If you refuse to experience Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on any other handset than an HTC but you aren't keen on blowing too much moolah on a smartphone, then this fresh release is for you.

htc one v

Wrapped in unibody gunmetal case, HTC One V is the most affordable smartphone in the Taiwanese company's 2012 One series. Although lacking supposedly top-notch Android smartphone innards and specifications this year, including a Quad Core processor, a Full HD video recorder and a large display, HTC One V nevertheless comes with features that HTC fans have grown to love on their phones, which include solid construction, gorgeous design, Beats Audio enhancement and HTC Sense experience, which - in my opinion - is the best Android 'skin' out there.

htc one v philippines

HTC One V was officially announced at Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain earlier this week along with the midrange HTC One S and the flagship level HTC One X. HTC also disclosed that the borderline entry-level lower-midrange Android phone will hit store shelves come Q2 this year with a 299 Euros SRP. No word yet on HTC One V's exact release date and pricing details in our country but I guess it will also land here in Q2 with price tag of around Php 15,000 - Php 18,000.

Like what we usually do here on TP, let me wrap up this entry by giving you the complete technical specifications of the affordable HTC One V --

TechPinas Smartphone Technical Specs Table (TSTST)
Name HTC One V
Type Slate Form Factor (Full Touchscreen)
Price Category Midrange
Dimensions120.3 x 59.7 x 9.2 mm
Weight 115 grams
Available Colors Brown
Operating System Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Display 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density), 480 x 800 pixels, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Processor 1 GHz Single Core
RAM/ROM 512 MB RAM
Camera 5 MegaPixels, 2592 x 1944 pixels with autofocus and LED flash, no front camera
Video Capture 720p 30 frames per second
Audio and Video Playback MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player/MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Ports microUSB v2.0, 3.5 mm audio jack
Connectivity Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, 3G
Network 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Internal Storage 4 GB, expandable via microSD, supports up to 32GB
Sensors Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Proximity
Battery Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Uptime TP Guesstimate: Standby of up to 330 hours, Talk time of up to 5 hours
Value-Added Features Gunmetal Unibody case, HTC Sense UI, Beats Audio, SNS integration, Google Services Suite
Announcement Globally: February 2012
Availability Q2 2012
Price TP Guesstimate: Php 15,000 - 18,000