HTC Desire X UK Sim Free Smartphone - Stealth Black

 Brand HTC | Model: 99HSP003-00

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HTC Desire X UK Sim Free Smartphone - Stealth Black

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Pick up the phone that sounds every bit as good as it looks. Built-in Beats Audio delivers uncompromised, studio-quality sound for your music, videos and gameplay. It's a powerful all-round performer too, with dual-core power, a brilliant four-inch, crisp display and a class-leading camera that gets great results every time....

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars wifes xmas present, 26 Dec 2012

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Youth RE - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTC Desire X UK Sim Free Smartphone - Stealth Black (Electronics)

she loves it massive improvement on her last one!

i wish it had a front camera so we could skype tho

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Mid level phone, 20 Dec 2012

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Presa - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTC Desire X UK Sim Free Smartphone - Stealth Black (Electronics)

I am a moderate user with little Android experience having freshly come from iOS. I am using a Google account to sync calendar, contacts and email. This phone and HTC's Sense UI make that very simple. The handset is light and slim with a 4 inch screen, the rear is slightly rubberised making it wonderfully tactile and unlikely to slip from your grip. I cannot quote screen res but it is a excellent screen, comparable to my recent iOS handset. This handset will take a micro SD card I am using a 16 GB one with no issues. One is NOT supplied with the handset, it is also not accessible without taking the back off. Taking the back off is easy but not something I would guess you would want to do often as the rear case once off is quite fragile, the volume rocker looks easily broken for example. However once back on the phone it is robust. The build quality is good but it is not as bullet proof as the HTC Desire's predecessor. Also to note is that it takes a full sized sim card, although I am using a micro sim with an adaptor. It comes with ICS which is fast and easy to use. You can have only 5 home screens but with an excellent range of widgets. Battery life is good but not great. I get one day really heavy use or two days normal use, this is about normal for most of the recent handsets I've had. It does 3G and the HSPA data and of course wifi, although oddly enabling the wifi does affect battery life a little. I also dimmed the screen to extend battery life which is not a problem as the screen is so good. Touch sensitively of the screen is good, I have stuck with the standard keyboard without a problem. Summary. I like this phone, quick, easy to use and robust ( for a modern 4' screen smart phone) with a good screen. I would like a bigger battery and slightly quicker processor however this is a mid range phone and what's on offer here is really good for the price and that probably sums up this phone- a very good mid range phone.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Phone - exactly what I expected, 15 Dec 2012

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Callum O'Connor - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTC Desire X UK Sim Free Smartphone - Stealth Black (Electronics)

Great phone - good camera, texting is fine, OS is accessible, but Music Player isn't fantastic. Overall I'm very happy with my purchase.

4.0 out of 5 stars Is a very good smartphone, 7 Dec 2012

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Juan Bastidas - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTC Desire X UK Sim Free Smartphone - Stealth Black (Electronics)

The performance of the phone is very good, the only bad thing is that sometimes it does not respond for 1 or 2 seconds and I do not know why.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast Delivery, Great Phone, Recommend, 5 Dec 2012

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angelface12 - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTC Desire X UK Sim Free Smartphone - Stealth Black (Electronics)

To tell you the truth when I got the package I was shocked at how light it was and I taught it can't be the phone but it was. Brand new. I am in love with the phone's physical appearance, a beautiful device. Back cover tends to get dirty easily unfortunately but I have bought a hard cover for it (HTC HC C800 Hard Shell for Desire X) which doesn't make it much thicker, still slim and elegant with it on.
Well the performance is great. It's my first smartphone so can't really compare but I am happy with it. A 1GHz dual-core processor does it justice. I was not going to buy anything less with than 1GHz for sure. For a mid-ranged phone it is perfect. Camera quality is good. The fact that it does not have a front camera does not bug me that much. The key rockers are reachable and not hard to press as I have heard on online reviews, at least when you get used to them.
I do recommend this smartphone, I think it is a great price for the specs. Oh, and when I first plugged it I was shocked it did not start up, haha... a few minutes later it got to me though, the battery was still in it's plastic cover, hehe hope you learn from my mistakes. Good luck! HTC, surely quietly brilliant :)

5.0 out of 5 stars HTC Desire X UK Sim Free Smartphone - Stealth Black, 4 Dec 2012

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Ed (uk) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTC Desire X UK Sim Free Smartphone - Stealth Black (Electronics)

nice phone, nice update to my old N96 its like night and day. nice and fast cpu good response times.

5 star product

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for a reasonable price, 23 Nov 2012

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Philip1984 - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTC Desire X UK Sim Free Smartphone - Stealth Black (Electronics)

I don't need an expensive Samsung or Iphone. The Desire X very easy to use, with a simple yet nice design.

Only small gripe I have: the camera should have more pixels.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Desire able x, 5 Nov 2012

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Big Dave - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTC Desire X UK Sim Free Smartphone - Stealth Black (Electronics)

Have had the HTC Desire x for about 2 weeks now in some ways
its it looks just like the desire s though its a bit lighter and thinner the back is made of a kind of rubberised plastic which makes it good to hold some of the tech website reviewers have had an issue with the back cover and its removal it is on the thin side but with a bit of care its no worse than some of the other big brands as for the insides it runs on ICE CREAM SANDWICH 4.0
And has a 1ghz dual core processor so far I've had no problems with lag and reception is really good call quality is clear battery is OK for this type of phone can get 2 days at a push but only a day if its been a busy one screen is bright and can be seen in direct sunlight (has to be on 100%)overall its a well made not to big in the pocket good responsive screen and a decent camera and although is only 5m pixels has the same spec that's on the one x. Hope this helps.

4 of 17 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor battery and antenna (review from someone who actually used it), 5 Nov 2012

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C. Kemp (England) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: HTC Desire X UK Sim Free Smartphone - Stealth Black (Electronics)

I brought this phone from Vodofone. The battery only lasted for 8 hours and it really overheated during a 15 minutes conversation. Also I had no reception at home (2 streets away from the shop and I always had reception on my old buttoned phone, on the same tariff). So I exchanged it, because I really like the graphics (better than my laptop) and the camera, which takes photos quickly, allowing for many shots in one go. But the exchanged product was just as bad, apart from not overheating. Again the battery lasts for just 8 hours, I have little reception at home and I cannot get internet whenever I'm indoors, no matter where, whereas I had no problem with my old phone. It's a shame, because they put a lot of effort in the graphics and camera, but provided a cheap antenna and battery, maybe to keep the price down. The phone is designed for google, yet I couldn't enter their play shop without being outside.

There are other design flaws, such as contacts are stuck below the call list (and under the keyboard) and you can't choose to close an app while in it. Only from a list of apps running, and only once you leave it. I looked into reducing battery power: disabled apps I don't need (tonnes on the phone, like for driving and I never took a driving test)! I also kept closing apps I wasn't using and switching on sleep between use, but the phone does that anyway, the second my finger leaves the screen. The options for sleep are either 2 mins to below one minute (so you'll have to zoom with whatever you want to do) or 10 mins. There's nothing in-between. Nothing helped. Also their help site has a section on keeping battery down, so they knew this would be an issue. I can't help but be reminded of when I thought I'll be clever and try to save by getting a cheap touchscreen Nokia phone. Had to send that back and now look what happened to Nokia. If HTC are not careful they'll follow. There's no point having a smartphone if you can't download and use online apps and can't do the basics of having a phone - ie: calling and just browsing the net. I'll have to go back to my old buttoned sony elm, until I can find a descent alternative. But going by reviews this would be either squashing out or getting just a basic phone. At the best this phone is a very overpriced digital picture frame, even the photos taken by it look a bit fuzzy. Now I think about it, it only focuses well if something is close by and you have to press where to focus, where my old elm phone did it automatically.

Edit: Just to add, as was reminded by the review above me praising the flash, it's too bright and makes everything appear white!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for its price, 1 Nov 2012

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Darles Chickens (London,U.K) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HTC Desire X UK Sim Free Smartphone - Stealth Black (Electronics)

I've had a Galaxy Ace for nearly 2 years and while it was never fast it became increasingly frustrating to use - 800mhz processor really not sufficient, with frequent freezes and lagging. Enter the Desire X which I waited for and chose over and above the Xperia U, Galaxy Ace 2, One V, Xperia P, Huawei Honor. The dual core 1ghz chip does the job just fine , no slowing done or freezing while using the phone for regular tasks. The camera also is a highlight - it's fast, take pics while shooting video, almost instantaneous focusing, burst mode ( several frames a second, pick the best one, delete the rest)and Back side illuminated(better low light shots),incremental flash to help prevent white out shots. It has a dedicated image chip to make the camera zip along and is really what HTC say - best in class camera. Phone works perfectly without any of the problems experienced and documented with the One V,or the Home button problems of the One S.HTC Sense is a nice addition to Android ICS.
The Xperia U in comparison performs well (similar processor but has a smaller 3.5in screen which is quite narrow) is good but the one I used the camera was awful, focusing problems,orange tint to photos, blurry and lots of noise. The Galaxy Ace 2 which I have also used, performed fine but again the camera was a let down, nice shots but very slow to focus. Desire X - Best in class

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