The five-megapixel snapper impresses with a great selection of features and impressive results, unless taking shots in low light. Music sounds better thanks to Beats Audio, although we'd have liked to see more onboard storage.

User-friendly Sense interface; Beats Audio; Lengthy battery life; Bright, colourful screen

Couple of glitches; onboard storage could be better; odd back panel fit; snapper shutter suffers from lag

The HTC Desire X is arguably the first true successor to the original HTC Desire. Bearing the same name, it improves upon the Desire and Desire S in every way, bringing the line up to speed two years on.

Great build; Fantastic camera; Quick to use with good battery

No front-facing camera; Limited RAM

HTC's argument that the Desire X is more affordable than the One series is a little bit odd, given that this is a vastly more powerful phone than the HTC One V. But your hands probably don't care about technicalities, or the difference between different flavoured Android desserts: they'll love the...

While the absurd Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note sales numbers have shown there's a big market for even bigger phones, they're not for everyone; The HTC Desire X is a much more manageable size, with a screen you can actually cover every corner of with one hand.

While the HTC Desire X is more than fast enough for all but the most hardcore users and 3D gamers - more so in fact than the HTC One V; which is odd since that's meant to be a classier phone - its specs aren't cutting edge.

My phone contract came up for renewal in early December and rather than get a new handset under contract I decided to buy a SIM free phone. After doing a good amount of review hunting online I settled on the HTC Desire X.

this may not be an ideal review to look at before you buy as I have been only using it for a 2 weeks nonetheless this phones a beauty. I was in great doubt before buying this phone but now i realise there was no need for that.

The Desire X is HTC's mid range device aimed at the "average user" who is intrigued by the idea of an Android powered smartphone yet still enjoys the simpler things in life. The Desire X ticks all the necessary boxes with a discreet design, easy to understand interface and surprisingly good super...

-Neat; slim design - Decent screen -Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich -Good battery life

-No front-facing camera -Mediocre main camera -No HD video capture -No microSD slot

Samsung Galaxy S2 – Samsung's second Galaxy S phone has been superseded by the S3, but still packs a wealth of features. Its advancing age means it's now available on some very cheap contracts.

Dual-core; ImageSense camera; HTC Sense 4.1 UI

Plastic body; Launching with older Android 4.0 OS

You may have been mistaken for thinking that there wasn't really a gap between the HTC One V and the HTC Desire C , but you'd be wrong, as the HTC Desire X forces its way between the two handsets.

Low price; Vivid screen; Compact design

Average specs; Lower RAM; Cut down HTC Sense; Flimsy back cover

When HTC came up with its original Desire in 2010 it had a smartphone watershed moment. The handset was quite lovely. I carried on using mine well past its sell-by date simply because it was nicely designed and its optical trackpad was so clever. I know people who still use the phone.

Good screen; Comfy size for the hand; Some nice camera features

Flimsy backplate; Nothing special to look at; No real USP

The HTC Desire X falls into a space between the HTC One V and the HTC One S, but is more restrained in its design. There are some points where the Desire X has been squeezed on the spec sheet: the lack of front facing camera and limited HD support being notable.

Compact; affordable; respectable screen size; microSD card slot

There's nothing to get really excited about