HTC Desire 620 in the works, Taiwan's NCC reveals

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The NCC is Taiwan’s equivalent of the USA’s FCC, and its documents have revealed a new smartphone that is currently in the works: the HTC Desire 620.

Not one, but two versions of this yet unheard of upcoming handset have been certified by the NCC. The Desire 620h will top out at 3G (HSPA) networks, while the Desire 620u will support 4G LTE.

Both models will have dual-SIM functionality built-in, and that unfortunately is everything we know about the Desire 620 right now.

Given its name, however, we can speculate that it shall act as a successor to the Desire 610 (pictured above), which was unveiled in early 2014. It could also serve the same role for the Desire 616, but that has only arrived on the market in June, and it would be a bit early for a refresh.

It’s unclear if we’ll see the new Desire 620 across the world, or if its release will be limited to a few Asian markets, like many other Desire-branded devices before it. Hopefully we’ll find out more about it soon.

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The NCC is Taiwan’s equivalent of the USA’s FCC, and its documents have revealed a new smartphone that is currently in the works: the HTC Desire 620.

Not one, but two versions of this yet unheard of upcoming handset have been certified by the NCC. The Desire 620h will top out at 3G (HSPA) networks, while the Desire 620u will support 4G LTE.

Both models will have dual-SIM functionality built-in, and that unfortunately is everything we know about the Desire 620 right now.

Given its name, however, we can speculate that it shall act as a successor to the Desire 610 (pictured above), which was unveiled in early 2014. It could also serve the same role for the Desire 616, but that has only arrived on the market in June, and it would be a bit early for a refresh.

It’s unclear if we’ll see the new Desire 620 across the world, or if its release will be limited to a few Asian markets, like many other Desire-branded devices before it. Hopefully we’ll find out more about it soon.

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Dell's new Venue 8 Pro 3000 is another affordable Windows tablet

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There always seems to be more room for high-end Windows tablets like the Surface Pro 3, and the same may be true for the other end of the spectrum.

Enter Dell’s new Venue 8 Pro 3000, an affordable Windows 8.1 tablet with zero bells and whistles.

The Dell Venue 8 Pro 3000 starts at $200 (about £125, AU$230), which is more expensive than some of its contemporaries, but it also has slightly better specs.

These include an 8-inch 1280 x 800 display and 32GB of storage.

The high road

Unfortunately the Dell Venue 8 Pro 3000 has little in common with the svelte Dell Venue 8 7000, an Android tablet with an impressive screen and camera.

The rest of the Venue 8 Pro 3000′s specs are exactly what you’d expect: an Intel Atom processor, just 1GB of memory, microSD expansion up to 32GB, Bluetooth, microUSB, and 5- and 1.2-megapixel cameras.

You can certainly do worse at that price, but better is always an option as well when you’re shooting this low.

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There always seems to be more room for high-end Windows tablets like the Surface Pro 3, and the same may be true for the other end of the spectrum.

Enter Dell’s new Venue 8 Pro 3000, an affordable Windows 8.1 tablet with zero bells and whistles.

The Dell Venue 8 Pro 3000 starts at $200 (about £125, AU$230), which is more expensive than some of its contemporaries, but it also has slightly better specs.

These include an 8-inch 1280 x 800 display and 32GB of storage.

The high road

Unfortunately the Dell Venue 8 Pro 3000 has little in common with the svelte Dell Venue 8 7000, an Android tablet with an impressive screen and camera.

The rest of the Venue 8 Pro 3000′s specs are exactly what you’d expect: an Intel Atom processor, just 1GB of memory, microSD expansion up to 32GB, Bluetooth, microUSB, and 5- and 1.2-megapixel cameras.

You can certainly do worse at that price, but better is always an option as well when you’re shooting this low.

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Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S5 running leaked Android 5.0 Lollipop build [VIDEO]

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When Google showed off Android 5.0 Lollipop’s new Material Design aesthetic during this year’s Google I/O, the first thing we thought about was how this would translate to the custom skins offered by OEMs like HTC and Samsung. Just before we kick off the weekend, the boys at SamMobile are quenching a little bit of this curiosity with an early look at Android 5.0 Lollipop running on the Samsung Galaxy S5.

This is actually the second time they’re showing off Samsung’s version of Lollipop, although this one is much more recent build. Although it’s still an early version of the software Samsung will eventually roll out to their Galaxy line, it clues us in on exactly what the OEM has in mind for their version of Google’s Material Design UI and really, it’s not half bad.

The current version of the TouchWiz running on the Galaxy S5 we found was actually much easier on the eyes and in some respects, not too far — at least in color scheme — to what Google introduced in Lollipop. The newly leaked version of Lollipopped TouchWiz shows a similar TouchWiz interface, only with small design tweaks to the Settings, Calculator, Dialer and more. Here’s what SamMobile noticed was changed from the previous leaked Lollipop build:

• New Note 4 fingerprint lock screen


• New system-wide font — similar to the original one, but a tad thinner.


• New animations, much smoother than before — there’s a screen off animation present as well.


• Google Search bar in recents menu


• Brightness slider in notification center has a new yellow color — while changing the brightness, the notification centre disappears and allows the user to view the content beneath it.


• Removed “Interruptions” from Sound settings


• Gallery: Media can be sorted using new filters including Pets, Events, Scenery, Documents, Food, Vehicles and Flowers.


• Music: Improved UI


• Clock: Navigation bar icons are now accompanied by text


• Calculator: Removed square grids which surrounded the numbers and symbols


• Contacts: New search box


• Stock Material Design inspired applications receive colored status bar


• Android Lollipop theme’s core green elements replaced with Samsung’s blue color


• Settings: Improved UI, new icon color


• New UI for setting wallpaper from home screen


• Better spacing between options in power off dialog

For more image comparisons, make sure to check out the post on SamMobile but in the meantime, check out their hands-on video below.

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• Material Design checklist


• Motorola posts Lollipop tracking page, see wh


• LG G3 gets Lollipop Q4 2014


• Check out the Samsung Galaxy S5 forums, see the specs,
  
  or find news and reviews.

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When Google showed off Android 5.0 Lollipop’s new Material Design aesthetic during this year’s Google I/O, the first thing we thought about was how this would translate to the custom skins offered by OEMs like HTC and Samsung. Just before we kick off the weekend, the boys at SamMobile are quenching a little bit of this curiosity with an early look at Android 5.0 Lollipop running on the Samsung Galaxy S5.

This is actually the second time they’re showing off Samsung’s version of Lollipop, although this one is much more recent build. Although it’s still an early version of the software Samsung will eventually roll out to their Galaxy line, it clues us in on exactly what the OEM has in mind for their version of Google’s Material Design UI and really, it’s not half bad.

The current version of the TouchWiz running on the Galaxy S5 we found was actually much easier on the eyes and in some respects, not too far — at least in color scheme — to what Google introduced in Lollipop. The newly leaked version of Lollipopped TouchWiz shows a similar TouchWiz interface, only with small design tweaks to the Settings, Calculator, Dialer and more. Here’s what SamMobile noticed was changed from the previous leaked Lollipop build:

• New Note 4 fingerprint lock screen


• New system-wide font — similar to the original one, but a tad thinner.


• New animations, much smoother than before — there’s a screen off animation present as well.


• Google Search bar in recents menu


• Brightness slider in notification center has a new yellow color — while changing the brightness, the notification centre disappears and allows the user to view the content beneath it.


• Removed “Interruptions” from Sound settings


• Gallery: Media can be sorted using new filters including Pets, Events, Scenery, Documents, Food, Vehicles and Flowers.


• Music: Improved UI


• Clock: Navigation bar icons are now accompanied by text


• Calculator: Removed square grids which surrounded the numbers and symbols


• Contacts: New search box


• Stock Material Design inspired applications receive colored status bar


• Android Lollipop theme’s core green elements replaced with Samsung’s blue color


• Settings: Improved UI, new icon color


• New UI for setting wallpaper from home screen


• Better spacing between options in power off dialog

For more image comparisons, make sure to check out the post on SamMobile but in the meantime, check out their hands-on video below.

Continue reading:

• Virginia police can order you unlock a phone with your fingerprint


• Material Design checklist


• Motorola posts Lollipop tracking page, see wh


• LG G3 gets Lollipop Q4 2014


• Check out the Samsung Galaxy S5 forums, see the specs,
  
  or find news and reviews.

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HTC Desire 620 in the works, Taiwan's NCC reveals

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The NCC is Taiwan’s equivalent of the USA’s FCC, and its documents have revealed a new smartphone that is currently in the works: the HTC Desire 620.

Not one, but two versions of this yet unheard of upcoming handset have been certified by the NCC. The Desire 620h will top out at 3G (HSPA) networks, while the Desire 620u will support 4G LTE.

Both models will have dual-SIM functionality built-in, and that unfortunately is everything we know about the Desire 620 right now.

Given its name, however, we can speculate that it shall act as a successor to the Desire 610 (pictured above), which was unveiled in early 2014. It could also serve the same role for the Desire 616, but that has only arrived on the market in June, and it would be a bit early for a refresh.

It’s unclear if we’ll see the new Desire 620 across the world, or if its release will be limited to a few Asian markets, like many other Desire-branded devices before it. Hopefully we’ll find out more about it soon.

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The NCC is Taiwan’s equivalent of the USA’s FCC, and its documents have revealed a new smartphone that is currently in the works: the HTC Desire 620.

Not one, but two versions of this yet unheard of upcoming handset have been certified by the NCC. The Desire 620h will top out at 3G (HSPA) networks, while the Desire 620u will support 4G LTE.

Both models will have dual-SIM functionality built-in, and that unfortunately is everything we know about the Desire 620 right now.

Given its name, however, we can speculate that it shall act as a successor to the Desire 610 (pictured above), which was unveiled in early 2014. It could also serve the same role for the Desire 616, but that has only arrived on the market in June, and it would be a bit early for a refresh.

It’s unclear if we’ll see the new Desire 620 across the world, or if its release will be limited to a few Asian markets, like many other Desire-branded devices before it. Hopefully we’ll find out more about it soon.

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Tizen-running dual-SIM Samsung phone spotted at the FCC

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Samsung’s been theoretically launching Tizen smartphones left and right for years. Actually though, we’ve yet to see one shipping product running the mobile OS that was once seriously thought to be able to take on Android.

For the umpteenth time, we might be close to the release of the first Samsung Tizen device. This won’t be high-end like the “indefinitely delayed” Samsung Z, rather a low-end offering that might be headed to India as soon as next month.

The SM-Z130H model number was first spotted in a few import listings for accessories on an Indian tracker back in July. And now it’s been certified for sale by the FCC.

The Commission’s documents don’t shine much light on the phone’s specs, except that it will have dual-SIM support, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. According to a different import listing from India, it will come with a 4-inch touchscreen.

As such a low-end device, the SM-Z130 will have to be very cheap in order to sell, given that the software platform it will come with hasn’t been proven yet.

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Samsung’s been theoretically launching Tizen smartphones left and right for years. Actually though, we’ve yet to see one shipping product running the mobile OS that was once seriously thought to be able to take on Android.

For the umpteenth time, we might be close to the release of the first Samsung Tizen device. This won’t be high-end like the “indefinitely delayed” Samsung Z, rather a low-end offering that might be headed to India as soon as next month.

The SM-Z130H model number was first spotted in a few import listings for accessories on an Indian tracker back in July. And now it’s been certified for sale by the FCC.

The Commission’s documents don’t shine much light on the phone’s specs, except that it will have dual-SIM support, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. According to a different import listing from India, it will come with a 4-inch touchscreen.

As such a low-end device, the SM-Z130 will have to be very cheap in order to sell, given that the software platform it will come with hasn’t been proven yet.

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Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S5 running leaked Android 5.0 Lollipop build [VIDEO]

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Google’s Copresence leaked, send content directly between nearby Android and iOS devices

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There have been hints that Google was working on a new service for transferring data between users in relation to their the individuals’ location. Dubbed “Copresence,” footprints of the new service have now been discovered hidden inside the latest Google Play Services update.

According to the data, it could allow for both Android and iOS devices to communicate with each other, sending miscellaneous files, pictures or other media via Bluetooth or even over WiFi — presumably WiFi direct given the 2 devices pictured below are at a bus stop.

A treasure trove of files were not only discovered inside the new Google Play Services apk (complete with introduction images), but also APIs in the Chrome Dev channel. Apparently it may not even require a Google account to login, again, a good indication that it will be cross platform. Of course, this is all opt-in (as revealed by the image file names).

Typically, when 2 people want to send each other files this is usually done by uploading files to a cloud service like Google Drive — where they’re then saved, then having the other person download said media. In an age of privacy, not everyone wants to upload media to the cloud. Using Copresence, users on iOS or Android can send files directly to one another, possibly even communicating in other ways like voice messages. Totally private and secure.

No word on when we can expect Copresence to launch, although with although the XML files and Chrome APIs suggest it could be coming really soon.

[via Techaeris]

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There have been hints that Google was working on a new service for transferring data between users in relation to their the individuals’ location. Dubbed “Copresence,” footprints of the new service have now been discovered hidden inside the latest Google Play Services update.

According to the data, it could allow for both Android and iOS devices to communicate with each other, sending miscellaneous files, pictures or other media via Bluetooth or even over WiFi — presumably WiFi direct given the 2 devices pictured below are at a bus stop.

A treasure trove of files were not only discovered inside the new Google Play Services apk (complete with introduction images), but also APIs in the Chrome Dev channel. Apparently it may not even require a Google account to login, again, a good indication that it will be cross platform. Of course, this is all opt-in (as revealed by the image file names).

Typically, when 2 people want to send each other files this is usually done by uploading files to a cloud service like Google Drive — where they’re then saved, then having the other person download said media. In an age of privacy, not everyone wants to upload media to the cloud. Using Copresence, users on iOS or Android can send files directly to one another, possibly even communicating in other ways like voice messages. Totally private and secure.

No word on when we can expect Copresence to launch, although with although the XML files and Chrome APIs suggest it could be coming really soon.

[via Techaeris]

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Motorola DROID Turbo battery life test: nowhere near 2-days, but still pretty great

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We’re getting ready to charge up our newly purchased Motorola DROID Turbo for the day, but before we do, we wanted to share some personal battery life stats with you from our first day with the device. By now we’ve all heard Motorola and Verizon’s claims of 2-day battery life on the Turbo, one of the reasons we rushed out to buy the phone on day 1. So, just how true are those claims? Well, as to be expected, they’re a bit overly optimistic. In our first day’s use, we didn’t get anywhere near the 2-day battery life as advertised but what we did get wasn’t all that bad either.

After about 21 hours, our battery life was down to around 17% and still kicking. We know. On the surface, that doesn’t sound too great considering the DROID Turbo is outfitted with a substantially large 3,900mAh battery but there are multiple factors to consider, one of which is our screen on time: a little over 5 hours.

Now, we’re not big phablet users but coming from a reasonably sized smartphone that is absolutely unheard of in our experience. Typically we only see around 2 hours of screen on time (full brightness) from most of our Android devices in the same amount of time with light or normal usage.

With the DROID Turbo, we were doing quite a lot with it (installing apps, playing video games, streaming YouTube, taking pictures, browsing Imgur). It’s not extremely heavy usage, but definitely more than we’d do on any other device where battery life is always something you keep in the back of your mind (“Should I watch this YouTube video? Nah, better wait until I plug in just in case“).

Another factor to consider is we had the brightness on nearly full blast the entire time we were using the DROID Turbo. And while battery life will never, ever, be the same for any 2 people (we know, you get 2 days of battery life on your old MyTouch 4G with blah, blah screen on time — whoop-dee-doo), we wanted to give you a rough ballpark figure of what we experienced from the Motorola DROID Turbo on the first day. We know battery life is a major deciding factor for many when it comes to their next smartphone purchases.

Our guess for why battery life wasn’t all that groundbreaking? The phone’s overkill 1440p display. We can only wonder how things would have looked on the Moto X (2nd Gen) with the same sized battery. Keep in mind we still have our full review coming soon, in which we’ll be sure to take into account multiple charging cycles and will report back our findings. Stay tuned!

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After about 21 hours, our battery life was down to around 17% and still kicking. We know. On the surface, that doesn’t sound too great considering the DROID Turbo is outfitted with a substantially large 3,900mAh battery but there are multiple factors to consider, one of which is our screen on time: a little over 5 hours.

Now, we’re not big phablet users but coming from a reasonably sized smartphone that is absolutely unheard of in our experience. Typically we only see around 2 hours of screen on time (full brightness) from most of our Android devices in the same amount of time with light or normal usage.

With the DROID Turbo, we were doing quite a lot with it (installing apps, playing video games, streaming YouTube, taking pictures, browsing Imgur). It’s not extremely heavy usage, but definitely more than we’d do on any other device where battery life is always something you keep in the back of your mind (“Should I watch this YouTube video? Nah, better wait until I plug in just in case“).

Another factor to consider is we had the brightness on nearly full blast the entire time we were using the DROID Turbo. And while battery life will never, ever, be the same for any 2 people (we know, you get 2 days of battery life on your old MyTouch 4G with blah, blah screen on time — whoop-dee-doo), we wanted to give you a rough ballpark figure of what we experienced from the Motorola DROID Turbo on the first day. We know battery life is a major deciding factor for many when it comes to their next smartphone purchases.

Our guess for why battery life wasn’t all that groundbreaking? The phone’s overkill 1440p display. We can only wonder how things would have looked on the Moto X (2nd Gen) with the same sized battery. Keep in mind we still have our full review coming soon, in which we’ll be sure to take into account multiple charging cycles and will report back our findings. Stay tuned!

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New Lollipop build for Samsung Galaxy S5 gets showcased

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A few weeks ago we brought you images and video showing what an early build of Android L for the Samsung Galaxy S5 looked like.

Since that point, the Korean company’s engineers have been hard at work tweaking things and integrating the TouchWiz UI with the new version of Android. And today it’s the turn of a newer build of Android 5.0 for the Galaxy S5 to get showcased in all its glory.

Android 5.0 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy S5

Samsung has refined many design bits, as you can see in the first two screenshots above. The device information page still doesn’t say the word Lollipop, but the Android version is now listed as 5.0, instead of the “L” we saw last time.

The new leaked build has mostly UI enhancements compared to the old one. A fingerprint lock screen like the one in the Galaxy Note 4 is present, there’s a new system font, new animations, a Google Search bar in the Recents menu, the brightness slider in the notification area has a new color, “Interruptions” has been removed from Sound settings, the Gallery has new filters, Contacts has a new search box, and stock apps with Material Design get the colored status bar.

The green elements in Google’s Lollipop theme have been replaced with Samsung’s blue, Settings has new icons, there’s a new UI for setting the wallpaper, and better spacing between items in the power off dialog. The Music, Clock, and Calculator apps all come with improved designs now too.

Clearly Samsung Galaxy S5 owners across the world are eagerly awaiting this update, and it definitely looks like it’s progressing nicely. Android 5.0 Lollipop might hit the Galaxy S5 before the end of this year, according to past mumblings.

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Since that point, the Korean company’s engineers have been hard at work tweaking things and integrating the TouchWiz UI with the new version of Android. And today it’s the turn of a newer build of Android 5.0 for the Galaxy S5 to get showcased in all its glory.

Android 5.0 Lollipop on Samsung Galaxy S5

Samsung has refined many design bits, as you can see in the first two screenshots above. The device information page still doesn’t say the word Lollipop, but the Android version is now listed as 5.0, instead of the “L” we saw last time.

The new leaked build has mostly UI enhancements compared to the old one. A fingerprint lock screen like the one in the Galaxy Note 4 is present, there’s a new system font, new animations, a Google Search bar in the Recents menu, the brightness slider in the notification area has a new color, “Interruptions” has been removed from Sound settings, the Gallery has new filters, Contacts has a new search box, and stock apps with Material Design get the colored status bar.

The green elements in Google’s Lollipop theme have been replaced with Samsung’s blue, Settings has new icons, there’s a new UI for setting the wallpaper, and better spacing between items in the power off dialog. The Music, Clock, and Calculator apps all come with improved designs now too.

Clearly Samsung Galaxy S5 owners across the world are eagerly awaiting this update, and it definitely looks like it’s progressing nicely. Android 5.0 Lollipop might hit the Galaxy S5 before the end of this year, according to past mumblings.

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HTC Desire 510 review: Inbetweener

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Introduction

We’re not far from the time when the smart in phone will be implied. Prices are falling, market share is climbing – it’s near impossible to keep track these days of all the new entries in the low end and the midrange. HTC’s Desire lineup is no exception – pulled out of the freezer a couple of seasons ago to carry the affordable, mass-market devices of the brand, it has been growing rapidly.

We’re at a point now where it’s hard to put a face to every name. The digits usually help and the new HTC Desire 510 is easily linked to a predecessor. If you think though that it’s a simple and straightforward upgrade of last year’s Desire 500, you’re wrong.

HTC Desire 510 official pictures

The Desire 510 is among the very first to bring 64-bit processing to the lower ranks thanks to the new generation Snapdragon 410 chipset with four Cortex-A53 cores at 1.2GHz, Adreno 306 GPU and 1GB of RAM. Its display has a 4.7″ diagonal, a size that has pretty popular promoters these days in the Galaxy Alpha and the iPhone 6. Fortunately, the Desire 510 keeps a healthy distance from those two in terms of price. It’s an affordable, LTE-enabled phone – the kind that should be in greater demand in the coming months. Let’s see what it has to offer.

Key features

• 4.7″ FWVGA capacitive touchscreen, 208ppi


• Android 4.4.2 KitKat with HTC Sense 6


• 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU; 1GB of RAM; Adreno 306 GPU; Snapdragon 410 chipset


• LTE connectivity


• 5MP fixed-focus camera, HTC Zoe mode


• 1080p video capture, 30fps


• VGA front-facing camera


• 8GB of built-in memory; microSD card slot up to 128GB


• Active noise cancellation with a dedicated microphone


• 2,100mAh battery; Extreme Power Saving Mode

Main disadvantages

• Low screen resolution with low ppi ratio


• Fixed-focus camera


• No LED flash


• MicroSD slot isn’t hot-swappable


• Thick and heavy (1cm and 158g)

HTC obviously had some tough decisions to make with Desire 510. The chipset got an impressive upgrade – compared to last year’s Desire 500 – and the LTE connectivity is a huge point in favor too, along with a still relevant Android KitKat, skinned with Sense 6.

The flipside is a sub-HD display – which is probably the most prominent line on that list of weaknesses. A low-end camera – 5MP fixed-focus, no flash is something to warn against, but not a huge letdown if the price is right and the competition hasn’t got an offer you can’t refuse.

HTC Desire 510 live pictures

We’ll get to that of course but there’s plenty to cover before that. The build and handling, the new Snapdragon 410 chip and all the bits and pieces. Let’s get started!

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Introduction

We’re not far from the time when the smart in phone will be implied. Prices are falling, market share is climbing – it’s near impossible to keep track these days of all the new entries in the low end and the midrange. HTC’s Desire lineup is no exception – pulled out of the freezer a couple of seasons ago to carry the affordable, mass-market devices of the brand, it has been growing rapidly.

We’re at a point now where it’s hard to put a face to every name. The digits usually help and the new HTC Desire 510 is easily linked to a predecessor. If you think though that it’s a simple and straightforward upgrade of last year’s Desire 500, you’re wrong.

HTC Desire 510 official pictures

The Desire 510 is among the very first to bring 64-bit processing to the lower ranks thanks to the new generation Snapdragon 410 chipset with four Cortex-A53 cores at 1.2GHz, Adreno 306 GPU and 1GB of RAM. Its display has a 4.7″ diagonal, a size that has pretty popular promoters these days in the Galaxy Alpha and the iPhone 6. Fortunately, the Desire 510 keeps a healthy distance from those two in terms of price. It’s an affordable, LTE-enabled phone – the kind that should be in greater demand in the coming months. Let’s see what it has to offer.

Key features

• 4.7″ FWVGA capacitive touchscreen, 208ppi


• Android 4.4.2 KitKat with HTC Sense 6


• 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU; 1GB of RAM; Adreno 306 GPU; Snapdragon 410 chipset


• LTE connectivity


• 5MP fixed-focus camera, HTC Zoe mode


• 1080p video capture, 30fps


• VGA front-facing camera


• 8GB of built-in memory; microSD card slot up to 128GB


• Active noise cancellation with a dedicated microphone


• 2,100mAh battery; Extreme Power Saving Mode

Main disadvantages

• Low screen resolution with low ppi ratio


• Fixed-focus camera


• No LED flash


• MicroSD slot isn’t hot-swappable


• Thick and heavy (1cm and 158g)

HTC obviously had some tough decisions to make with Desire 510. The chipset got an impressive upgrade – compared to last year’s Desire 500 – and the LTE connectivity is a huge point in favor too, along with a still relevant Android KitKat, skinned with Sense 6.

The flipside is a sub-HD display – which is probably the most prominent line on that list of weaknesses. A low-end camera – 5MP fixed-focus, no flash is something to warn against, but not a huge letdown if the price is right and the competition hasn’t got an offer you can’t refuse.

HTC Desire 510 live pictures

We’ll get to that of course but there’s plenty to cover before that. The build and handling, the new Snapdragon 410 chip and all the bits and pieces. Let’s get started!

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