Phone Comparison - HTC Desire V vs HTC First

HTC Desire V
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HTC First
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced June 2012 April 2013
Status Available - June 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black White, Black, Pale Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
(4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
126 x 65 x 8.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)
Weight 114 g (4.02 oz) 124 g (4.37 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 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 850/1900 MHz
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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8930AA Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB N/A

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 1280 x 720 pixels (341 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.81% 62.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, 720p HD playback on device
Video Yes Up to 1080p HD video capture
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes (SIM 1 only) Yes
3G HSPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2000 mAh (not remova
Stand by Up to 436 h 48 min
Talk Time Up to 14 h 18 min