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HTC Desire Z

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6603
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2010, September. Released 2010, November 2013, January. Released 2013, February
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm (4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in) 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
Build Glass front, glass back, plastic frame
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
 Optical trackpad IP57 dust/water resistant (up to 1m. and 30 min)
Display
Type S-LCD TFT
Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Shatter proof glass
Platform
OS Android 2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread), Sense UI Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7230 Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU 800 MHz Scorpion Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 320
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 1.5GB; 512MB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 13.1 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash LED flash, HDR
Video 720p 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules No 2.2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps
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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 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG
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
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery Li-Ion 2330 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G) Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G) Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 40 h
Misc
Colors Black Black, White, Purple
SAR 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.86 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (head)    
Models C6603, C6602, C6616, C6606
Price About 100 EUR About 270 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 705:1 (nominal) / 2.462:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 82dB Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 61dB
Audio quality Noise -90.1dB / Crosstalk -90.7dB Noise -81.9dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 48h

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