The only downside really is the camera, it's a little grainy

The camera is great, the features are just what he was looking for

The camera is also much better

Decent camera.

Nice, big, and great camera

Great camera, large screen, long battery life

I wont pretend to know dick about specific phone specs, but it stays charged well throughout my day with regular use, the phone is easy to use and program, the sound is amazing, the screen is aesthetically pleasing and the camera is pretty decent

The camera is great and the battery lasts me two days with normal use.

The camera is good enough for me

The camera is decent , it has good quality but not comparable to phones such as the IPhone

I love the larger screen, better camera, much faster operating system

The camera on this thing is awesome

I would not purchase this item again due to the poor camera on this phone.

Pros- very beautiful screen , 4glte,720hd for movies or YouTube ,both camera,dual front speakers with boom sound,fit nice on the hand ,very decent processor with snapdragon 400 with adreno 304 graphic,can hold up too 128

and I mean ONLY positive thing I can say about this phone is that the camera was amazing, and took nice clear pictures

Good not great camera and battery life.

For the price, this is one of the most reliable phones out there (as of January 2015).I upgraded to this from the LG Optimus F3 (Virgin Mobile).Pros:-Camera and resolution is excellent (13 MP back, 5 MP front).-Battery life is outstanding

Back camera is decent

The camera is pretty neat, although you do have to get used to the shutter speed

Built in "Swype" and emoji keyboard, amazing camera

The cameras are pretty good

Not only it was a better price, but it was more updated with an amazing camera!

For the price it's incredibly quick, the camera is amazing, and the audio....just wow

Nice big phone with a good display and camera for a great price.

Love this phone big screen is awesome and the camera will blow u away defently worth the money.

The camera was excellent, considering how long ago it was.

It has enough RAM and Memory space for what she needs, she loves the new camera and is on her new phone a lot LESS, because she can actually do all her "things" and spend more time with me!Fast, Great and Amazing phone!

The camera is also very good

good speakers and nice sound, nice camera.

The camera is perfect for those special unplanned moments and takes a great picture which with added apps can be loaded into Drive or Cloud which then allows for data space to be available on the phone.

The cameras are pretty good

Love the 13 mega pixel camera

Camera is awsome

Great camera.

Camera works well, although there is no image stabilization so some blur when there is movement

Two things better than the galaxy, the screen on this is very large but not to big & awesome camera

Camera is amazing.

Display, Audio and Camera: 5 starsThe screen on this phone is remarkable, and the camera is better than any I've ever owned (including stand alone digital cameras)

Decently priced phone.. good battery life and good camera

The camera can be disappointing

It has a great 13MP camera in the back, you'll be hard pressed to find a smartphone that comes with a better camera.

720p is good enough, boomsound is loud, battery is good, camera is fantastic, its got enough ram and cpu power

However this is not the best camera phone and if you are looking to take pictures with this phone good

The camera isn't that good but the good news is it works

Camera is great, battery is awesome

Beautiful display, snappy swipping, booming speakers, crisp and detailed camera, and crazy long battery life make this phone a joy to use every day

The camera is awesome

The other is for the nice, big screen, the decent camera and the overall sleek appearanceappearance

The only drawback are the cameras.

Great speakers, awesome camera, excellent size

The 13 MP rear camera is capable of filming in 1080p which is nice in case you ever want to view your pictures/videos on a larger display like a computer or tv

One camera worked great !!!

The front camera is amazingly high-quality as well

It has a great camera, super fast system and didn't have problems until a month later

Amazing camera and features

The camera is fabulous, I can use many different qualities in order to use for messaging or prints

The picture is great, and the camera is pretty good, though perhaps not the best around.

Camera is pretty good which was important to me

Camera is good, works smoothly

Camera is good, works smoothly

The cameras are really good

Really stupid, IMHO.Anyway, the only other serious issue I found was that the camera is *terrible* in even moderately low light conditions

Camera is better than my last phone although not quit as good as other phones like the galaxy

Love the selfie camera

Camera is awesome

The camera works great if you have good lighting

The Camera is lack-luster for a 13mp beast

Great camera though, it takes good quality pictures.

Great camera, great sound quality, all the features I need

Look ok but first things when I use this the camera got problem with flash

Camera is satisfactory for Instagram, and the sound coming from the speakers is exceptional, and the large display is quite crisp.

The HTC has a fantastic camera, but I can't help but think that the iPhone has a better one

The camera is awesome.

So let's get into this phone, no specs just how it's worked for meProsThis phone has a great camera, front and backGreat video

Just the general feel of navigating menus and opening applications is quicker on the 816, the screen is nearly as big as far as I'm concerned, the camera is great, and with Virgin's monthly rates, this phone is incredible

So fast, the battery lasts forever and the camera is awesome!

Beautiful, easy to use, face, great camera

The back camera takes beautiful and clear pictures although it loses some clarity when zooming

The sound is great, the camera is great, the screen is big and has awesome resolution, and on the two months I've had it, it hasn't had many hiccups

I owned a iPhone 5s and it was good till my camera stopped working

I love the front speakers, and the camera is awesome

The one thing i live the most from this phone is the slow motion camera!!!

I absolutely never go backwards but for the current price, I can afford to have my premium sound and fancy camera again.

Although, it is a very good camera for a phone and it will be hard to find a similarly priced alternative

A big beautiful screen, good sound for music and video, a 13MP rear and 5MP front camera with a quad-core processor and 1.5GB or RAM make this the perfect phone for someone not wanting to drop $500-$600 on a One or S5

The cameras are pretty good

processor.*The cameras are awesome

Large screen, great sound and nice camera.

He says that the camera, the ease of use, the screen size, OS, phone/text functionality are all superior to others in this price range.

Now the camera is blurry at best this is due to all of the back ground apps being forced closed

I love that its so thin and such a nice camera

The cameras are pretty good

This camera is impressive considering it is on a smart phone

it's about the same size of the iphone 6 Plusand honestly should have got one from CLthe 13 mega pixel camera sucks pictures come out way to dark and always have to be edited and adjust the contrast and brightness or for some reason open instagram in the app and use that Camera for taking pictures they look more natural and color accurate

The camera, both front and back facing, has very nice quality as well

applications!PROS: Camera, speakers, & size

So myself loving big phones with an awesome cameras had to have this phone

I love the camera

, not just official mp3s bought online.+in general: good cameras, phone features and smooth operation.+Can transfer pics and video from your sd card to built in storage and vice versa at will(only about half of the 8gb of internal storage is usable though, but most of my music and videos are on the sd card anyway.

Very good screen, great battery life, decent camera, awesome sound, highly responsive, sufficient memory [tho barely], decent performance.

It is a great phone with a great camera

The camera, at 13 megapixels, is crystal clear and is easy to use

All of my friends always ask me to take pictures at events because they love the camera so much

The camera is really excellent.

Outstanding Camera, smooth, powerful, robust and awesome display at 5.5 inches

(the standard music player actually lets me edit playlists in an intelligent way that EVERY music player should but almost none do), and despite what I've read in other reviews, the camera seems fine and the battery life is excellent.

The outer camera is great quality and the inner camera is decent in sunlight and well lit areas

The camera both front and back are just absolutely amazing

Fast, and the camera is great

The camera is amazing

The camera is gorgeous and it's fast and smooth.

Very fast, great camera, perfect size.

Great camera, very good voice quality, every phone should have boom sound, only down side is the battery life isn't the

CameraThe only thing I dont like is the camera

I wanted to find a phone with a great camera on it but wasn't too expensive

I just wish the camera was a little better.

Nice camera, good picture quality, front and back

The other thing that kept me with the LG for so long is that not long after, I also purchased an IPod 5 to have a dedicated mp3 player and because it had a much better camera and was also very good for internet, as long as you were hooked to WiFi

Not a bad camera, either

The camera is great, and I haven't had any problems with it

Great camera and a lot of nice features ...love it

The cameras are flagship worthy

I recently traveled to Malaysia and Laos and some of the pictures I captured where on par to my nice camera, which was a nice features especially when I didnt want to lug around my heavy camera all day.

The Desire is amazing, it is faster than the S3, has a much larger screen, the camera is incredible, and the front facing stereo speakers are the best I have ever heard on a cell phone.

Camera is great

The price is great for the phone with a great camera and loud speakers

The main camera and front camera alone are better than the htc desire 601, which only had 5mp for the main camera and 1mp for the front camera

Absolute worst problem with this phone however is the camera

Camera is very poor and grainy in low light

Great camera and sound.

Now the camera, it's not a photo lovers

And the camera is unbelievable!

The camera is excellent for what I've used so far

The speakers are superior, camera is very good

I also anticipated a "better" camera with 13MP of resolution

There are better cameras on other phones, but there is nothing wrong with the pictures or video this one can take

I was mainly looking for something with a bit more memory than my old one as well as a better camera as I'm into photography and take lots of pictures, a lot of places don't allow DSLR's or point & shoots depending, but phones are usually good to go

It easily replaced my LG volt which lacked speed, and the camera on this thing is great a 13 mega pixel rear facing camera and a 5 mega pixel front facing camera!

Love the cameras

This camera is awsome!!

This is a great phone , almost a "phablet" with a super sharp screen and great camera

I love this phone...great camera!

Has a great 13 mp rear camera and a 5 mp front camera that takes great pics as well

Extremely nice camera

This is a great phone , almost a "phablet" with a super sharp screen and great camera

Has a great camera n good battery life

Great camera and Boom sound rocks

The camera is amazing, and the front camera isn't bad either

but I do not understand smart phone camera zoom's

The camera is amazing!

I'm loving this phone, fantastic camera, wonderful speed and responsiveness

Great speakers, great camera and huge pretty screen is what I was looking for and what I got...threw some eco power saving apps on and keeps the battery going as long as I need it to.

The screen is large, the camera and video work great

If you want a big phone with an awesome camera I definally recommend the Htc Desire 816

Love the camera.

camera is amazing

battery life is perfect for the average user, large display, dual speakers make for nice sound performance, with just a thin case it has yet to crack in the past year, does everything a $500 phone does except for have a good camera and good memory

Its fast great camera

Having a good camera is really important to

It has a great camera and the size is

Only complaints I have are 1, the camera isn't that great, it has a tendency to wash out pics in bright sunlight, and 2, the antenna must be a little weak, as this phone shows less signal than what it replaced, a Samsung victory

The camera is great for the price, they both have almost no scratches to the screens and minimal scratches on the back

Love the camera

The HTC Desire 816 is an incredible combination of great processing, good visuals, an incredible camera, and unprecedented sound, in a thin, light, low-cost package

Camera is best

Yes the camera sucks, but essentially the main function of the phone is to call and text

The back camera is outstanding, and takes amazing quality photos

Camera is perfect, hundreds of emojis, internet speed is fast

The camera is okay, but the autofocus sucks most of the time

The phone is ok....display is nice and the cameras are great

the screen is great, the camera is nice, I haven't had a chance to try a phone call yet

The camera is great.

I need to know how to return it, the camera is horrible

Screen is awesome and camera is awesome as well, great photos

HTC is awesome, great camera , great speakers and all this in an incredibly easy to use package

BATTERY LIFE, Nice camera, even if basic, Nice screen, good complete settings, so we can adjust to suit

After performing a factory reset per Virgin Mobile's advice, camera didn't work anymore and still didn't resolve calling issue.

This phone is highly customizable, performs superbly, has a great camera, and display.

The first disappointment with the 816 was the camera, however

The phone is very beautiful had extremely good battery life, and a nice camera

The camera and boomsound is amazing

The camera is alsosurprisingly good for being a 200 dollar phone and the screen seems very responsive and you could actually look at it in the

although it is quite larger than my previous phone, i really like all the perks it offers and the camera is everything i had hoped it would be:)) havent added a plan yet, wondering if $35/month will be enough to get all the text/talk/etc i want

The camera is pretty good, as long as you have good lightening

The camera is good

The camera is great

The iPhone definitely feels heavier and more solid, the video quality is also better on the iPhone and the camera is definitely better

3d on virgins service this phone is a huge improvement much faster better camera large screen almost too big 8 gigs of internal storage you get about 4 gigs of it to use for apps you can move apps to your sd card if you have one I'd suggest at least a 32 gig

Great camera with fun photo features.

Camera is remarkable

It has a killer screen, camera, app's & sound

The only downfalls for this device is the mediocre battery life, and pitful camera

The camera is terrible honestly, especially in low light

Seems to run out quick, and I have less than 10 apps, a handful of music, and near 500 pictures.... but this is the best phone ive gotten so far for virgin mobile.... durable, great camera, in my opinion better than a galaxy, long battery life as long as your not on it every second of the day

Love the camera

Win/Win.13MP camera, from my old 3.2 MP.

Fast, Reliable, HUGE, great camera

Great Camera.

say its a good camera

Big good looking screen, nice camera, fast, no lag

it's a stellar phone, super fast with an amazing camera, its flaw for me is that it's

Other than that the camera isn't that good even though it's 13mp

It had a great camera and front camera was good as well

Plus, it does have an excellent camera, and the sound for talk and music is very good.

I especially love the camera

The camera is amazing, and the front camera isn't bad either

Loved it, although I would suggest not turning up the volume to loud as to avoid blowing out the speakers (especially the bottom one).

Run as fast as you can to any other phone but this one

I bought this phone for sale for $77 just over a year ago, and it has held up and performed as well as you could hope for the price

just as good as the galaxy s5 if not better.

I have longer than normal fingers and find it difficult to swipe as easily as in the past on my HTC Evo

Battery is what scared me a

I use it to take notes in church as well as in meetings at work and it works great.

Loved it, although I would suggest not turning up the volume to loud as to avoid blowing out the speakers (especially the bottom one).

Run as fast as you can to any other phone but this one

I bought this phone for sale for $77 just over a year ago, and it has held up and performed as well as you could hope for the price

just as good as the galaxy s5 if not better.

I have longer than normal fingers and find it difficult to swipe as easily as in the past on my HTC Evo

Battery is what scared me a

I use it to take notes in church as well as in meetings at work and it works great.