Phone Comparison - Huawei Impulse 4G vs HTC Desire Z

Huawei Impulse 4G
huawei impulse 4g
HTC Desire Z
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei HTC
Announced September 2011 September 2010
Status Available - September 2011 Available - November 2010
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 65 x 11.6 mm
(4.72 x 2.56 x 0.46 in)
119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm
(4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor 800 MHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM7230 [Similar] 800 MHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM7230 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 1.5 GB;
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.48% 54.28%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No 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, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 32
Edge Yes Class 32
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes v2.1 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 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM 1.5 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 present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 430 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)