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HTC Desire SV Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 4.4Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.6 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 203PowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory768 MB2 GB3 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 px2560 x 1440 px
Pixel density217.0 ppi441.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyesyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.2 f1.9 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 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesno
Maximum card storage32GB64GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Orange
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Water resistantnonono
Shock resistantnonono
Material
N/A
Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass

Dimensions

Height5.11 in5.38 in5.65 in
Width2.67 in2.75 in2.78 in
Depth0.42 in0.31 in0.27 in
Weight4.62 oz4.59 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometer
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
yes
N/A
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-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.1
NFCnoyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEno
  • no
  • yes
yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Data transmission
N/A
HSPA+HSPA+
LTE frequencies
N/A
Regional
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
Miracast
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1620.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging noyesyes
Standby time
N/A
370.0 h
N/A
Talk time
N/A
17.0 h17.0 h
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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