Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs HTC Desire C

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

Manufacturer Samsung HTC
Announced January 2011 May 2012
Status Available - February 2011 Available - June 2012
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Polar White, Stealth Black, Flamenco Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
107.2 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.22 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 100 g (3.53 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar] 600 MHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM N/A N/A
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 4 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 56.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS TBD
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 No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 4 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1350 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)