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this is the HTC Desire 520 it's a 100-hour smartphone and you may be tempted by such a low price but this is a phone you shouldn't buy the four point five inch screen makes the phone pocket friendly but the resolution is so low that it hurts to look at it's actually got the same resolution as the original Droid which was released back in 2009 and while the battery is user replaceable battery life is incredibly short the phone lasted under eight hours in our CNET video test other budget-friendly phones typically lasts closer to 12 hours and don't be fooled while the desire 520 has a quad-core processor that doesn't translate into great performance the low-end Snapdragon 210 and 1 gigabyte of RAM makes even the most basic activities a hassle playing games is laggy and there's a noticeable delay when switching between apps and scrolling through the homescreen as for the 8 megapixel rear camera it will get you by on the occasional social media post but it won't win you any awards the one thing I like about the phone the front-facing speakers can get quite loud but that's not enough to make me recommend it so while first-time smartphone buyers or parents looking for a device for their kids may be interested in the desire 520 I recommend checking our phone like the Moto G it costs almost twice as much but the extra cash gets you a better screen faster processor improved camera and solid battery life for more information check out my full review over at SIA comm I'm Dan grazing on 4c net and that was a first look at the HTC Desire 520 you