Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs HTC Desire 820

Samsung Galaxy Ace
samsung galaxy ace
HTC Desire 820
htc desire 820
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC
Announced January 2011 September 2014
Status Available - February 2011 Coming Soon - September 2014
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network - LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 405 [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 67.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1350 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 424 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)