HTC Desire U vs LG GW910

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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Desire U:
    LCD
    GW910:
    OLED
  • Width

    GW910: 4.8 mm narrower

    Desire U:
    62.3 mm
    GW910:
    57.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    GW910: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Desire U:
    4 in
    GW910:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Desire U: 1.9 mm thinner

    Desire U:
    9.3 mm
    GW910:
    11.2 mm
  • Height

    GW910: 3.5 mm shorter

    Desire U:
    118.5 mm
    GW910:
    115 mm
  • Release year

    Desire U:
    2013
    GW910:
    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 U

    Height:
    118.5 mm +3.5 mm versus GW910
    Width:
    62.3 mm +4.8 mm versus GW910
    Depth:
    9.3 mm
    Weight:
    114 g
  2. 2. GW910

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    57.5 mm
    Depth:
    11.2 mm +1.9 mm versus Desire U
    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 U

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. GW910

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

Desire U has approximately 30.6% more rectangular screen area than GW910.

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 U: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

GW910: Original memory entry

8 GB

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 U

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

2. GW910

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

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 U

    1650 mAh

    +150 mAh versus GW910

  2. 2. GW910

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Desire U2. GW910

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire U, GW910.
SpecificationDesire UGW910
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118.5 Х 62.3 Х 9.3 mm
  • 115 Х 57.5 Х 11.2 mm
Weight
  • 114 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • Super LCD
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 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
  • 8 GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1650 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 7
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Optional
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Desire U, GW910.
SpecificationDesire UGW910
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 52.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire U, GW910.
SpecificationDesire UGW910
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • w480p@30fps
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Desire U, GW910.
SpecificationDesire UGW910
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz
  • 1.0 GHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire U, GW910.
SpecificationDesire UGW910
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2010
  • September
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Orange
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 120 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 288 h Talking time- Up to 7 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire U, GW910.
SpecificationDesire UGW910
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.31 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 0.37 W/kg (head) 0.20 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire U, GW910.
SpecificationDesire UGW910
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Beats Audio
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire U, GW910.
SpecificationDesire UGW910
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - HTC T327w for Chinа
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -MP4/DviX/WMV/H.263 player -Organizer -Document viewer/editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Previously rumored as LG Panther
  • LG Apollo