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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
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2010, September. Released 2010, November 2014, January. Released 2014, January
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm (4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in) 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm (5.0 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
Build Glass front, plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Mini-SIM Micro-SIM
 Optical trackpad IP58 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type S-LCD IPS LCD
Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.2% screen-to-body ratio) 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~61.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Shatter proof glass
  Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform
OS Android 2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread), Sense UI Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7230 Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU 800 MHz Scorpion Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 1.5GB; 512MB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", AF
Features LED flash LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 720p 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules No 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, aptX
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, magnetic connector
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
ANT+
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G) Up to 670 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G) Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play Up to 94 h
Misc
Colors Black Black, White, Pink, Lime
SAR 1.43 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.86 W/kg (head)     0.74 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    
Models 550, SO-02F
Price About 100 EUR About 320 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1819 (nominal), 1.772 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 72dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 82dB Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -90.1dB / Crosstalk -90.7dB Noise -91.7dB / Crosstalk -41.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 65h

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