Latest Gadgets Specifications: HTC One V

HTC One V is the fresh new lineup of smartphones that helped HTC take the spotlight early in 2012. While the One S and One X are flexing muscle at each other as a way to stay sharp for the invasion of the other predators with multi-core processors and high resolution screens, the One V aims at a less violent market segment - and it's priced accordingly. While we wouldn't go as far as to call it a budget phone, it's a familiar package - and a lot friendlier - less powerful, but hopefully not underpowered. If you know your HTC phones, the resemblance between the One V and the HTC Legend (and, in turn, the Hero) will not go unnoticed. The trademark "chin" makes a strong comeback. Then, as now, HTC are targeting an audience that seek a phone, which makes a statement more than anything else, and with a slim 9.2mm profile and streamlined design, the One V does just that. We'll answer that question in detail in the pages to come.

HTC One V features

Quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G support
3.7" 16M color capacitive touchscreen with WVGA resolution (480 x 800 pixels)
Android OS v4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich HTC Sense 4.0
1 GHz processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 chipset
microSD card slot
5 MP autofocus camera with single LED flash; face detection, geotagging, HDR mode, image auto-upload
720p video recording @ 30fps, slo-mo videos (2x at WVGA), simultaneous HD video and still image capture
Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA
GPS with A-GPS
Stereo FM radio with RDS
Accelerometer, proximity and ambient light sensor
Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v4.0
Smart dial, voice dialing
Polaris Office document editor
DivX/XviD video support
HTC Locations app
HTC Car integration
HTC Portable Hotspot
Fast boot time

HTC One V Specification

General
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Announced 2012, February
Status Available. Released 2012, April

Body
Dimensions 120.3 x 59.7 x 9.2 mm
Weight 115 g
- Touch-sensitive controls

Display
Type Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
- HTC Sense UI v4.0

Sound
Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Memory
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB
Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM

Data
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, HSUPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera
Primary 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection
Video Yes, 720p
Secondary No

Features
OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
CPU 1 GHz
GPU Adreno 205
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black, Brown
- Beats Audio
- SNS integration
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input

Battery
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh

Stand-by
Talk time

HTC One V Grey
Htc $329.99