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HTC Desire V Mobile Phone
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Here comes the HTC Desire V – the company's first dual-SIM smartphone, which stands out with its attractive design and decent hardware. Sure, its specs sheet has “mid-range” written all over it, yet the handset is actually among the best dual-SIM smartphones you can currently find, at least on paper. Inside it ticks a 1GHz processor, a 4-inch screen glows on its front side, and the back is occupied by a 5-megapixel camera, and you get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box. Sounds pretty promising, so let's waste no more time and take an in-depth look at the HTC Desire V...Read more
Long gone are the glory days of the Desire line - once a cradle of flagships, it now gives in to the rise of the One series. With the Wildfires all but...Read more
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It's busy at the bottom, and the Core Prime struggles to stand out.Read more
The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime has an ambitious name, but behind it is an ordinary midrange phone. It puts functionality ahead of screen fidelity,...Read more
In-depth review of the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916, Qualcomm Adreno 306, 5.0", 0.2 kg) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and evaluationsRead more
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Cricket Wireless' $180 entry-level smartphone lures you in with its 8-megapixel shooter.Read more
In-depth review of the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916, Qualcomm Adreno 306, 5.0", 0.2 kg) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and evaluationsRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 4.4Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.2 GHz1.5 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227AQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916ARM Cortex-A53
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T720 MP2
RAM memory512 MB1 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px960 x 540 px960 x 540 px
Pixel density233.0 ppi220.0 ppi220.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonono
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Technology
N/A
N/A
IPS TFT
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.8 f
N/A
2.2 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
1
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Scene mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Self timer
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage4 GB8 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Black
  • Silver
Water resistantnono
N/A
Shock resistantnono
N/A
Material
N/A
Plastic
N/A

Dimensions

Height4.67 in5.7 in5.7 in
Width2.45 in2.84 in2.84 in
Depth0.37 in0.34 in0.35 in
Weight4.02 oz5.5 oz5.64 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.04.2
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
USB version2.02.02.0
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
no
N/A
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
NFC
N/A
yes
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyes
Video output
N/A
No
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
N/A
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
N/A
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEnoyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyes
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1650.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging nono
N/A
Talk time
N/A
17.0 h
N/A

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