The Desire 526G+ is a budget friendly octa core powered smartphone from a well known brand, HTC. This dual SIM handset with 3G support houses a 1.7GHz MediaTek octa core powered chipset running Android KitKat, it is priced at Rs. 10,400 available exclusively on Snapdeal.com.
Box Pack
I got the handset for the review, without the box packing. Inside the box I guess you will get the handset, earphone, screen guard, travel charger, data cable and user manual / warranty card.
Design, Display and OS
The 526G+ looks really good, gives a premium feel and its quite unique. The screen area is a little out (check images / video review). The speaker in placed on the front bottom. Handset is a bit heavy 153 grams with battery and dimensions are 68.95 x 139.36 x 9.85 (mm). This is a dual SIM handset, you need 2 micro SIM’s. It looks as if there are dual front speaker, but that is not the case, there is incall speaker and a loud speaker.
The front / rear are glossy black and the sides are greyish coloured with metallic finish. The body is made of plastic, good built quality and finishing. The back cover somewhat looks similar to Moto G.
Volume rocker and power button are placed on the right, 3.5mm audio jack on the top and micro USB port plus mic at the bottom.
This handset sports a 4.7 inch screen with 960 x 540 pixels resolution with just 2 point multi touch support. Viewing angles are okay and so is the colour reproduction. There are 3 sensors – accelerometer, light and proximity.
HTC Desire 526G+ is running Android 4.4.2 out of the box with HTC blinkfeed.
Memory and Storage
There is 1GB RAM and 16GB storage along with 32GB micro SD card support. You will get around 12GB space for apps and about 643MB free RAM on first boot. OTG is not supported and apps get installed on the internal storage.
Performance and Benchmark
526G+ houses the MediaTek MT6592 1.7GHz octa core cortex A7 processor with Mali 450 MP GPU. Performance is very good and lag free. I did face issues running Antutu benchmark got thermal warning (even when battery temperature was 38 degrees) and system rebooted. But I was able to run the Antutu benchmark later on, probably a software glitch.
Benchmark
| App | Result |
| Quadrant | 14210 |
| Antutu | 32073 |
| Vellamo | Metal (979) Multi core (1450) Browser (2120) |
| Nenamark 2 | 52.3 fps |
| Multi Touch | 2 point |
Gaming
I played Asphalt 8 that got installed on the internal storage. Game play was smooth. The 2 point multi screen, at times are not that responsive.
Camera
An 8MP AF camera is packed on the rear with LED flash and a 2MP on the front. Front camera is fixed focus and does not support native video calling. Rear camera though 8MP can shoot really good above average still images and videos. Check the sample images / videos at the end of this review.
Others
Apart from Antutu benchmark and battery calibration problems, I did not find any other issues. 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS worked well. Sound (speaker / incall) is loud and clear.
Battery
The handset houses a 2000 mAh removable battery. For most of the review time the battery % was stuck at 98% because of battery calibration issue, I restarted the system after completing the review and battery dropped by 42% in about 1 hour 16 minutes with moderate to heavy usage.
I guess battery backup is average – around 3 to 5 hours.
Verdict
There are many handsets available in the market in this price rage. But if you are looking for a branded handset with powerful hardware the HTC Desire 526G+ is the closest you can get. Though the screen resolution and the multi touch support is kind of disappointing.
HTC Desire 526G+ is available on Snapdeal for Rs. 10,400.
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Rear Camera Sample
Front Camera Sample
Touch is bad how to improve in settings language and input option but no option further
The worst mobile ever I have used. Plz don’t go for HTC desire G+. THERE is heating problem. If our WiFi is on and if it is in auto mode then while connecting to other WiFi available nearby devices phone heats up near to 50 DEGREES, secondly from the day I have bought there is no single update available and phone discharges very soon, only full battery will last for 6hrs if u moderately use it.
I want to buy HTC desire 526+ for gaming should I consider this phone.I am a gamer and I really want a phone which can play all high end games please reply me fast.
Good phone
hello sir,
my htc desire 526g+ was heating too much on 1st day of use later the temp dropped down somehow but still it is heating quite considerabily while multitasking..i bought it frm flipkart and 30-day return policy is still active..so should i opt for replacement??..pls suggest asap..
Recently I purchased htc 526+ withing 2 weeks the mic quality started failing who so ever used to call me used to complain about mic issue. Its not good phone to go for the screen is dull nothing so great about it.
Hey, GOgi BRo
HTC 526G PLUS PLAYING VIDEOS BUTTERLY SMOOTH, Aur maine notice kiya ki yeh phone all videos ko 60FPS main chala raha ho. humne aur bi handsets ke sath compare kiya but i found…its really butterly smooth.
plz reply bro..ish phone main aisa kya hai..jo videoz ko aise chala raha hai???
Octa core kis baat hai hai? performance achhi hi hogi! :p
please btao mujhe ki htc 526 g ki processssing kaisi h koi defect to nhi aaega kyo ki m khariidne waala hu
my requirements are only this cat this phone satisfy them.
1.Play games above 1gb
2.good front camera
My friend wants to buy this phone. But as you said that it has only two point multi touch. So is it a big problem while playing games? As far what I think, asphalt 8 and almost all other games uses max of two point multi touch only ( two thumbs). Am I right? Should he go for it?
If you like the handset then go ahead, 2 point will not give you comfortable experience with games that can accept more then 3 touches simultaneously. As for Asphalt you get option to either use combination of sensors or touch, so not at all an issue with Asphalt.
Ok.. Thanks 🙂
Can you pls advise me which phone best htc526g or Samsung grand prime
Can you pls advise me I have used the htc desire 526 g plus I want to stop the cam shutter sound but there is no options in camera properties pls advise me how I can stop this and also sound system is not good pls advise how I can change the setting in sound system.
My phone battery is not good
My htc desire 526gplus heats as soon as I open gaming mc5 plzz help me is it normal or hardware issue
My HTC Desire 526g+ Phone gets hot with just 1 hour of continuous use, phone is So hot at back Side please some tips. How to solve the issue.
My Phone Is Superbbb But Only One Problem Is That,
My HTC Desire 526g+ Phone is Continu 1 hour use then my phone is So hot at back Side please some tips.
how it problem solved…..
I am using HTC desire,526 G plus its sound is not clear & high in earphones can anybody tell me how can it be rectified?
I m using htc 526 g plus.its good but one problem about its sound on earphone is very bad.can anybody tell me hw to improve its sound.plzzzzz telll me
Can someone please tell whether a Compass application works on this mobile phone ?
weather yes, compass.not.
My Phone Is Superbbb But Only One Problem Is That,
My HTC Desire 526g+ Phone is Continu 1 hour use then my phone is So hot at back Side please some tips.
how it problem solved…..
if Any Answer Please Send Me Answer At My Gmail Account…….
Thank You Very Much…..
I bought HTC desire 526g+ 16gb .problem is multi touch ..resolution.remaining are fine.
Hi gogi i am a big fan of HTC, which piece was better 526g+ or 620g.
Can u recommend which one was best, can u reply me ASAP
After a couple of months xolo,lava,mmx,celkon,mi…. Like brands stops working we are unable to open gallery,camera,even contacts but like sony,htc,lenovo… Has a very long life
in last we sell these mobiles due to getting bore by using same model
but they don’t stop their work till last these brands do good; for what they are made
Is 480p 720p video playing supported on YouTube on this mobile?
sir what about htc 626
Moto g second generation is far better than this one .
I’m a clgg student looking for smartphone from HTC should I go for HTC 526g+ or htc 620g if 526G+ then 8gb or 16gb variant?
This is totally outdated set on a 2013 octacore chipset MT6592..poor screen..poor battery capacity.. nothing good about if except HTC name..better wait for new MT 6732/6752 Sets.
Hey gogi ji how to battery calibration..i have same issue on note 3 neo please suggest me good app for battery calibration
If you reboot and you see a chance in the battery % you need to calibrate the battery. Process is simple drain it until handset switches off then change to 100% and use until handset switches off by itself (ignore the battery %) after few cycles the battery % will get accurate.
Does the phone has a notification led light?
No there is not LED notification option.
HTC Desire 626 is coming soon in next few months and it is the one worth waiting for around 11k.
Low light/ night photo look better than other phones.
camera seems good
hello gogi sir what is the fixed date of android one lollipop update
They should give better resolution display at this price point.
HTC is outdated now. who wants this when we have YU and even lava is bringing out better specs than this rubbish of a phone called HTC
Are you comparing Audi with maruti or lower standard car better purchase a HTC mobile and use it
The 5 inch trend was started by Micromax, which is oversize. This phone is rightly sized at 4.7 inch, though the screen resolution is 540 p. The cons are- only 2 point multi touch and no magnetic and gyro sensor. Apart from that, the CPU+GPU of this device is powerful.
Octa Core.. Only plus.. Moto G is always better
Bro! What about the audio Output through Headphones! Have U tried with other headset?