HTC 610: description, reviews, details

In early 2014, in an interview for Reuters, HTC announced that it had long been specialized in the production of high-end models, and announced that it plans to release a number of more affordable models. This, perhaps, is the main reason for the appearance in May 2014 of the smartphone HTC Desire 610, which took a lot from the flagship of this segment - Desire 816 - and became the predecessor of the Desire 620. What is this model? What can boast HTC 610? The review will tell in detail about all the advantages and disadvantages of the smartphone, its characteristics and customers' opinion.

Appearance

The design of the HTC Desire 610 is similar in many respects to its "older brother" Desire 816. But, since this model has smaller dimensions, the appearance from this somewhat suffered. As for a phone with a 4.7 inches screen, the HTC 610 looks large and bulky. Its dimensions: 15.3 x 7 x 0.96 cm, weight 143.5 g.

The wide edging around the display and the panels with HTC BoomSound speakers only increase the impression of massiveness. The fixed back cover is made of glossy material that successfully collects fingerprints.

But the rounded edges, made of matte plastic, look good, and thanks to them, the smartphone is comfortable in the hand.

The case is available in 3 colors: white, red, blue.

The power button is located on the upper end, so it is rather inconvenient to press it with one hand. There is also a standard headphone jack.

Slots for nanoSIM-card and microSD-card are located on the left under a small lid.

On the right side there are only 2 buttons for volume control, and the connector for micro USB is made on the bottom end.

"Stuffing" HTC 610

The characteristics of the smartphone are quite average, according to its class. Like many competitors, its "heart" is a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with a frequency of 1.2 GHz. Helps him to work 1 GB of RAM.

The tar spoon is the screen. Its resolution is only 960 x 540 pixels, so-called. QHD format. Of course, this saves the resources of the smartphone, but reading, playing and watching movies on the display is inconvenient, it looks obsolete.

The brightness level is also low, black is grayed out, the contrast is low, which makes it difficult to work with the HTC 610 in the sunlight. Even worse is the situation with viewing angles - it is worth to reject the phone a little, and the screen is already hard to see.

The smartphone is equipped with 8 GB of internal memory, but more than half of the volume is occupied by system files. But since it supports microSD cards up to 128 GB, you do not have to worry about the free space for your data.

Other Features

Despite the fact that the dynamics of HTC BoomSound are theoretically identical to those that are installed on expensive models, their sound leaves much to be desired. They are very loud, but on this their dignity ends. They distort the sound at the maximum of their capabilities.

In spite of this, the 2 front speakers perform well during games, giving a more surround sound to the user, but the dim screen still reduces the pleasure of the process.

And how does a smartphone show itself during calls? This function, judging by the reviews, is implemented perfectly. The interlocutor is well audible, the sound is loud and clear with a minimum of distortion. The microphone also works flawlessly - a person "on the other end of the wire" will perfectly understand your speech.

Battery with smartphone capacity of 2040 mA, the manufacturer promises up to 16 hours of talk time. To save a charge, you can use several energy-saving modes.

In the lack of connectivity and connectivity, this model will not be reproached. The smartphone supports LTE, NFC, 4 LE (depends on the capabilities of the operator) and standard Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

Software

Here the manufacturer tried to please the users. Strangely enough, but the software HTC 610 is almost identical to the one installed on the flagship One M8, the price of which is 2 times higher.

On the smartphone is initially installed OS Android 4.4.2 (better known as the "delicious" name KitKat), but with a brand new addition for the Sense 6 interface, which introduces small useful changes. The abundance of applications and games for this OS will help to cope with any tasks - both for work and for entertainment.

How does HTC Sense 6 differ from the standard Android? First of all, the standard location of applications changes, their icons are marked with different colors, depending on their purpose. Dialing the number also has a slightly different look, but the notification bar has not changed much.

A useful addition is parental control applications that not only provide access to content suitable for children of a certain age, but also protect contact lists and other important information of parents from accidental removal of the baby.

BlinkFeed - this is one of the main screens of the smartphone, to which you can add icons of your favorite sites and social networks and immediately see their updates.

Photo and video

The HTC 610 phone boasts a main and front camera, 8 and 1.3 Mp respectively. Despite the pretty good performance on paper, in fact the quality of the photo is depressing.

The main camera, despite the presence of a flash, makes not very clear pictures with incorrect color rendition and easy blurring around the edges. The exposure is poor, well-lit areas are often completely illuminated. The same drawbacks are noted with regard to video recording: the quality is low, the resolution is up to 1080 pixels.

Ironically, a weak front camera has better color reproduction, as well as a timer for self-images. But its viewing angle is barely enough to photograph 2 people at arm's length. So hope to use it for something more serious than a video chat or a quick photo for Instagram, not worth it.

The standard application for the camera from HTC will not cause difficulties - all the necessary functions are in sight and easily accessible. For example, the shutter icon is large and immediately shows in which mode - photo or video - you are now, and you can change it by clicking on the icon below. Settings are located in the lower left corner, above them a flash icon, and in the upper right corner there is an icon to go to the image gallery.

Money matters

How much do you have to pay for the HTC 610? The price of the smartphone after the release of the new model Desire 620 fell a little, and if before it cost about 12-14 thousand rubles., Now you can find offers with a cost of 10-11 thousand rubles. But only a few shops have such a model still available.

What do customer reviews say?

The smartphone is well-assembled, there are no loopholes and creaks, the cover for SIM and SD-cards is reliable and sturdy. The possibilities of increasing the amount of memory - at the level of advanced models and satisfy the appetites of any user.

The power of the processor and the amount of RAM is enough for many common tasks: the Internet, turning applications, scrolling does not slow down the smartphone. Even 3D games, such as Asphalt 8, work quickly and smoothly. But when performing several tasks simultaneously, turning the recently used applications or updating them has a slight hang.

The battery life is standard - it will provide you with a day of active use of the smartphone, and then you will need to take out the charger to restore the device's performance.

What are the customers dissatisfied with?

Perhaps the biggest drawback of the HTC 610 is its dull low-resolution screen. If this parameter is especially important to you, then pay attention to other models. And even among such budget smartphones you can easily find a model whose screen is characterized by a higher resolution, better brightness and viewing angles (for example, Moto G).

Another drawback is the back cover. It as a magnet attracts dirt and skin fat, so wash your hands before you tackle the phone, or stock up with special cleaning wipes for delicate technique. And in any case, do not put it on rough surfaces - scratches on the lid appear as quickly as fingerprints. It also can be attributed to the fact that the battery can only be changed by an experienced specialist with the help of special tools.

Predictable, but the camera of the HTC 610 customer reviews are also "obkhaly." The quality of the pictures is low, the shutter is triggered for a long time, which means that successful frames of fast moving objects you just do not have time to do. The best conditions for shooting are soft diffused light. In all other cases, the result may be greatly impaired.

For users who want to continue using their old number, switching to a new smartphone will be difficult. Since they will most likely have to change their old SIM-card to a new, nano-SIM format.

Summing up

Despite the mediocre design, the HTC 610 is a good middle-class smartphone. It is well assembled and works quite quickly. But the price of the device significantly reduces its attractiveness. There are many cheaper competitors that can boast the best screen and exterior design. Nexus 5, Moto G, Moto E or (with a small surcharge) Samsung Galaxy S4 and Moto X - all of them are more profitable alternative to HTC 610.