Is there any way to buy this without paying £10 for a top-up?
This is a great deal either way. :smiley:
pete1993 to pete1993
28 Apr 161#4
I just realised, you don't have to pay O2 that £10 at the time of order - they send you a Sim card and you have to top it up by £10 to activate it if you want to use it. :smile:
iibdii
28 Apr 16#5
sounds very good
I bought a ph in DEC from o2 reserved online for store pickup they didn't ask me to buy top-up it was a cheap lg phone so worth a try
superfreddy
28 Apr 16#6
Gutted. I bought this sim free from Argos at the weekend for £149.99
jnm21 to superfreddy
28 Apr 16#7
Any chance of some feedback on the phone? Chance taking it back?
superfreddy
28 Apr 161#8
Thing is, mine is the blue version and the one on O2 is black.
For the hassle of returning the phone, buying an unlock code, waiting for the new phone to arrive, having the black one instead of the blue, it's just not worth it.
I got £20 Argos voucher anyway as I bought something else and they had the promo on.
I love the phone. Probably the best I've had for a long time - I had a Nexus 4, then a Nexus 5, LG G3, and then the Moto G 3rd.
I prefer this over the Moto G 3rd - it has more character to it and is better in the hand. It's very light and the camera is good too.
Gollywood
29 Apr 161#10
When this was initially released, the reviews were not that great when compared to the Moto G 3rd Gen but it was £250 at the time!
At this price its pretty good.
The fixed 2000mAh battery would be my only issue
superfreddy
29 Apr 161#11
I can confirm this is better than the Moto G. Everything about it is better. No marshmallow yet but that's due next month.
asimrashid
29 Apr 16#12
Wow probably one of the best phone manufacturers in the world, great phone...better than my crap samsung alpha rubish
gtd65 to asimrashid
29 Apr 16#13
Yeah I'm not impressed with my nice looking Samsung Galaxy A3 either. It's a horrible performer and signal strength is woeful. Pity really, because it's a very well made device.
ansonuk
29 Apr 161#14
Moto G's are far superior - stock Android without the o2 bloatware
P_K
29 Apr 16#15
does anyone know if these models have Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 or the
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 ??
Can someone please tell me how I buy an unlocking code? I have ordered this phone and will need to put my Three sim into this phone.
superfreddy to noort81
29 Apr 161#21
Go on ebay and search for HTC 626 unlock code. Don't pay any more than £1.75
superfreddy
29 Apr 16#22
Is that from experience of using both handsets personally though? The bloatware can either be uninstalled or disabled. It's better than the Moto G imo
mike_the_tv
30 Apr 16#23
Are you sure, according to PhoneArena they have the same CPU:
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 8909 Quad-core, 1100 MHz, ARM Cortex-A7
deanoh11
30 Apr 16#24
GSM Arena has the 626 with a SD410, so not sure. Comparing the two with the Moto G (16GB/2GB), I would go for the Moto G with water resistant, no bloatware and bigger battery
UK HTC website says snapdragon 410, which given the price would seem right.
mike_the_tv to winchman
2 May 16#26
Maybe PhoneArena is wrong then, was surprised it was the same.
Was a big fan of HTC, had a Desire S. When I was looking to update I looked first at HTC but was really dissappointed with the price vs spec compared to others. Ended up with an LG G2.
Bobbyb22
12 May 16#27
Bought this phone a couple of days ago after my Galaxy S4 broke. It's the first budget smartphone I've bought and I'm very impressed with it for the price.
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http://m.carphonewarehouse.com/mt/http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/phones/htc-desire-530/ppay?intcmp=MegaDeals16_LP_payg_htc530_280416
This is a great deal either way. :smiley:
I bought a ph in DEC from o2 reserved online for store pickup they didn't ask me to buy top-up it was a cheap lg phone so worth a try
For the hassle of returning the phone, buying an unlock code, waiting for the new phone to arrive, having the black one instead of the blue, it's just not worth it.
I got £20 Argos voucher anyway as I bought something else and they had the promo on.
I love the phone. Probably the best I've had for a long time - I had a Nexus 4, then a Nexus 5, LG G3, and then the Moto G 3rd.
I prefer this over the Moto G 3rd - it has more character to it and is better in the hand. It's very light and the camera is good too.
At this price its pretty good.
The fixed 2000mAh battery would be my only issue
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 ??
1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor, same as Moto G.
looks a nice phone but I don't see any difference to the Moto G spec wise really.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 8909 Quad-core, 1100 MHz, ARM Cortex-A7
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=6968&idPhone2=7940&idPhone3=7247
Was a big fan of HTC, had a Desire S. When I was looking to update I looked first at HTC but was really dissappointed with the price vs spec compared to others. Ended up with an LG G2.
For anyone unlocking to use on EE you may need to go into Mobile Network Settings and put in the access point names for EE in order to use mobile data. They can be found here https://apn-uk.gishan.net/settings/985_8_ee_apn_settings_for_htc_desire_626.php