Phone Comparison - HTC Windows Phone 8S vs Samsung Galaxy Star S5280

HTC Windows Phone 8S
htc windows phone 8s
Samsung Galaxy Star S5280
samsung galaxy star s5280
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung
Announced September 2012 April 2013
Status Released - November 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Atlantic blue, domino, high-rise grey Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm
(4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
105 x 58 x 11.9 mm
(4.13 x 2.28 x 0.47 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 100.5 g (3.53.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 [Similar] 1 GHz Cortex-A5 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Mali-300 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 3.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.11% 45.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection -
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by - Up to 320 h
Talk Time - Up to 14 h