HTC Desire 22 Pro & Vive Flow VR Headset

Unboxing the HTC Desire 22 Pro and Vive Flow VR headset with a hands-on review of the camera tech, gaming performance and more. You can grab the mid-range HTC Desire 22 Pro smartphone on its own for a UK price of £400, or bundled with the Vive Flow glasses for under £1000. Here's a closer look at the phone and some of the main VR features, to see if this bundle is worth your £££.
For a mid-range mobile, the HTC Desire 22 Pro boasts some impressive features including water resistance, wireless battery charging and microSD support. However, the 64MP camera isn't as strong as some like the Pixel 6a, while the media chops are weak sauce. No OLED, no stereo speaker setup - it's a real shame.
Still, the HTC Vive Flow VR glasses are surprisingly compact, ideal for virtual gaming on the go. At least, as long as you remember your battery pack. And you can blaze through games like Genshin Impact on the Desire 22 Pro as long as you keep the graphics settings down.
So are you tempted by this pair? Let us know your thoughts below!
HTC Desire 22 Pro Unboxing with Vive Flow VR Chapters:
0:00 - Intro & unboxing
0:49 - Design
1:58 - Software & features
2:44 - HTC Vive Flow VR
5:28 - Display & audio
6:58 - Performance & gaming
8:11 - Battery
8:51 - Cameras
11:03 - Byyyeeeee

[@TechSpurt]

Take two with this video, no idea why it went tits up after a few hours last week, here's hoping this one fares better! And please do ignore the scam artist Telegram ****s who pop up in the comments. Much love! xx

[@JedBullet]

Definitely black and gold dodgy soho action going there. Agree, reminds me of things I don't want to admit/remember lol. Love HTC back in the day and the geggs (goggles) look decent for a bundle. cheers!

[@stephendoyle3542]

How did I miss this! HTC were incredible.

[@camotech1314]

Man I miss HTC flagship phones, HTC M7 was legendary. Clearly they've lost their way since there's only 1 mono speaker on this phone.

[@NiteEy3]

Miss the m7 dual speakers were🔥

[@camotech1314]

@@NiteEy3 yup they were absolutely banging, pun intended 😝

[@MiisterShane]

The nanosecond we see an aluminium body, high quality DAC and/or Boomsound speakers, I'm switching back to HTC

[@cristisun184]

It was Long time since Ive seen a review on HTC from a known reviewer.Brings back beautiful memories with my favorite smartphone brand.HTC FOREVER!Thank you!

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

Got something for you 🎉

[@iamoctonate]

And now they are going (almost) high end.

[@oneminutewonder77]

You would think HTC would have decided to go with an actual good design with their third brand revival. Just revive their One line of devices with premium aluminum build and less bezels now that we have better screen tech.

[@elkapitan75]

Phone call and sound quality were top notch on my old HTC u11 plus. I would listen to a talk and could hear every sentence from outside the room. I hope HTC would bring One series back too.

[@whateveriam12]

Wireless charging won't work through aluminum, but yes!

[@jameschristian779]

HI mate, first of all love your reviews. Seriously do think you're one of the best out there, just wanted to let you know that the nothing phone 1 has IP 53 certification for dust and water, I have heard you mistakenly say IP 67 in quite a few of your reviews. Thought you would appreciate the heads up. I love the videos, keep up the amazing work.

[@mynameisearl]

Real ogs will know this is a reupload 😂

[@tarik640]

yup

[@AosmoYT]

Yep

[@jyotiranjanpathy3983]

Yeah 😅

[@UTBOY03]

What happened

[@darling_yext]

I know it's a reup, but my comment was lost so yeah, I think it's a great phone and a nice start of a come back. Cheers!

[@tcc5750]

Mordred wallpaper, how cultured.

[@SanthoshKumar-yq6xb]

Welcome back HTC

[@forbiddenlovealive]

HTC is back? Wow! Last one I had was M9+. Very glad they're back. Definitely will be purchasing.

[@divyamthakur]

it's a rebranded chinese phone

[@SomeRndomGoose]

@@divyamthakur that's why its good

[@yishianwu5766]

@@divyamthakur HTC is a brand from Taiwan. But the stupid HTC CEO said that htc is a brand from China just for the Chinese market. Then HTC fell into a slump. Taiwanese don't support it anymore.

[@Adam_R.]

You just wanted us to see you rocking that sweet headset again.

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

Got something for you 🎉

[@miltonadzic6698]

once i had htc 820 solid but good luck in the new division cheers

[@mohamodhussain3643]

HTC back in business wow I'm well pleased , they had the best UI and widgets....

[@JO-gt5kg]

not anymore

[@Andyhandle]

I used to love HTC phones, the m7, the m8... But their launching the HTC wildfire E Plus exclusively in Russia counts me out. Looks like Sony will inherit LG's audio legacy, or Asus🙂

[@ganditmuangpracha9909]

Nice wallpapers you got

[@asan1050]

Thanks!

[@Fabulaz]

Straight Up 2018 Phone Experience right there..

[@helel78]

I'm sensitive to pwm flickering and amoled. Glad to hear this is an ips screen phone. Has anybody got some experience about flickering, eyestrain on this Desire 22 Pro please?

[@user-vj5gn4jk8z]

HTC one m9 with upgrades would be the best

[@arghadeepsaha8598]

Let more of HTC come up

[@Raptor50aus]

Does the Vive Flow support 3D movies (Side by Side) ?

[@craigwoodgate7120]

I know a lot of people use the front facing cameras on their phones but i would rather have an all display than have a front facing camera as i never use the front facing camera and it just gets annoying weather it's a notch or a cut out in the corner

[@themadatheist1976]

Nice to see a SD slot and 3.5mm jack, but where's the SIM tray? Can you use both a SD and SIM at the same time, or just one? CPU is weak, would like to see a 870 like the Moto G100 has which have the 3 former also with HDMI out.

[@chookwangzhee1889]

It's a tooless sim tray like the Xperia series. Hybrid slot

[@themadatheist1976]

@@chookwangzhee1889 But can you use a SIM and SD card at the same time?

[@chookwangzhee1889]

@@themadatheist1976 no. Dual sim or one sim and microsd. That is the definition of hybrid sim

[@Deathsuu]

Does anyone know where he gets the wallpapers from?

[@joncrawford3485]

Would this be the same HTC who sold me a U12+ via their UK website, then only updating the phone twice (from launch) before dropping UK support for the phone and then denying they ever sold the U12+ in the UK in the first place?

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

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[@rangarajaryan]

HTC IS BACK 🔥

[@RanggaWiratno]

Bruh, it's 3AM here and I'm half awake, literally took me a minute to process from the title.

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

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[@swastikazero3325]

Htc m7 best phone i ever had even camera fcking amazing only problem when charging time you will feel the heat aluminum

[@Chepecafeteria]

The first thing I did was to check when the video was uploaded 🤣🤣🤣

[@Brownian_floation]

Insta-clicked. The HTC Desire was my very first Android phone! 📱

[@asiffarooqui6789]

Wouldn't be surprised that Google suppress any greatness from HTC thanks to the brand being bought out by Google. The day HTC died is when Google bought em. For me the Google Pixel series are HTC in disguise! Sad for us HTC fans 😢

[@hafizbakheet1625]

Great Phone 👍

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

Got something for you 🎉

[@ahmedturk4147]

Can u review unihertz titan pls

[@Grrrisly]

I had a sense of Deja vú, until I checked the comments and realised this was the same review I saw a few days ago

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

Got something for you 🎉

[@Daimao_Piccolo]

Hey dude i like your anime wallpapers Where do u get them all? Please let everyone know....

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

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[@acheronitastyx38]

the (iphone se 2022 puking) never gets old 🤣🤣🤣

[@greytergood]

Is there a link to the wallpapers you use?

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

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[@jasonmcmeekin2214]

Hey Chris does the desire 22 Pro come with a stock theme app

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

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[@zmLzmW]

复刻m7m8,保留双扬的同时最大程度优化边框。希望下次复出能看到这种产品

[@bwood2805]

Hasn't had an update since December 22

[@aljazrazgorsek5349]

I miss HTC Flagship phones…

[@RedFox0333]

It’s not compatible with Apple?

[@andrimoko8796]

Wow, Htc.

[@bry6314]

Because I watched the audio last week, I turned the sound off & just watched the video...

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

Got something for you 🎉

[@trustinflames1022]

So this or the Nokia x30?

[@imwatchingyou6113]

You have to ask 🫣

[@armchaircritech]

curious question, how many are aware that HTC has released a phone?

[@yusufaras01]

why so thick bezels?

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

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[@samidulsekh5282]

Htc come back .sir

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

Got something for you 🎉

[@HerrBrisby]

Is it spelled "kack", "cack" or maybe "caque" (could be French)?🤔

[@Mouton373]

Casque is french 😉

[@joakim1462]

Have u lost weight? Looks more skinnier than usual. Take care mate!

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

Got something for you 🎉

[@geeeman5510]

This looks like a Okay phone but it will not help bring back HTC that much. Before HTC all but stopped making phones Samsung took over. I don't see this phone taking Samsung Galaxy owners away at the mid-range game. Still waiting for a flagship from HTC. One phone every other year will not help much plus not Major US carrier Carrie's HTC phone. That last part is not going to help much take over in the mid-range game

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

Got something for you 🎉

[@halilibrahimcellatogullar7574]

Please send your htc phone to me, I love these models please.

[@virgiliosalaan6288]

🥺🥺🥺 HTC create budget phone in 100 dollars.

[@hafizmohamad9330]

And always like iPhone SE 2022 🤣

[@SelatanSelangorOrgRecords]

Reupload. Heh

[@SeanCox2801]

HTC? I thought they went bankrupt? Or pulled out of the smartphone business.

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

Got something for you 🎉

[@zorrotoussaint9998]

First here

[@vikramvij1245]

iPhone se2022 😐😜

[@johnburrows3385]

HTC .....whatever happened to them .

[@sidlery]

Hey first

[@imwatchingyou6113]

pass 😭

[@sijankolay6145]

WHATT

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

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[@jemand7488]

Tf are those wallpaper

[@nirupamdhar3449]

India

[@HC0N3]

Sheeeshhh 51 seconds ago

[@ijjjiiijijj]

HTC has taken so low

[@KhomAsian]

Wow HTC haha

[@smorior709]

Hello mate, hope you are doing well :) Can you please make video about best battery live phones ? Thanks and take care from Serbia

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

Got something for you 🎉

[@Desmond_The_King]

200$ hardware with 500$ price point...... ask xiaomi they will laugh at you

[@jasonmcmeekin2214]

Deja vu or I'm in a parrel universe with everything is just as crap

[@Ryanshirley_on_nicegram]

Got something for you 🎉

[@imwatchingyou6113]

no your not this is how it is 😉

[@zdendajan.4159]

They want to get back on the market with this kind of shit?? I wouldn't even buy it for £50, such a hideous phone.

[@bonfacemiringu0108]

thought l was biased, too long out the game a lot of catchup needed.

[@Blind_Hawk]

I hate my stupid monkey brain... I only clicked it because of the anime waifu wallpaper.

[@beeharryarshad8500]

Yaaayy htc is back again......with ugly phones

[@ac3d657]

Vive Flow aka pure cringe junk

[@knowthings489]

That is one ugly looking phone

[@raymeow16]

what a trash phone.