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HTC Desire U

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G530F, G530FZ, G530Y
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G530H, G530FZ/DS
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G530F, G530H, G530FZ, G530Y, G531F
  HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - G530T (T-Mobile)
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 - G530F
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - G530FZ
  1, 3, 5, 8, 28 - G530Y
  1, 3, 5, 8, 20, 40 - G531F
LTE band 2, 4, 5, 12 - G530T (T-Mobile)
Speed HSPA HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, January. Released 2013, June 2014, September 30. Released 2014, October
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm (4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in) 144.8 x 72.1 x 8.6 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.34 in)
Weight 114 g (4.02 oz) 156 g (5.50 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display
Type Super LCD TFT
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~220 ppi density)
Platform
OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android 5.1 (Lollipop) - G531F
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
Spreadtrum SC7730 (Value Edition)
CPU 1.0 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 (Value Edition)
GPU Adreno 306
Mali-400 (Value Edition)
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (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, panorama
Video w480p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No 5 MP, f/2.2
Video 1080p@30fps
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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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP
Positioning No GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Optional Yes (G530F, G530FZ models)
Infrared port No No
Radio No FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1650 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G)
Music play Up to 75 h
Misc
Colors White, Black, Orange White, Gray, Gold
SAR 1.31 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.28 W/kg (head)     0.33 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-G5306W, SM-G5308W, SM-G5309W, SM-G530BT, SM-G530F, SM-G530FQ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530FZ, SM-G530H, SM-G531F, SM-G531H, SM-G530T, SM-G530W, SM-G530Y, SM-G530AZ, SM-G531Y, SM-G530T1, SM-G531M, SM-G530A, SM-G530M, SM-G531BT, SM-G530MU, SM-G530P
Price About 150 EUR About 140 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 520
Basemark X: 1904
Display Contrast ratio: 756 (nominal), 1.935 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 63dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 68dB
Audio quality Noise -95.0dB / Crosstalk -93.9dB

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