Getting an affordable smartphone is a question of sacrifice and compromise. How much can you dare to ask for with a much lower price? But sometimes something like the HTC Desire X comes along, and proves to you that there is that sweet spot between affordability and awesome.

Solid performance; Great display; Excellent camera; Beats Audio integration

No front facing camera; Soft buttons

Last time when HTC had a serious contender positioned in the mid-range Android category was when the One V hit the shelves. It was a cute little handset with good build quality and adequate performance.

Attractive design; Good screen quality; Performance is top notch

Horrible physical buttons; Low on native storage space

Having been a long-time Blackberry user(and before that Palm) my first impressions of this phone were 'wow'. The screen is superb (and plenty big enough), it's lightning fast and the user interface is very easy to use.

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...

We liked the idea of HTC doing away with its confusing approach to phone releases, and seemingly random naming convention (Sensation? Explorer?). So, we're still a little curious as to why the Desire brand lives on.

Nice look and feel; Vibrant display; Sense should please owners of previous HTC handsets; newcomers to Android

Dated specifications; Occasional performance glitches

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.

Good spec android set, very thin and light. Set up is pretty simple, had to fiddle about with router config to get it linked to wifi but no real hassle. Good phone all round.

Price; Spec

Build quality

Premium finish HTC Desire X is a mid-range device that is meant for all round casual usage sans any video recording. HTC has introduced a new style of branding phones with single or double letters at the end. So far, we have seen the Desire and One series of Android smartphones available globally.

Premium finish and comfortable grip; Lighter and smoother software performance

Lacks front facing camera; Doesn't support 720p HD recording and playback; Costlier than rival models

A good value and stylish Android handset

Product HTC Desire X Website HTC Specifications 4in 480x800 Super LCD touchscreen, 1GHz dual-core processor, 4GB internal storage, 5MP rear-facing camera with HD 720p video, HSDPA 7.2Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76Mbit/s, 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, DLNA, microSD expansion up to 32GB, 1,650mAh battery, Android 4.0 Ice