Phone Comparison - LG Optimus 2X vs HTC Desire HD

LG Optimus 2X
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HTC Desire HD
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG HTC
Announced December 2010 September 2010
Status Available - February 2011 Available - October 2010
Colors Black Black, Brown
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.9 x 63.2 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.49 x 0.43 in )
123 x 68 x 11.8 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
Weight 139 g (4.9 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 1.5 GB;
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.28% 62.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@24fps, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 32
Edge Class 12 Class 32
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2/14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 2/5.76 Mbps (carrier dependent)
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

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-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 50 min Up to 9 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)