HTC Desire XC

  • Released 2013, July
    107g, 9.4mm thickness
    Android 4.0
    4GB 768MB RAM storage, microSD slot
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  • 4.0"
    480x800 pixels
  • 5MP
    480p
  • 768MB RAM
  • 1650mAh
    Li-Ion

HTC Desire XC - Specs

Network Technology GSM / CDMA / EVDO
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900 - SIM 1
  GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - SIM 1
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch Announced 2013, July. Released 2013, July
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 119.5 x 62.3 x 9.4 mm (4.70 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~61.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 768MB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 480p@30fps
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Beats Audio
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery
Misc Colors Black/White
SAR 1.49 W/kg (head)     0.64 W/kg (body)    
Price About 180 EUR

HTC Desire XC - User Reviews

  • no secondary camera :(

  • U have to download. It from play store

  • This is a good smartphone.but having the older version of Android. And no 3G ...but good to operate

  • htc phone is best... but s.s. communication service is very bad.....

  • i have purchased this phone this phonE IS WORKING FINE BUT THE PROBLEM IS THE DISPLAY IS NOT COMMING gone to service center they updated the software but after 2 days same problem repeat the service center is not available to sort out problem. very bad quality phone

  • i am facing same problem. I was gone service centre but they are saying motherboard problem and cost is 7000 thousand. Already I loss touch pad. Touch pad and mother board cost is 12000 thousand and new phone available in market @14500 then why changed motherboard and touch pad. very bad service providing HTC.

  • download es file manager from play store

  • Where to find File Manager in this phone. Comments Please

  • HTC Desire XC Dual Sim: just after 1 year IC shot. When battery is 0%, unable to charge the Mobile. If battery is removed from phone and charged by external charger, its charging. When again battery is put into mobile and charged, it starts charging. Repair costs 1200 INR, but parts are not available in Jamshedpur. Rest is working fine. Should I sell the mobile or repair it in some HTC store?

  • so wariest because there is CDMA SIM AND ther is no facility for 3G network in GSM sim.it so bad .............its my ist worng that purchases.

  • i purchased this phone few months back, very bad experience, frequent hangup, very slow. display glass got damaged, went to service center, only one service center in Hyderabad, the response.... very poor...they want to change the entire display at the cost of Rs.4700 aproximately. no spares available. minimum 15 days... that is also not sure... have seen people shouting at executives for there irresponsibility, some customers waiting for more then a month. dont buy HTC

  • Hi All, I am planning to get this mobile for my dad as he needs CDMA/GSM.His usage is mostly calls.Sometimes Whatsup , Listen to music , Websearch.Users who are using this mobile more than 9 months can you pls give me suggestions to go with this mobile or any other mobile with in 15K? If Internet is not switched ON , will the battery long for a day?

  • good handset but battery life not good, screen tuch very good and clear, wifi problem auto start...

  • very bed experience with this set,it hang up,battery life very poor.please don't make this type of set.

  • Mobile batery is so poor which is u can't use for hole day......I am not satisfied with this mobile.....

  • Hopeless HTC products, I obereved in two case of mine where both sets out of order in 13-14 months time, after passing warranty period of one year. Comapny make it for one year purpose only. Purchase it accordingly if any one wants for one year.

  • The back cover is cheap plastic..arrgh!

  • Surprisingly there is no pause button available in Camera Video Mode. Means u can not pause the video while shooting. It is really horrible that Company like HTC is not giving such basic facility in this mobile.

  • I bouthgt this phone in march and am unhappy with it. The signal strengh is lower with this phone than 2 of the other phones I used. for CDMA, I compared with an older samsung and for GSM, I compared with galaxy grand and very old nokia. Both old phones gave me better reception in the living room of my house. With the desire XC, I got poor voice quality and lot of disconnects. In the same location, CDMA reception on my old samsung is the best but with the XC, CDAM calls were also bad (broken voice). The biggest nuisance is the Data usage pop-up which keeps popping up every time my email gets synced. disabling the option had no effect and even resetting the phone did not help. Unlocking the phone to see "Your data usage for this session is xx mb" everytime is just stupid. Battery life is poor too. Take a really long time to charge if it is fully drained. I bought this because: 1) it's the only CDMA phone in my budget range 2) the box packaging advertised beats audio support and I wanted good speaker phone quality On the one hand signal reception of CDMA and GSM is very poor and on the other hand beats audio is not supported on speaker mode (only supported in headset) I regret making this purchase. Lot of money for a poor quality phone and software experience.

  • htc xc slot 2 i.e gsm slot doesnt support 3g.thata very bad,network drops freq.

  • thats true the phone heats up very badly

  • Hello somebody, is the battery life of the XC really this BAD or am i just this "LUCKY"? I hear some HTC phones can use dual battery (an extra one attached to the back..any truth to this? Lastly, Which HTC phone has the best user experience with regards to Battery?

  • Htc desireXc mobile data usage mobile very heat in always cdma evdo

  • Out of 4 GB How much user memory is available?RAM is 768 MB how much its free in Mobile?

  • Few things to be noted. Either the issue is with that Tubemate app. Its encoding may be a reason for audio shift with the video. Or Better quality may not support the phone. 1270x720 hd is not supportable to our phone. Somehow it runs with Mxplayer, but there are chances for lagging, ie. phone processor lags to play this HD quality video. By my experiments, I found that the below settings is Superb for video convertion for Desire XC. Resolution - 853x480 (or 800x480) Frame rate - 25 Codec - H.264/mpeg4/avc Bitrate - 1.4Mbits/sec Audio - 192kbits/44100Hz/AAC Codec this will give you a very Good/Extreme Quality video, which plays easily, with a low file size.

  • Hi, By using EVDO/Data phone gets heats up quickly. But it may not be on Wifi. Its because of the huge use of network, not only for this phone but also for all cellphones. Especially EVDO, is faster than normal 2G data (ie, EVDO is equivalent to 3G), and battery drains faster. You can check this with your friends. Not sure about wifi problem that you've faced. Anyway mine is fine, in my office I've several wifi access points all over. While I was moving to various places in office, it automatically connect to best wifi signal point. May be yours is a manufacturing fault. As I mentioned in my previous post, I've a dead pixel on my screen (as its a manufacturing defect). Quality is compromised by these Companies to fit the product in the price tag.

  • when i download any hd video from tube mate with 1270x720 resolution after downloading when i play this video through mx player that time i noticed picture is moving any were and sound coming after or before scene which resolution is best for downloading video pl suggest me

  • I purchased HTC Desire XC via reliance EMI scheme. The shipped handset was weak on wifi signals. Got the DOA certificate issued and got the handset replaced. The new replaced handset is again poor. When EVDO data is on and and after few calls it heats up significantly. Now frustrated do not know what to do with this trash. The same fate being suffered by my cousin who purchased HTC Desire 700. Low on battery and unbearable heating.

  • Yes... Both Voice call quality and clarity are good(for both sims). Its an international brand device, so you don't need worry about those things. Next About Signal strength: I'm living in the Metro City; Kochi, India, and I've good signal strength all over, but there is low signal inside my office building, but all my colleagues facing the same signal problem (with all service providers). I've MTS(CDMA) and Airtel(GSM) connections. I didn't found any difference between CDMA or GSM calls. Both are feels same. Previously I've used different cellphones(Huawei and LG) for CDMA and GSM connections, and there was noticeable difference in call quality between them. But there is no such issues with XC. I'm using XC from past 45days. Surprisingly the Battery life is excellent, More than a Day. But once I've downloaded few junk games and apps from playstore, battery drains easily. I noticed it quickly, and removed all those junk apps, and my battery life becomes normal. I found a dead pixel on my screen, after few days from purchase. Very tiny, visible only in full black background display, in night. But its not noticeable, so I didn't contacted the service center yet. I think the quality of the products are coming down, to bring it in to the price tag. Not only HTC, but also all the electronic manufacturers. I faced same dead pixel issue for my brand new Dell LED Monitor few months ago(found it in the purchase day itself, and got replacement) ArunVp, Kochi, India

  • How is the Voice Call Quality & Clarity in both SIMs? And what about signal Reception Strength? Please let me know. Thanks.

  • Yes. Wifi hotspot is there. Also there is an option for sharing internet thrugh Blutooth. ArunVp, Kochi, India

  • i want to know that XC have hot spot feture..so that I can use XC as wifi hotspot.

  • Hi, Most of the feature of VC and XC were same. But VC is an old model. I've searched a lot before my purchase (both XC and VC). VC is currently unavailable in the market, but may be available through online stores. But as per the info from GsmArena, it is very old model, ie, 2012 model and XC is the latest among them, and its 2013. Also note the technical side. RAM expanded from 512mb to 768mb in XC No 'Edge' in VC, but available in XC. Bluetooth version is latest in XC and is version4.0. latest is always good. XC is dual core, and VC is single core Less weight than VC. Overall features are same. But I prefer XC, since it is the latest. Also note this is in the price range of 15,000 INR. You can also checkout HTC's another higher model (OneX series) for the price range of 29,000 INR. its a GSM/CDMA+GSM phone. Search for more about it. PLEASE NOTE, THE INFORMATION OF THIS POST IS COLLECTED FROM GsmArena.com Want more info? Let me know..... ArunVp, Kochi, India

  • I wnt d bst combination of cdma+gsm android phone undr 15k so is this xc or vc of htc d best,compared 2 other brands.rly

  • I'm from India. I own this wonderful phone. Basically I've selected this because, the combination is CDMA+GSM, under a good price tag of Rs.15700/- (~252USD). Features are great, compared to the similar combination phones in Indian brands, but price is too high (compared to them). But its ok, for HTC brand value. Build Quality is Good, although its a plastic finsh. Processor is too old, A7 ARM Processor. I think they used it to fit this in this economy range. Graphics Adreno 305. Just ok. Display quality is Superb, 480x800 pixels with 233ppi, feels great (Compared with IPS Display of LG L7 II). Battery; Before purchasing, I doubt the battery life with 1650mAh; But surprisingly, it gave a me more than one day. Say 2 days with normal calls and sms (calls not more than 1hr (total duration) +normal busy office life-no time for spending with mobile). By enabling "Mobile Data" battery life goes down, very fastly. But in wifi, its better (compared to Mobile DATA) Camera is pathetic. its 3MP, but my previous phone LG GD510 with 2MP gives better quality, even in indore and outdoor. Desire XC's camera quality is poor. Same thing for Video, we can not say its great, but ok. Video records 480x800 Resolution only. No 3G in GSM, but I've a great CDMA Connection (MTS) with High Speed internet. Its superb in this. HTC Sence 4+ by default. Its great. But still I'm using third party Launcher. No magnetic sensor on board, but supports Maps and all. Overall Looks - Superb (I've Black color, White color not looks good for me) Build quality - Good Display - Superb Battery - Good Camera - Bad UI - Good Want more info? Let me know..... ArunVp, Kochi, India