'The HTC Desire is one of the best looking smartphones available right now.'
'It looks and feels like a great little phone, but it’s impossible to view it in isolation and on the current market there are choices which present better value for money at (and in fact below) this price point. '
'The Desire 500 tackles the essentials well, doesn't cost the Earth and has a more interesting design than most budget smart phones. '
'We were able to pair the smartphone with the Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth headset and the Motorola S9 Bluetooth Active Headphones with no problem.'
'The messaging app on the phone is competent and looks pretty good.'
'Being a Google phone, it sync perfectly with Google services including gmail with contacts and Google Calendar.'
'WIRED An all-around reliable phone with fantastic talk time of 4 hours and 52 minutes. '