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HTC Desire 520
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        Availability | 
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| Officially announced | Jul 15, 2015 | 
        Design | 
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| 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 | 
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| Size | 4.5-inch, 58.03% screen-to-body | 
| Type | LCD | 
| Resolution | 854x480px, 218 PPI | 
        Hardware | 
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| System chip | Snapdragon 210 8909 | 
| Processor | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Quad-core 1100 MHz ARM Cortex-A7  | 
            
| GPU | Adreno 304 | 
| Memory | 1GB/8GB | 
| Storage expansion | microSDXC up to 2000 GB | 
| OS | Android (5.1 Lollipop) | 
        Battery | 
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| Type | 2000 mAh, Li - Ion | 
        Camera | 
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| Rear | Single camera | 
| Main camera | 8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) | 
| Flash | LED | 
| Video recording | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            720p Video calling, Video sharing  | 
            
| Front | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            2 MP Video capture: 720p  | 
            
        Connectivity & Features | 
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| Bluetooth | 4.1 | 
| WLAN | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n  | 
            
| USB | microUSB, USB 2.0 | 
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | 
| Hearing aid compatible | T3 | 
| Location | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass | 
| Other | Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | 
        Multimedia | 
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| Headphones | 3.5mm jack | 
| Speakers | Earpiece, Loudspeaker | 
| Features | Album art cover, Background playback | 
| Screen mirroring | Wireless screen share | 
| Radio | FM | 
        Cellular | 
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| 4G (FDD) Bands | 2, 4, 5, 17 | 
| 3G Bands | 5, 2 | 
| 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 | 
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| 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 | 
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| 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  | 
            
            
                
            
            
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    Overall User Rating
            
                                        Build quality
                            9
                                    Camera quality
                            7
                                    Performance
                            8
                                    Display
                            5
                                    Battery life and charging
                            6
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