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HTC Desire VC

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HTC Desire VC

Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / EVDO GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
  HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - D2403
  2, 4, 7, 17 - D2406
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, June. Released 2012, July 2014, August. Released 2014, September
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 119.5 x 62.3 x 9.5 mm (4.70 x 2.45 x 0.37 in) 140 x 72 x 8.6 mm (5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
Weight 119 g (4.20 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
  IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~61.2% screen-to-body ratio) 4.8 inches, 63.5 cm2 (~63.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~229 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
Platform
OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 4 Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1 Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 305
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 512MB RAM 8GB 1GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules No VGA
Video 480p
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 Beats Audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, aptX, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
ANT+
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 595 h (2G) / Up to 641 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h 23 min (2G) / Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Music play Up to 37 h 11 min
Misc
Colors Black, White Black, White, Copper
SAR 0.69 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.66 W/kg (head)     0.86 W/kg (body)    
Models D2403, D2406
Price About 150 EUR About 200 EUR
Tests
Battery (old) Endurance rating 71h

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