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HTC Desire SV Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 4.4Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.6 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 203PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory768 MB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.3 in5.0 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density217.0 ppi441.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.2 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"

Storage

Internal storage4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Orange
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnonono
Material
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.11 in5.38 in5.59 in
Width2.67 in2.75 in2.85 in
Depth0.42 in0.31 in0.32 in
Weight4.62 oz4.59 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yesyes
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes

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 version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
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
  • 802.11ac
  • 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
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes
yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+
LTE frequencies
N/A
Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1620.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging noyesyes
Standby time
N/A
370.0 h390.0 h
Talk time
N/A
17.0 h21.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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