| Local Name | Desire HD |
| Additional Information | Previously rumored as HTC Ace |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps or HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps (carrier dependent) |
| GPRS | Class 32 |
| EDGE | Class 32 |
| Announced | 2010, September |
| Status | Available. Released 2010, October |
| Dimensions | 123 x 68 x 11.8 mm (4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in) |
| Weight | 164 g (5.78 oz) |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Display Type | LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 4.3 inches (~62.9% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 480 x 800 pixels (~217 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | HTC Sense UI |
| OS | Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon |
| CPU | 1 GHz Scorpion |
| GPU | Adreno 205 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included |
| Internal Memory | 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging, face detection |
| Video | 720p |
| Secondary Camera | No |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| Sound | Dolby Mobile, SRS sound |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | v2.1, A2DP |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML, Adobe Flash |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator |
| Features Summary | Dedicated search key, MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player, DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/WMV9/player, Voice memo, Predictive text input |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery |
| Stand By | Up to 490 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 9 h 15 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G) |
| Colors | Black, Brown |
| SAR US | 0.47 W/kg (head) 0.84 W/kg (body) |