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HTC Desire 520 Mobile Phone
HTC Desire 520
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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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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
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4.4 out of 5
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User rating
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
20 %
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 4.3Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.1 GHz1.4 GHz1.4 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3740
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 304ARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP
RAM memory1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.5 in4.8 in4.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px
Pixel density218.0 ppi306.0 ppi326.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage200GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
noyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height5.5 in5.38 in5.16 in
Width2.71 in2.78 in2.55 in
Depth0.36 in0.34 in0.36 in
Weight5.29 oz4.69 oz4.23 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
yes
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesno
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesno
Video output
N/A
MHLNo

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2100.0 mAh
Standby time719.0 h830.0 h440.0 h
Talk time12.0 h22.0 h10.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging
N/A
nono

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