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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.1Android 6.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.1 GHz1.1 GHz1.1 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 304Qualcomm Adreno 304Qualcomm Adreno 304
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
yesyes
Technology
N/A
IPS TFTIPS TFT
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
HDR
N/A
nono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.4 f2.2 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
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 storage200GB2TB32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nono
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Dimensions

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

Sensors

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

Connectivity

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

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
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
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyes
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
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes

Battery

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