HTC Desire 520 vs LG Nexus 4 E960

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.

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 520: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Desire 520:

  4.5 in

  Nexus 4 E960:

  4.7 in

• Memory variants

  At 8 GB storage

  Desire 520:

  1 GB RAM

  Nexus 4 E960:

  2 GB RAM

• Chipset

  Desire 520:

  Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)

  Nexus 4 E960:

  Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro

• Height

  Nexus 4 E960: 5.9 mm shorter

  Desire 520:

  139.8 mm

  Nexus 4 E960:

  133.9 mm

• Release year

  Desire 520:

  2015

  Nexus 4 E960:

  2012

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 +5.9 mm versus Nexus 4 E960

   Width:

   68.9 mm

   Depth:

   9.1 mm

   Weight:

   Unknown

2. 2. Nexus 4 E960

   Height:

   133.9 mm

   Width:

   68.7 mm

   Depth:

   9.1 mm

   Weight:

   139 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. Nexus 4 E960

   Screen diagonal:

   4.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   62.9 cm²

Nexus 4 E960 has approximately 12.6% 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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