Phone Comparison - Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5 vs HTC Salsa

Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5
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HTC Salsa
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei HTC
Announced December 2010 February 2011
Status Available - April 2011 Available - June 2011
Colors Black Black, Silver, Lilac
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 120 x 62 x 11.6 mm
(4.72 x 2.44 x 0.46 in)
109.1 x 58.9 x 12.3 mm
(4.3 x 2.32 x 0.48 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor 800 MHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM7230 [Similar] 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2/4 GB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches [Similar] 3.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) [Similar] 320 x 480 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.02% 53.36%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, D1@24fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 114 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 560 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps (U8800H) / 7.2 Mbps (U8800); HSUPA, 5.76 / 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 384 Kbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2/4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1520 mAh
Stand by Up to 380 h (2G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Up to 445 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 7 h 50 min (3G)