HTC Desire 626

On 9 February 2015, HTC Desire 626 was announced in Taiwan.[6][7][8] On 13 February 2015, rumors that claim this model of the HTC Desire 626 was also going to be sold by the American carrier Sprint emerged.[9]

On 12 August 2015, American carrier Verizon announced that they were going to sell the HTC Desire 626.[10][11] However, this model has significantly different specifications; it has Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 system-on-chip with a 1.1 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 32-bit CPU and Adreno 304 GPU instead of the Qualcomm Snadragon 410 system-on-chip, 1.5 GB RAM instead of 1 GB, 8 GB internal storage instead of 16 GB and an 8 MP rear camera instead of the 13 MP unit.[10][11][12] This model was put on sale on 27 August 2015 for 192 USD.[12] This model was also sold by AT&T.

On 5 February 2016, a new Dual SIM model of the HTC Desire 626 was released in India with different specifications. This model has MediaTek MT6752 system-on-chip with a 1.7 GHz octa-core ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit CPU and ARM Mali-T760 MP2 GPU instead of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 system-on-chip and 2 GB RAM instead of 1 GB. It is available in Blue Lagoon and White Birch. It was priced at 14990 INR.[13][14]

The HTC Desire 626 was reviewed by several media outlets. The phone was generally considered as a rival to Moto G.

John V. from PhoneArena reviewed the AT&T version of the device and gave it 7 points out of 10. Low price, the design, the call quality and expandable storage was considered as the pros of the device. However; the quality of 720p video recording, inadequate performance for heavier tasks, speaker quality and white balance of the camera were criticized.[4]

Bailey Stein from Android Authority reviewed the AT&T version of the device, giving it 3.5 stars out of five. The design, the camera quality for the class, the software experience and the low price were praised, however; the performance, below average battery life, software-based display sharpening and high amount of preinstalled bloatware were criticized.[3]

Jessica Dolcourt from CNET reviewed the AT&T model of the device and gave it 6 points out of 10. She praised the design, the call quality but criticized the inconsistent camera quality, the weak performance and the weak automatic brightness. She concluded that the HTC Desire 626 was "one of the best-looking phones for the price" but the competitors offered more performance for the price.[15]

Valentina Palladino from Tom's Guide reviewed the AT&T model of the device, giving it 2.5 stars out of 5. She praised the brightness of the display, the design and sharpness of the rear camera but criticized the battery life. She concluded that the Moto G was a better option.[5]