Outside the HTC Service Center

After dropping off my dead HTC One V at the HTC service center, I was informed that I would receive a text message telling me if my phone is fixed and ready for pick-up. I waited a week and called them only to be told their still fixing the phone. A week after I called them again expecting another line from the call center agent telling me my phone's not yet fixed but to my surprise, he told me my phone is fixed and is ready to be picked-up. Wait, where's my notification?

It took them 12 days to fix my phone and they had to replace the mainboard of the phone. Which means what now? I'm just relieved that I got my phone back, the one I paid for brand new just to die in less than a week.



For those thinking of buying their own HTC One V, I'll say it's a great phone for its price but there's a catch. You have to perform your own Quality Control before buying to ensure you won't have buyer's remorse. Look out for yellow tints on the screen. Though I haven't seen it yet, it's the most common concern I've read on the net. Maybe there's a yellow tint on my screen but it's not noticeable. Also check for light leaks at the bottom of the screen.

Click to enlarge to see light leaks below the Home button and Recent Apps Button

Performance wise, the HTC One V is good for day to day activities but it lags when playing Temple Run or if too many background programs are running. Make sure to download a task killer to free up memory. The HTC One V has a built in Task Manager but from my experience doesn't kill all running programs. Best is to use them both. The camera is great, no worries there. The speaker however is a bit weak but still acceptable. The advertised 4 Gigabyte Internal Phone memory is useless since you only get to enjoy part of it, a microSD card is a must. As a music player the sound enhancement by beats is a nice touch. Watching videos is great on it's 3.7" screen but only if you're watching bright scenes. Expect light leaks coming from the 3 buttons below that's very visible on dark scenes. Annoying until you get used to it.

Bottomline the One V is an awesome phone, as long as you get The One that has no issues.