HTC Desire 510 Specs

6.5
PhoneArena Score
HTC Desire 510 Review
1.7

Description

The Desire 510 runs Android 4.4 KitKat with Sense UI, offering a 4.7-inch display with 480 x 854 pixels, a 5 MP rear camera, VGA front-facing camera, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of expandable internal memory, and a 2100 mAh battery. Interestingly, the Desire 510 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC with a quad-core CPU clocked at 1.2 GHz. The 410 is a 64-bit-capable SoC, but HTC didn’t mention anything about this in the press release announcing the new handset.

Cons

  • Thick body (0.39 inches)
I want it 2 users
I have it 4 users
I had it 6 users

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Display

Benchmarks
Size: 4.7-inch
Resolution: 854 x 480 px, 208 PPI
Screen-to-body: 62.27 %
Features: Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

Benchmarks
System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916
Processor: Quad-core, 1200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
GPU: Adreno 306
RAM: 1GB
Internal storage: 8GB
Storage expansion: microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS: Android (4.4) Screenshots
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

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

Camera

Rear: Single camera Camera samples
Main camera: 5 MP
Video recording: 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Front: 0.3 MP VGA
Video capture: 640x480 (VGA)
Dimensions: 5.51 x 2.75 x 0.39 inches
(139.9 x 69.8 x 9.99 mm)
Weight: 5.57 oz (158.0 g)
Colors: Black, Gray, Blue, White

Cellular

4G (FDD): Bands 20(800 DD), 3(1800), 7(2600)
3G: Bands 5(850), 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type: Micro SIM

Multimedia

Benchmarks
Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Speakers: Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features: Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring: DLNA
Radio: FM

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 4.0
Wi-Fi: 802.11 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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
Date approved: Aug 25, 2014
FCC ID value: NM80PCV220
Measured SAR:
Head: 0.86 W/kg
Body: 0.48 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 0.97 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.74 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced: Aug 26, 2014
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Alternative variants

HTC Desire 510
for Sprint
Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD): Bands 26(850+), 25(1900+)
4G (TDD): Bands 41(2600+)
3G: Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900)
HTC Desire 510
for Cricket
Differences from the main variant:
4G (FDD): Bands 17(700 b), 5(850), 4(AWS-1), 2(1900), 7(2600)
3G: Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900)
HTC Desire 510
for Boost Mobile
Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage: 4GB

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Cricket
Boost Mobile

News

HTC Desire 510 launches at Sprint this Friday, Boost and Virgin Mobile will sell it for just $99
Several weeks ago, we told you that the affordable HTC Desire 510 would be released in the US sometime this month. Well, now we know exactly when the handset will be available to buy. Sprint will sell the Desire 510 starting this Friday, September 19...
, by Florin Troaca, 6
HTC Desire 510 launches at Sprint this Friday, Boost and Virgin Mobile will sell it for just $99
HTC Desire 510 will be launched in September via Sprint, O2, and others
Yesterday, HTC announced the Desire 510, a new LTE-capable device that aims to lure customers who can’t (or don’t want) to spend too much money on a new smartphone. While HTC didn’t say when the Desire 510 would be available to buy,...
, by Florin Troaca, 3
HTC Desire 510 will be launched in September via Sprint, O2, and others
Affordable HTC Desire 510 promises to bring LTE to everyone
While we’re waiting for HTC to announce the Desire 820, the company today revealed another Desire handset, namely the Desire 510. This is a “highly affordable” smartphone that aims to bring 4G to everyone - thus offering LTE connect...
, by Florin Troaca, 6
Affordable HTC Desire 510 promises to bring LTE to everyone

User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
1.3
Camera quality
1.3
Performance
1
Display
1.3
Battery life and charging
1
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
3
phone blows chunk
Phone owned for more than a year

so i made an account just to comment: after two years of having this phone my core processor $#!^ the bed. don't do anything with my phone but the basics of a smart phone. the camera sucks, picture normally look out of focus and fuzzy. the screen if not the right temp it wont work. sometimes it changes the setting without you doing it. the screen is wishy washy on how it responds to touch. apps that need proper updating lack usable feature that it is supposed to support. for it to be release in '14 or '15 it lacks the capabilities that other phones in its year have. doesn't support a lot of up and coming apps. constantly freezes. always force closing something.even updating apps is a task because you have to delete a bunch of things before hand because updates are so big that the phone is impossible to keep items such as pic, vids, apps, messages, etc. this phone is s**te. i suggest something different. do not obtain this phone unless you thrive on disappointment.

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1
If you like plastic turds, this is phone for you!
Phone owned for more than a year

With all of the choices in the cell phone market out today, it's sad that anyone would willingly choose the HTC Desire 510. I bought one when upgrading my phone on 1/29/15 and upgrading to the "New" Cricket from the "old" one. Well, I had an HTC One SV, which I loved and still worked great a year and a half later. I was told this was the upgrade. I was lied to.

If you like taking pictures that look like they were taken from a Moto RAZR (the flip phone from 2004), this phone is for you. Zoom? Flash? What are those?? This phone came out in 2015 and is barely capable of taking pictures that look like they were taken this decade. Do you enjoy using your phone as a QR scanner? Or like scanning your paychecks to your bank account? Well, skip this phone because it's camera can do neither!

Who doesn't love all of these new apps like Periscope? Great, isn't it? Well, isn't compatible with the HTC Desire 510. And the apps that do work, have features missing. Like all those flashlight apps that use the flash as a light? Well, not here you don't. Like using games where the front camera can scan in items like Angry Birds? Well, stop playing them now, because this phone doesn't play well with those.

Tired of receiving all of those pesky text messages? All of those people who want to get ahold of you just bugging you? Then give this phone a whirl! This isn't Cricket's problem, I have other phones on my account and have tried other phones with my SIM card, no problems with texts. The HTC Desire must have a feature in which it delays getting those by 2 minutes up to 12 hours. APN settings are all correct. Tech support is clueless! Everything looks great on their end, but their end isn't this plastic dog turd of a phone.

Like making calls, well guess what? This phone does that... RANDOMLY. It may let you make a call, it may not. the person on the other end may hear you, they may not.

In fact, this phone may just decide to stop playing any and all sounds at all, just for fun! Videos won't run, music won't play, phone calls don't even initialize. So basically, you're stuck with substandard texting with a camera that takes pictures comparable to 2005's greatest. If you like doing anything else with your phone, spend $5 on a phone with a completely cracked screen on ebay that still works. The thought of getting cut by glass while using a phone is more appealing than the HTC Desire 510.

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1
The People Need to Know.
Phone owned for more than a year

I created an account just to write this review. This phone is incredible. When it's cold out or you haven't used it in a while you have to warm it up before the screen will work. If the screen is not the exact right temperature it will acknowledge your breathing, blinking and a breeze as someone touching the screen. Simply turning the phone on fills up it's minuscule storage space. The camera is a feat all it's own, with no focus and no flash. Having to actually type all this out is causing me pain and anger at the fact that the damn thing is sitting next to me right now.

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