HTC Desire vs Samsung Galaxy S4 CDMA
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| February 2010 | May 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2010 | Available - May 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Black, Brown, Silver, White | White Frost, Black Mist |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm (4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in) |
136.7 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.74 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 135 g (4.76 oz) | 130.1 g (4.59.0.04 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 700 MHz Class 13 1700 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
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] | Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 200 [Similar] | Adreno 320 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 576 MB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| N/A | 16 GB storage |
| 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] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging | Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update | Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
| No [Similar] | Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | No |
| 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 | EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML, Adobe Flash | HTML5, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM | 16 GB storage, 2 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 | 2600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 340 h (2G) Up to 360 h (3G) |
Up to 350 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) Up to 6 h 30 min (3G) |
Up to 11 h |