| Local Name | Desire 300 |
| Additional Information | Also known as HTC Zara mini |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 900 / 2100 - EU, Asia, China | HSDPA 850 / 2100 - Asia |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions |
| Speed | HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2013, September |
| Status | Available. Released 2013, December |
| Dimensions | 131.8 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm (5.19 x 2.61 x 0.40 in) |
| Weight | 120 g (4.23 oz) |
| SIM | Micro-SIM |
| Display Type | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 4.3 inches (~60.3% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 480 x 800 pixels (~217 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes | HTC Sense UI 5.0 |
| OS | Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play |
| CPU | Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5 |
| GPU | Adreno 203 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| Internal Memory | 4 GB, 512 MB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels, autofocus |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection |
| Video | w480p@30fps |
| Secondary Camera | VGA |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | v4.0, A2DP, apt-X |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Java | No |
| Features Summary | Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage), MP4/H.264/WMV player, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player, Document viewer, Photo viewer/editor, Voice memo/dial |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery |
| Stand By | Up to 625 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 11 h (3G) |
| Colors | Black, White |