The HTC Desire 520 has a 4.7 inches display screen with 1.2 GHz, quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor and offers support for fast 4G networks. It is one of the Desire series released along with Desire 620, Desire 620s, Desire 526, to expand HTC's product line in the low-end section of the market. Although they all have similarities in features like 8MP rear cameras, micro SD card slots up to 2TB, 2,000 milliamp-hour (mAh) batteries, and run on Android 5.1 Lollipop, the HTC Desire 520 is the smallest and most affordably priced in this series.
With a RAM size of 1GB, internal memory capacity of 8 GB which can be expanded upto 128GB, 4.5-inch 854×480 display and in networks HTC Desire 520 supported 4G LTE. Desire 520 is available in four different colors which are Jet black, Deep navy blue, Vanilla white and, Dark grey . Other specs on Desire 520 aare given below:
General
Release date
July 2015
Form factor
Touchscreen
Battery capacity (mAh)
2000
Removable battery
Yes
SAR value
NA
Display
Screen size (inches)
4.50
Touchscreen
Yes
Resolution
480x854 pixels
Hardware
Processor
1.1GHz quad-core
Processor make
Qualcomm Snapdragon 210
RAM
1GB
Internal storage
8GB
Expandable storage
Yes
Expandable storage type
microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)
200
Camera
Rear camera
8-megapixel
Flash
Yes
Front camera
2-megapixel
Software
Operating System
Android 5.1
Skin
Sense 7
Connectivity
Wi-Fi
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
NA
GPS
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
NFC
No
Infrared
No
Wi-Fi Direct
No
MHL Out
No
HDMI
No
Headphones
3.5mm
FM
Yes
SIM Type
Nano-SIM
GSM/ CDMA
GSM
3G
Yes
4G/ LTE
Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40)
No
Sensors
Compass/ Magnetometer
No
Proximity sensor
Yes
Accelerometer
Yes
Ambient light sensor
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Barometer
No
Temperature sensor
No
Pricing and Availability
The HTC Desire 520 will be available via major prepaid and postpaid telecom providers such as AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Boost Mobile, Cricket, MetroPCS, Sprint, among others. In Nigeria, the Desire 520 is not currently available. As of now, HTC company has not revealed pricing of the smartphone including the Prices of HTC Desire 620, Desire 626, Desire 526. In Nigeria, the Price of HTC Desire 520 is expected to be between N23,000 to N35,000 when it becomes available in the coming months.
