If you’re a fan of HTC smartphones then you may be interested to hear that Virgin Mobile has just released the HTC One V in the U.S. This is one of the better-looking cheaper handsets available and for an entry-level phone it has a lot to offer and is extremely reasonably priced.

The 3G HTC One V at Virgin Mobile is priced at $199.99 contract-free, which we think is pretty good going and will attract a lot of buyers. Even though the specs are not at the very top end there’s still plenty to praise about the HTC One V such as the fact that it runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC Sense 4.0. Only 7% of Android devices have so far received the update to ICS so that makes the HTC One V even more appealing

We heard of its availability through Android Central and more specs and features include a 1GHz single-core processor, 3.7-inch full capacitive touch screen with resolution of 800 x 480, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage (expandable to 32GB), 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 720p video capture, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, Beats Audio and a battery that gives talk time of around 7 hours and standby time of more than 10 days. Dimensions are 4.7-inches x 0.36-inches x 2.35-inches and it weighs 4.25 oz.

If you’d like a closer look at the HTC One V take a look at the 8-minute video review that we’ve embedded for you below this story to get more of an idea. Alternatively for more details, check out this Virgin Mobile USA product page where you can also purchase the HTC One V. What are your thoughts on the HTC One V? Do you think the price is realistic at Virgin Mobile and will you be making this your next smartphone purchase? Let us know with your comments.