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HTC Desire

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Speed HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2010, February. Released 2010, March 2009, June. Released 2009, July
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 119 x 60 x 11.9 mm (4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in) 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm (4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad Trackball
Display
Type AMOLED or SLCD TFT, 65K colors
Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.6% screen-to-body ratio) 3.2 inches, 30.5 cm2 (~48.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density) 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo), Sense UI Android 1.5 (Cupcake), Sense UI
Chipset Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 Qualcomm MSM7200A
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion 528 MHz ARM 11
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 130
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 4 GB included microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal 576MB RAM; 512MB 288MB RAM, 512MB
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 480p@15fps, 720p@30fps (via SW update) CIF@15fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No No
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 2.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 miniUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, compass
  MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player
MP4/H.264/WMV9 player
Organizer
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1350 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 340 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G) Up to 440 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G) Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Misc
Colors Black, Brown, Silver, White Brown, White (teflon coating), Graphite, Black, Pink
SAR 1.48 W/kg (head)     0.69 W/kg (body)     1.21 W/kg (head)     1.51 W/kg (body)    
Price About 140 EUR About 100 EUR
Tests
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 76dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 84dB Voice 76dB / Noise 71dB / Ring 77dB
Audio quality Noise -87.6dB / Crosstalk -84.8dB Noise -91.3dB / Crosstalk -95.8dB

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