| Local Name | Desire 601 |
| Additional Information | Previously known as HTC Zara |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G Bands | LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA version | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900) - Asia version |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
| Announced | 2013, September |
| Status | Available. Released 2013, October |
| Dimensions | 134.5 x 66.7 x 9.9 mm (5.30 x 2.63 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | 130 g (4.59 oz) |
| SIM | Micro-SIM |
| Display Type | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 4.5 inches (~62.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 540 x 960 pixels (~245 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 2 | HTC Sense UI 5.0 |
| OS | Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 |
| CPU | Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait 300 |
| GPU | Adreno 305 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| Internal Memory | 8 GB, 1 GB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Camera Features | 1/4'' sensor size, 1.4µm pixel size, geo-tagging, face/smile detection |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Secondary Camera | VGA |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot, DLNA |
| Bluetooth | v4.0, A2DP, apt-X |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Radio | FM radio |
| USB | microUSB v2.0, USB Host |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity |
| Messaging | SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| Java | No |
| Features Summary | Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage), Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player, MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/FLAC player, Document viewer, Photo viewer/editor, Voice memo/dial/commands |
| Battery | Li-Po 2100 mAh battery |
| Stand By | Up to 440 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 12 h 48 min (3G) |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Red |