you mean its a budget/low spec phone aimed at someone with that in mind. Always had HTC phones and build wise, never had a single issue with them, currently on an M8s and has been as reliable as the others before it.
Desire is the entry level range much like the Samsung J series.
donslibi to Snowangel1979
9 Dec 162#5
Actually decent for the price. 16gb storage and 5inch screen.
mynameisthehulk to Snowangel1979
9 Dec 16#7
It is a really decent phone for £90, Techradar are utterly full of it. Never once given an iPhone or Galaxy S device less than 4.5 stars...
BubbysDaddy
9 Dec 162#2
to be fair the review is based on its original price and they are comparing the phone to a Moto G4 which is still around £150. For the spec you get, £90 is not a bad deal at all.
Given the deal some heat anyway
rickyroma
9 Dec 16#3
does anyone know what version android operating system this will run?
iamcurly to rickyroma
9 Dec 161#6
Pure laziness! Took me less the a minute to click the link & find specs
nwatson6
9 Dec 16#8
Would not touch it with a barge pole. I have one as a company phone,and it is slow and laggy, button presses are met with huge delays before the system responds. Makes my 3 year old Nexus 5 look fast....
rickyroma
9 Dec 16#9
The specs tell you the operating system at the time of the review. The phone could have received an update since then so actually what "took you a minute to find" might not be correct........ Do you actually own a mobile ?
seattle
9 Dec 16#10
its a snapdragon 210 , so its bound to be under performing a bit.
people tend to be forgiving if they like the look of the phone... in any case good price for those who like HTC UI. But reviews also say the screen is dim, so Im definitely not favouring that (maybe they did it for battery conservation).
Otherwise the motorola's are right around the corner.
That's the USA version of the handset. Same design, but significantly worse (8MP Camera vs 13MP on UK, 1.5GB RAM vs 2GB RAM on UK, and SD210 vs SD410 on UK).
pollarj
9 Dec 16#17
So it looks like it has android 6. Can anyone confirm. Voted hot
rickyroma to pollarj
9 Dec 16#20
Not doubting what you say at all. But do you have a link to confirm this?
seattle
9 Dec 161#18
i see, thanks for clarifying.. o2, vodafone are becoming frugal with the tech spec info on their phones on their pages..
rickyroma
9 Dec 16#19
I posted this deal but on closer inspection (unless I am mistaken) the o2 site doesn't list the amount of RAM? I assume it's 1.5 or 2 gig but which one?
My unlocked version got the marshmallow update earlier this year.
One issue I had was flex in the frame, it looks mostly plastic and I cracked the screen when I had the phone in my pants pocket and the frame bent.
For £90 though it's not a bad phone.
shug119
10 Dec 16#23
Are these locked to o2, if so are they easy to unlock.
pollarj
11 Dec 16#24
They will be locked but a quick search on eBay would suggest its easy. Sainsbury's phone shop have them for £99 on three
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However this looks a decent price for anyone about to buy the 626.
I'm guessing it's locked to O2 and I've no idea how easy it is to unlock
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http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/htc-desire-626-1313851/review
Desire is the entry level range much like the Samsung J series.
Given the deal some heat anyway
people tend to be forgiving if they like the look of the phone... in any case good price for those who like HTC UI. But reviews also say the screen is dim, so Im definitely not favouring that (maybe they did it for battery conservation).
Otherwise the motorola's are right around the corner.
http://m.gsmarena.com/android_60_marshmallow_now_seeding_on_sprints_htc_desire_626s-news-18673.php
One issue I had was flex in the frame, it looks mostly plastic and I cracked the screen when I had the phone in my pants pocket and the frame bent.
For £90 though it's not a bad phone.