HTC Desire U vs LG K20 plus

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 U: 26 g lighter

    Desire U:
    114 g
    K20 plus:
    140 g
  • Width

    Desire U: 12.9 mm narrower

    Desire U:
    62.3 mm
    K20 plus:
    75.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Desire U: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

    Desire U:
    4 in
    K20 plus:
    5.3 in
  • Depth

    K20 plus: 1.4 mm thinner

    Desire U:
    9.3 mm
    K20 plus:
    7.9 mm
  • Height

    Desire U: 30.1 mm shorter

    Desire U:
    118.5 mm
    K20 plus:
    148.6 mm
  • Release year

    Desire U:
    2013
    K20 plus:
    2016

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
    Width:
    62.3 mm
    Depth:
    9.3 mm +1.4 mm versus K20 plus
  2. 2. K20 plus

    Height:
    148.6 mm +30.1 mm versus Desire U
    Width:
    75.2 mm +12.9 mm versus Desire U
    Depth:
    7.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Desire U

    114 g

  2. 2. K20 plus

    140 g

    +26 g versus Desire U

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. K20 plus

    Screen diagonal:
    5.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    77.4 cm²

K20 plus has approximately 70% more rectangular screen area than Desire U.

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

K20 plus: Original memory entry

16 GB(VS501) /32 GB · 2 GB RAM

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. K20 plus

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB

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

  2. 2. K20 plus

    2700 mAh

    +1050 mAh versus Desire U

Specifications

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1. Desire U2. K20 plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire U, K20 plus.
SpecificationDesire UK20 plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118.5 Х 62.3 Х 9.3 mm
  • 148.6 Х 75.2 Х 7.9 mm
Weight
  • 114 g
  • 140 g
Technology
  • Super LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 5.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 16 GB(VS501) /32 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1650 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Optional
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Desire U, K20 plus.
SpecificationDesire UK20 plus
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 77.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 69.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 277 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (T-Mobile)
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire U, K20 plus.
SpecificationDesire UK20 plus
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 1/3''
  • 1.12µm
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • w480p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 1/5''
  • 1.12µm
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Desire U, K20 plus.
SpecificationDesire UK20 plus
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz
  • Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 308
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 595
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1607
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 1079
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire U, K20 plus.
SpecificationDesire UK20 plus
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2016
  • December
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Orange
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 31 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire U, K20 plus.
SpecificationDesire UK20 plus
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Nano-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 CDMA 800 / 1900 - Verizon -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 - T-Mobile & MetroPCS CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - Verizon HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Verizon -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 12(700) - T-Mobile & MetroPCS LTE band 2(1900)
  • 13(700) - Verizon
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • S-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.31 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire U, K20 plus.
SpecificationDesire UK20 plus
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Beats Audio
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire U, K20 plus.
SpecificationDesire UK20 plus
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - HTC T327w for Chinа
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - For T-Mobile & MetroPCS; K20 V VS501 (Verizon)