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HTC Desire vs HTC Desire 601

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC HTC
Announced
February 2010 September 2013
Status
Available - March 2010 Available - October 2013
Colors
Black, Brown, Silver, White Black, Silver, Red
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
134.5 x 66.7 x 9.88 mm
(5.3 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network
- LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

Display

Type
AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.7 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
54.64% 62.11%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
576 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
N/A 8 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video
Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1400 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by
Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)
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