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HTC Desire Z

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HTC Desire Z

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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 / 1700 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2010, September. Released 2010, November 2010, December. Released 2010, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm (4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in) 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm (4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad
Display
Type S-LCD Super AMOLED
Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.2% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~58.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Oleophobic coating
Platform
OS Android 2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread), Sense UI Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7230 Hummingbird
CPU 800 MHz Scorpion 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU Adreno 205 PowerVR SGX540
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 1.5GB; 512MB RAM 16GB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 720p w480p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No VGA
Video
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 Dedicated search key
MP3/WAV/AAC+ player
MP4/H.264/DivX/XviD player
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
MP4/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
Organizer
Photo/video editor
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input
Near Field Communications
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G) Up to 713 h (2G) / Up to 428 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G) Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Misc
Colors Black Black, White
SAR 0.58 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.86 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (head)    
Price About 100 EUR About 170 EUR
Tests
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 82dB Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 69dB
Audio quality Noise -90.1dB / Crosstalk -90.7dB Noise -90.2dB / Crosstalk -90.8dB

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