HTC Desire series
HTC Desire is a series of Android smartphones designed and manufactured by HTC. All products in the Desire series were designed to be affordable, touchscreen-based and slate-sized, and run the Android mobile operating system (Android 2.1 Eclair or subsequent Android releases) with the HTC Sense graphical user interface except for the HTC Desire 616, HTC Desire 516. HTC Desire 310 and HTC Desire 210, all of which feature a mixed user interface of HTC Sense and the Android Open Source Project.
2010 Lineup
- HTC Desire, the first ever phone in the Desire lineup
- HTC Desire HD, which included a larger and higher resolution screen[1]
- HTC Desire Z, Released in November 2010, features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard[2]
2011 Lineup
- HTC Desire S, the follow up to the original HTC Desire
2012 Lineup
- HTC Desire C, a low-end device
- HTC Desire V, a larger screen, higher clock speed variant of the HTC Desire C
- HTC Desire VC, a CDMA variant of the HTC Desire V
- HTC Desire VT, another HTC Desire V variant for China
- HTC Desire X, similar to the HTC Desire V but with a faster, dual-core processor
- HTC Desire SV, has the same specs as the HTC Desire X but with a larger, 4.3 Inch screen
- HTC Desire 400, similar to the HTC Desire SV but with a 5 MP Camera and two SIM card slots
- HTC Desire SU, a Chinese variant of the HTC Desire 400
2013 Lineup
- HTC Desire U, a low-end device released in China
- HTC Desire Q, another low-end device for China
- HTC Desire L, a lower mid-range device with a dual-core processor. Released in China
- HTC Desire P, with the same specs as the HTC Desire L but with an 8 MP camera
- HTC Desire 600, a mid-range offering with a quad-core processor and two SIM card slots
- HTC Desire 200, a low-end phone available worldwide
- HTC Desire 500, similar to the HTC Desire 600 but with a smaller, 4.3 Inch screen
- HTC Desire 601, a higher mid-range device with LTE capabilities
- HTC Desire 300, a smaller variant of the HTC Desire 601 with a 4.3 Inch screen
- HTC Desire 700, a large 5 Inch mid-range phone with two SIM card slots
- HTC Desire 501, a lower mid-range device
2014 Lineup
- HTC Desire Eye, first Desire series phone with high-end flagship specs and a 13-megapixel front camera with a host of new camera features
- HTC Desire 820, improvement to the Desire 816
- HTC Desire 816, the first Phablet in the Desire line with higher mid-range specs
- HTC Desire 620, improvement to Desire 616
- HTC Desire 616, the first HTC device with an octa-core processor
- HTC Desire 610, a mid-ranger with a smaller 4.7 Inch screen
- HTC Desire 516, a similar phone to the Desire 610 but with the AOSP UI instead of HTC Sense
- HTC Desire 310, a budget device with a quad-core processor
- HTC Desire 210, a low-end device
Desire Series Table
This table is primarily intended to show the differences between the models of the Desire series:
| HTC Desire | HTC Desire HD | HTC Desire S | HTC Desire C | HTC Desire X | HTC Desire 300 | HTC Desire 500 | HTC Desire 601 | HTC Desire 700 | HTC Desire 310 | HTC Desire 610 | HTC Desire 620 | HTC Desire 616 | HTC Desire 816 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | H 119 mm (4.69 in) W 60 mm (2.36 in) D 11.9 mm (0.47 in) |
H 123 mm (4.84 in) W 68 mm (2.68 in) D 11.8 mm (0.46 in) |
H 115 mm (4.53 in) W 59.8 mm (2.35 in) D 11.6 mm (0.46 in) |
H 107.2 mm (4.22 in) W 60.6 mm (2.39 in) D 12.3 mm (0.48 in) |
H 118.5 mm (4.67 in) W 62.3 mm (2.45 in) D 9.3 mm (0.37 in) |
H 131.8 mm (5.19 in) W 66.2 mm (2.61 in) D 10.1 mm (0.40 in) |
H 131.8 mm (5.19 in) W 66.9 mm (2.63 in) D 9.9 mm (0.39 in) |
H 134.5 mm (5.30 in) W 66.7 mm (2.63 in) D 9.9 mm (0.39 in) |
H 145.5 mm (5.73 in) W 72 mm (2.83 in) D 10.3 mm (0.41 in) |
H 132.4 mm (5.21 in) W 68 mm (2.68 in) D 11.3 mm (0.44 in) |
H 143.1 mm (5.63 in) W 70.5 mm (2.78 in) D 9.6 mm (0.38 in) |
H 150.1 mm (5.91 in) W 72.7 mm (2.86 in) D 9.6 mm (0.38 in) |
H 142 mm (5.59 in) W 71.9 mm (2.83 in) D 9.2 mm (0.36 in) |
H 156.6 mm (6.17 in) W 78.7 mm (3.10 in) D 8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 135 grams with battery | 164 grams with battery | 130 grams with battery | 100 grams with battery | 114 grams with battery | 120 grams with battery | 123 grams with battery | 130 grams with battery | 149 grams with battery | 140 grams with battery | 143.5 grams with battery | 145 grams with battery | 150 grams with battery | 165 grams with battery |
| Operating System (OS) | Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradeable to 2.2 (Froyo) | Android 2.2 (Froyo), upgradeable to 2.3 (Gingerbread) | Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradeable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradeable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) | Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradeable to 4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) | Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) | Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) | |
| Display | 3.7-inch WVGA (480*800) LCD. Corning Gorilla Glass 1.0 252 ppi | 4.3-inch WVGA (480*800) LCD. Corning Gorilla Glass 1.0 217 ppi | 3.7-inch WVGA (480*800) S-LCD. Corning Gorilla Glass 1.0 252 ppi | 3.5-inch HVGA (320*480). 165 ppi | 4.0-inch WVGA (480*800) Super LCD. 233 ppi | 4.3-inch WVGA (480*800) TFT. 217 ppi | 4.3-inch WVGA (480*800) TFT. 217 ppi | 4.5-inch qHD (540*960) TFT. Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0 245 ppi | 5.0-inch qHD (540*960). 220 ppi | 4.5-inch FWVGA (480*854). 218 ppi | 4.7-inch qHD (540*960). 234 ppi | 5.0-inch HD (720*180) 294 ppi | 5.0-inch 720p (720*1280) 294 ppi | 5.5-inch 720p (720*1280) 267 ppi |
| SOC | Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 | Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2 | Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon S1 | Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play | Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 | Qualcomm MSM8930AB Snapdragon 400 | Qualcomm MSM8625Q Snapdragon 200 | MediaTek MT6582M | Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 | Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 | MediaTek MT6592 | Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 | ||
| CPU | 1 GHz Qualcomm Scorpion | 600 MHz ARM Cortex-A5 | 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A5 | 1.2 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A5 | 1.4 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Krait 300 | 1.2 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A5 | 1.3 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 | 1.2 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 | 1.2 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 | 1.4 GHz octa-core ARM Cortex-A7 | 1.6 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 | |||
| GPU | Qualcomm Adreno 200 | Qualcomm Adreno 205 | Qualcomm Adreno 200 | Qualcomm Adreno 203 | Qualcomm Adreno 305 | Qualcomm Adreno 203 | Mali 400-MP2 | Qualcomm Adreno 305 | Qualcomm Adreno 306 | Mali 450-MP4 | Qualcomm Adreno 305 | |||
| RAM | 576 MB | 768 MB | 512 MB | 768 MB | 512 MB | 1 GB | 1.5 GB | |||||||
| Storage | 512 MB Expansion Slot: microSD memory card up to 32 GB |
1.5 GB Expansion Slot: microSD memory card up to 32 GB |
1.1 GB Expansion Slot: microSD memory card up to 32 GB |
4 GB Expansion Slot: microSD memory card up to 32 GB |
4 GB Expansion Slot: microSD memory card up to 64 GB |
8 GB Expansion Slot: microSD memory card up to 64 GB |
4 GB Expansion Slot: microSD memory card up to 32 GB |
8 GB Expansion Slot: microSD memory card up to 128 GB |
4 GB Expansion Slot: microSD memory card up to 32 GB |
8 GB Expansion Slot: microSD memory card up to 128 GB | ||||
| 2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE | 850/900/1800/1900 MHz | |||||||||||||
| 3G WCDMA/HSPA | 850/900/1900/2100 MHz | |||||||||||||
| 4G LTE |  |
Yes | |
Yes | |
Yes | ||||||||
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Proximity, Compass | Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Proximity | Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Proximity, Compass | Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Proximity | Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Proximity, Compass | |||||||||
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g, Wi-Fi Hotspot (Android 2.2) Bluetooth 2.1 Standard 5-pin micro USB 2.0 |
Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot Bluetooth 2.1 Standard 5-pin micro USB 2.0 |
Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot Bluetooth 3.0 Standard 5-pin micro USB 2.0 |
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Ready Standard 5-pin micro USB 2.0 |
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Ready Standard 5-pin micro USB 2.0 |
Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Ready Standard 5-pin micro USB 2.0 |
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Ready Standard 5-pin micro USB 2.0 |
3.5 mm stereo audio jack, Bluetooth® 4.0 aptX™ enabled, DLNA® for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to a compatible TV or computer, HTC Connect™, micro-USB 2.0 port | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Ready Standard 5-pin micro USB 2.0 | |||||
| Camera | 5 MP (2592*1944) with LED flash 720p HD video recording (via Software Update) No front camera |
8 MP (3264*2448) with Dual LED flash<720p HD video recording No front camera |
5 MP (2592*1944) with LED flash 720p HD video recording 0.3 MP front camera |
5 MP (2592*1944) 480p video recording No front camera |
5 MP (2592*1944) with LED flash 480p video recording No front camera |
5 MP (2592*1944) WVGA video recording 0.3 MP front camera |
8 MP (3264*2448) with LED flash 720p HD video recording 1.6 MP front camera |
5 MP (2592*1944) with LED flash 1080p HD video recording 0.3 MP front camera |
8 MP (3264*2448) with LED flash 1080p HD video recording 2.1 MP front camera |
5 MP (2592*1944) 1080p HD video recording 0.3 MP front camera |
8 MP (3264*2448) with LED flash 1080p HD video recording 1.3 MP front camera, 720p HD video recording |
8 MP (3264*2448) with LED flash 1080p HD video recording 5 MP front camera, 1080p HD video recording |
8 MP (3264*2448) with LED flash 1080p HD video recording 2 MP front camera, 720p HD video recording |
13 MP (4160*3120) with LED flash 1080p HD video recording 5 MP front camera, 1080p HD video recording |
| Battery | 1400 mAh | 1230 mAh | 1450 mAh | 1230 mAh | 1650 mAh | 1800 mAh | 2100 mAh | 2000 mAh | 2040 mAh | 2100 mAh | 2000 mAh | 2600 mAh | ||