HTC Desire U vs Nokia N75

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: 9.5 g lighter

    Desire U:
    114 g
    N75:
    123.5 g
  • Width

    N75: 10.3 mm narrower

    Desire U:
    62.3 mm
    N75:
    52 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N75: 1.6 in smaller diagonal

    Desire U:
    4 in
    N75:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Desire U: 10.7 mm thinner

    Desire U:
    9.3 mm
    N75:
    20 mm
  • Height

    N75: 23.5 mm shorter

    Desire U:
    118.5 mm
    N75:
    95 mm
  • Release year

    Desire U:
    2013
    N75:
    2006

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 +23.5 mm versus N75
    Width:
    62.3 mm +10.3 mm versus N75
    Depth:
    9.3 mm
  2. 2. N75

    Height:
    95 mm
    Width:
    52 mm
    Depth:
    20 mm +10.7 mm versus Desire U

Weight

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

  1. 1. Desire U

    114 g

  2. 2. N75

    123.5 g

    +9.5 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. N75

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

Desire U has approximately 155.3% more rectangular screen area than N75.

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

N75: Original memory entry

40 MB · 64 MB 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. N75

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (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 U

    1650 mAh

    +850 mAh versus N75

  2. 2. N75

    800 mAh

Specifications

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1. Desire U2. N75

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire U, N75.
SpecificationDesire UN75
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118.5 Х 62.3 Х 9.3 mm
  • 95 Х 52 Х 20 mm
Weight
  • 114 g
  • 123.5 g
Technology
  • Super LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 2.4" 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
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 40 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1650 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Symbian OS 9.1
  • S60 rel. 3.0u
NFC
  • Optional
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Desire U, N75.
SpecificationDesire UN75
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 36.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire U, N75.
SpecificationDesire UN75
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • w480p@30fps
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Desire U, N75.
SpecificationDesire UN75
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz
  • 220 MHz Dual ARM 9
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire U, N75.
SpecificationDesire UN75
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2006
  • September
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Orange
  • Chocolate Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 260 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h (2G) / 192 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h (2G) / 2 h 12 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire U, N75.
SpecificationDesire UN75
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
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 11
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 11
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Pop-Port 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 2.0
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.31 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 0.43 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.68 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire U, N75.
SpecificationDesire UN75
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • Beats Audio
  • Second external 256K colors display (160 x 128 pixels) -Downloadable themes
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire U, N75.
SpecificationDesire UN75
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - HTC T327w for Chinа
  • Infrared port - WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Predictive text input -Voice command/dial -Organizer -Printing -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Photo/video editor