- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
HTC Desire C
- Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
- 3.5G
- 3.5"
- 0.6 GHz
Released June, 2012
by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)The Desire C is super compact and lightweight for an amazingly comfortable feel in hand.
Conclusion Check out the HTC Desire C
First reviewed June, 2012
Features Key features of the HTC Desire C
0.6 GHz
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich 3.5G
by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)It's also super lightweight at just 98 grams - which also contributes to the comfort of handling.
screen size
3.5"
4"
4"
Desire C by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)The screen size is the same but with FWVGA resolution Sony's smartphone makes all the difference.
Desire C by TrustedReviews (Jun, 2012)With a screen this size video playback was never going to be the primary use of this phone, but driving the final nail in the coffin – HTC One S style – is the poor playback quality.
screen resolution
Desire C by TrustedReviews (Jun, 2012)All told, while perfectly serviceable you can get slightly larger, higher resolution screens for only a little more money, such as on the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, for instance.
Desire C by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)The HTC Desire C features a 3.5-inch LCD display of HVGA resolution (320x480).
memory
| 0 GB | 0.51 GB  | 1 GB |
processor
Desire C by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)The biggest doubt is cast by the single-core 600MHz Cortex A5 processor but running Ice Cream Sandwich right out of the box is a nice way to make amends.
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 8 MP  | 8 MP |
Desire C by TrustedReviews (Jun, 2012)Well, it's built around an original iPhone-matching 3.5in screen, has a 5 megapixel camera but, key to its budget billing, it has a lowly 600MHz processor.
Desire C by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)It beats the Desire C with a bigger and higher resolution display, an autofocus camera, and a clearly more capable processor.
Performance Real world tests of HTC Desire C
cpu speed
Desire C by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)The Desire C comes with Flash support, although the 600 MHz processor has a hard time keeping up.
Desire C by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)This time around, however, we have a sub-1GHz processor under the hood (of the Scorpion variety), and we're curious to see what HTC has held back from a software standpoint in order to keep performance up.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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Android Market (Android) -
Capacitive -
5 MP -
98 g -
Enables payment by phone and other wireless communications -
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich -
107 x 61 x 12 mm
cons
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0.6 GHz -
164 ppi -
1,230 mA·h -
480 x 320 -
Single core -
3.5" -
Doesn't support the fastest, most reliable networks
Reviews Word on the street
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Screen
HTC Desire C with Beats Audio | by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)The bigger 3.5" screen stretches the resolution a little thin and the viewing angles are not particularly good.
HTC Desire C with Beats Audio | by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)The 3.5 inch LCD display of the Desire C. We put the HTC Desire C through our usual display tests and here's how it scored.
HTC Desire C with Beats Audio | by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)What we love about the Desire C is the fact that it fits a bigger 3.5" screen in a package that's visually smaller than 3.2-inchers like the Legend and the Hero.
Video
HTC Desire C with Beats Audio | by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)The HTC Desire C had no problems with reception and the in-call audio was clear and satisfyingly loud.
HTC Desire C with Beats Audio | by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)The premium is well worth it most of the time, considering the solid build quality of the gadgets.
HTC Desire C with Beats Audio | Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Jun, 2012)As we've come to expect from HTC, where the Desire C definitely gets things right is in its styling and build quality.
Type
HTC Desire C with Beats Audio | Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Jun, 2012)Viewing images isn't so bad with the simple to use Android Gallery app and that decent quality screen.
HTC Desire C with Beats Audio | by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)Judging by how extensively re-written and optimized the code behind the new Android 4.0 build is, we expect the 600mHz processor to perform better in our web browsing benchmarks than its Gingerbread counterparts, but we didn't really expected it to break any records.
HTC Desire C with Beats Audio | Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Jun, 2012)As ever with HTC's Android phones, the contacts interface is excellent providing quick access to the dialler and a contacts list from one screen.
Operating system
HTC Desire C with Beats Audio | by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)By another tradition honored by HTC, even their entry level offerings get the latest software and the combination of Ice Cream Sandwich and Sense 4.0 is the phone's key selling point.
HTC Desire C with Beats Audio | by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)Now, let's see what the Desire C can offer in the software department with the Ice Cream Sandwich treatment HTC has given it.
HTC Desire C with Beats Audio | Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Jun, 2012)Along with video, the big advantage of this and most Android phones is that you can load up your files without the need for any extra software of fancy syncing procedure – just plug the phone in and go – and with a microSD slot on hand there's potentially plenty of room for your vast music collection.
Quality
HTC Desire C with Beats Audio | Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Jun, 2012)Overall sound quality is okay but is noticeably a step below higher end rivals.
HTC Desire C with Beats Audio | by GSM Arena (Jul, 2012)Despite its modest price tag the HTC Desire C did quite well in our audio quality test.
HTC Desire C with Beats Audio | Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (Jun, 2012)While this phone's build gives up little to more premium models, when we start to look at features the differences become all too clear.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Sony Xperia J Longest battery life during active use Sony Xperia J vs HTC Desire C |
 | 2 | Apple iPhone 5 Most built-in storage Apple iPhone 5 vs HTC Desire C |
 | 3 | Sony Xperia go Is waterproof Sony Xperia go vs HTC Desire C |
 | 4 | Sony Xperia Miro 4-way tie: Newer operating system Sony Xperia Miro vs HTC Desire C |
 | 5 | Samsung Galaxy Y Really fast browser Samsung Galaxy Y vs HTC Desire C |
 | 6 | Sony Xperia tipo 4-way tie: Newer operating system Sony Xperia tipo vs HTC Desire C |
 | 7 | HTC Wildfire S Least latency on actual networks Wildfire S CDMA vs Desire C with Beats Audio |
 | 8 | Nokia Lumia 510 Long standby time Nokia Lumia 510 vs HTC Desire C |
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Popular Questions
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Would you pick the Sony U or HTC Desire C for games and apps?
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Sony Xperia U
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 3.5G
- 3.5"
- Dual core 1 GHz
2 more Sortable users recommended the Sony Xperia U over the HTC Desire C.
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votes Well...u need quite some storage for heavy games...u doesn't have expandable memory...therefore i recommend desire c...a slow processor but games run fine with the dedicated gpu...
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