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ecom Ex-Handy 10 DZ1 Mobile Phone
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HTC Desire U Mobile Phone
HTC Desire U
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
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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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3.5 out of 5
6 user ratings
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4.7 out of 5
6 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
35 user ratings
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45 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 9.0 PieAndroid 4.0Android 4.1
CPU modelQualcommQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
RAM memory2 GB512 MB1 GB
CPU clock speed
N/A
1.0 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU cores
N/A
Dual-coreDual-core
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 203ARM Mali-400 MP1

Display

Screen size2.6 in4.0 in4.0 in
Screen material
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Panel type
N/A
LCDOLED
Resolution
N/A
800 x 480 px800 x 480 px
Pixel density
N/A
233.0 ppi233.0 ppi
HDR
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
N/A
16.7M
Technology
N/A
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution
N/A
640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.6 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
Material
N/A
N/A
Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.83 in4.65 in4.78 in
Width2.64 in2.44 in2.48 in
Depth0.94 in0.37 in0.39 in
Weight11.64 oz4.02 oz3.95 oz

Connectivity

Sim card sizeNano SIMMini-SIMMini-SIM
Dual sim support
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version
N/A
3.0 HS4.0
NFC
N/A
yes
  • no
  • yes
Charging connection
N/A
  • HDMI
  • USB
USB
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
Video output
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Data transmission
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
N/A
GLONASS
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
no

Battery

Battery typeLithium IonLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity4400.0 mAh1650.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes
Fast charging
N/A
nono
Standby time
N/A
N/A
450.0 h
Talk time
N/A
N/A
14.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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