Phone Comparison - HTC Desire V vs Asus Zenfone 5

HTC Desire V
htc desire v
Asus Zenfone 5
asus zenfone 5
Add 3rd Phone

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Asus
Announced June 2012 January 2014
Status Available - June 2012 Available - June 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
(4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
Weight 114 g (4.02 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1/2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.81% 63.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes (SIM 1 only) Yes
3G HSPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2110 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G)