<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
601	I-Application
(	O
branded	O
in	O
some	O
markets	O
as	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
,	O
unrelated	O
to	O
the	O
original	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
designed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Desire	O
601	O
is	O
a	O
mid-range	O
device	O
carrying	O
design	O
traits	O
from	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
and	O
One	B-Application
Mini	I-Application
,	O
utilizing	O
a	O
dual-core	O
processor	O
,	O
4.5-inch	O
qHD	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
offering	O
LTE	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Desire	O
601	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
by	O
evleaks	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
Zara	O
"	O
,	O
describing	O
its	O
design	O
as	O
being	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
and	O
recent	O
Desire-branded	O
devices	O
,	O
and	O
indicating	O
that	O
it	O
might	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Sprint	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
Sprint	O
subsidiary	O
Virgin	O
Mobile	O
USA	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
release	O
the	O
Desire	O
601	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
601	I-Application
echoes	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
soft	O
polycarbonate	O
shell	O
,	O
front-facing	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
navigation	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
has	O
a	O
4.5	O
inch	O
display	O
;	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
speaker	O
grill	O
,	O
a	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
and	O
sensors	O
at	O
the	O
upper	O
bezel	O
of	O
the	O
display	O
while	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
capacitive	O
buttons	O
(	O
back	O
and	O
menu	O
buttons	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
HTC	B-Application
logo	O
and	O
a	O
speaker	O
grill	O
at	O
the	O
lower	O
bezel	O
of	O
the	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
back	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
coupled	O
with	O
an	O
LED	O
flash	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
HTC	B-Application
"	O
logo	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Beats	O
Audio	O
"	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
601	I-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
400	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
with	O
a	O
1.4GHz	O
dual-core	O
Krait	B-Application
CPU	I-Application
and	O
Adreno	B-General_Concept
305	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
8GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
which	O
is	O
expandable	O
through	O
the	O
microSD	O
card	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
4.5inch	O
qHD	O
Super	B-Application
LCD	I-Application
2	O
display	O
with	O
540x960	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
includes	O
a	O
5-megapixel	O
BSI	B-Algorithm
rear-facing	O
camera	O
with	O
f/2.0	O
aperture	O
,	O
28mm	O
focal	O
length	O
,	O
1/4	O
"	O
sensor	O
size	O
,	O
autofocus	O
and	O
1080p	O
video	O
recording	O
at	O
30	O
fps	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
VGA	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
custom	O
in-house	O
image	O
processing	O
called	O
HTC	B-Application
ImageChip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
has	O
a	O
2100	O
mAh	O
removable	O
battery	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
HTC	B-Application
,	O
3G	B-Architecture
talk-time	O
was	O
around	O
13	O
hours	O
,	O
and	O
3G	B-Architecture
stand-by	O
time	O
was	O
around	O
18	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
601	I-Application
ships	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.2.2	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
and	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
5	O
,	O
offering	O
the	O
BlinkFeed	O
,	O
Zoe	O
,	O
and	O
Highlights	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
Singapore	O
announced	O
via	O
its	O
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
that	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
601	I-Application
started	O
receiving	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
update	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
4.4.2	I-Application
KitKat	I-Application
and	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
5.5	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
build	O
quality	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
other	O
HTC	B-Application
devices	O
with	O
"	O
soft	O
touch	O
"	O
polycarbonate	O
exteriors	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
processor	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
fast	O
for	O
its	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Desire	O
601	O
's	O
camera	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
well	O
below	O
average	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
UltraPixel	O
camera	O
of	O
the	O
One	O
and	O
One	B-Application
Mini	I-Application
,	O
while	O
its	O
speakers	O
were	O
panned	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
as	O
powerful	O
as	O
their	O
counterparts	O
on	O
the	O
One	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
was	O
similarly	O
conservative	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
601	O
's	O
screen	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
good	O
enough	O
for	O
everyday	O
use	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
high	O
definition	O
like	O
its	O
Motorola-produced	O
competitor	O
,	O
the	O
Moto	B-Device
G	I-Device
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
performance	O
was	O
sufficient	O
for	O
"	O
casual	O
bird-flinging	B-Application
gamers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
Desire	O
601	O
was	O
panned	O
for	O
having	O
a	O
low	O
resolution	O
screen	O
,	O
underperforming	O
on	O
benchmarks	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
phones	O
in	O
its	O
class	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
LG	O
Optimus	O
F5	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S4	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Sony	B-Application
Xperia	I-Application
SP	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
not	O
being	O
released	O
soon	O
enough	O
to	O
sufficiently	O
compete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Desire	O
601	O
"	O
will	O
not	O
disappoint	O
anyone	O
who	O
is	O
looking	O
for	O
an	O
affordable	O
4G	O
LTE	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
Dual-SIM	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Desire	I-Application
601	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
single	O
SIM	O
version	O
,	O
this	O
model	O
has	O
4	O
GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
rather	O
than	O
8	O
GB	O
and	O
uses	O
Broadcom	O
BCM23550	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
400	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
difference	O
,	O
this	O
model	O
has	O
a	O
1.2GHz	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A7	I-Application
quad-core	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
VideoCore	B-General_Concept
IV	O
GPU	B-Architecture
instead	O
of	O
the	O
1.4GHz	O
Krait	B-Application
dual-core	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
Adreno	B-General_Concept
305	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
the	O
SIM	O
card	O
slots	O
are	O
microSIM	O
card	O
slots	O
and	O
3G	B-Architecture
compatible	O
;	O
unlike	O
the	O
normal	O
version	O
,	O
this	O
model	O
lacks	O
LTE	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
