smart Dial, that is, when dialing a phone number, a search is immediately carried out by the first letters in contacts. Support for input by the Swype sliding method is also supported, but the usual for large smartphones the ability to reduce the size of the virtual keyboard or the entire working screen for ease of control with fingers of one hand is not provided here.

OS and software

The system uses the Google Android software platform version 4.4.4 and the HTC's proprietary graphical user interface, the sixth version is already HTC Sense 6. The appearance of the shell, cute branded elongated fonts, flat stylized icons, vertical way of scrolling the program menus, the notification panel and quick access to the main functions, support for working with gestures - everything here is exactly the same as in the flagship HTC One M8.

As for gestures, it is worth noting that a lot of them are used here, and if you remember what, where and in what sequence is swiped, then this can really save time. For example, even if you take a simple unlocking with a swiping gesture on the off screen, then depending on four of the possible directions of swiping, the gesture will work out different tasks: either the BlinkFeed news feed will immediately pop up, or there will be an automatic switch to voice typing, or the desktop with widgets will open , etc. Most of the settings for working with gestures are in the menu section called Motion Launch.

It is also worth noting the presence of a very useful mode of disabling sound notifications by the time "Do not disturb", two energy-saving modes - normal and maximum, as well as the presence of a child mode. There are not so many preinstalled programs, but they are useful: there is a file manager, a package for working with office documents, its own archiving service and a convenient function for transferring personal data from an old device to a new one.

Performance

The hardware platform of the HTC Desire Eye is based on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 SoC with four Krait 400 cores. In the case of the HTC Desire Eye, the maximum processor core frequency is 2.3 GHz, and the GPU frequency is 550 MHz, using the MSM8974AB platform version.

The processor is supported in graphics processing by the familiar top-end video accelerator Adreno 330. The volume of the smartphone's RAM is 2 GB. About 10.5 GB out of 16 GB are initially available for the user's own memory in the device. MicroSD memory cards in this model are supported up to 128 GB, you can also connect external flash drives, keyboards and mice using a special adapter to the USB port in OTG mode.

According to the benchmark test results, a smartphone with a version of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB platform is expectedly and logically slightly inferior to the maximum version of the MSM8974AC, which has a higher frequency of processor cores and GPUs (for example, comparing with the Sony Xperia Z3). As for the competing platforms, in comparison with the latest eight-core MediaTek MT6595 (presented in the comparison table by the Meizu MX4 and Lenovo Vibe X2 models), Qualcomm's SoC no longer occupies a leading position. An even weaker version of the Mediatek MT6595m outperforms the Snapdragon 801 in both complex tests and browser tests. However, the Adreno 330 graphics accelerator in Snapdragon is still in first place in terms of performance, even the latest PowerVR G6200, which is part of the MediaTek platform, has not caught up with it. Be that as it may, the hardware stuffing of the HTC Desire Eye smartphone is certainly powerful enough to cope with any tasks set by demanding programs and heavy 3D games.

Testing with the latest AnTuTu and GeekBench 3 Benchmarks:

All the results obtained by us when testing the smartphone in the latest versions of popular benchmarks, we have summarized in tables for convenience. Several other devices from different segments are usually added to the table, also tested on similar latest versions of benchmarks (this is done only for a visual assessment of the obtained dry numbers). Unfortunately, within the framework of one comparison, it is impossible to present the results from different versions of benchmarks, therefore, many worthy and relevant models remain behind the scenes - due to the fact that they once passed the “obstacle course” on previous versions of test programs.

Testing the graphics subsystem in 3DMark gaming tests,GFXBenchmark, and Bonsai Benchmark:

When testing in 3DMark for the highest performing smartphones, it is now possible to run the application in Unlimited mode, where the rendering resolution is fixed at 720p and VSync is disabled (which can cause the speed to rise above 60 fps).

Browser cross-platform tests:

As for benchmarks for evaluating the speed of a javascript engine, you should always make allowances for the fact that the results in them significantly depend on the browser in which they are launched, so that the comparison can be truly correct only on the same OS and browsers, and this possibility is available when testing not always. In the case of Android OS, we always try to use Google Chrome.

Video playback

To test the "omnivorous" video playback (including support for various codecs, containers and special features, such as subtitles), we used the most common formats, which make up the bulk of the content available on the Web. Note that it is important for mobile devices to have support for hardware decoding of video clips at the chip level, since it is often impossible to process modern versions at the expense of processor cores alone. Also, do not expect a mobile device to decode everything, since the leadership in flexibility belongs to the PC, and no one is going to challenge it.

According to the test results, HTC Desire Eye was not equipped with all the necessary decoders, in this case sound ones, which are necessary for full playback of most of the most common files on the network. To play them successfully, you will have to resort to using a third-party player - for example, MX Player. If you connect a custom AC3 codec using simple manipulations, then this player will successfully play any videos downloaded from the network with sound. All results are summarized in a single table.

Format	Container, video, sound	MX Video Player	Native video player
DVDRip	AVI, XviD 720 × 400 2200 Kbps, MP3 + AC3	reproduced normally	reproduced normally
Web-DL SD	AVI, XviD 720 × 400 1400 Kbps, MP3 + AC3	reproduced normally	reproduced normally
Web-DL HD	MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 3000Kbps, AC3	reproduced normally
BDRip 720p	MKV, H.264 1280 × 720 4000 Kbps, AC3	reproduced normally	the video plays normally, there is no sound
BDRip 1080p	MKV, H.264 1920 × 1080 8000Kbps, AC3	reproduced normally	the video plays normally, there is no sound

Testing of video output features was carried out by Alexey Kudryavtsev.

We did not find the MHL interface, as well as Mobility DisplayPort, in this smartphone, so we had to limit ourselves to testing the display of video files on the screen of the device itself. To do this, we used a set of test files with an arrow and a rectangle moving one division per frame (see "Methodology for testing video playback and display devices. Version 1 (for mobile devices)

Note: If both columns Uniformity and Skips green ratings are set, this means that, most likely, when watching movies, artifacts caused by uneven alternation and skipping of frames will either not be visible at all, or their number and visibility will not affect the viewing comfort. Red marks indicate possible problems with the playback of the respective files.

According to the criterion for outputting frames, the quality of video playback on the screen of the smartphone itself is good, since frames (or groups of frames) can (but are not required) to be displayed with a more or less uniform alternation of intervals and without frame drops. The smartphone can even display 4K files up to and including 25fps. When playing video files with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels (1080p) on a smartphone screen, the image of the video file itself is displayed exactly along the edge of the screen, one to one pixel by pixel, that is, in its original resolution. The brightness range displayed on the screen corresponds to the standard range of 16-235 - in the shadows and highlights, almost all gradations are displayed (a blockage by a couple of shades in the shadows can be ignored) - which is required for correct playback of typical video files. However, the perception of dark scenes is greatly reduced by the non-switchable dynamic adjustment of the backlight brightness.

Battery life

HTC Desire Eye has a rechargeable battery that is not the most capacious by modern standards, only 2400 mAh, and this is with such a large and thick body. There would obviously be enough room for a more powerful battery, but, obviously, the developers did not want the model from the Desire line to overtake the nominal flagship HTC One. Nevertheless, even despite the use of a large energy-intensive screen with Full HD resolution, the HTC Desire Eye smartphone did not hit the dirt, demonstrating quite acceptable, even above average, autonomy.

	Battery capacity	Reading mode	Video mode	3D Game Mode
HTC Desire Eye	2400 mAh	18h 00m	9h 30m	3h 15m
Meizu MX4	3100 mAh	12h 00m	8h 40m	3h 45m
Lenovo Vibe X2	2300 mAh	13h 00m	6h 00m	3h 15m
TCL Idol X +	2500 mAh	12h 30m	7h 20m	3h 00m
Sony Xperia Z3	3100 mAh	20 h 00 m	10h 00m	4h 50m
HTC One M8	2600 mAh	22h 10m	13h 20m	3h 20m
Samsung Galaxy S5	2800 mAh	17h 20m	12h 30m	4h 30m
TCL Idol X +	2500 mAh	12h 30m	7h 20m	3h 00m
Lenovo Vibe Z	3050 mAh	11h 45m	8h 00m	3h 30m
Alcatel Hero 2	3100 mAh	13h 20m	10h 20m	3h 10m
Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro	4000 mAh	13h 20m	8h 40m	4h 30m
Vivo Xplay 3S	3200 mAh	12h 30m	8h 00m	3h 30m
Oppo Find 7	3000 mAh	9h 00m	6h 40m	3h 20m
Oppo Find 7a	2800 mAh	16h 40m	8h 20m	3h 00m

The developers themselves promise a talk time of up to 20 hours and more than 538 hours of standby time. Our own tests in the most common modes of use showed that continuous reading in FBReader (with a standard, light theme) at the minimum comfortable brightness level (the brightness was set to 100 cd / m2) lasted more than 18 hours until the battery was completely discharged, and with continuous watching videos in high quality (720p) with the same brightness level via a home Wi-Fi network, the device lasted 9.5 hours. In 3D games mode, the smartphone worked for a little over 3 hours. At the same time, the battery of the smartphone is charged quite quickly, only about two hours.

Outcome

As for the value of HTC Desire Eye, it, like almost all goods, has been continuously correcting upward in recent days due to changes in the exchange rate. So, at the time of the start of work on the review, it amounted to about 24.5 thousand rubles in Russian retail (which was already one and a half thousand more than at the start of sales), and at the time of the announcement - at least 27 thousand. And nevertheless, even taking into account the rise in price, HTC's smartphone turned out to be not only very successful, but also cheaper than its counterparts, with which, despite belonging to a non-flagship line, the device can quite compare with its main characteristics on an equal footing. HTC Desire Eyes have a good case, water-resistant, practical and non-marking, excellent screen, one of the best in the class, powerful and productive platform, excellent sound, the best on the market, and even quite good battery life. The connectivity is also excellent, the cameras are not bad, although not perfect, there is support for USB OTG, and naturally there is the legendary HTC Sense shell, which has been enjoying well-deserved fame for many years. The device came out quite decent, especially considering the price, but not everyone will find it suitable because of the greatly increased dimensions.

The Taiwanese technology manufacturer HTC has not made users very happy lately and, as a result, has suffered losses. In the competitive environment of modern technologies, its Korean competitors are more advantageous. HTC is forced to go on logical experiments, one of which is the Desire V smartphone, which has support for two SIM-cards.

However, the performance of this device was not the best, especially against the background of its rather high price. Therefore, in 2012 the company introduced the new HTC Desire SV phone. It also supports two SIM-cards and has much more attractive characteristics, namely, it has a larger screen, a powerful processor, and an increased amount of RAM.

Key features of HTC Desire SV

The improved model is armed with a higher performance processor (Snapdragon S4 Play), as well as a qualitatively new graphics core. The phone memory is 4 gigabytes and is distributed as follows:

• 256 MB - operational cache;
• 1232 MB - user data memory;
• 1128 MB - built-in smartphone memory;
• 958 MB - Android + Sense.

It is not clear that the camera is cut down to the level of 800 x 480 (despite the fact that it is 8-megapixel). And this is against the background of the fact that at that time cheaper Fly IQ440 and Samsung were preparing for release, the release of which was accompanied by a surge in the company's marketing activity.

Smartphone design solutions

In the following sections, we'll take a closer look at HTC Desire SV. The best way to start your phone review is to look at its appearance. The official color of the smart is black, but there is also a brighter orange case solution, which, along with the lack of such an option from competitors, plays into the hands of the Taiwanese manufacturer.

The design of HTC Desire SV doesn't really stand out: the corners are rounded, the side part is framed with a trapezoid, the back side is convex. The front of the smartphone is made with tempered glass 2. At the top there is a slot for the speaker, as well as grooves for proximity and lighting sensors, as well as an event indicator. Below is a screen, under which there are three active touch keys: "Application manager", "Home" and "Back". The distance between them allows you to use them quite comfortably.

The left side of the smartphone is without keys, on the right is the double-sided volume rocker, which you can easily find thanks to the recess in the center.

The bottom of the device contains a Micro-USB connector, which is also used to charge the device, as well as a microphone. The upper part is marked with a power button and a headphone jack. The power button doesn't fit well with the device's ergonomics as it sits flush with the body, which can make it difficult to find.

All connectors and keys are located on the plastic. The back panel of the phone is removable and made of soft-touch plastic. On the top of it is an 8-megapixel camera and its LED flash. The manufacturer's logo is located in the center of the smartphone, at the bottom there are the holes for the multimedia speaker with the Beats Audio logo.

The cover is removed by prying in the area of ​​the Micro-USB connector. With the back surface removed, you can install or replace MicroSD and SIM cards. If the decision to buy a smartphone of this model has already been made, you should take care of replacing standard communication cards with microSIM cards. There is also a smaller battery with a capacity of 1620 mAh compared to the model predecessor, which is rather strange considering the high power of the device and the presence of two SIM cards.

Phone screen

For a phone with a diagonal of 4.3 inches, the resolution of 480 x 800 seems insufficient, but its increase would have pulled up the price of the device, so, apparently, the manufacturer chose a compromise solution. The phone is very sensitive to touch due to the use of high quality scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass.

Adequate color reproduction of the Super LCD 2 display ensures natural and natural display of pictures and photos. With the help of proximity sensors and dimming sensors, the device can be used comfortably in various light conditions, but the screen dims in direct sunlight.

What were the results of the HTC Desire SV study? The brightness characteristics were 298 cd / m2, and the contrast ratio was 900: 1. completely covers the spectrum, and in some places even exceeds it. At the same time, the shade is slightly coldish. That is why the display of the device in question looks advantageous in comparison with other exhibits of this class.

Smartphone performance

It's safe to say that Taiwanese manufacturers have taken the issue of how to flash HTC Desire SV seriously. That is why the performance of this model is excellent. The return of the smartphone in the AnTuTu benchmark corresponds to the leader of the previous period LG Optimus 2X. Summing up, we can say that the smartphone in question is almost twice as fast as its competitors in terms of performance.

Battery and hardware

The Qualcomm MSM8225 processor in this smartphone is dual-core with 768 MB of RAM. Native memory is 4 GB, of which 1 GB is used for data storage. The load to the internal memory is also provided for the installation of microSD up to 32 GB. The new processor is characterized by significantly higher power characteristics compared to its predecessor, which affects the smooth operation of the menu and the absence of slowdowns and lags.

The battery with intensive use is quietly enough for one day of autonomous work. If the screen is constantly active, then the charge will last for about 5 hours, which is pretty good for a gadget with a medium-capacity battery. This figure is better than that of its predecessor.

The model is equipped with more modern than its predecessors, versions of Sense 4.1 and Android 4.0.4. But there are some shortcomings in the HTC Desire SV model. The phone settings do not provide for 3D widgets and complex (like in more expensive devices of the series) screen lock animation.

Along with this, one cannot fail to notice the convenience and aesthetic beauty of the smartphone screen, on which a variety of notifications and events accumulate, from unread messages and missed calls to the calendar and clock. On the home screen, you can create shortcuts, as well as special widgets, for example, with the weather or the latest news. Also, in order to simplify the work with the gadget, you can customize "desktops" for yourself, create shortcuts on them for the most frequently used applications and programs, which, in turn, can be sorted by folders. If you get tired of the standardized desktop of the device and want something new, you can download and install new styles of themes and designs using the specialized section of HTC Hub.

Ease of use of SIM-cards

The model was the first device on the market to use two small microSIM cards. This is a general trend, but not all users are accustomed to this standard. When rearranging the cards, it is not necessary to reboot the smartphone, it will immediately detect them.

The numbers displayed in the call log have an indicative mark that indicates which SIM card was used during the conversation. When dialing a number, a menu for selecting a priority card for the call is also given.

SIM cards are located under a removable panel. Moreover, one of them has the function of connecting to high-speed 3G Internet, the other is intended only for slow-speed second-generation networks.

An extra slot is disabled in the HTC Desire SV menu, you can rename a card and select a priority one for the Internet. For both SIM-cards there is a possibility of choosing a call, which greatly facilitates the specification of incoming messages. For SMS notifications, unfortunately, you can select only one melody for both cards. One radio module excludes the possibility of simultaneous conversation on two SIMs.

The number of entries that can be made in the phone book is not limited and has several fields for contact information. The smartphone will store:

• name and surname of the subscriber;
• telephones;
• addresses;
• Date of Birth;
• notes.

When you select a contact without going to another section, information about the date of the last call, and even the history of the correspondence, becomes available.

Means of communication

The micro-USB connection device is combined with the charger connector and is located at the bottom of the device. On the opposite side there is an audio port for a headset and headphones. Wi-Fi 802.11n is also provided, which is used as an access point and modem. You can still use Bluetooth 4.0 to connect to other devices and transfer data.

What camera is built into the smartphone?

The camera is, unfortunately, a weak point of the HTC Desire SV. Photos (both in cloudy weather and indoors) will slightly delight the experienced eye. Based on this, the question arises about the advisability of using an 8-megapixel camera in the phone (maybe it should have been limited to a 5-megapixel one?). As for the video, you should once again think about the quality of video recording: 800 x 480 for such a price is somehow not enough.

Media capabilities

The smartphone is capable of playing a wide variety of formats, including MP4, 3G2, 3GP, AVI, 3GP, WMV. Viewing files from the device's memory occurs almost instantly. The photo gallery leaves a pleasant impression, which allows you to quickly view files, as well as take pictures with various effects.

HTC Desire SV doesn't come with a custom equalizer (only Beats Audio auto mode is available), but it works with any type of headphone.

Standard headphones will not please the true music lover, so it is advisable to replace them with more expensive analogs. As for other media applications, it should be noted that the standard for the model is a voice recorder, radio and Soundhound song recognition program.

Summing up

The Taiwanese company did an excellent job on the bugs, eliminating most of the bugs noticed, while significantly increasing the price. Despite this, the model has good sales figures. You can buy it at a price of 6.5 thousand rubles. By and large, the smartphone has practically no serious flaws, with the exception of insufficient video quality. It can also confuse the quality of the display, namely the viewing angles, but this is not the most important indicator of the smartphone's performance. There were no more significant shortcomings of HTC Desire SV.

Pros and cons of the model

What caught the attention of users on HTC Desire SV? Owner reviews contain a lot of useful information. Moreover, they reflect both positive and negative aspects of using this mobile device. So, the advantages of a smartphone include:

• Display screen size.
• Increased cache memory.
• Body material.
• Android 4.0.
• HTC Sense 4.1.
• High performance.
• Long working time.

At the same time, some users did not like the following features:

• Not the best photo quality.
• Insufficient video recording quality.
• Limited viewing angles of the display.
• Lack of additional

We hope the article will help you make the right choice on purchasing a smartphone, the chosen model will bring a lot of benefits and facilitate work, leisure, communication and life in general.

It is not difficult to find a smartphone for almost any need: you can find quite productive solutions for little money, super productive solutions for a lot of money, good camera phones, tractor smartphones and much more. In fact, three categories of people will not find an ideal solution for themselves: who needs everything in one device, who needs huge autonomy (there are simply no such solutions) and who needs a dual-SIM smartphone that is not cut in everything. But the latter got a pretty good model today!

HTC Desire V is HTC's first dual-SIM smartphone, but far from being the first on the market. However, whatever the buyer could afford was no better. Sony recently announced the Tipo Dual model, but even it has not the best hardware and too simple screen. And in 100% of other cases, if I'm not mistaken, Android 4.0 ICS is not even close. So Desire V can be safely considered the first normal smartphone with two SIM card slots. After all, there are definitely people who had to either infringe on themselves in performance and functionality, or carry two phones with them, due to the lack of a normal Dual SIM.

Appearance

For starters, Desire V comes only in 2SIM version, it is a stand-alone model in the Desire line, which has its own characteristics, including a unique design.

Taking the smartphone in hand for the first time, I was sure that it was in a slightly modified case and with two SIM card slots, but this turned out to be not the case. The design has changed quite a lot, while the smartphone has not ceased to be attractive. The body is plastic, soft touch, the assembly is good, but not perfect, there are slight crunches when squeezed. The design of the case is similar to that of HTC Sensation or Gratia - all the insides with the display are placed in the back cover, which in some places is no longer the back one. It's practical - if the case gets scratched - just replace the battery cover.

The smartphone is quite thin at 9.3 mm. Even if this is not a record at all, a smartphone with such a thickness looks great, and it fits comfortably in the hand.

In general, I liked the look, the impressions of Desire V are positive from the first minutes of acquaintance and spinning in my hands. I love the feeling when you like a thing. Of the shortcomings, I will note the same soft touch - here it gets very dirty, especially in summer, when fingers leave prints with special zeal.

Arrangement of elements

I liked the screen of the novelty. Again, I'm not comparing it with all other smartphones, but with those that I would gladly refuse if I needed two SIM cards in one device. The Desire V has a 4 ″ LCD display with a resolution of 800x480 pixels. All the others have 480x320 and this seems to me the most important “win” Desire V. The same screen is installed in and everyone is happy. The minimum brightness is comfortable for working in complete darkness, unlike SAMOLED, but the maximum brightness is clearly not enough for direct sunlight - the picture fades significantly. I was very pleased with the absence of an air gap under the glass, the picture lies right on the surface, just like in smartphones of the new HTC One line.

There is no front camera, above the display we see only the speaker, the company logo and two sensors: proximity and illumination. Under the display, there are only three touch-sensitive control keys, which immediately make it clear which version of Android is installed right out of the box.

On the right are the volume keys, on the left - a connector for a microUSB cable. The latter seemed to me not the most convenient. Firstly, the fact that it is not from below is no longer convenient, but I rarely succeeded in plugging the cord into it the first time. Probably a matter of habit.

Above we see another not the most common solution - the power key and lock the device in the center. In addition, it is not very well felt, again, you have to get used to it. To the left of it is the standard headset input.

At the back, under a large decorative overlay, there is a 5 MP camera with flash. It seems that this design solution looks cool, but the camera itself does not deserve much praise. The photos are of very mediocre quality by today's standards; a good photo cannot be obtained even in ideal daylight. The video is even worse, there is not even a 720p resolution. The maximum video recording resolution is 800x480 pixels.

Immediately we see the Beats Audio logo and speaker.

Sample photos

Sample video

All the most interesting is located under the back cover. This is where two SIM card slots are located: the first under the decorative cover of the camera, the second to the right of it. Above these slots we see a place for a microSD memory card, and below - a battery with a capacity of 1650 mAh.

Contrary to my expectations, the Desire V has not two, but one radio module. It's a little strange, even in the more affordable LG Optimus Link, there are two radio modules and for some this will be a decisive factor in choosing. The fact is that with one radio module, during a call from one SIM card, the second becomes unavailable. On the other hand, while waiting, you will be able to get through to any card, and you can also call from any. So it's a very small minus, and given the much higher power consumption of two radio modules, many people will find the solution in Desire V optimal.

HTC Sense has added functionality for working with two cards. In the settings there is an item "Network Manager", in which you can name each SIM card (up to four characters) and select the preferred network. While making a call, as well as dialing SMS, you can choose in one touch from which number to perform the action.

It matters which card to insert into which slot. So, only the first slot supports high-speed data transfer 3G, even EDGE can work only with the card in the first slot. The second is intended for the maximum GPRS connection and GSM connection.

Specifications

The smartphone has a Qualcomm MSM7227A processor. For the first time we encountered this in, but here the frequency is overclocked to 1 GHz. Then we wondered what the “A” means in the processor marking and, it turned out, one letter distinguishes ARM v6 (regular MSM7227) from ARM v7. Yes, there may be Flash here, and 3D games can be launched, but in real life the processor performance is rather low and you should not expect either serious results in tests or adequate operation of heavy games. Even the HTC Sense interface isn't super smooth.

Paired with the processor is the Adreno 200 graphics accelerator, 512 MB of RAM, 4 GB of built-in memory.

• Dimensions: 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
• Weight: 114 g
• Operating system: Android 4.0.3 ICS
• CPU: Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon 1GHz
• Display: LCD, 4 ″, 800 × 480 dots
• Memory: 4 GB flash, microSD slot
• RAM: 512 MB
• Camera: 5 MP, video recording at 480p
• Wireless technologies: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0,
• Interface connectors: 3.5 mm headphone jack, MicroUSB
• Battery: Li-Pol battery 1650 mAh

ON

This is another strong point of the device, the Desire V has Android 4.0.3 installed, on top of which is no less fresh Sense 4.0. There are both the delights of standard Android 4, such as creating a folder, dragging an icon onto an icon, multitasking, etc., as well as the convenience of Sense, for example, quick access to four applications and a lock screen, an improved camera, etc. Unfortunately, burst shooting, as in the One line is not, you cannot take photos while shooting a video either. Face Unlock is missing as there is no front camera.

The interface works smoothly, but, as I said above, the processor power is not enough to provide the same smoothness when performing the second, not even the most resource-intensive task.

The Desire V combines a large 4 "screen with less eye strain and a unique matte finish for durability. Dual SIM cards, each standby and ready for immediate call, so you won't miss a call from a friend or work partner. Beats Audio is deep and rich, you can immediately feel the difference and hear the melody just the way the author intended.

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HTC Desire V:

Lightweight, beautiful, functional, ergonomic, has a capacious battery, can act as a GPS receiver, affordable, has a good camera, can replace a player.

SPECIFICATIONS

light

Nice

Functional

Ergonomic

Has a capacious battery

Can act as a GPS receiver

Affordable

Has a good camera

Can be a replacement for the player

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MAIN TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Nutrition

Battery capacity: 1650 mAh Battery type: Li-Ion Battery: removable

General characteristics

Type: smartphone Weight: 114 g Control: touch buttons Operating system: Android 4.0 Case type: classic Number of SIM cards: 2 Mode of operation of multiple SIM cards: alternate Dimensions (WxHxT): 62.3x118.5x9.32 mm Type of SIM card : normal

Screen

Screen type: color Super LCD, touch Type of touch screen: multitouch, capacitive Diagonal: 4 inches. Image size: 800x480 The number of pixels per inch (PPI): 233 Automatic screen rotation: yes

Multimedia capabilities

Camera: 5 million pixels, LED flash Camera functions: autofocus Video recording: yes (MP4) Audio: MP3, FM radio Headphone jack: 3.5 mm

Connection

Interfaces: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, USB Standard: GSM 900/1800/1900, 3G Satellite navigation: GPS

Memory and processor

Processor: Qualcomm MSM7227A, 1000 MHz Number of processor cores: 1 Built-in memory: 4 GB RAM: 512 MB Video processor: Adreno 200 Memory card slot: yes

Other functions

Control: voice dialing, voice control Sensors: lighting, proximity Airplane mode: yes Main technical characteristics

Peculiarities
A type	smartphone
Operating system	Android
Version	4.0
CPU	Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon
Frequency	1000 MHz
RAM	512 MB
Flash memory	4096 MB
Screen
Diagonal	4.0 "
Permission	800 x 480
Digital camera
Camera	5 million pixels
Maximum resolution	2592 x 1944
Dimensions and weight
Width	62.3 mm
Height	118.5 mm
Depth	9.3 mm
Weight	114 gr.

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HTC Desire V smartphone review: sit down, two

In Taiwan, it is considered normal if a person carries two mobile phones with him: one for official calls, the other is reserved exclusively for relatives and family. Of course, there are also “two-SIM” devices on sale, as well as three-, four- and even five-SIM devices - with them you can afford to have separate numbers for your boss, friends, wife, mistress, and one more specifically for spam SMS.