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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 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, February. Released 2011, March 2010, September. Released 2010, November
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 119 x 62 x 16 mm (4.69 x 2.44 x 0.63 in) 119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm (4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
  Optical trackpad
Display
Type LED-backlit LCD, S-LCD
Size 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~59.8% screen-to-body ratio) 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
 Touch-sensitive gaming controls
PSP like gaming buttons
Timescape UI
Platform
OS Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android 2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread), Sense UI
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2 Qualcomm MSM7230
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion 800 MHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 205
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 8 GB included microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 400MB 512MB RAM 1.5GB; 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 720p 720p
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA No
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers 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, EDR 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 Dedicated game store
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Organizer
Document viewer/editor
Voice memo/dial/commands
Predictive text input (Swype)
Dedicated search key
MP3/WAV/AAC+ player
MP4/H.264/DivX/XviD player
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 425 h (2G) / Up to 413 h (3G) Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 8 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 25 min (3G) Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Music play Up to 31 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Stealth Blue (for Play 4G), Orange Black
SAR EU 0.36 W/kg (head)     0.86 W/kg (head)    
Price About 140 EUR About 100 EUR
Tests
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 79dB Voice 72dB / Noise 72dB / Ring 82dB
Audio quality Noise -89.6dB / Crosstalk -91.0dB Noise -90.1dB / Crosstalk -90.7dB

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