HP Pre 3 vs HTC Desire 520

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Width

  Pre 3: 4.9 mm narrower

  Pre 3:

  64 mm

  Desire 520:

  68.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Pre 3: 0.92 in smaller diagonal

  Pre 3:

  3.58 in

  Desire 520:

  4.5 in

• Chipset

  Pre 3:

  Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2

  Desire 520:

  Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Desire 520: 6.9 mm thinner

  Pre 3:

  16 mm

  Desire 520:

  9.1 mm

• Height

  Pre 3: 28.8 mm shorter

  Pre 3:

  111 mm

  Desire 520:

  139.8 mm

• Release year

  Pre 3:

  2011

  Desire 520:

  2015

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Pre 3

   Height:

   111 mm

   Width:

   64 mm

   Depth:

   16 mm +6.9 mm versus Desire 520

   Weight:

   156 g

2. 2. Desire 520

   Height:

   139.8 mm +28.8 mm versus Pre 3

   Width:

   68.9 mm +4.9 mm versus Pre 3

   Depth:

   9.1 mm

   Weight:

   Unknown

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Pre 3

   Screen diagonal:

   3.58 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   36.5 cm²

2. 2. Desire 520

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

Desire 520 has approximately 53% more rectangular screen area than Pre 3.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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