HTC Desire 700 vs Icemobile Crystal

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.

  • Width

    Crystal: 15.8 mm narrower

    Desire 700:
    72 mm
    Crystal:
    56.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Crystal: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

    Desire 700:
    5 in
    Crystal:
    3.5 in
  • Chipset

    Desire 700:
    Spreadtrum Shark
    Crystal:
    Mediatek MT6516
  • Depth

    Desire 700: 2.8 mm thinner

    Desire 700:
    10.3 mm
    Crystal:
    13.1 mm
  • Height

    Crystal: 34 mm shorter

    Desire 700:
    145.5 mm
    Crystal:
    111.5 mm
  • Release year

    Desire 700:
    2014
    Crystal:
    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 700

    Height:
    145.5 mm +34 mm versus Crystal
    Width:
    72 mm +15.8 mm versus Crystal
    Depth:
    10.3 mm
    Weight:
    149 g
  2. 2. Crystal

    Height:
    111.5 mm
    Width:
    56.2 mm
    Depth:
    13.1 mm +2.8 mm versus Desire 700
    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. Desire 700

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²
  2. 2. Crystal

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²

Desire 700 has approximately 97.7% more rectangular screen area than Crystal.

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.

Recorded RAM for Desire 700, Crystal, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageDesire 700Crystal
8 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
Crystal: Original memory entry

512 MB + 256 MB

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 700

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Crystal

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Desire 700

    2100 mAh

    +1050 mAh versus Crystal

  2. 2. Crystal

    1050 mAh

Specifications

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1. Desire 7002. Crystal

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire 700, Crystal.
SpecificationDesire 700Crystal
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145.5 Х 72 Х 10.3 mm
  • 111.5 Х 56.2 Х 13.1 mm
Weight
  • 149 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 512 MB + 256 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean); Sense UI 5
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Spreadtrum Shark
  • Mediatek MT6516
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Desire 700, Crystal.
SpecificationDesire 700Crystal
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.8%
  • 55.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 220 PPI
  • 133 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire 700, Crystal.
SpecificationDesire 700Crystal
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • 1/3.2''
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p
  • HDR
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2.1 MP
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Desire 700, Crystal.
SpecificationDesire 700Crystal
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 416 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 10152
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire 700, Crystal.
SpecificationDesire 700Crystal
Release date
  • 2014
  • January
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 220 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 338 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire 700, Crystal.
SpecificationDesire 700Crystal
SIM card
  • Dual SIM
  • (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - CDMA 800 / GSM - SIM 1 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev. B
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • Yes
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.81 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire 700, Crystal.
SpecificationDesire 700Crystal
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire 700, Crystal.
SpecificationDesire 700Crystal
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - For India Also known as HTC Desire 700 709d
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV app -Organizer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input Trackball -Flashlight