Phone Comparison - HTC Desire SV vs Apple iPhone 5S

HTC Desire SV
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Apple
Announced November 2012 September 2013
Status Released - November 2012 Available - September 2013
Colors Radical Yellow, Stealth Black Black/Slate, White/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.7 x 67.9 x 10.7 mm
(5.11 x 2.67 x 0.42 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 131 g (4.62 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 7.0.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor [Similar]
GPU Adreno 203 [Similar] PowerVR G6430 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 480p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1620 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by - Up to 250 h
Talk Time - Up to 10 h