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Rating 4 out of 5 stars with 53 reviews

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Customers are saying

Customers regard the HTC Desire 530 favorably for its camera quality, affordable price, and ease of use, with many praising its user-friendly interface. Positive feedback frequently highlights the phone's value for the money and its ability to take decent photos. However, some users expressed concerns about the battery life, reporting that it drains quickly. Overall, the phone receives positive feedback for its key features but needs improvement in battery performance.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Phone!

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

    This phone is a very good phone. I had a Samsung Galaxy S4 but it needed to be replaced. I was very hesitant about a new phone purchase at first but once I found this HTC Desire I was pleasantly surprised. Great price, size, camera and easy to use. The keyboard is a tad bit glitchy but you can always use Google speak to text. So far the battery life has been good also. I am going to add a extra memory card because it only has 16g. Well worth it!!

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone!

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

    Great phone for basic usage! Camera, messaging, internet access. Easy to navigate.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    I love the 16GB Internal Memory, however

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

    The battery life is beyond awful. I get to work at 8 am, and by 9:30am the battery meter already reads 69%. That's only after watching a video from my personal collection (no streaming at all). I always make sure no tasks are lingering in the background, so I'm unsure why the battery life is so awful. To top it off, the phone does not run too quickly either. This sucks big time for me as I am outside of the return window and did not buy a protection plan. What did I expect from HTC though. I figured since this particular HTC cost a little more, it would perform better. Boy was I wrong, wrong, wrong!!! To no surprise, it's no longer available online for purchase. Go figure. Definitely have to carry around a spare charger with this device.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good phone for the price

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

    After owning it 2 months, I think this phone works great! This phone does everything you need it to. Expandable storage is the real reason why I chose it. Being limited to just 8, 16, 32 GB internal storage with other phones really sucks.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Phone

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

    It one of the best phones I ever had. The keyboard is a bit to small but good over all

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Pretty good phone for the price

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

    I got this as a work phone, and I have to say, it is a pretty nice phone at this price. It is no S7, but It works smoothly and without much lag. It takes decent photos too.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good phone

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

    Plastic body but it looks nice good display and average pictures but overall nice phone.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great cell phone !!!

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

    I really like this HTC cell phone... the volume on the phone is a little low but overall everything else is great about this phone especially the price.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone for this price

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

    The phone have nice camera and good battery life , for this price you cant beat that

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great camera, quality

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

    I like the memory on the phone, camera good, and quality

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    good phone for price but slow

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

    phone is great for price, but slows down as it installs updates.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Gets the job done

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

    It gets the job done. Works perfectly, downside is processor is pretty slow. Good backup phone.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Not Dad

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

    I like ,Good cell for the price, got it for my Sister .

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone

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

    This is a good phone. Its not pricey and it runs good. I haven't seen any of the issues that I've seen with my previous phones. I think I'm going to stick with HTC phones. My last phone was a galaxy 6 edge plus and it overheated on me within a month. This phone hardly ever gets that hot

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for teenagers

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

    Great starter phone. I would get this phone for any teenagers

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    WiFi drops

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

    Apparently, if your router goes below a certain dB frequency the phone will drop the WiFi connection and switch to cell. When connecting to WiFi, it'll drop about 5-7 mins later and then you'll have the reconnect. Hopefully this can be addressed in a firmware update from HTC.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good phone at a great price

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

    If you are on a budget and need a decent phone for your apps, Bluetooth use, texting, taking pictures, etc., this HTC phone does the job. It's especially good if you are a Google user like me because I can access my drive immediately. Photos go straight to my drive so I can save memory. Its size is sleek. Well worth the bargain price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great mid range phone

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

    Perfect 5 inch 720p HD screen. And plenty of space for games and apps with 16 gb of memory. Perfect teens and smartphone beginners. At a decent price!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    IT IS OKAY, BUT IT DOES NOT GIVE YOU NOTICE YOU HA

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

    IT IS OKAY, BUT IT DOES NOT GIVE YOU NOTICE YOU HAVE MESSAGE OR MISS CALL UNLESS YOU CHECK YOUR PHONE UNLIKE DESIRE626, IT KEEP BLINK UNTILL YOU CHECKIT

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great prepaid phone.

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

    I bought this from my mother. She was already familiar with these phone, so it worked out perfectly!

    I would recommend this to a friend