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HTC Desire X
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Full Specifications September 5, 2026
HTC Desire X Android 4.0
HTC · 2012

HTC Desire X

HTC Desire X Android smartphone. Announced Aug 2012. Features 4.0″ display, Snapdragon S4 Play chipset, 5 MP primary camera, 1650 mAh battery, 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM.

Display 4.0"
Chipset Snapdragon S4 Play
RAM 768 GB
Storage 4GB 768MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
Camera 5 MP
Battery 1650 mAh
OS Android 4.0, up to 4.1.1, Sense UI 4
Build 114g, 9.3mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2012, August. Released 2012, October
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), Sense UI 4
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 203

Display

Type Super LCD
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm 2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 768MB RAM

Main Camera

Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 480p@30fps

Selfie camera

cam2modules No

Body

Dimensions 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm (4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
Weight 114 g (4.02 oz)
SIM Single SIM (Mini-SIM) or Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 833 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
optionalother Beats Audio

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
featuresother Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage) MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player Organizer Document viewer Photo viewer/editor Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

Our Tests

Display Contrast ratio: 1275:1 (nominal) / 1.878:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 63dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 69dB
Audio quality Noise -81.0dB / Crosstalk -80.0dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 42h

Misc

Colors White/Black, Prussian Blue
SAR 1.11 W/kg (head)     0.63 W/kg (body)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2012, August. Released 2012, October
Status Discontinued
OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), Sense UI 4
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
GPU Adreno 203
Type Super LCD
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm 2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 768MB RAM
Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 480p@30fps
cam2modules No
Dimensions 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm (4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
Weight 114 g (4.02 oz)
SIM Single SIM (Mini-SIM) or Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)
Type Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 833 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
optionalother Beats Audio
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
featuresother Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage) MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player Organizer Document viewer Photo viewer/editor Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Display Contrast ratio: 1275:1 (nominal) / 1.878:1 (sunlight)
Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 63dB / Noise 61dB / Ring 69dB
Audio quality Noise -81.0dB / Crosstalk -80.0dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 42h
Colors White/Black, Prussian Blue
SAR 1.11 W/kg (head)     0.63 W/kg (body)
Price About 190 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
37.5/100
Entry-level

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Processor 36.8
Display 51.5
Camera 32.3
Battery 33.8
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