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HTC Desire VC vs Nokia E52

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia E52

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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.

  • WeightE52: 21 g lighterE52: 98 g · Desire VC: 119 g
  • WidthE52: 13.3 mm narrowerE52: 49 mm · Desire VC: 62.3 mm
  • Screen diagonalE52: 1.6 in smaller diagonalE52: 2.4 in · Desire VC: 4 in
  • HeightE52: 3.5 mm shorterE52: 116 mm · Desire VC: 119.5 mm
  • Release year2012 / 2009Desire VC: 2012 · E52: 2009

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 VC: 119.5 × 62.3 mm 1 E52: 116 × 49 mm 2
Side
Desire VC: 119.5 × 9.5 mm 1 E52: 116 × 9.9 mm 2
  1. 1. Desire VC
    Height
    119.5 mm
    Width
    62.3 mm
    Depth
    9.5 mm
    Weight
    119 g
  2. 2. E52
    Height
    116 mm
    Width
    49 mm
    Depth
    9.9 mm
    Weight
    98 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDesire VCE52
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 119.5 Х 62.3 Х 9.5 mm
  • 116 Х 49 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 119 g
  • 98 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 2.4" 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
  • 60 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 1 GB included
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1650 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Sense UI 4
  • Symbian
  • S60 rel. 3.2
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationDesire VCE52
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
  • 61.2%
  • 31.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDesire VCE52
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • QVGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDesire VCE52
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDesire VCE52
Release date
  • 2012
  • June
  • 2009
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Metal Grey Aluminium
  • Golden Aluminium
  • Graphite Grey
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 110 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 672 h (2G) / Up to 432 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDesire VCE52
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Edge
  • No
  • Class 32
  • 296 / 178.8 kbits
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • DLNA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP & DLNA technology
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps 3.0
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.04 W/kg (head) 0.70 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.20 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDesire VCE52
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Beats Audio
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDesire VCE52
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) incl. MS Office 2007 support via free update -Organizer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input