Since my HTC Desire HD but something is getting on in years, now had to get a new phone. The new device should definitely be another HTC and it should be below the 300-mark. I opted for the Desire 500, which only came in early September on the market. At first I was a little skeptical because I usually rely on product reviews on the Internet, these are not yet available but. At the purchase decision, there is so far nothing to complain about. The processing of the device is very good, even though the materials used really are very prone to scratches. I had already unpacked already two small scratches on the back. The phone works smoothly and without noticeable stuttering. It's fast on the Internet on the go, whether via WLAN or mobile, everything is going pretty fast. Also compute-intensive games can play without any problems. For normal users definitely sufficient. The battery life is at 30% phone and SMS, 30% and 40% Internet music about 15 hours. The battery can be easily replaced if necessary. As annoying I find this HTC Blink Feed which can not uninstall. Although you can specify a different home, but this is not the optimal solution. The user should be able to decide whether he wants to use the program or not. The other pre-installed applications such as Facebook, it is indeed, this can be disabled namely simple and thus disappeared from the menu. Furthermore, the number of fields in the home screen is limited to five, this is something I find little. Overall, I am still very satisfied with the device. Absolute buy recommendation.