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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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39 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 4.4Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.2 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227AQualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory512 MB1 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.0 in5.0 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px960 x 540 px2560 x 1440 px
Pixel density233.0 ppi220.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnonoyes
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Technology
N/A
N/A
Super AMOLED
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.8 f
N/A
1.9 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
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
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage4 GB8 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesno
Maximum card storage32GB64GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slot

Design

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

Dimensions

Height4.67 in5.7 in5.65 in
Width2.45 in2.84 in2.78 in
Depth0.37 in0.34 in0.27 in
Weight4.02 oz5.5 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

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

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.04.1
Charging connectionUSBUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.0
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
noyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFC
N/A
yesyes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyes
Video output
N/A
NoMHL
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
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
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
4G LTEnoyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1650.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Fast chargingnonoyes
Wireless charging nonoyes
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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