Phone Comparison - Samsung Google Nexus S vs HTC Desire 816G Dual SIM

Samsung Google Nexus S
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HTC Desire 816G Dual SIM
htc desire 816g dual sim
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC
Announced December 2010 May 2014
Status Available - December 2010 Available - May 2014
Price - Rs. 10,990 ($161.62) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.9 x 63 x 10.9 mm
(4.88 x 2.48 x 0.43 in)
156.6 x78.74 x 7.99 mm
(6.17 x3.1 x 0.31 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Dual Frontal Stereo Speakers

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), not upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] Mali-400MP2 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.46% -
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2560 x 1920 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, BSI Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes, WVGA@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP, BSI Sensor, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 713 h (2G)
Up to 428 h (3G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (3G)