Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs HTC Incredible S vs Honor 3C

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC Honor
Announced January 2011 February 2011 December 2013
Status Available - February 2011 Available - February 2011 Coming Soon - December 2013
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Black, Red White/Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
120 x 64 x 11.7 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.46 in)
139.5 x 71.4 x 9.2 mm
(5.49 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 135.5 g (4.76.0.18 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 or HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - North America
HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 205 Mali-400
RAM N/A 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 1.1 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 59.42% 69.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 114 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 560 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1350 mAh 1450 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 370 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 20 min (3G)
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