HTC Desire V

Overview

An Android ICS Based Dual SIM Smartphone

By Priyanka Saini

HTC Desire V is an Android smartphone manufactured by HTC. It was unveiled in June 2012 and it is the successor of 'HTC Desire C' smartphone. This phone has a dual SIM capability with dual standby and dual calling. It comes in a pack with charger, earphone, USB cable, user manual, battery and Warranty card.

Design and Style

Desire V comes in a premium design with a 4-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen and a 480x800 pixels of display resolution. It flaunts a 16M color and a pixel density of 233 ppi which gives you a brighter and clearer screen view. It also houses Accelerometer and proximity sensors. The dimensions of the phone are measured as 118.5mm length, 62.3mm width, 9.3mm thickness and 114 grams weight.

Processor and Memory

Running on Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, it packs a 1GHz Cortex-A5 processor coupled with 512MB RAM, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon chipset and Adreno 200 GPU to ensure the fast processing of the phone. For the storage of pictures, audio, video it offers 4GB of internal memory which can be further expanded up to 32GB with the help of microSd card.

Camera

Desire V comes equipped with an auto-focus 5MP rear camera with the features like geo-tagging and LED flash to capture the picture more clear. It provides a picture resolution of 2592x1944 pixels and it is also capable of recording WVGA video at 21fps. There is no front camera offered in this phone.

Music and Sound

For the entertainment, it offers FM Radio service, beast audio sound enhancment for rich and loud music. The audio formats supported by this phone are AAC, AMR, M4A, MP3, WAV and Windows Media Audio 9. You can also play as well as record vidoes and audios on this handset.

Telephony and Messaging

Messaging facility of the phone includes SMS, MMS, Push Email and Email. You can save unlimited numbe of contacts on this phone and can make voice calls. It works on 2G (GSM 850/900/1800/1900 - SIM 1 & 2) and 3G (HSDPA 900/2100 - SIM 1) network frequencies.

Connectivity and Battery

To connect with other devices and world, it supports Wi-Fi, BLuetooth, EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi Hotspot and microUSB v2.0. It has been loaded with a Li-ion 1650mAH battery which keeps your phone in running state for long hours.

Shades and Price

It is available in only two common colors options - Black and White. The price offered by company for this handset is Rs. 26,437 (approx., may vary).

Verdict

HTC Desire V is the rich featured device available in accurate price. Customers who are looking for slimmer device and good functioning can go for this device. Its main rivals in the market will be Samsung Galaxy S Duos, Sony Xperia Tipo Dual, Sony Xperia J etc.