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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 9.0
CPU clock speed1.1 GHz1.1 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
N/A
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 304Qualcomm Adreno 304
N/A
RAM memory1 GB1.5GB8 GB

Display

Screen size4.5 in5.0 in6.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
N/A
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px3040 x 1440 px
Pixel density218.0 ppi294.0 ppi550.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
Technology
N/A
IPS TFTInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLED
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
HDR
N/A
noyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 6.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
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
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
16.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/1.5 & f/2.4
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
45.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
N/A
123.0 °
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
2x

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx10.0 Mpx
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
45.0 °
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/1.9

Storage

Internal storage8 GB16 GB128 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
N/A
Maximum card storage200GB2TB
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • White
Prism black
MaterialPlasticPlastic
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.5 in5.78 in5.9 in
Width2.71 in2.79 in2.77 in
Depth0.36 in0.33 in0.31 in
Weight5.29 oz4.94 oz5.54 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.15.0 LE
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
USB Type-C
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
A2DP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
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)yesyes
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • LAA
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 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 hotspotyesyes
N/A
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 ion
N/A
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2200.0 mAh3400.0 mAh
Standby time719.0 h696.0 h
N/A
Talk time12.0 h14.0 h21.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
no
N/A
Wireless charging
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging 2.0
  • Wireless PowerShare