If you are looking for the low-priced smartphone of the One series, then HTC One V will be very appropriate for you. The phone doesn’t come with high-end specs like HTC One X but it comes packed with the latest Android 4.0 (ICS) as one of its notable and beneficial features. Thus, let’s evaluate the specs of HTC One V to reveal its advantages along with the drawbacks.
Design
At the first glance, the design of HTC One V is somewhat similar with HTC Hero with the curved-chin style. In the front side, you will see the three physical touch-sensitive keys at the bottom of display. You’ll find no front-facing camera above the screen. At the very top side of the phone there are LED notification light, power button and the 3.5 mm audio jack. At the right side there are volume rockers while at the left side you will see the microUSB port. At the back side, there’s an aluminum cover and at the very bottom there’s a removable panel containing the microSD card and SIM card slots.
Dimension and Display
Measuring 120.3 x 59.7 x 9.2 mm, HTC One V is apparently more compact as compared to its close brother HTC One S. Weighing only 115 grams, the phone is also lighter than the iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy Beam. The screen measures the smaller size as compared to its brothers namely about 3.7 inches. The display has the screen resolution of 480x800 pixels, 16 million of color depth, and 252 ppi of pixel density which can make the images and text to appear sharper on the display. The contrast and outdoor visibility are also excellent.
Hardware and Software
As mentioned before that this device doesn’t come with high-end specs since it only boasts the single-core processor 1 GHz Snapdragon with 512 MB of RAM and 4 GB internal storage. By having these specs, the phone may take a longer time to load some heavy apps or even the simplest task. To power up the overall operation, the standard battery of Li-ion 1500 mAh has been added. For the main system, the company has loaded the Ice Cream Sandwich which can perform well with the HTC’s amazing user interface namely the Sense 4.0. However, there are some of Sense features that have been omitted like the 3D effects.
Camera, Connectivity and Data Speed
The HTC One V comes with the mediocre camera of 5 MP with the 720p video recording capability. The phone runs on HSDPA network to access 3G and it has the download speed of up to 2 Mbps and the upload speed of up to 1 Mbps. For the wireless connection, the phone provides the Wi-Fi (hotspot) and Bluetooth 4.0 (A2DP) while for the PC sync there is a microUSB 2.0 version.
Price, Pros and Cons
The selling price of HTC One V is around $350-370 without contract. The advantages of this smartphone are the comfy grip, slim design, sharp display, great outdoor visibility as well as the latest Android OS and Bluetooth version. Unfortunately, the phone lacks secondary camera, small screen, mediocre camera and inadequate hardware specs. [IS]
