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HTC Desire U Mobile Phone
HTC Desire U
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 5G Mobile Phone
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Sony Zylo Mobile Phone
Sony Zylo
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3 editorial reviews
In our HTC Desire U review article, we take a closer look at HTC's newest gadget for the entry-level market.Read more
Can HTC match the mighty Moto G?Read more
The Desire strikes a perfect balance between design, features and performance, offering users a fun, fast user experience and some of the best communications tools available in phones today.Read more
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As well as some imaginative colour naming, <b>Sony</b> <b>Ericsson</b> sometimes takes the same approach when naming its devices. One example is the <b>Zylo</b>.Read more
The Sony Ericsson Zylo is the first phone with FLAC support, but does it hit the right note?Read more
A small and sexy music slider – that’s what the Zylo is. Nothing more, nothing less. Sony Ericsson are probably hoping to start bringing up the next...Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 4.1Android 10Proprietary OS
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.0 GHz3.09 GHz
N/A
CPU coresDual-coreDual-core8-coreSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
N/A
N/A
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 203ARM Mali-400 MP1
N/A
N/A
RAM memory512 MB1 GB12 GB260 MB

Display

Screen size4.0 in4.0 in7.6 in2.6 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
no
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px800 x 480 px2208 x 1768 px320 x 240 px
Pixel density233.0 ppi233.0 ppi373.0 ppi154.0 ppi
HDRnonoyesno
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M262K
Technology
N/A
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Infinity Flex Dynamic AMOLED 2XIPS TFT
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
no
N/A
no
Screen material
N/A
N/A
  • Samsung Ultra Thin Glass
  • Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx3.2 Mpx
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
640 x 480 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.6 f
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
12.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/1.8
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
123.0 °
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
83.0 °
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
N/A
45.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Mystic bronze
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticGorilla glass 6Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height4.65 in4.78 in6.27 in4.06 in
Width2.44 in2.48 in2.68 in2.05 in
Depth0.37 in0.39 in0.66 in0.63 in
Weight4.02 oz3.95 oz9.95 oz4.06 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesno
N/A
no
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
Mini-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.0
N/A
2.1 EDR
NFCyes
  • no
  • yes
N/A
no
Charging connection
  • HDMI
  • USB
USB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
2.0
Video output
N/A
No
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
no
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • Gigabit LTE
  • LAA
  • 5G NR
HSDPA
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Navigation system
N/A
GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
A-GPS
4G LTE
N/A
no
N/A
no

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyes
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity1650.0 mAh2000.0 mAh4500.0 mAh920.0 mAh
Fast chargingnono
N/A
no
Standby time
N/A
450.0 h
N/A
403.0 h
Talk time
N/A
14.0 h35.0 h3.5 h
Wireless charging
N/A
noyesno
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • Qi
  • Fast Wireless Charging
  • Wireless PowerShare
N/A

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