| Local Name | Desire 526 |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G Bands | LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - USA |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850 / 1900 - USA |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2015, July |
| Status | Available. Released 2015, August |
| Dimensions | 140 x 70 x 9.9 mm (5.51 x 2.76 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | 156 g (5.50 oz) |
| SIM | Nano-SIM |
| Display Type | Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~62.1% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~234 ppi density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes | HTC Sense 7 UI |
| OS | Android 5.1 (Lollipop) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm) |
| CPU | Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7 |
| GPU | Adreno 304 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| Internal Memory | 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM |
| Camera Features | LED flash |
| Video | 720p |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 4.1, A2DP |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML |
| Features Summary | MP4/H.264 player, MP3/eAAC+/WAV player, Photo/video editor, Document viewer |
| Battery | Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery |
| Colors | Black |
