Phone Comparison - HTC DROID DNA vs Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 vs Alcatel Hero 2

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung Alcatel
Announced November 2012 March 2013 September 2014
Status Released - November 2012 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - September 2014
Colors Black White Frost, Black Mist Dark Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141 x 70.5 x 9.7 mm
(5.55 x 2.78 x 0.38 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
160.5 x 81.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.32 x 3.21 x 0.31 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 8030B, 8030Y
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 8030B, 8030Y
4G Network LTE LTE (Dependent on Country) LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 1800 - 8030B
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dragontrail Glass, Oleophobic Coating, Stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM615m/APQ8064 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5410 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT8392
GPU Adreno 320 PowerVR SGX 544MP3 Mali-450MP4
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB (11 GB user available) storage 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB (12.9 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.20% 72.15% 75.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - No 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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13.1 MP, optical image stabilization
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (11 GB user available) storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB user available), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2020 mAh 2600 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h Up to 350 h Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 380 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h 40 min Up to 17 h Up to 15 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)