HTC Desire U vs Plum Capacity

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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

    Capacity: 16 g lighter

    Desire U:
    114 g
    Capacity:
    98 g
  • Screen diagonal

    Capacity: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Desire U:
    4 in
    Capacity:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Desire U: 2.7 mm thinner

    Desire U:
    9.3 mm
    Capacity:
    12 mm
  • Release year

    Desire U:
    2013
    Capacity:
    2012

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
  2. 2. Capacity

    Height:
    118 mm
    Width:
    62 mm
    Depth:
    12 mm +2.7 mm versus Desire U

Weight

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

  1. 1. Desire U

    114 g

    +16 g versus Capacity

  2. 2. Capacity

    98 g

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. Capacity

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²

Desire U has approximately 24.8% more rectangular screen area than Capacity.

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

Capacity: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 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. Capacity

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (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

    +450 mAh versus Capacity

  2. 2. Capacity

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Desire U2. Capacity

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire U, Capacity.
SpecificationDesire UCapacity
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118.5 Х 62.3 Х 9.3 mm
  • 118 Х 62 Х 12 mm
Weight
  • 114 g
  • 98 g
Technology
  • Super LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1650 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6573 (65 nm)
NFC
  • Optional
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Desire U, Capacity.
SpecificationDesire UCapacity
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 49.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire U, Capacity.
SpecificationDesire UCapacity
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • w480p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 1.3 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for Desire U, Capacity.
SpecificationDesire UCapacity
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz
  • 650 MHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX531
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire U, Capacity.
SpecificationDesire UCapacity
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2012
  • May
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Orange
  • Black
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 120 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire U, Capacity.
SpecificationDesire UCapacity
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Up to 114 kbps
Edge
  • Yes
  • Up to 480 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.31 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire U, Capacity.
SpecificationDesire UCapacity
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • Beats Audio
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire U, Capacity.
SpecificationDesire UCapacity
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - HTC T327w for Chinа
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Analog TV -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -PDF viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Z301 Single SIM Z300 Dual SIM