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Garmin-Asus nuvifone A50 vs HTC Salsa

General Info

Manufacturer
Garmin-Asus HTC
Announced
February 2010 February 2011
Status
Available - Q3 2010 Available - June 2011
Colors
Black Black, Silver, Lilac
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
116 x 62.2 x 12 mm
(4.57 x 2.45 x 0.47 in)
109.1 x 58.9 x 12.3 mm
(4.3 x 2.32 x 0.48 in)
Weight
136 g (4.8 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
256K colors 16M colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 3.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
50.45% 53.36%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor
600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM
256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB storage 512 MB ROM
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video
Yes, VGA@24fps Yes, D1@24fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 114 kbps
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 560 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 384 Kbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 384 Kbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support, Garmin navigation Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML

User Memory

Internal
4 GB storage, 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1150 mAh 1520 mAh
Stand by
Up to 150 h Up to 445 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 5 h Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 7 h 50 min (3G)
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