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HTC Desire S vs Samsung Galaxy Avant

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Samsung
Announced
February 2011 July 2014
Status
Available - March 2011 Available - July 2014
Colors
Black, Red Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
132.9 x 66 x 9.9 mm
(5.23 x 2.6 x 0.39 in)
Weight
130 g (4.59 oz) 136.9 g (4.8.0.32 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE 1700 / 2100 / 1900
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen 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
56.73% 63.52%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5 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] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
1.1 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization Auto Focus, Dual-Camera, Dual-Video Call, Geo-Tagging, Shot Modes: Auto, Beauty Face, Panorama, Night, Sound & Shot, Sports
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [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, HSUPA. LTE
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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
1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 16 GB, 1.5 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 2100 mAh
Stand by
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
Up to 372 h (3G)
Up to 365 h (4G)
Talk Time
Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 18 h
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