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HTC Desire U vs Orange Hiro

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Orange Hiro

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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.

  • WeightHiro: 18 g lighterHiro: 96 g · Desire U: 114 g
  • Screen diagonalDesire U: 0.3 in smaller diagonalDesire U: 4 in · Hiro: 4.3 in
  • DepthHiro: 1.3 mm thinnerHiro: 8 mm · Desire U: 9.3 mm
  • HeightDesire U: 8.6 mm shorterDesire U: 118.5 mm · Hiro: 127.1 mm

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.

Front
Desire U: 118.5 × 62.3 mm 1 Hiro: 127.1 × 62 mm 2
Side
Desire U: 118.5 × 9.3 mm 1 Hiro: 127.1 × 8 mm 2
  1. 1. Desire U
    Height
    118.5 mm
    Width
    62.3 mm
    Depth
    9.3 mm
    Weight
    114 g
  2. 2. Hiro
    Height
    127.1 mm
    Width
    62 mm
    Depth
    8 mm
    Weight
    96 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDesire UHiro
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118.5 Х 62.3 Х 9.3 mm
  • 127.1 Х 62 Х 8 mm
Weight
  • 114 g
  • 96 g
Technology
  • Super LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1650 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Optional
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationDesire UHiro
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 51.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 64.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 228 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDesire UHiro
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,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDesire UHiro
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz
  • Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 317
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 569
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDesire UHiro
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2013
  • Q3
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Orange
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDesire UHiro
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Yes
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
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • Yes
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.31 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)
  • SAR EU - 1.29 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDesire UHiro
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Beats Audio
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDesire UHiro
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - HTC T327w for Chinа
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity