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HTC Desire SV Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.4 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 203ARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory768 MB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB

Display

Screen size4.3 in4.8 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density217.0 ppi306.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.6 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
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
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Orange
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono
Material
N/A
PlasticPlastic

Dimensions

Height5.11 in5.38 in5.38 in
Width2.67 in2.78 in2.75 in
Depth0.42 in0.34 in0.31 in
Weight4.62 oz4.69 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM Transmitteryes
N/A
N/A
FM radioyesyesyes
IR
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.0
NFCnoyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
MHLMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
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
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1620.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging nonoyes
Standby time
N/A
830.0 h370.0 h
Talk time
N/A
22.0 h17.0 h

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