Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs HTC Windows Phone 8X vs HTC Desire 601

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC HTC
Announced February 2012 September 2012 September 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - November 2012 Available - October 2013
Colors Black Blue, Black, Yellow, Red Black, Silver, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
134.5 x 66.7 x 9.88 mm
(5.3 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Mali-400MP Adreno 225 Adreno 305
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.64% 58.04% 62.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash 28mm wide LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA; HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 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 Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1800 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)