HTC Desire 21 Pro 5G – Is this HTC’s comeback phone? By Up on Top

HTC was one of the leading android smartphone manufacturers till not very long back, however, with surging competition, affordable alternatives and little innovation within the company, it went off the radar as one of the leading smartphone makers around the globe of late HTC seems to be working hard to regain lost ground and is currently placing its bets on a new strong mid-range android smartphone with HTC desire 21 pro 5g. Does the company stand a chance to turn the tide and hit better sales we are about to find out? The design can be at best quoted as minimalistic the front of the device. Is this almost bezel-less display with a punch, hole, selfie camera? You will love the golden strokes around the camera module and the golden power button. The back panel has the camera module on top HTC branding in the middle and the 5g sticker at the bottom. The volume rocker button is same as the body color and is placed above the power button at the bottom. We have the standard, USB port microphone and the speaker grilles.

The rest of the body has nothing, except for the noise, cancelling microphones and hybrid sim tray. It measures 167.1 by 78.1 by 9.4 mm dimensions and weighs 205 grams. The foam feels super handy and doesn't feel as bulky as a 6.7 inch device. Usually would this definitely is not one of those eye-popping super trendy smartphones. Nevertheless, HTC has done a decent job with the overall design.

The HTC desire, 21 pro, has a 6.7-inch full HD display it has a resolution of 1080 by 2400 pixels. This boils down to a pixel density of 400 PPI, which is impressive. Considering the price point that the smartphone offers you can make a point for an OLED panel, but the desire 21 pro comes with a standard LCD panel admit it. It would be too harsh to ask for an OLED panel on a mid-range phone. This, however, is compensated with the butter smooth, 90 hertz, refresh rate.

That makes the overall browsing experience. Incredibly fluid. Coming to the hardware. HTC has managed to pack some impressive electronics under the hood. It is powered by the outscore Qualcomm snapdragon 690 sci, along with the arena 619 GPU pair, these impressive specs with 8gb of ram, and you get a smartphone that performs incredibly well at multitasking and gaming.

Thanks to the 90 hertz display, the games appear even smoother. The base variant has a built-in storage of 128gb, which can be further expandable with a micros card. The golden highlight on the power button is not just a cosmetic makeover. It doubles up as a fingerprint scanner. Surprisingly, the unorthodox placement of the fingerprint scanner doesn't feel off track, even during initial use, it almost feels intuitive and gives a feeling that the scanner should have always been there on the sides.

Attention to details is what made HTC so popular, and it's good to see that they have retained their DNA despite being off the reckoning for a few years, apart from the fingerprint scanner, it also comes with the face unlock technology that is easier and more convenient to some people in a way you get the best of both worlds and can use the preferred unlocking system of your choice. The HTC desire, 21 pro, comes with a quad camera setup, led by the 48 megapixel primary camera, along with an 8 megapixel ultra-wide lens, a 2 megapixel depth sensor and a 2 megapixel macro camera. The LED flash completes the setup. That is arguably one of the finest hardware on a mid-range smartphone. It delivers incredibly sharp and detailed images both in the normal mode and the portrait mode.

The camera also does well in indoor and low-light environments. The selfie camera is a 60 megapixel camera that clicks breathtakingly beautiful selfies and is great for video conferencing applications like google me, even though it lacks a LED flash. It clicks detailed and color correct photos. I wish I could say the same about the stock camera application on most smartphones, a flick of a button switches between the normal and ultra-wide mode. However, on the HTC desire21 pro, you have to manually go to camera settings to turn on ultrawide mode, though this might seem as a minor flaw.

People who use the smartphone for regular photography might find it irritating. Of course, let's not dig too much into it. HTC can roll out a software update and fix this once and for all. To sum it up the desired.21 pro carries one of the best smartphone cameras in this segment. The HTC desire, 21 pro comes with android 10 and has not covered it up with bloatware or ram sucking fancy UI.

Just the raw android experience. It comes with a 5000 my lithium polymer battery that easily lasts a day of normal usage. One of the good things about the smartphone is that it comes with an 18 watt, fast charger out of the box, which is like a rush of fresh air. In times when top manufacturers like apple and Samsung, are not shipping charging adapters in the box. In addition, it comes with the proprietary Qualcomm quick charge, 4 plus, that enables faster charging on the device.

The smartphone doesn't have a 3.5 mm headphone jack, which means you have to either go with your Bluetooth, headsets or use the cheap, looking USB port headset that comes with the box, but hey who even ships a headphone these days, it's great that HTC has managed to put in so much in the package and still kept it affordable. In addition, it comes with the latest version of Bluetooth and has all the useful sensors. Clearly the desire, 21 pro covers all bases. On the connectivity front. The HTC desire 21 pro is indeed an incredibly versatile smartphone from one of the oldest smartphone makers.

They have played the game on point on most departments like hardware, camera connectivity and accessories. HTC has left no stone and turned to make the desire 21 pro one of the most desirable smartphones in the mid-range segment, though it could have improved on design and stock camera software. We strongly believe that it will pose a serious threat to some competing smartphones. What are your top reasons to buy the HTC desire? 21 pro? Let us know in the comments.

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