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HTC Desire VC

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HTC Desire VC

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Network
Technology GSM / CDMA / EVDO GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
  CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU, A500HQ, A500YZ, A500M, A500Y
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A500F, A500FQ, A500FU
  3, 7, 8, 28 - A500YZ
  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A500M
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28 - A500Y
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, October 30. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 119.5 x 62.3 x 9.5 mm (4.70 x 2.45 x 0.37 in) 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm (5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight 119 g (4.20 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~61.2% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~71.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Platform
OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 4 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1 Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 512MB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Features LED flash LED flash, panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video
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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, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio, recording
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
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+
S-Voice
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Talk time Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play Up to 68 h
Misc
Colors Black, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR 0.65 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.23 W/kg (head)     0.40 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A5000, SM-A5009, SM-A500F, SM-A500F1, SM-A500FQ, SM-A500FU, SM-A500G, SM-A500H, SM-A500HQ, SM-A500K, SM-A500L, SM-A500S, SM-A500YZ, SM-A500Y, SM-A500W
Price About 150 EUR About 360 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 569
Basemark X: 1897
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.895 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 57dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -94.5dB / Crosstalk -93.8dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 74h

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