HTC Desire C vs Philips V900

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

    Desire C: 53.5 g lighter

    Desire C:
    100 g
    V900:
    153.5 g
  • Width

    Desire C: 1.8 mm narrower

    Desire C:
    60.6 mm
    V900:
    62.4 mm
  • Depth

    Desire C: 0.9 mm thinner

    Desire C:
    12.3 mm
    V900:
    13.2 mm
  • Height

    Desire C: 7.8 mm shorter

    Desire C:
    107.2 mm
    V900:
    115 mm
  • Release year

    Desire C:
    2012
    V900:
    2010

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 C

    Height:
    107.2 mm
    Width:
    60.6 mm
    Depth:
    12.3 mm
  2. 2. V900

    Height:
    115 mm +7.8 mm versus Desire C
    Width:
    62.4 mm +1.8 mm versus Desire C
    Depth:
    13.2 mm +0.9 mm versus Desire C

Weight

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

  1. 1. Desire C

    100 g

  2. 2. V900

    153.5 g

    +53.5 g versus Desire C

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 C

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²
  2. 2. V900

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

Desire C has approximately 4.6% more rectangular screen area than V900.

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 C: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

V900: Original memory entry

40 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 C

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

2. V900

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 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 C

    1230 mAh

  2. 2. V900

    1450 mAh

    +220 mAh versus Desire C

Specifications

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1. Desire C2. V900

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire C, V900.
SpecificationDesire CV900
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107.2 Х 60.6 Х 12.3 mm
  • 115 Х 62.4 Х 13.2 mm
Weight
  • 100 g
  • 153.5 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 40 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); Sense UI 4
  • Android-based OPhone OS
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC
  • Optional
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Desire C, V900.
SpecificationDesire CV900
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 56.1%
  • 48.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire C, V900.
SpecificationDesire CV900
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Video
  • Yes
  • 320p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Desire C, V900.
SpecificationDesire CV900
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A5
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 650
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 139
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 141
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire C, V900.
SpecificationDesire CV900
Release date
  • 2012
  • May
  • 2010
  • February
Colors
  • Polar White
  • Stealth Black
  • Flamenco Red
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
  • 470 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 420 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire C, V900.
SpecificationDesire CV900
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
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
  • miniUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.75 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire C, V900.
SpecificationDesire CV900
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Beats Audio
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire C, V900.
SpecificationDesire CV900
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player -Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage) -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Organizer -Document viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
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