HTC Desire HD vs Samsung Galaxy A3
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| September 2010 | October 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2010 | Available - November 2014 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, Brown | Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
123 x 68 x 11.8 mm (4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in) |
130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm ( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in) |
| Weight | |
| 164 g (5.78 oz) | 110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America |
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 205 [Similar] | - |
| RAM | |
| 768 MB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 1.5 GB; | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| dual-LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie |
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| No [Similar] | 5 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | - |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 32 | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Class 32 | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA 7.2/14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 2/5.76 Mbps (carrier dependent) | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes v2.1 with A2DP | v4.0, BLE, ANT+ |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, 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 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM | 16 GB, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 1230 mAh | 1900 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 490 h (2G) Up to 420 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 9 h 15 min (2G) Up to 5 h 30 min (3G) |
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