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HTC Desire U vs Philips D900

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.

  • WeightDesire U: 33.8 g lighterDesire U: 114 g · D900: 147.8 g
  • WidthD900: 1.8 mm narrowerD900: 60.5 mm · Desire U: 62.3 mm
  • Screen diagonalD900: 1.2 in smaller diagonalD900: 2.8 in · Desire U: 4 in
  • DepthDesire U: 5.7 mm thinnerDesire U: 9.3 mm · D900: 15 mm
  • HeightD900: 17.3 mm shorterD900: 101.2 mm · Desire U: 118.5 mm
  • Release year2013 / 2010Desire U: 2013 · D900: 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.

Front
Desire U: 118.5 × 62.3 mm 1 D900: 101.2 × 60.5 mm 2
Side
Desire U: 118.5 × 9.3 mm 1 D900: 101.2 × 15 mm 2
  1. 1. Desire U
    Height
    118.5 mm+17.3 mm versus D900
    Width
    62.3 mm+1.8 mm versus D900
    Depth
    9.3 mm
    Weight
    114 g
  2. 2. D900
    Height
    101.2 mm
    Width
    60.5 mm
    Depth
    15 mm+5.7 mm versus Desire U
    Weight
    147.8 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Desire U114 g
  2. 2. D900147.8 g

    +33.8 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.

Screen size
Desire U: 4 in, 5:3, About 45.5 cm² rectangular area 1 D900: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Desire U 4 in · 5:3 About 45.5 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. D900 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area

Desire U has approximately 87.6% more rectangular screen area than D900.

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

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. D900

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.

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 U2. D900

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDesire UD900
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118.5 Х 62.3 Х 9.3 mm
  • 101.2 Х 60.5 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 114 g
  • 147.8 g
Technology
  • Super LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Unknown
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1650 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile OS
NFC
  • Optional
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationDesire UD900
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 39.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDesire UD900
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • w480p@30fps
  • 352x288
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDesire UD900
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDesire UD900
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2010
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 UD900
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 - CDMA 800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • CDMA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • No
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB 1.1
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.31 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDesire UD900
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Beats Audio
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDesire UD900
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - HTC T327w for Chinа
  • MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Organizer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input