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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
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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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.1 GHz1.1 GHz1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909MediaTek MT6582
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 304Qualcomm Adreno 304ARM Mali-400
RAM memory1 GB1.5GB1 GB

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.0 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Pixel density218.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
Technology
N/A
IPS TFTIPS LCD
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.4 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage200GB2TB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Dimensions

Height5.5 in5.78 in5.63 in
Width2.71 in2.79 in2.74 in
Depth0.36 in0.33 in0.28 in
Weight5.29 oz4.94 oz4.37 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
N/A
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.14.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
Charging connection
N/A
USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yes
N/A
Video output
N/A
No
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSDPA
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
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
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
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
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyes
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2200.0 mAh2000.0 mAh
Standby time719.0 h696.0 h216.0 h
Talk time12.0 h14.0 h22.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
no
N/A