Phone Comparison - HTC Desire C vs HTC Desire U

HTC Desire C
htc desire c
HTC Desire U
htc desire u
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced May 2012 January 2013
Status Available - June 2012 Available - June 2015
Colors Polar White, Stealth Black, Flamenco Red White, Black, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 107.2 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.22 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
(4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
Weight 100 g (3.53 oz) 114 g (4.02 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 600 MHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz [Similar]
GPU -
RAM N/A 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 4 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.03% 61.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio TBD -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, WVGA
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support -
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 1650 mAh
Stand by -
Talk Time -