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hey what is going on guys lon here from Android authority and HTC Desire lineup has always been pretty popular but they usually don't make it to carriers in the United States but we finally gotten one that many consumers can now get their hands on let's take a look at the HTC Desire 610 so let's jump right into it starting with the design of the Desire 610 and it's very similar to its bigger brother the desire 816 just in a much smaller form factor it's entirely made of plastic so it's not going to exude the same premium feel as the HTC One m8 the back is glossy while the sides are matte so the glossy back is prone to fingerprints and light scratches and it does feel a little bit slippery in the hand but overall it's very well built it is a pretty decent looking phone so I don't think many people will have too many complaints about the design but it does have some really thick bezels on all sides of the device which I feel is making the phone bigger than it really needs to be especially for its screen size all the buttons and ports are in their typical locations for an HTC phone with the power button and 3.5 millimeter headset jack up top volume rocker on the right side microUSB port on the bottom and your sim and SD card slot which support up to 128 gigs is located on the left side covered by a single flap even though the desire 6/10 is a relatively low end device that didn't stop HTC from including their front-facing boomsound speakers which has sort of become one of HTC's signature design cues the quality might not be quite as good as the One m8 but they're still front-facing speakers and certainly sound better than any phone out there with a back facing single taking a look at the display it's a 4.7 inch LCD with a resolution of 960 by 540 so it's a pretty low res display and with such a low resolution pixels definitely are noticeable when reading text or looking at graphics and you're not going to be able to watch content in HD the color calibration is questionable and the viewing angles certainly aren't the best but it does get pretty bright so outdoor visibility is an issue but other than that this display doesn't have much going for it for a 4.7 inch screen I would have liked to see it come with at least 720p resolution inside the HTC Desire 610 is being powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with one gig of ram which is pretty typical specs when it comes to mid to low end devices but the Desire 610 actually performs quite well through everyday usage I didn't run into any major problems with lag or anything like that swiping and scrolling is still pretty smooth apps open relatively quickly multitasking wasn't a problem and games played on it just fine without any issues it probably also helps out quite a bit that the processor doesn't have as many pixels to push around due to the low resolution display around the back you're going to find an 8 megapixel camera with LED flash and as far as the camera interface goes it's pretty much the same as what you'll find on other HTC phones it's a really simplistic and clean interface and you've got all of your standard settings like ISO exposure value white balance HDR etc it is a slightly more watered down version in comparison to what you'll find on something like the HTC One m8 there's no you focus or any of that 3d stuff obviously because the camera isn't capable and if you want zoe's you'll have to use HTC beta Zoe application the picture quality however is pretty unimpressive photos lack a lot of sharpness they just appear very soft around the edges and noisy colors look washed out and you can pretty much forget about taking photos in low-light is this camera going to stop you from posting to social networks probably not but don't expect anything spectacular out of this camera when it comes to the battery life it's got a 2040 milliamp hour battery inside which sounds really small especially compared to some of the major flagships out there nowadays with 3000 milliamp hour batteries but even with a battery of just barely over two thousand milliamp hours I was able to make it through a full day of normal usage without a whole lot of trouble keep in mind the display is pretty low resolution so it's not going to draw a whole lot of power like it would with a 1080p display or a 2k display so whether I was texting browsing the web checking social networks watching YouTube or playing a few games here and there the battery life seemed to hold up pretty well on the software side of things the Desire 610 is running on Android 4.4.2 KitKat with HTC Sense 6 software and if you use any HTC device as of late the experience on the 610 will be very familiar terra-tory you've got all the same features that were used to by now with sense 6 from the vertical scrolling app drawer blinkfeed on the leftmost home screen and HTC zone customization options since this is the AT&T model of the desire 610 there's also no shortage of ATT bloatware pre-installed either if you love HTC devices and you're a fan of simplicity and cleanness of the scent 6 software you will definitely feel right at home with the Desire 610 the Desire 610 is available now on 18t for a price of 99 cents on a two-year contract or $200 if you decide to buy outright and it does support LTE connectivity as well which is always good it's a pretty reasonable price given that this is a rather low end smartphone so obviously if you have to have the best of the best this phone isn't going to be for you but not everyone out there needs the latest and the greatest smart phone some people just need a phone that works and if that's what you're looking for or if you know someone that would benefit greatly from a phone like this the Desire 610 is a great option without breaking the bank but that is it for this review of the HTC Desire 610 if you're looking for a phone with HTC's signature features and a budget-friendly pack age the desire 6:10 is an overall very solid option 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