Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs HTC Desire SV

Apple iPhone 5
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HTC Desire SV
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC
Announced September 2012 November 2012
Status Available - September 2012 Released - November 2012
Colors Black, White Radical Yellow, Stealth Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
129.7 x 67.9 x 10.7 mm
(5.11 x 2.67 x 0.42 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] Adreno 203 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 59.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1440 mAh 1620 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h -