| First | Desire U |
|---|---|
| Brand | |
| HTC | HTC |
| Model | |
| First | Desire U |
| Released | |
| 2013 May | 2013 Jan |
| Hardware Designer | |
| HTC | HTC |
| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | HTC |
| Codename | |
| HTC Myst | HTC Proto |
| OEM ID | |
| PM33100 | N/A |
| Device Category | |
| Smartphone | Smartphone |
| List of Additional Features | |
|
HTC MYST_UL Facebook Home NFC HT40 micro-SIM |
HTS Sense 4.0a UI HTC Beats Audio SRS WOW HD sound VideoPic |
| First | Desire U |
|---|---|
| Width | |
|
65 mm 2.56 inch |
62.3 mm 2.45 inch |
| Height | |
|
126 mm 4.96 inch |
118.5 mm 4.67 inch |
| Depth | |
|
8.9 mm 0.35 inches |
9.32 mm 0.37 inches |
| Bounding Volume | |
| 72.9 ccm | 68.8 ccm |
| Mass | |
|
124 g 4.37 ounces |
119 g 4.2 ounces |
| First | Desire U |
|---|---|
| Platform | |
| Google Android | Google Android |
| Operating System | |
| Google Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) | Google Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| First | Desire U |
|---|---|
| CPU Clock | |
| 1400 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| CPU | |
|
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930 (Snapdragon S4 Plus) 2,013 32 bit dual-core 16 Kbyte I-Cache 16 Kbyte D-Cache 1024 Kbyte L2 28 nm Qualcomm Adreno 305 GPU |
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8225 2,012 32 bit dual-core 45 nm Qualcomm Adreno 203 GPU |
| RAM Type | |
|
mobile (LP) DDR2 SDRAM 533 MHz |
N/A |
| RAM Capacity | |
| 1024 MiB RAM | 512 MiB RAM |
| Non-volatile Memory Type | |
| Flash EEPROM | Flash EEPROM |
| Non-volatile Memory Interface | |
| eMMC 4.5 | Yes |
| Non-volatile Memory Capacity | |
| 15259 MiB non-volatile | 3814 MiB non-volatile |
| First | Desire U |
|---|---|
| Display Diagonal | |
|
109 mm 4.3 inch |
102 mm 4 inch |
| Resolution | |
|
720x1280 921600 pixels |
480x800 384000 pixels |
| Display Width | |
|
53.44 mm 2.1 inch |
52.48 mm 2.07 inch |
| Display Height | |
|
95 mm 3.74 inch |
87.46 mm 3.44 inch |
| Horizontal Full Bezel Width | |
| 11.56 mm | 9.82 mm |
| Display Area | |
| 5076.7 square millimeter | 4590 square millimeter |
| Display Area Utilization | |
| 62.0% | 62.2% |
| Pixel Size | |
| 0.07422 mm/pixel | 0.10933 mm/pixel |
| Pixel Density | |
| 342 PPI | 232 PPI |
| Display Type | |
| Color PVA TFT LCD display | Color PVA TFT LCD display |
| Display Subtype | |
| Super LCD 2 | Super LCD |
| Display Color Depth | |
| 24 bit/pixel | 24 bit/pixel |
| Number of Display Scales | |
| 16.8M | 16.8M |
| Display Illumination | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Display Light Reflection Mode | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Display Subpixel Scheme | |
| RGB Matrix (3 subpixels) | RGB Matrix (3 subpixels) |
| Scratch Resistant Screen | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 2 | No |
| Graphical Controller | |
| Qualcomm Adreno 305 | Qualcomm Adreno 203 |
| Dedicated Graphics Memory | |
| 0.25 MiB | 0.25 MiB |
| A/V Out | |
| No | No |
| First | Desire U |
|---|---|
| Audio Channel(s) | |
| stereo | stereo |
| Microphone(s) | |
| stereo | mono |
| Loudspeaker(s): | |
| mono | mono |
| Audio Output: | |
| 3.5mm | 3.5mm |
| First | Desire U |
|---|---|
| Supported Cellular Bands | |
|
GSM 850MHz (B5) GSM 900MHz (B8) GSM 1800MHz (B3) GSM 1900MHz (PCS, B2) UMTS 2100MHz (Band I, IMT) UMTS 1900MHz (Band II, PCS) UMTS 850MHz (Band V, CLR) LTE 1900 MHz (Band 2, PCS) LTE 1700/2100 MHz (Band 4, AWS) LTE 850 MHz (Band 5) LTE 700 MHz (Band 17) bands |
GSM 900MHz (B8) GSM 1800MHz (B3) GSM 1900MHz (PCS, B2) UMTS 2100MHz (Band I, IMT) UMTS 900MHz (Band VIII) bands |
| Supported Cellular Data Links | |
|
GPRS (Class unspecified) GPRS Class 12 EDGE (Class unspecified) UMTS 384 kbps (W-CDMA) HSUPA (Cat. unspecified) HSUPA 5.76 Mbps (Cat. 6) HSDPA (Cat. unspecified) HSDPA 14.4 Mbps (Cat. 10) HSPA+ 21.1 Mbps (Cat. 18) LTE (Cat. unspecified) data links |
GPRS (Class unspecified) EDGE (Class unspecified) UMTS 384 kbps (W-CDMA) HSUPA (Cat. unspecified) HSUPA 5.76 Mbps (Cat. 6) HSDPA (Cat. unspecified) HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (Cat. 8) data links |
| SIM Card Slot | |
| Micro-SIM (3FF) | Yes |
| Cellular Antenna | |
| Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Call Alert Sound | |
| 64-chord melody | 64-chord melody |
| Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) | |
|
M3 T3 |
N/A |
| Complementary Phone Services | |
|
Voice transmission Voice speaker Vibrating Alert Speakerphone ANC |
Voice transmission Voice speaker Vibrating Alert Speakerphone |
| Cellular Controller | |
| Qualcomm MSM8930 | Qualcomm MSM8225 |
| Sec. Supported Cellular Networks: | |
| No | No |
| First | Desire U |
|---|---|
| Touchscreen Type | |
| Capacitive multi-touch sensing screen | Capacitive multi-touch sensing screen |
| Touchscreen Simultaneous Touch Points | |
| Yes | Yes |
| First | Desire U |
|---|---|
| Expansion Interfaces | |
| No | TransFlash, microSD, microSDHC |
| USB | |
|
USB 2.0 USB Hi-Speed (480 Mbps) |
USB 2.0 USB Hi-Speed (480 Mbps) |
| USB Services | |
| USB charging | USB charging |
| USB Connector | |
| USB Series Micro-B (Micro-USB) | USB Series Micro-B (Micro-USB) |
| Bluetooth | |
|
Bluetooth 4.0 Internal antenna |
Bluetooth 4.0 Internal antenna |
| Bluetooth profiles | |
|
A2DP AVRCP |
A2DP A2DP with aptX codec AVRCP |
| Wireless LAN | |
|
IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n Internal antenna |
IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n Internal antenna |
| Wireless Services | |
| DLNA | DLNA |
| NFC | |
| Yes | N/A |
| First | Desire U |
|---|---|
| FM Radio Receiver | |
| Unknown | FM radio (88-108 MHz) with RDS, Proprietary headset as antenna |
| First | Desire U |
|---|---|
| Supported GPS protocol(s) | |
| GPS (NMEA 0183) | GPS (NMEA 0183) |
| Satellite Antenna: | |
| Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Complementary Satellite Services | |
|
Assisted GPS Geotagging |
Assisted GPS Geotagging |
| Supported GLONASS protocol(s) | |
| L1OF | L1OF |
| Navigation Controller | |
| Qualcomm MSM8930 gpsOne | Qualcomm MSM8225 gpsOne |
| First | Desire U |
|---|---|
| Camera Placement | |
| Rear | Rear |
| Camera Image Sensor | |
| BSI CMOS | CMOS |
| Camera Resolution | |
| 2592x1944 pixel | 2592x1944 pixel |
| Number of effective pixels | |
| 5.0 MP camera | 5.0 MP camera |
| Zoom | |
| 1.0 x optical zoom | 1.0 x optical zoom |
| Focus | |
| Contrast Detection Autofocus (CD AF) | Contrast Detection Autofocus (CD AF) |
| Recordable Image Formats | |
| JPG | JPG |
| Video Recording | |
|
1920x1080 pixel 30 fps |
800x480 pixel 30 fps |
| Recordable Video Formats | |
|
3GP MPEG4 |
3GP 3G2 MPEG4 |
| Flash | |
| single LED | single LED |
| Camera Extra Functions | |
|
HDR photo Macro mode |
HDR photo Macro mode |
| Aux. Camera Image Sensor | |
| No | No |
| Aux. 2 Camera Image Sensor | |
| No | No |
| Aux. 3 Camera Image Sensor | |
| No | No |
| Aux. 4 Camera Image Sensor | |
| No | No |
| Aux. 4 Camera Focus | |
| No | No |
| First | Desire U |
|---|---|
| Secondary Camera Placement | |
| Front | N/A |
| Secondary Camera Sensor | |
| BSI CMOS | No |
| Secondary Camera Resolution | |
| 1600x900 pixel | N/A |
| Secondary Camera Number of pixels | |
| 1.4 MP sec. cam | N/A |
| Secondary Recordable Image Formats | |
| JPG | N/A |
| Secondary Video Recording | |
|
1280x720 pixel 30 fps |
N/A |
| Secondary Recordable Video Formats | |
| 3GP | N/A |
| Sec. Aux. Cam. Image Sensor | |
| No | No |
| Sec. Aux. 2 Cam. Image Sensor | |
| No | No |
| First | Desire U |
|---|---|
| Built-in compass | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Built-in accelerometer | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Built-in gyroscope | |
| Yes | N/A |
| Additional sensors | |
|
Light intensity sensor Proximity sensor |
N/A |
| First | Desire U |
|---|---|
| Battery | |
|
Lithium-ion polymer (LiPo) built-in 1-cell |
Lithium-ion removable 1-cell |
| Nominal Cell Capacity (1st cell) | |
| 2000 mAh cell | 1650 mAh cell |
| Nominal Battery Capacity | |
| 2000 mAh battery | 1650 mAh battery |
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