Phone Comparison - HTC Desire VC vs HTC One XC vs HTC Desire XC

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced June 2012 June 2012 June 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - August 2012 Available - June 2013
Colors Black, White Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.5 x 62.3 x 9.5 mm
(4.7 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
134.8 x 69 x 9.5 mm
(5.31 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
119.5 x 62.3 x 9.4 mm
(4.7 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
Weight 119 g (4.2 oz) 138.5 g (4.87.0.18 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
CDMA 800 / 1900 - SIM 2
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 Only
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail 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) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), with HTC Sense 4.0
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz
GPU Adreno 200 - -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.30% 65.67% 61.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@24fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes - Yes
Edge No - Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2000 mAh 1650 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -