HTC Desire 601 Specs

6.0
PhoneArena Score
HTC Desire 601 Review
7.5

Description

HTC Desire 601 is a mid-range Android handset with qHD display, 5MP camera, LTE support and dual stereo speakers.

This device is also known as HTC Zara, HTC Desire 4G LTE

Cons

  • Thick body (0.39 inches)
I want it 8 users
I have it 9 users
I had it 3 users

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Display

Benchmarks
Size: 4.5-inch
Resolution: 960 x 540 px, 245 PPI
Technology: IPS LCD
Screen-to-body: 62.08 %
Features: Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 2)

Hardware

Benchmarks
System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
Processor: Dual-core, 1400 MHz, Krait
GPU: Adreno 305
RAM: 1GB
Internal storage: 8GB, available to use: 4.68 GB
Storage expansion: microSDXC up to 64 GB
OS: Android (4.4.2, 4.2.2), HTC Sense UI Screenshots
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 2100 mAh
Type: Li - Polymer, User replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera Camera samples
Main camera: 5 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Specifications: Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Flash: LED
Video recording: 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front: 0.3 MP VGA
Dimensions: 5.30 x 2.63 x 0.39 inches
(134.5 x 66.7 x 9.88 mm)
Weight: 4.59 oz (130.0 g)
Keys: Right: Volume control

Cellular

4G (FDD): Bands 18(800 Lower), 8(900), 3(1800), 7(2600)
3G: Bands 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type: Micro SIM

Multimedia

Benchmarks
Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Speakers: Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features: Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring: DLNA

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 4.0
Wi-Fi: 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Mass storage device, Charging
Location: GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors: Accelerometer, Compass
Other: Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features: Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced: Sep 03, 2013
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News

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A new tweet from evleaks reveals that the HTC Desire 601, a handset we first met in July when it was called the HTC Zara, is coming to Virgin Mobile. That is a 4.5 inch screen you're looking at, with resolution of 540 x 960 known as qHD. This is not ...
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User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
8
Camera quality
4.5
Performance
9
Display
5.5
Battery life and charging
7.5
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
6
Should have compared price to performance
Phone owned for less than a month

I know a lot of people are going to ask how can you give an HTC such low numbers, well its because it scores low for price compared to hardware of other phones in its class. The Desire, Galaxy S3, and Supreme are the most expensive phones Virgin Mobile has to offer. For the price of the Desire it doesn't perform any better than the Victory, and its the same price as the Supreme, but gets outdone by the Supreme in every category. If this device was the same price as the Victory then I would score it higher, but as of right now the Desire and the Supreme are both priced at $249.99, the Victory is priced at $149.99, and the S3 is $349.99. While I don't believe the S3 is $100 better than the Supreme, the Desire isn't worth $100 more than the Victory, and isn't worth the same as the Supreme when the Supreme has better stats in every category. I should have never bought this phone from Radio Shack, but will be returning it and ordering a Supreme instead. The phone is of good quality and what it has works fine, however it is overpriced compared to other quality phones of its price range. With that in mind I took points off in every category as it is overpriced for its options.

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HTC desire 601 userreview
Phone owned for less than a month

This is the ideal smarthphone for me.
It's elegant, light and fast. It has nice sound quality.
I use this phone for navigation (Waze), music, Gmail, Youtube, ebay, photoshooting, browsing the net.
my accessories: Plantronics M55 (bluetooth headset) and Exogear Exomount Touch (car holder).

my previous phone: iPhone 3Gs

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