The HTC One V ($129.99) is a good midrange smartphone right now. It would've been a great phone last year. But as more 4G phones come to U.S. Cellular, it's going to feel old quickly. Don't get me wrong-it's still perfectly fine, with a lovely display and Android 4.0.

Nice display; Runs Android and Sense 4.0; Comfortable size

No 4G; Midrange hardware; No front camera; Chin design isn't for everyone

The affordable HTC One V comes with an ICS-flavored treatment, a Sense 4.0a UI, and a 5-megapixel camera with BSI sensor and F2.0 aperture. Interested to know how it fared in our testing? Find out more after the jump!

Excellent design and solid build quality; Crisp 3.7-inch LCD screen; Refined Sense 4.0a UI; Affordable price; Decent battery life

Limited internal memory space; Single-core processor

The One V is the third and final piece of HTC's game plan: a stylish, petite, entry-level model that will hopefully draw in anyone looking for a new phone running Android's latest. Indeed, it's a capable phone on par with several once high-end single-core devices from last year.

Superb build quality; Android 4.0 on an entry-level phone; Boots quickly

Last year's specifications; Misses out on some One series features; Processor is overwhelmed by apps and internet browsing

HTC One V Review.HTC One V draws attention thanks to its protruding chin design, which is reminiscent of the HTC Legend. Unlike its elder siblings the One S and the One X, the device sports a comparably smaller 3.7-inch display, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Box contents:

Compact and lightweight; Beautiful display; Android 4.0; Decent camera

Web browser needs more work; Way too little internal storage; Mediocre 720p video

The One series is the fresh new lineup of smartphones that helped HTC take the spotlight early in 2012. While the One S and One X are flexing muscle at each other as a way to stay sharp for the invasion of the other predators with multi-core processors and high resolution screens, the One V aims at...

With all that hype for quad-core smartphones with massive displays, I sometimes wonder if the need for feature-packed smartphones with lesser processing power and smaller displays are slowly diminishing. With my experience with the One V, I can say that there's still hope.

Aaron reviews US Cellular's HTC One V . Announced at Mobile World Congress alongside the One X and One S, the One V offers a 1 GHz single-core Snapdragon processor, 3.7-inch Super LCD, 5-megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording, 1,500 mAh non-removable battery, and Android 4.0 with HTC Sense 4.

Article Contents 0.1 Specifications 0.2 The Good 0.3 The Bad 1 Hardware 2 Specs 2.1 Display 2.2 Camera 2.3 Audio 2.4 Battery Life 2.5 Call Quality 3 Software 4 Wrap-Up There are many cheap Android phones on the market today.

The One V is neither the best phone on the market, nor the best One Series device. But it isn't trying to be: the device fits into a very important niche within the low-cost smartphone category, and at the moment there isn't a better proposition.

The third HTC One smartphone which was announced at last month's Mobile World Congress , is the HTC One V , which is HTC's current entry-level Android phone of the new One series. Not as excellent spec'ed as the One X or One S , it's nevertheless also running Android 4.0 / Ice Cream Sandwich , which...