HTC Desire 520 specification and prices
The Desire 520 by HTC was announced on August 2015 and on sale it appeared on November 2015. This device belongs to the middle price range: the lowest HTC Desire 520 cost in USA for today is $249.99. The mobile is on sale from carriers including AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Metro PCS as well as retailers like Best Buy, Target.
The mobile runs on the most popular platform in the world for now - Android OS. Desire 520 has released with the already out-of-date for now Android version: 5.1 (Lollipop). It means that the mobile owner will be able to run only some old games and apps with this default OS version. The cell phone is equipped with Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7 processor that shows a perfect performance. The cell phone has 1 GB RAM that is a typical amount of memory for normal usage.
The Desire 520 has good 8 megapixel rear camera. It will make pictures and videos of a satisfactory quality but you won't be able to get really amazing pictures. To take really great pictures Specspro advices you to check the HTC flagship U Play.
The Desire 520 has an average 4.5 inch display.
Desire 520 has removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery.
You can buy Desire 520 in Slate Gray color.
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- 2015, August
- Available. Released 2015, November
- Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
- Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
- Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7
- Adreno 304
- 8 MP, autofocus, LED flash
- 2 MP, 720p
- 720p@30fps
- Yes
- 4.5 inches
- 480 x 854 pixels (~218 ppi pixel density)
- Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Yes - HTC Sense 7 UI
- Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
- 139.8 x 68.9 x 9.1 mm (5.50 x 2.71 x 0.36 in)
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- Nano-SIM
- Slate Gray
- 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
- microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
- v4.1, A2DP
- Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- To be confirmed
- microUSB v2.0
- Accelerometer, proximity
- SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
- HTML5
- No
- Yes
- GSM / HSPA / LTE
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- HSDPA 850 / 1900
- LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700)
- HSPA, LTE
- Yes
- Yes
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