The DELL XCD35 Review + Video

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Posted January 3, 2011 by Bharat Nagpal in News

Dell XCD35 0 560x418 The DELL XCD35 Review + VideoThere are  many phones to compete with the DELL XCD35 , The HTC Wildfire, The Samsung Galaxy Series (3/5) , Spice Mi 300, LG Optimus One.

But, the Dell XCD 35 stands away and apart from all the other phones and we tell you why.

 

Build Quality

Dell XCD35 4 300x224 The DELL XCD35 Review + VideoThe Dell XCD35 with respect to the XCD28 is built like a tank, the phone is simply solid and feels exceptionally rigid. The good use of quality materials makes the device a pleasure to hold and use. The device also braves a super slim profile to contest even the likes of the iPhone 4.

 




HARDWARE

The XCD35 boasts a hugh list of hardware specs that put it right up there with the best smart phones today. The only disappointment is the 600mhz processor. Specs include

  • Screen: 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen
  • Processor: ARM 600 MHz
  • OS: Android 2.1 Eclair
  • Memory: 256 MB, 512 MB Flash + 32 GB micro-SD card
  • Connectivity: 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS
  • Camera: 3.2 megapixel, autofocus
  • Operating bands: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 Mhz; UMTS 2100 Mhz
  • Weight: 130 gms
  • Size: 116 x 56.5 x 11.8 mm

The good bits, the screen is absolutely stunning the processor and ram do their job of not letting the device run slow.

MULTIMEDIA + CAMERA

Dell XCD35 5 300x224 The DELL XCD35 Review + VideoThe speakerphone on the device is just the best speaker on a phone under 20k in 2010 period. The music quality is simply superb and you will love flaunting your music phone. Bundled, with a high resolution screen the device is an impressive movie and video player, playing all sorts of video formats and audio codec compatibility make this device a multimedia powerhouse.

 

The camera on the other hand lacks that finesse and finish. While just at 3.2 mp the image quality is pretty decent, but not as crisp as we would want. The camera does have a large list of tweaks that one can make to make the camera a lot more useful. The camera also records only VGA video, which again was  a let down.

PHONE AND MESSAGING

Dell XCD35 6 300x224 The DELL XCD35 Review + VideoHere at iGyaan we always believe that in the end the best phone is one which can make phone calls! With that being said the Dell XCD 35 does that with pride and phone calls are put across and received without any network blotching or errors. Messaging is also super on the highly sensitive touch screen.

We got about 4 hours of talk time with Wifi Enabled , which is absolutely brilliant.

 

 

 

Dell XCD35 2 560x418 The DELL XCD35 Review + Video

Conclusion

The Dell XCD 35 surpassed our expectations and definitely blew our mind away with the excellent Speaker and Brilliant Screen. The poor bits being the slow 600mhz processor and low ram, But Hey! you cant get everything can you.!

WE RATE THIS DEVICE  3.7/5.0

Check out the picture gallery and full video Review below

FULL VIDEO REVIEW

iG TECH


About the Author

Bharat Nagpal

Apple Engineer and product specialist, Microsoft Product partner, Technology expert, Web design Layout and Product enhancement specialist. Bharat likes to keep on top of technology and loves to help people around him get through day to day trouble with their tech difficulties, So , that they love technology as much as he does! Follow Him on Google Plus : Google+

  • Shiva Kumar

     Yes u can. .. . but no official update will be provided. The only way is go unofficial at your own risk…..

  • Tarun Masani

    how can i update my Dell XCD35 from android 2.2 to 2.3….. Dell denies for any update from the company for this phone…. Helpless… :(

  • S.Sikant

    i am thinking of buying the Dell xcd 35, just want to know the after sale services dell offers in New Delhi.

  • Bidish Basu

    can dell xcd be upgraded to android 2.3.5?…..if yes could you please show us a video how to upgrade

  • Cism786

    which one is god camera mico max a 70 or dell xcd 

  • Suryanshsharma29

    At first i was also facing this problem but then i tried to fit headset again and then it worked great music quality on headset was great but not on speakerphone

  • Karthickk222

     DELL XCD35 IS BETTER

  • Pratik rungta

    which phone i should buy ?
    ->    dell xcd 35
    ->micromax a70
    ->lg optimus me
    ->htc wildfire

  • aalyashah

    is this dell xcd35 is good to buy????and what bout music and sound????plz help me out…should i buy this xcd35 ya not????? 

  • Sandeep

    yes

  • Sandeep

    dell xcd35

  • Sawan

    which is the best gaming android phone under 12 k…..????
    plzz reply….

  • Sawan

    howz its gaming xperience…….does it supports hd games

  • Sushe3l

    dont  u think u neve tell any prob in any phone,u tol word NICE more than 100 times in review,YOU SAID BEST SOUND EVER LISTEN,BELIEV ME IT IS GOOD PHONE WITH BAD  SOUND,
    just appraise,do u get bribe from them

  • sai sumanth sathu

    is there any heating issue with the mobile

  • Guest

    I need update for my dell xcd 35 from 2.1 to any higher version,  . . . can anyone help plz

  • Knain89

    whst tht ..DOA? n wt did u say .. every time m about to listen some music..urrrrrrgggg this sucks big tym ..n thrs nothin mentioned in the review how misleading !!!

  • Harsh

    I use panasonic earphones for music with my xcd35 and they work perfectly fine. 

    I also tried standard earphones issued with samsung wave and they worked perfectly fine as well. I was able to conduct calls with those earhpones as well.

  • Asim Icici

    Yupp i was having the same issue ….its been with every user:(

  • Asim Icici

    I brought dell xcd 35 10 days back having issue with spaeker now got DOA .lil confused buy dell xcd again or galaxy ace????????/

  • Sur420

    Is Samsung Y screen resolution (320 * 240 pixels) is compatiable to run downloaded application from Android Market…..
    I’m heavy user of mails and use active sync for 24/7…
    Kindly suggest the battery life as per above usage for Samsung Y..

  • Knain89

    not head phone but the jack it self even in HTC thrz the same pb.. go fr sony or ace if u want some good music along..else wanna but a decent phone XCd is doing pretty fine ..hvnt faced neother prob.. SCREEN in Mindblowing…( u can buy a small handy player too ..saves battery money and u’;; gt a an extra gadget …or Bluetooth earpiece proves good music ;) )

  • Knain89

    yea went to care center..now how lame is this..even a phone that costs 2k has a better sound then this with plugs on!! . .  So music lover ..(very serious) huge disappointment when it comes to music!! 

  • Cool Ricky728

    don’t buy DELL XCD35 speakers is not so gud and headphones is totally poor overall performance is not so gud, its gud to buy samsung galaxy.

  • Amitkumar141307

    yes dude…i have also face the same problem…music n headphones is not so gud…and other headphones is not support with it…

  • Harsh

    The earphones that are shipped with XCD35 are not so good. I use Panasonic earphones with my XCD35 and that combination gives an ultimate music experience.

  • Rgsvasan

    kindly compare the headphone audio quality of dell xcd 35 with that of sony ericsson walk man phones.

    you have mentioned that headphone out put is awesome. pl compare with sony ericsson out put so that i can buy dell xcd 35 if this is better than sony

    rgsvasan@in.com

  • Rgsvasan

    my email id is  rgsvasan@in.com

  • Rgsvasan

    i also wanted to buy, but at last minute changed my mind as i do not know about music quality.

    please reply about the audio music quality thro headphone and speakers

    i shall be greatful to the persons replying.

    how about galaxy y of samsung

  • Knain89

    i bought this phone yesterday… facing problem with head phones.. music quality isnt very good..and more over i cant use any other 3.5mm jack with it may it be of sony lg  phillips even apple.. is this with every user ?? plese help

  • Viva

    Who is the problem in dell xcd35

  • Rgsvasan

    i also want to know. galaxy y is gingerbird, xcd  35 is foroyo.

    which audio quality is good?

  • himalay

    @d9219ab2c19e39d885175fa93b17ffde:disqus -hey buddy…i saw in one of your comments you mentioned that dell xcd35 now comes with a 512mb ram…i contacted the dell service center..they said the 512mb ram version is yet to be launched..and all the internet shopping sites also hav the 256mb ram version of the phone..can u please tell me from where can i get the 512 mb ram version from..any help would be appreciated..thanx a lot..

  • Daemon

    yes all dell xcd35 have 512 ram….if its showing 256 then half ram is locked which can be unlocked easily or jus upgrade to official dell 2.2 froyo an ram is unlocked

  • himalay

    are u sure that dell xcd 35 now comes with a 512mb RAM????…i wanna buy dis fone for my birthday which iz in dis month itslef…so please please please let me know about this ASAP…ALSO PLEASE LET ME KNOW FROM WHERE CAN I BUY D 512MB RAM VERSION OF DIS FONE…THANX A LOT…:)

  • Raj

    it works perfectly 

  • Amit9993146656

    is dell xcd35 not working during charging ? ples help me 

  • Shruti380

    hi i just need to ask one thing..!! i tried finding a way to share music files through bluetooth.. but i cdn’t can any1 plzzz explain me this thanx..!!!

  • Ranjit Sachin

    Nice phone. But it always disconnecting from network, Everytime i have to activate settings in mobile networks > data enabled option. Please help me. I dont want to disconnect network in mobile always.. Please help me..  thanks

  • NJO

    What will be a better choice Samsung Galaxy Y or Dell XCD35???

  • KJ

    Can I upgrade from Android 2.2 to 2.3(Gingerbread) on this device and will it run smooth after installing on a 600 MHz processor??

  • http://anurag-n-gadgets.blogspot.com Anurag Ganguly

    it came wid in ear headphones or the standard ones???

  • Dindayal

    Undoubtedly DELL XCD 35

  • Dindayal

    Undoubtedly DELL XCD 35

  • Dindayal

    Undoubtedly DELL XCD 35 

  • Dindayal

    Yes. since now DELL XCD35 comes with 512Mb RAM

  • Ybgururaj

    Hi i bought a new XCD 35 a month ago and its already giving me trobule the U connect button, gmail and android market are not working. how ever iam able to login to these through google. please can someone help me with a suggestion to fix it

    Thanks
    Guru

  • anu

    just one confusion I have ….what is difference between auto-focus and flash camera …..I want a mobile with flash camera and apparently Dell-35 lacks in that as per feature review …….but since you have used this mobile so can you tell me if it has flash camera quality or not 

  • Abhinav Bansal

    Heyya ! i want to buy a new phone Either Dell XCD 35, Dell Aero or HTC Wildfire
    can you please suggest which phone should i go for

  • Schandra185

    Not yet.

  • Schandra185

    Off course Dell.

  • Piyushkumar_1296

    which one is better samsung galaxy fit or dell xcd35??plz tell me guys 

  • Darshan3700

    which one should be good samsung galaxy pop or dell xcd 35

  • max777

    Can Dell XCD35 be upgraded to gingerbread officially??

  • Hameed

    hello everyone, its hameed here..and need suggestions from you people for my first smartphone..I’m totally confused which one to buy, dell xcd35 or samsung galaxy pop..
    I agree that pros and cons are there in every mobile..like pop got a bit bad resolution so wanted to go with dell but heard that dell battery gets heated while charging or charging & browsing simultaneously, or even if you use it continuously for a long time…n battery backup, can compromise with that as its an android phone with such a low price tag..
    DUDE..plz help me, I’m just totally confused which one to buy.  o.O!!!

  • Rishav

    sir please can you review the video of karboon a1

  • Choudhary0pratishthit

    yes it supports hd gaming…………:)

  • Vipin18

    does it supports HD gaming like asphalt5 , avatar ,nfs shift etc..

  • Harsh

    it comes with froyo (2.2) and 512mb RAM.. no need to go to service center to upgrade android..

  • abhishek

    hey guys plz reply that is this phone now coming with android froyo and 512 mb ram or we have to go to dell cc to upgrade it

  • Harsh Dhulia

    I bought my DELL XCD35 in May, 2011. It came with Android 2.2 (Froyo) pre-installed from DELL. The RAM was also upgraded to 512mb.

    Froyo + 512mb RAM works great without any lags. Haven’t encountered any crashes so far…

    You can check out my comment/review below for more details.

  • Bhavesh

    Please review the Froyo Version of this .
    And tell if it lags somewhere with 256mb RAM .

  • Pradeep

    hello friend
    i need help
    i wanna make international calls by using MobileVoip android application
    so please let me know this is working fine or not
    Regards
    Pradeep

  • Pradeep

    hello friend
    i need help
    i wanna make international calls by using MobileVoip android application
    so please let me know this is working fine or not
    Regards
    Pradeep

  • Pradeep

    hello friend
    i need help
    i wanna make international calls by using MobileVoip android application
    so please let me know this is working fine or not
    Regards
    Pradeep

  • Pradeep

    hello friends
    i need help
    i wanna make international calls by using MobileVoip android application
    so please let me know this is working fine or not
    Regards
    Pradeep

  • Pradeep

    hello friends
    i need help
    i wanna make international calls by using MobileVoip android application
    so please let me know this is working fine or not
    Regards
    Pradeep

  • Sushant

    go to xda forums or modaco forums and u will get the detailed procedure..look under zte blade , its the same handset

  • Macyberzone

    How to install cyanogenmod 7 on Dell XCD35 its confirmed its install i dell xcd35 please tell me how install it on my dell xcd35

  • Harsh Dhulia

    no, pixels dont burst wile zooming a picture.. but if you try to zoom a low-resolution picture, then thr photo will get pixelated..

  • Hreehal2

    Does its pixels burst when zooming a picture and does it comes with Swype input

  • S. C. Choudhary

    Yes, I am using this phone since 2 months. It supports flash in the version 2.2 (froyo) and supports full market. I haven’t used 3G till now but its wi-fi connectivity is very-very fast. I enjoyed it. Thanks.

  • S. C. Choudhary

    Yes, I am using this phone since 2 months. It supports flash in the version 2.2 (froyo) and supports full market. I haven’t used 3G till now but its wi-fi connectivity is very-very fast. I enjoyed it. Thanks.

  • Tarundeep Singh

    please tell where i purchase ZTE Blade handset?? in 5k

  • Asdf

    Guess Igyan has no gyan that a Chinese ZTE Blade handset worth 5k has been stamped with Dell logo and being sold in India… Third class marketing tactics.

  • Puja0044

    reple me someone who using this mobile or knows abt those problems….

  • Puja0044

    is there any hardware or software  problems?
    slagging or smooth ?

  • Puja0044

    1.flash support or not after 2.2 ?
    2.full android market support or not?
    3.3g and wifi connectivity(tell me how)

  • Puja0044

    1.flash support or not after 2.2 ?
    2.full android market support or not?

  • Puja0044

    1.flash support or not after 2.2 ?

  • Puja0044

    it has full Android Market support or not?

  • Puja0044

    please anyone tell me 3g and wifi experience in xcd 35?

  • Harsh

    1) Screen – When it comes to the screen, the XCD35 beats every other
    android smartphone in the 10-15k range(Samsung Galaxy Ace has a 3.5 inch
    screen but it doesn’t have 800×480 pixel resolution). The screen is the
    USP of the XCD35. Be it movies, browsing, document editing or images,
    you’ll enjoy your every experience with the 3.5inch screen. You can also
    play 480p HD videos on the splendid 800×480 pixel screen.

    2) Display Colors – While buying the XCD35, I was concerned about the
    262K display colors since other phones in this range offered 16M colors.
    I’ve compared the display colors with HTC Desire by playing the same
    video on both phones simultaneously and there was no noticeable
    difference. Even during browsing, colors are displayed very crisply. So
    you shouldn’t be concerned about this while buying the phone.

    3) Battery – I read the user reviews of XCD35 on the DELL website and I
    found so many users complaining about the battery backup that I almost
    cancelled my plan to buy the XCD35. After talking to my friends who
    owned HTC WildFire, HTC Desire and Samsung Galaxy S I found out that the
    battery backup is an issue faced by every other android phone in the
    market.

    The battery does drain quickly if you constantly use wi-fi, 3G, play
    high-end games, and listen to music. In such cases, the battery can last
    anywhere from 8-16 hours depending on your usage or even more. However,
    if the phone is used mainly for calling and messaging then the battery
    can last anywhere from 1-2 days depending on usage.

    Again, keep in mind that this is not a XCD35 specific issue. This issue affects almost every other android phone in this range.

    4) Battery Heating – The battery does heat up while charging. But I
    don’t think this is a defect/problem since this heating is also
    mentioned in the XCD35′s user manual.

    5) Camera – The 3.2MP camera is pretty decent. A good thing is that the
    camera gives you presets to capture videos in different formats and
    resolutions (e.g. youtube ready and MMS ready videos). The highest video
    resolution that the camera can record is 640×480 pixels at 20fps.

    6) RAM – I bought the XCD35 in the second week of May, 2011, and to my
    luck I found out that DELL had upgraded the RAM to 512MB!! Considering
    that the HTC WildFire has 384MB RAM, this is a major win for the XCD35.

    7) Storage Memory – The 200MB internal memory is less. But it looks like
    it is pretty much standard across all android phones in the 10-15k
    range. This isn’t much of a problem since apps can be moved to the 2GB
    SD card which is shipped along with the XCD35.

    8) Processor – XCD’s 600MHz processor performs well and is equivalent to
    the processors found in Samsung Galaxy and HTC smartphones in this
    range (HTC WildFire has 528MHz processor). I haven’t experienced any
    force closes or application crashes till now.

    9) Speakers/Sound – XCD35′s speakers are not so good. But earphone sound quality is awesome!

    10) Android – DELL has upgraded the XCD35 and it now ships with Android
    2.2 (Froyo). I bought my phone in the second week of May, 2011, and
    Android 2.2 was pre-installed! No need to go to service centres to get
    your Android upgraded!

    11) TouchPal – TouchPal is DELL’s Android keyboard which is enabled by
    default. I absolutely love it! It offers various keyboard modes
    including the standard mobile keypad. The slide-down symbols feature is a
    real time saver! You can switch back to the standard Android keyboard
    by changing the settings.

  • Amar_hati88

    mr.bharat nagpal plz review this phome again as i have observed the viewers commeents so i want u to review it again…its a request.many probs are there in this phone but i am very much interested in this phone and i am cnfused.

  • Raghib Akhtar

    Most of the things you have told is true but the sound quality is pathetic. When I asked the Service Centre about this problem they told me that the sound of this phone is really poor and they can’t help it out.

  • Raman Nagpal

    CAN DELL XCD35 RUN NFS SHIFT AND OTHER HEAVY GAMES?? PLZ REPLY…

  • Reva

    LG or Dell Dont buy galaxy pop 

  • Reva

    LG or Dell Dont buy galaxy pop 

  • Reva

    LG or Dell Dont buy galaxy pop 

  • Nishant Hingne

    dell xcd 35 or lg optimus one or galaxy pop?

  • Nishant Hingne

    dell xcd 35 or lg optimus one or galaxy pop?

  • Reva

    Yes it has dedicated GPU!

  • Reva

    This rockssss!!!!!

  • Amigo

    Can XCD35 play NFS shift kind of games which require high grahics?
    Optimus One or XCD 35 or Galaxy ACE . Which is better for Gaming.
    Please reply

  • Amigo

    Can XCD35 play NFS shift kind of games which require high grahics?
    Optimus One or XCD 35 or Galaxy ACE . Which is better for Gaming.
    Please reply

  • Raman Bhadu

    can i play HD games and videos on it
    please answer me at raman.bhadu@gmail.com

  • Khameesha

    Hi
    I am planning to purchase Dell XCD35 soon. I have heard people saying the battery charge is getting low too quickly and get heated while charging. But overall I admire the product and need you advise for the final call. My main usage of phone is making and receiveing phone calls, Music, playing games (once a while) and surfing. What is the selling price now (April 2011)

  • Jas Parekh

    Hi folks!
    Any assurance that this device can be upgraded to 2.2 and how is the gaming experience on this device(apart from ANGRY BIRDS).Info on its current price will also be helpful .
    Thanks . :)

  • Debankar

    one more doubt…. galaxy pop and fit has flash supprot.. bt has a 600mhz processor and qvga display.. how would you explain that….??

  • Ketan

    is dell xcd28 a good phone……….pls reply as i wanna buy a cell in that range……
    reply as soon as possible…….

  • Sashi

    XCD35 seems to have got the official Froyo v2.2 update. Flipkart is also selling v2.2 dell xcd35 on their website. If you have v2.1 for xcd35, you can go to the serive station (in hyd) to upgrade.

  • Do0m

    Is the talk time in 2G only 4 hours?

  • Khalid_dagli

    Last Week I bought this phone. It is just superb! I am very happy because I was very much confused between optimus galaxy 551 and XCD 35. Finally I narrowed to XCD35.

  • http://twitter.com/kunaltiwari9936 Kunal Tiwari

    I am extremely impressed with this phone! very nice presentation and demonstration of functionalities, in your video review. Does this support push mail as well? I guess i’d need tht for configuring my official email. If not, which smartphone would you recommend? my budget is 15K or less.

    Please help!

  • Kevinrealone2001

    ok i have the same question , which phone should i buy lg optimus 1 or htc wildfire or samsung galaxy 3 or the dell xcd 35 i am thinking of the dell xcd 35..

  • http://www.iGyaan.in Bharat Nagpal

    out of your options the dell xcd 35. is my suggestion, for a proper discussion on this try posting a thread in the forums

  • MSJ

    Bharat Nagpal and all igyaan user. Hello. how bad is the Dell XCD35, cause if i have to charge it on a daily basis then tats a bummer :(. could you also suggest the best phone at approx 12-15K, also i can get the Dell XCD35 for around 12K [through a Dell employee]. Phones in my range LG Optimus one, HTC Wildfire, Samsung Galaxy 3 and Dell XCD35, Videocon Zeus… most used features will be internet and Camera.. Kindly Help.

  • Yuvaraj

    Which is a better xcd35 or the htc wildfire? xcd35 dosn’t seem to be getting a 2.2 upgrade soon. Hows the screen resoultion of the wildfire?

  • Cravibruce

    yesterday itself i bought the dell xcd35..its really awesome with extendable features….sexy one..its going to rockz…..

  • Shahmitan

    Hi, i m planning for Android phone, which is better HTC Wildfire or DELL XCD35? Help Plz ……

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_24QXHGDI5FVZH3J66O7VJFVFOI tarun k s jadoein

    i rarely think so
    this phone is not worth the price
    wait for sometime
    gud phones are lined up

  • Cravibruce

    hey.. i want to buy this mobile..what u say guys?

  • Jagan

    A little correction buddy.Even this phone gets android 2.2(froyo),it wont have flash support as the 600mhz processor is not powerful enough to handle flash(even google nexus one was sloppy with flash onboard in browsing).This is the same reason why the LG Optimus 0ne P500 doesn’t have flash support even if it has froyo.

  • Avadhoot

    These chinese mobiles have high SAR value compared to renowned brands like samsung, HTC, I found following info on SAR value of xcd35, n to compare it with samsung folow the links bellow.
    where xcd35 radiations measure 1.35W/kg, samsung is 0.5 or 0.6. so is this phone worth frying your brain for, BOO DELL
    http://android.modaco.com/content/zte-blade-blade-modaco-com/320970/sar-score-of-zte-blade/
    http://www.sarshield.com/english/radiationchart-samsung.htm

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_24QXHGDI5FVZH3J66O7VJFVFOI tarun k s jadoein

    it is lcd
    zte blade is launched by many companies in different variants and dell xcd35 is lcd
    no amoled in xcd35
    u can chk dat on dell’s site

  • Avadhoot

    can it be upgraded to froyo. if yes will wifi n usb tethering work.

  • S N Maran

    The original ZTE Blade has an AMOLED screen so what about the XCD35? Does it retain the AMOLED or does it have an LCD screen?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_24QXHGDI5FVZH3J66O7VJFVFOI tarun k s jadoein

    can you compare dell xcd 35 with motorola quench xt5 plz

 
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