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HTC Desire vs Nokia X

2.36 in
4.69 in
HTC Desire Mobile Phone
HTC Desire
2.48 in
4.55 in
Nokia X Mobile Phone
Nokia X
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
29
4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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10
3.6 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
83 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
42
4.1 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

Full Comparison

Hardware

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Nokia XNokia X
Operating systemAndroid 2.1Nokia X Software Platform 1.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreDual-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 203
RAM memory512 MB512 MB

Display

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Nokia XNokia X
Screen size3.7 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px800 x 480 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density252.0 ppi233.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Nokia XNokia X
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx3.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px
Face detectionyesyes
Panoramayesyes

Storage

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Nokia XNokia X
Internal storage128 MB4 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSD

Design

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Nokia XNokia X
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Green
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Nokia XNokia X
Height4.69 in4.55 in
Width2.36 in2.48 in
Depth0.47 in0.41 in
Weight4.59 oz4.52 oz

Sensors

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Nokia XNokia X
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Nokia XNokia X
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Nokia XNokia X
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR3.0 HS
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0

Cellular

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Nokia XNokia X
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSGPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEnoyes

Battery

HTC DesireHTC Desire
Nokia XNokia X
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1400.0 mAh1500.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h408.0 h
Talk time6.5 h13.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

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