HTC Desire 300 vs Orange Barcelona

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Weight

    Barcelona: 5 g lighter

    Desire 300:
    120 g
    Barcelona:
    115 g
  • Width

    Barcelona: 3.2 mm narrower

    Desire 300:
    66.2 mm
    Barcelona:
    63 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Barcelona: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    Desire 300:
    4.3 in
    Barcelona:
    2.6 in
  • Height

    Barcelona: 16.8 mm shorter

    Desire 300:
    131.8 mm
    Barcelona:
    115 mm
  • Release year

    Desire 300:
    2013
    Barcelona:
    2011

Physical size

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. Desire 300

    Height:
    131.8 mm +16.8 mm versus Barcelona
    Width:
    66.2 mm +3.2 mm versus Barcelona
    Depth:
    10.1 mm
  2. 2. Barcelona

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    63 mm
    Depth:
    9.9 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Desire 300

    120 g

    +5 g versus Barcelona

  2. 2. Barcelona

    115 g

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. Desire 300

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    52.6 cm²
  2. 2. Barcelona

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.9 cm²

Desire 300 has approximately 151.4% more rectangular screen area than Barcelona.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Desire 300: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. Desire 300

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Barcelona

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Desire 3002. Barcelona

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire 300, Barcelona.
SpecificationDesire 300Barcelona
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 131.8 Х 66.2 Х 10.1 mm
  • 115 Х 63 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 115 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.3" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Unknown
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1650 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean); Sense UI 5
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Desire 300, Barcelona.
SpecificationDesire 300Barcelona
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 52.6 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 60.3%
  • 28.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 217 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire 300, Barcelona.
SpecificationDesire 300Barcelona
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Video
  • w480p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Desire 300, Barcelona.
SpecificationDesire 300Barcelona
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 203
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 2004
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 228
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 401
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire 300, Barcelona.
SpecificationDesire 300Barcelona
Release date
  • 2013
  • September
  • 2011
  • Q2
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 625 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 288 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire 300, Barcelona.
SpecificationDesire 300Barcelona
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire 300, Barcelona.
SpecificationDesire 300Barcelona
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire 300, Barcelona.
SpecificationDesire 300Barcelona
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Also known as HTC Zara mini
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input