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HTC Desire S vs Nokia Lumia 525

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Nokia
Announced
February 2011 November 2013
Status
Available - March 2011 Available - January 2014
Colors
Black, Red Yellow, orange, white, black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
Weight
130 g (4.59 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use, Changeable backcover

Display

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2D Hardened Glass
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.7 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
56.73% 59.47%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor
1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
768 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
1.1 GB ROM 8 GB ROM
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Nokia Smart Camera, Cinemagraph lens, Panorama lens, Bing vision
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 114 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 560 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1450 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
Up to 336 h
Talk Time
Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 16 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 36 min (3G)
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