HTC Desire SV vs O2 XDA

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 SV: 70 g lighter

    Desire SV:
    131 g
    XDA:
    201 g
  • Width

    Desire SV: 5.1 mm narrower

    Desire SV:
    67.9 mm
    XDA:
    73 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Desire SV:
    4.3 in
    XDA:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Desire SV: 7.3 mm thinner

    Desire SV:
    10.7 mm
    XDA:
    18 mm
  • Release year

    Desire SV:
    2012
    XDA:
    2003

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 SV

    Height:
    129.7 mm
    Width:
    67.9 mm
    Depth:
    10.7 mm
  2. 2. XDA

    Height:
    129 mm
    Width:
    73 mm +5.1 mm versus Desire SV
    Depth:
    18 mm +7.3 mm versus Desire SV

Weight

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

  1. 1. Desire SV

    131 g

  2. 2. XDA

    201 g

    +70 g versus Desire SV

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 SV

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

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

Desire SV has approximately 38.7% more rectangular screen area than XDA.

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 SV: Original memory entry

4 GB · 768 MB RAM

XDA: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 32 MB ROM

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 SV

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

2. XDA

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details MMC/SD

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 SV2. XDA

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire SV, XDA.
SpecificationDesire SVXDA
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129.7 Х 67.9 Х 10.7 mm
  • 129 Х 73 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 131 g
  • 201 g
Technology
  • Super LCD2
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.3" inch
  • 3.5" 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
  • 768 MB RAM
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 32 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • MMC/SD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1620 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Sense UI
  • Microsoft Windows PocketPC
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Desire SV, XDA.
SpecificationDesire SVXDA
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 4096
Screen area
  • 52.6 cm2
  • 37.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 59.8%
  • 40.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 217 PPI
  • 114 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire SV, XDA.
SpecificationDesire SVXDA
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Unknown
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 480p@30fps
Unknown
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 SV, XDA.
SpecificationDesire SVXDA
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
  • Intel Strong PXA263 400 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 203
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 2478
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 233
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 404
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire SV, XDA.
SpecificationDesire SVXDA
Release date
  • 2012
  • November
  • 2003
Colors
  • Radical Yellow
  • Stealth Black
Unknown
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 270 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire SV, XDA.
SpecificationDesire SVXDA
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 8
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • No
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.64 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire SV, XDA.
SpecificationDesire SVXDA
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Beats Audio
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire SV, XDA.
SpecificationDesire SVXDA
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage) -MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Media player -Voice memo - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek 1010.