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HTC Desire X

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HTC Desire X

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, August. Released 2012, October 2011, February. Released 2011, March
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm (4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in) 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm (4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Weight 114 g (4.02 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Single SIM (Mini-SIM) or Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by) Mini-SIM
Display
Type Super LCD S-LCD
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio) 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), Sense UI 4 Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 205
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 768MB RAM 1.1GB 768MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 480p@30fps 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No VGA
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 Beats Audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage)
MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Photo viewer/editor
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Dedicated search key
MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 833 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G) Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Misc
Colors White/Black, Prussian Blue Black, Red
SAR 1.11 W/kg (head)     0.63 W/kg (body)     0.33 W/kg (head)     1.06 W/kg (body)    
Price About 190 EUR About 100 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1275:1 (nominal) / 1.878:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 914:1 (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 63dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 69dB Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -81.0dB / Crosstalk -80.0dB Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -74.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 42h

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