Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs HTC Desire 510 vs Samsung Galaxy A3

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC Samsung
Announced October 2011 August 2014 October 2014
Status Available - November 2011 Available - August 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - - Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.5 x 67.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.67 x 0.35 in)
139.9 x 69.8 x 9.99 mm
(5.51 x 2.75 x 0.39 in)
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm
( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 (region specific) LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) with HTC Sense Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, TI OMAP 4460 chipset Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU No Adreno 305 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.65 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (316 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (208 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.72% 62.60% 65.39%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, barometer sensor Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2100 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 290 h (2G)
Up to 270 h (3G)
Up to 646 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 17 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 17 h 10 min (3G) -