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Rating 3.8 out of 5 stars with 77 reviews

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Customers regard the HTC Desire 510 as a good value phone with a large, user-friendly screen. Positive feedback also highlights the phone's call quality and ease of use. However, many customers express dissatisfaction with the limited storage space and camera quality, particularly the lack of flash. The insufficient memory is another frequently cited drawback.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size
    Cons mentioned:
    Camera quality, Storage space

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great inexpensive no-contract smartphone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We've had this smartphone for a few weeks now and it's proven to be very good. I bought it for my middle-school aged daughter to use strictly as a type of "iPod touch" (Wi-Fi usage only, not activating the phone aspect). She already has her own iPad and isn't ready for a cellphone/smartphone yet, but we wanted to get her something small and portable (and cheap!) as well. This fit the bill. With sales and discount specials, this ended up being only $25.00. It has a fairly large screen (almost 5 inches) and the internals are pretty good for the price--quad core processor, 1 gig RAM. And it's not some no-name brand, either. We've previously had HTC smartphones in the past so we knew it was a reliable brand. It runs pretty smoothly, fast, and the intuitiveness of the touchscreen is quite good as well. For the price (regular price is $100) obviously I don't expect it to run and respond as well as my iPhone 6 Plus (regular price $849). The only negative is that it only comes with 4 gigs of storage, which is used up quite quickly. But it does have expandable storage, so I just picked up a 16 gig microSD card on sale for $6.00 and we're good to go. This is a great starter smartphone for kids, or for anyone who would like a cheap MP3 player or off-contract smartphone just to use on Wi-Fi. My daughters also use it to stream music from Amazon and videos from Netflix and YouTube and have had no problems. The camera isn't really good, though--I wouldn't rely on it for picture taking, that's for sure. But for everything we want to use it for, it's been excellent.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Screen size
    Cons mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works Great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love this phone because it's big screen, light weight, and user-friendly. Only bad is the camera is no good.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use, Screen size
    Cons mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone for the price!!!!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this phone for 14 years old daughter. She truly loves this for the wide screen and easy typing. It would be perfect if the camera quality was better.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    There is a reason why this phone costs only $50.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So when you purchase this phone, make sure you grab a bottle of your favorite headache reliever as well. Because the keyboard is so hard to use. You want to press the spacebar but you hit the letter v so yourvtextsvlookvlikevthis and then you have to start over... The best keyboard is the swype one which you can find in the phones App Store. Also autocorrect/word suggestion is not very helpful and it changes your correct words on you. But really it takes 10+ minutes longer than you want to spend time typing out your texts to ppl. Other than the not-so-great keyboard, the battery life is not really there. I'm not very active on the phone and barely manage to go more than a full day, maybe a day and a half. So someone who texts 5+ people and uses Facebook will probably be charging twice a day. And that's with a battery optimizer app. It's not all bad tho, if you are looking for a cheap prepaid phone that will text/call/do smartphone things when you need it to~ this is a decent option. Definitely not a rave phone. Also camera is potato quality,

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage space

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Very solid phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchased this phone as a backup phone in case one of our phones was dead/not working well. I considered activating it with the carrier it was made for but instead I activated it on ring+. It was the easiest activation I have ever done. You enter the MEID number and it tells you to do the regular activation on the phone and presto it's done. I was able to get a decent amount of data and minutes/text for free! I've not paid a dime and my wife used the phone as her primary phone for the entire month when her battery stopped holding a charge. I dropped 1 star because there is a terrible lack of on-device storage which limited my ability to do normal updates for apps. It runs out of space doing the pre-installed apps. They need to have models have a base of at least 8 gigs. Otherwise it is the best bang for the buck I have ever seen.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Camera quality, Flash

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Not the best camara

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I do not recomend this phone if you are big on taking pictures, because the resolution is not that great. Not to mention that not having a flash can be inconvinient. The phone has a tendency to lag when unlocking. I would definently say that this phone is for the essential uses mainly. Having many apps and often using the internet slows its general funtions. I would recomend this phone only if its your first smartphone.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Camera quality, Flash

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Htc in a pinch

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Htc in a pinch. Not a bad phone or call quality from sprint only issues having is taking pictures which are not that great and phone doesn't have flash. If you need a phone in a pinch good to go.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Memory

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good for 1st smart phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got this phone for my 13 year old son for his birthday. This is his first smart phone. So far he really loves it. Only negative is he has run out of memory already. But I guess a memory card will solve that problem.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage space

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Nice phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great phone, but there is too much Sprint prepaid bloatware installed on it, and the 4gb space is pretty much all used up. Even getting an SD card for extra space, all the apps main files are still installed on the phone, and you can't transfer everything to the SD card.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Phone, Screen size

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    easy to use

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    easy to use,good battery life,easy to see screen and good screensize, lightweight and has good call quality and reception

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    great phone great price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    first phone ive had other than tracfone and its so much better well worth the money plus if you watch best buy has it on sell from time to time for half price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Camera quality, Storage space

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    good phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    great cell phone my two only complaints are the camera is fuzzy and the internal memory is only 4 g

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Memory

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Great beginners phone!!!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The phone is great for someone seeking the basics at an affordable price. the only issue I seem to have with the phone is MEMORY. I have purchased a separate memory card and it still shows that memory is low.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Memory

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good for the price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The only way it could be better is if it had more memory

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Memory

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Horrible Phone and Service

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Ok, so it is convenient to have prepaid phone service, but this phone and the Sprint Pre-paid service is a NIGHTMARE. The Best Buy part is just fine, and as long as the store keeps load up cards in stock everything works alright; but if you have to go to the internet or use the phone to pay for the upcoming month...GOOD LUCK. Also, the phone has NO memory at all, so don't bother trying to take or download pictures. The Text app is a joke (except when receiving texts from Sprint). The voicemail app is just garbage and constantly wants to add lame animations (kitties and turtles and such) for something called video enhancements (which requires a subscription fee). The android operating software is terrible. Plus, the Sprint service is spotty and limited at best. The best advice I can give you is save up and buy an iPhone!!!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Choice

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this product for my little brother and he absolutely loves it. I cannot get him to get off of it. The transaction was easy and the shipping was very fast. I would definitely recommend this item to my friends.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    This products camera blurry

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product works very well but its the camera that messes up. The camera is good at first but then it changes after a week with the phone.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Screen size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Phone looks Good

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The phone is good for the price. Look and feel is very good and touch screen also nice to feel.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Phone
    Cons mentioned:
    Flash

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great phone for the price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    call quality is good. well-made. too bad there's no flash, but other than that, it's a good buy

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Phone

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    good value for good phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    bought this phone to save money on phones with plans and the phone works really well...haven't had any problems yet....

    I would recommend this to a friend
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