Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core I8260 vs Xiaomi Redmi 1S vs HTC Desire 516c

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Xiaomi HTC
Announced April 2013 May 2014 October 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - May 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 12,990 ($191.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Blue Black, Chinese Red, Metallic Gray/ blue, green, yellow panels Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
137 x 69 x 9.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.72 x 0.39 in)
140 x 72 x 9.7 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.38 in)
Weight 124 g (4.37 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 1900 / 2100 CDMA 800
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8228 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 203 Adreno 305 Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available) 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.19% 64.61% 68.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable 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, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, 1.4 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Geo-tagging
Video Yes 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 v4.0, A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 not 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2000 mAh 1950 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 9 h - -