Phone Comparison - ZTE Blade III vs HTC Desire

ZTE Blade III
zte blade iii
HTC Desire
htc desire
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general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE HTC
Announced September 2012 February 2010
Status Available - September 2012 Available - March 2010
Colors Black Black, Brown, Silver, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123 x 63.5 x 10 mm
(4.84 x 2.5 x 0.39 in)
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging 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, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo)
Processor 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 576 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.43% 54.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update
Front Camera Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1600 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by - Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)