Can HTC's latest budget-friendly Android smartphone with its Snapdragon S4 chip, fend off the competition from Motorola's Atom-based Razr i handset?

Until recently, HTC had given its Desire range of smartphones a mini-break, and put more of its focus on the One series. But now we have the HTC Desire X , the first Desire handset to appear since the Desire C earlier this year. Read: more smartphone reviews .

My introduction to the Android platform came through the original HTC Desire.  One of my bosses walked up to me knowing my love for phones and showed me his brand spanking new piece of kit, complete with scrolling widgets and […]

A good value and stylish Android handset

Forget your iphones this is one neat mobile straight out the box the size and feel is good it's got a 4inch screen which is great with very clear display it's a slender but not big size ideal for putting in your pocket and surprisingly not heavy either!

Touchscreen Response; Big screen; Camera; Everything really; Awesome Apps; Speed Of Screen Pages; Fantastic battery life; Predictive Text Writing

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After going through 2 Samsung mini S3s in less than 10 days due to freezing screens and cutting out during calls I decided to opt for the trust HTC again. I used to have a Desire S and although good, the Desire X is far superior. It is fast, clear, well laid out and very easy to use.

This is a fast phone. Dual core processer 1GHZ. I like the non slip back of the HTC desire X. The camera is great and top quality. Screen is good and can still be seen under the sun. Battery under a good thrashing can easily go past a day.

This is not 4G phone, but it does everything I need to do with my mobile. The screen is not super huge either but it is enough for me too. I like the shape too. If you would not spend too much time playing with your phone (playing games, watching videos, looking at Facebook etc), I think this is...

not too bad a phone not the best if you like to customise it like I do but andriod 4.1.1 is coming soon so probably getting 4.2 aswell later on Pros nice phone little lag unless got a fair few apps going cons very annoying to get it unlocked fully bootloader is easy enough but s-on is impossible is

HTC's Desire X has crashed into the mid-range smartphone market, offering some commendable specs (dual-core processor, feature-packed 5MP camera, Beats audio) and the usual joyous HTC experience for an impressively low price.

Great Sense interface; Beats audio; Long battery life; Bright, vibrant screen

A couple of little bugs encountered; Limited built-in storage; Slightly ropey back panel fit; Delay on camera shutter