HTC Desire 530

Normally, I'd end a review by stating whether or not I'd recommend purchasing the device. For the HTC Desire 530, there are a couple conditions that you must meet for me to recommend this phone.You're looking to spend under $200 on a phone.You want a...

Sluggish performance and screen that fails to impress aren’t worth the low price tag.

HTC's Desire 530 is not without its charms, even beyond the phone's low price tag. Both cameras deliver better photos than you might think, you get a full day's worth of power, and the Boomsound feature delivers pretty good sound through headphones.The...

Whether HTC's attempt at making a unique design statement with the Desire 530 has been successful is probably a matter of taste. Regardless of that, the casing pleases with its decent build and good hardware buttons. However, it hardly conveys a...

The HTC Desire 530 is an absolute bargain and the only chink in its armour is the slightly under powered speaker. This certainly isn't a deal breaker and the HTC Desire 530 deserves a 9 out of 10 when compared to other budget smartphones.Written by...

HTC have had a pretty tough time of it recently, and their range of handsets has definitely throttled back compared to years gone by. Remember the HTC Wildfire, ChaCha, Sensation, Rhyme and Butterfly ?The Desire series has outlasted all of them. If...

The Desire 530 performs too poorly to be a genuine budget option. No matter the price, this is a phone you should not buy.

Aside from the interesting design, there's nothing particularly outstanding going on with this entry-level smartphone. We're actually pretty disappointed with the spec, as the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and GPU used are featured in smartphones 2-3...