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Apple iPhone 11 Mobile Phone
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HTC Desire U Mobile Phone
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HTC U11 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S20
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Editiorial reviews
20
4.6 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
88 %
4 stars
11 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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3 editorial reviews
In our HTC Desire U review article, we take a closer look at HTC's newest gadget for the entry-level market.Read more
Can HTC match the mighty Moto G?Read more
The Desire strikes a perfect balance between design, features and performance, offering users a fun, fast user experience and some of the best communications tools available in phones today.Read more
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4.1 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
9 %
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0 %
1 stars
0 %
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4.3 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
58 %
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42
3.8 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
19 %
4 stars
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3 stars
28 %
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1 stars
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4.2 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
20 %
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4.0 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
27 %
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4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
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4 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 13Android 4.0Android 7.1Android 10
CPU cores6-coreDual-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Samsung Exynos 990
RAM memory4 GB512 MB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
8 GB
CPU clock speed
N/A
1.0 GHz2.45 GHz2.73 GHz
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 203Qualcomm Adreno 540
N/A

Display

Screen size6.1 in4.0 in5.5 in6.2 in
Resolution1792 x 828 px800 x 480 px1440 x 2560 px3200 x 1440 px
TechnologyLiquid Retina HD display
N/A
IPS TFTInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Pixel density326.0 ppi233.0 ppi534.0 ppi563.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 6.0
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Panel type
N/A
LCDLCDOLED
HDR
N/A
nonoyes
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx64.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)120.0 °
N/A
N/A
120.0 °
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution
N/A
640 x 480 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/1.7"
N/A
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.8
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
N/A
76.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
79.0 °

Design

Colour of product
  • Green
  • Purple
  • Yellow
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Cloud blue
  • Pink cloud
Material
N/A
N/A
Glass
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.94 in4.65 in6.06 in5.97 in
Width2.98 in2.44 in2.99 in2.72 in
Depth0.33 in0.37 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight6.84 oz4.02 oz5.96 oz5.75 oz

Connectivity

Sim card size
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Mini-SIMNano-SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • e-SIM
Bluetooth version5.03.0 HS4.25.0 LE
Charging connectionLightning
  • HDMI
  • USB
USBUSB
Dual sim support
N/A
yesnoyes
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
A2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
3.0/3.1
N/A
Video output
N/A
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
N/A

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • DC-HSDPA
  • LTE Advanced
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • Gigabit LTE
HSDPAHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LAA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
N/A
GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A

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