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hi I'm mark welcome to Android authority the HTC Desire series has something for almost everyone HTC recently released the Desire X a dual-core phone for the mid-range market now here comes the budget-friendly HTC Desire u1 for the entry-level market HTC tried hard to balance prettiness power performance and price and this one did HTC succeed in doing so does this phone make you want to desire it make your conclusion after watching this video small and light the HTC Desire U is easy to grasp with one hand and easily slips into a pocket I love its physical size because it makes the phone easy to use one-handed my fingers can reach the side buttons easily this model that I have here is the black one it's black all over and I find this design pretty and awesome on the front there's a black bezel surrounded by a shiny metal like frame which adds a touch of class to the front only the silver HTC logo and the capacitive navigation buttons disrupt the all-black facade there's no front camera along the right side is a volume rocker and at the opposite side is the standard microUSB port at the top is a power button and headphone jack while at the bottom side is the microphone hole and a backplate knotch the back has a soft touch rubber texture useful for better grip and for preventing oil smudges the main camera and flash are also at the back the camera housing is surrounded by engraved concentric circles this accent plus the glassy HTC logo actually breaks what would otherwise be a plain and monotonous back and down here is the Beats Audio logo printed beside the mono loudspeaker grille what I like most about the back cover is that it's removable the phone uses a mini sim and there's also a slot for a micro SD card up to 32 gigabytes its 1650 mAh lithium ion battery pack is also removable with normal moderate use this battery can likely get you through a working day the HTC Desire U comes with a four inch TFT Super LCD touchscreen with display resolution of 800 by 480 it's not exactly HD but with a pixel density of 233 PPI you can be sure of a crisp and sharp display don't expect this phone to blaze trails with its speed you'll just be disappointed although the packaging says that a Qualcomm s4 chipset is inside its of the single core variety coupled with 512 MB of RAM the GPU reported by System Info apps is the adreno 200 the desire ease processing whistle is immediately observable when navigating through the phone's UI the lag is apparent the capacitive buttons often take a moment or two to respond app launching lacks snappiness web browsing works well but lacks smoothness and fluidity this is android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich running right here with HTC Sense 4.0 on top the 5 megapixel camera at the back is quite a capable shooter with front side illumination autofocus and flash support when needed although it's absurd to hearing for DSLR quality shots from this phone he do get acceptable quality shots shutter lag is inevitable on this phone in my experience it takes about a couple of seconds before the image thumbnail appears but the shots turn out quite ok especially with enough lighting colors though looks somewhat subdued and realistic you can capture up to WVGA resolution videos with a phone's camcorder don't expect anything stellar of course in terms of media playback the desire you will never be able to match the multimedia pleasures of its high-end siblings but that does a good job at basic audio and video playback it can play 480p videos quite well but if you play anything higher than that the phone might stutter or choke or just won't play the file at all audio sounds wonderful thanks to Beats Audio technology which does add to the fullness of bass and sound Christmas just a tip though use headphones if you can the loudspeaker produces mono sound and never cover the loudspeaker with anything it muffles the audio the HTC Desire U is an entry-level phone intended for Asia in general particularly Taiwan in China price has an attractive 275 US dollars it is a budget phone designed for people who don't either greatest the biggest and/or the fastest this is not for folks looking for a phone to enjoy the Bliss of HD feel smarter with multitasking or capture high-definition videos and photos rather this is for people needing the basic smart features of an Android phone SMS phone calls email web browsing social networking etc packaged in an attractively designed phone what do you think of the HTC Desire U is it back for the book share your thoughts in the comments for more Android guides news and reviews visit android authority comm has subscribed to our youtube channel i'm mark thank you for watching and remember the power of Android is yours