| Local Name | Desire Z |
| 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 |
| GPRS | Class 32 |
| EDGE | Class 32 |
| Announced | 2010, September |
| Status | Available. Released 2010, November |
| Dimensions | 119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm (4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in) |
| Weight | 180 g (6.35 oz) |
| Keyboard | QWERTY |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Body | Optical trackpad |
| Display Type | S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 3.7 inches (~54.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 480 x 800 pixels (~252 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | HTC Sense UI |
| OS | Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM7230 |
| CPU | 800 MHz Scorpion |
| GPU | Adreno 205 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| Internal Memory | 1.5 GB; 512 MB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels, autofocus, 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 |
| 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/WAV/AAC+ player, MP4/H.264/DivX/XviD player, Voice memo/dial, Predictive text input |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery |
| Stand By | Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G) |
| Colors | Black |
| SAR EU | 0.86 W/kg (head) |