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HTC Desire 520

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Released · Sep 11, 2015

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Design
Dimensions	5.50 x 2.71 x 0.36 inches 139.8 x 68.9 x 9.05
Weight	4.90 oz (139.0 g)
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Display
Size	4.5-inch
Resolution	854x480px, 218 PPI
Technology	LCD
Screen-to-body	58.03 %
Features	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware
System chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 8909
Processor	Quad-core 1100 MHz ARM Cortex-A7
GPU	Adreno 304
RAM	1GB
Internal storage	8GB, available to use: 3 GB
Storage expansion	microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS	Android (5.1 Lollipop), HTC Sense UI

Battery
Capacity	2000 mAh
Type	Li - Ion

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Flash	LED
Video recording	1280x720 (HD) Video calling, Video sharing
Front	2 MP, Video capture: 1280x720 (HD)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.1
WLAN	802.11 b,g,n
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible	T3
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors	Accelerometer
Other	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	Wireless screen share
Radio	FM

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 17(700 b)
3G	Bands 5(850), 2(1900)
Data Speed	LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

Phone Features
Notifications	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 27, 2015 FCC ID value: NM80PGQ100
Measured SAR	Head: 0.48 W/kg Body: 0.41 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.22 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.41 W/kg

Availability
Officially announced	Jul 15, 2015

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Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Cricket

News

The HTC Desire 520 will be available starting tomorrow, to customers of pre-paid carrier Cricket. Priced at $99.99, the model will be a Cricket exclusive in the U.S. Unveiled by HTC last July, this is a low-end handset plain-and-simple. The Desire 52...

HTC Desire 520 Cricket bound tomorrow; phone priced at $99.99

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TheWildShadow55

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For a backup phone it's decent, but as a main phone you should look elsewhere

Posted: Dec 29, 2017, 12:34 PM

Phone owned for more than a year

I have the HTC Desire 520 as a backup phone and although I have not used it since February (my main phone at the time had it's battery break), I still think it's a pretty okay phone. It's quite durable, it doesn't feel cheap and it's easy to grip the phone. Battery life on it is actually pretty good, I'd usually have to charge the thing after 11 hours of use which is great compared to the 3-4 hours of use I'd get out of my LG Leon (main phone at the time). I didn't make any calls on it nor did I text on it since mine is still cricket locked and I use T-Mobile, so I can't exactly speak on that part. The cameras on it are not too bad, front camera could be a bit better but what could you expect from a $100 phone, I've seen worse on phones more expensive. Here's an idea of pictures you can get from this phone:
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Now there were some problems with this phone. For example, the snapdragon 210 SoC was slow even compared to my Leon's measly 410 but getting used to it was surprisingly easy (which is one of the reasons I recommend this as a BACKUP phone and not a DAILY DRIVER), it also didn't have much space and the speakers were loud, but they distorted easily. Other than that, I'm happy with this phone for what I use it for.

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