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HTC Desire 520 Mobile Phone
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The HTC Desire 520 has an appealing price, but it's not a phone you should buy.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 4.4Proprietary OS
CPU clock speed1.1 GHz1.1 GHz1.1 GHz
N/A
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
N/A
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 304Qualcomm Adreno 304Qualcomm Adreno 304
N/A
RAM memory1 GB1.5GB1 GB
N/A

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.0 in5.0 in
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M65K
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px128 x 160 px
Pixel density218.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesno
Technology
N/A
IPS TFTIPS TFT
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
nonono

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB16 GB
N/A
Memory card readeryesyesyesno
Maximum card storage200GB2TB32GB
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Titanium
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nonono
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono

Dimensions

Height5.5 in5.78 in5.78 in3.35 in
Width2.71 in2.79 in2.79 in1.71 in
Depth0.36 in0.33 in0.32 in0.78 in
Weight5.29 oz4.94 oz4.94 oz2.72 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesno
Bluetooth version4.14.14.1
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
noyes
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
N/A
NFC
N/A
yesnono
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Video output
N/A
NoNoNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesno
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
N/A
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
N/A
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesno
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesno

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2200.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
N/A
Standby time719.0 h696.0 h811.0 h350.0 h
Talk time12.0 h14.0 h18.0 h3.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
nonono
Wireless charging
N/A
nono
N/A