Display and hardware
HTC has used a 4 inch Super LCD touchscreen display that is big enough for reading the text comfortably and also for enjoying multimedia content. The Super LCD display offers pixel density of about 233 pixels per inch and carries 480 x 800 pixel resolution natively. Of course it supports multi-touch, but it has not been constructed using Gorilla Glass or similar technology so it is prone to scratches and fingerprints. The screen quality is quite similar to the one appearing on the Desire V, but there are certain differences between the two. The Desire X has the S LCD display that does not offer extremely bright screen when the brightness setting is set to full. The native contrast is quite good and the text is legible even in bright sunlight.
Inside the 9.7 mm thick body, the Desire X packs a dual core 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8225 mobile processor and packs Adreno 203 graphics. This smartphone has 768 MB RAM to power the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update layered with HTC Sense 4.0 user interface. The Snapdragon S4 Play family mobile processor is based on an ARM Cortex A5 design, consumes low power, and can be clocked only to 1.2 GHz. For those who get blinded by the term 'dual core', do look out for more on the graphics side in the multimedia section below.
HTC has also packed a 5 megapixel camera at the back with an LED flash above the image sensor. This camera is capable of clicking decent quality images, but records video only in 854 x 400 pixel resolution. Thus the phone does not offer 720p HD video recording as compared to rival models such as Galaxy S Advance. The network chip supports dual band 3G networks and also offers WiFi (802.11 b/g/n) along with the ability to create mobile hotspots. HTC has included a GPS module with A-GPS support.
The hardware chosen by HTC is decent enough for a mid-range device, but a better processor and graphics could have given a little extra muscle to the package.
