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HTC Desire 520 Mobile Phone
HTC Desire 520
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HTC Desire 530 Mobile Phone
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HTC Desire 626 Mobile Phone
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Sony Zylo Mobile Phone
Sony Zylo
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2 editorial reviews
The HTC Desire 520 has an appealing price, but it's not a phone you should buy.Read more
Whenever we hear the word “cheap” associated with a phone, we hit the deck, preparing ourselves for the onslaught of something awful. Can HTC’s Desire 520 shake us from this feeling?Read more
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2.9 out of 5
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As well as some imaginative colour naming, <b>Sony</b> <b>Ericsson</b> sometimes takes the same approach when naming its devices. One example is the <b>Zylo</b>.Read more
The Sony Ericsson Zylo is the first phone with FLAC support, but does it hit the right note?Read more
A small and sexy music slider – that’s what the Zylo is. Nothing more, nothing less. Sony Ericsson are probably hoping to start bringing up the next...Read more
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4.2 out of 5
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39 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
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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 GB260 MB

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.0 in5.0 in2.6 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M262K
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px320 x 240 px
Pixel density218.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi154.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesno
Technology
N/A
IPS TFTIPS TFTIPS TFT
Dual screen support
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
nonono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx3.2 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px640 x 480 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.4 f2.2 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB16 GB256 MB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage200GB2TB32GB16GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

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

Dimensions

Height5.5 in5.78 in5.78 in4.06 in
Width2.71 in2.79 in2.79 in2.05 in
Depth0.36 in0.33 in0.32 in0.63 in
Weight5.29 oz4.94 oz4.94 oz4.06 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMMini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.12.1 EDR
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
noyesno
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesnono
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
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+HSDPA
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASSA-GPS
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
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
yesyesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2200.0 mAh2000.0 mAh920.0 mAh
Standby time719.0 h696.0 h811.0 h403.0 h
Talk time12.0 h14.0 h18.0 h3.5 h
Fast charging
N/A
nonono
Wireless charging
N/A
nonono