HTC Desire L All specs
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Android phone with 1GHz Dual-core median processor provides good performance when performing some functions of the HTC Desire L.
With one SIM card slot, the HTC Desire L allows download up to 7.2 Mbps for internet browsing, but it also depends on the carrier.
Good connectivity of this device includes Bluetooth 4.0 + A2DP, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz), but it lacks NFC connection.
Including the battery, the HTC Desire L phone has 118 grams and it's a very thin device, only 8.9mm.
Summary
⚙️ CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play (MSM8225)
🤖 Android 4.1.2
📱 4.3"
TFT Super LCD 2
60Hz
TFT Super LCD 2
60Hz
🔳 RAM: 1GB
💽 ROM: 4GB
💽 ROM: 4GB
🔌 WIFI4, BT4.0
📷 (back) 5MP
🔋 1800mAh
⚡ 5W
⚡ 5W
📱 Model features | |
| HTC Desire L | |
| Change model | |
| Model | Desire L |
| Other model names | HTC Desire L for China, HTC CP2 |
| Country or region available |  China |
| Brand | HTC |
| Release date | 4/1/2013 |
| Depth | 8.9 millimeters (0.35 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 66.9 x 128 millimeters (2.63 x 5.04 in) |
| Weight | 118 grams (4.13 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported |
📲 Display | |
| HTC Desire L | |
| Display type | TFT Super LCD 2 |
| Screen size | 4.3" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~61.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels (5:3) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 217 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | 60Hz |
| Display features | Not supported |
🤖 Operating System | |
| HTC Desire L | |
| System version | Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean |
| Firmware update | feature not registered |
| User Interface | HTC Sense 4+ UI |
⚙️ Processor | |
| HTC Desire L | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play (MSM8225) (45nm) |
| CPU | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 203 (320MHz) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | |
| HTC Desire L | |
| RAM memory | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 4GB (2GB available) eMMC 4.41 |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | |
| HTC Desire L | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details |
| GSM MHz band | Tri-Band 900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported |
📷 Camera | |
| HTC Desire L | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) |
| Flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Supported |
| HDR | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | |
| HTC Desire L | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | |
| HTC Desire L | |
| Loudspeaker | Mono sound (not stereo) Beats audio |
| Active noise cancellation | 1 microphone |
| Radio | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | |
| HTC Desire L | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi hotspot |
| DLNA | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | |
| HTC Desire L | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported |
🔋 Battery | |
| HTC Desire L | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) |
| Battery capacity | 1800 mAh |
| Charger, watts | 5W Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported |
| Talk time autonomy | 10 hours |
| Standby | 600 hours (25 days) |
➕ Other features | |
| HTC Desire L | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, White, Pink Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | |
| HTC Desire L | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered |
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