HTC Desire HD vs Nokia Lumia 520

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          HTC Nokia
          Announced
          September 2010 February 2013
          Status
          Available - October 2010 Available - April 2013
          Colors
          Black, Brown Yellow, red, cyan, white/black
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          123 x 68 x 11.8 mm
          (4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
          119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
          (4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
          Weight
          164 g (5.78 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 900 / 2100
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
          HSDPA 900 / 2100
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
          Processor
          1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
          RAM
          768 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          1.5 GB; 8 GB storage
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

          Display

          Type
          LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.3 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          62.90% 59.47%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          dual-LED flash No
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
          Video
          Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
          Front Camera
          No [Similar] No [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio
          Games
          Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Class 32 Yes
          Edge
          Class 32 Yes
          3G
          HSDPA 7.2/14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 2/5.76 Mbps (carrier dependent) HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
          NFC
          NFC not supported NFC not supported

          Battery

          Type
          Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          1230 mAh 1430 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 490 h (2G)
          Up to 420 h (3G)
          Up to 384 h (3G)
          Up to 360 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 9 h 15 min (2G)
          Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
          Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
          Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)

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