Phone Comparison - HTC Desire HD vs HTC Desire 601 vs HTC Desire 501

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced September 2010 September 2013 November 2013
Status Available - October 2010 Available - October 2013 Coming soon
Colors Black, Brown Black, Silver, Red Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123 x 68 x 11.8 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
134.5 x 66.7 x 9.88 mm
(5.3 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
128.5 x 66.7 x 9.8 mm
(5.06 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 305 -
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 1.5 GB; 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.90% 62.11% 61.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS - -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Yes Yes
Edge Class 32 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2/14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 2/5.76 Mbps (carrier dependent) HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 2100 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 9 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G) -