HTC Desire specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

HTC Desire
  • Released 2010, March 135g, 11.9mm thickness Android 2.1, up to 2.2, Sense UI 576MB RAM; 512MB storage, microSDHC slot
  • 1.0 GHz Scorpion Adreno 200 Mini-SIM About 156.8 USD
  • 3.7" 480x800 pixels
  • 5MP 480p
  • 576GB RAM Snapdragon S1
  • 1400mAh Li-Ion

HTC Desire overview

HTC Desire is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2010, March. HTC Desire has 3.7 inch, AMOLED or SLCD, a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass. It uses Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 chipset, 1.0 GHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 200 GPU. HTC Desire supports 2G, 3G networks with Mini-SIM. It has 5MP Single main camera. It uses Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery. The price of HTC Desire is about 156.8 USD.

Score the key features of HTC Desire compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 28 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 28 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 28 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 37 / 100 points
  • Price: 28 / 100 points

HTC Desire full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Speed HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps

LAUNCH

Announced 2010, February. Released 2010, March
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm (4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
  Optical trackpad

DISPLAY

Type AMOLED or SLCD
Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass

PLATFORM

OS Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo), Sense UI
Chipset Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 200

MEMORY

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 4 GB included
Internal 576MB RAM; 512MB

MAIN CAMERA

Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 480p@15fps, 720p@30fps (via SW update)

SELFIE CAMERA

No

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, hotspot (Android 2.2)
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
GPS GPS, A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash

BATTERY

Type Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 340 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Black, Brown, Silver, White
SAR 1.48 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body)
Price About 156.8 USD

TESTS

Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 76dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 84dB
Audio quality Noise -87.6dB / Crosstalk -84.8dB

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