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HTC Desire
610 AT&T| Global Score | |
| 55.5 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | HTC |
| Windows Phone 8 | Android 4.4 |
| 2013-11-27 | 2014-02-24 |
| 4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 inches | 5.63 x 2.78 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.37 ounces | 5.06 ounces |
| Black, Red, White and Yellow | Black, Blue, Green, Red and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 139.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 233 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 5.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.15 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1430mAh Battery | 2040mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 336 hours standby time 16.9 hours talk time | 15.8 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
HTC Desire is just a bit better than Lumia 525, with a 60.6 score against 55.5. The HTC Desire body is heavier but a little thinner than Lumia 525, and they were released only 3 months apart. HTC Desire has Android 4.4 operating system, and Lumia 525 works with Windows Phone 8 operating system. Nokia Lumia 525 counts with a bit better looking screen than HTC Desire, because although it has a quite lower 800 x 480 resolution and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit better pixel number in each inch in the screen.
The HTC Desire features a greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Nokia Lumia 525, and although they both have the same internal storage, the HTC Desire also has an external SD slot that admits up to 128 GB. HTC Desire has a little better hardware performance than Lumia 525, and although they both have a 450 megahertz graphics processor and the same RAM memory amount, the HTC Desire also has 2 more cpu cores.
The HTC Desire counts with a slightly better camera than Nokia Lumia 525, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the HTC Desire also has a lot better 1920x1080 video resolution and a much more MP camera in the back. The HTC Desire features a much longer battery life than Nokia Lumia 525, because it has 2040mAh of battery capacity against 1430mAh.
The HTC Desire is not only the best devices in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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