HTC Desire 520 vs HTC One X9

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

  Desire 520: 7 mm narrower

  Desire 520:

  68.9 mm

  One X9:

  75.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 520: 1 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 520:

  4.5 in

  One X9:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  Desire 520:

  Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)

  One X9:

  Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)

• Depth

  One X9: 1.1 mm thinner

  Desire 520:

  9.1 mm

  One X9:

  8 mm

• Height

  Desire 520: 14.1 mm shorter

  Desire 520:

  139.8 mm

  One X9:

  153.9 mm

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 520

   Height:

   139.8 mm

   Width:

   68.9 mm

   Depth:

   9.1 mm +1.1 mm versus One X9

   Weight:

   Unknown

2. 2. One X9

   Height:

   153.9 mm +14.1 mm versus Desire 520

   Width:

   75.9 mm +7 mm versus Desire 520

   Depth:

   8 mm

   Weight:

   170 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 520

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

2. 2. One X9

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

One X9 has approximately 49.4% more rectangular screen area than Desire 520.

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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