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HTC Desire S vs Xolo A500S

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Xolo
Announced
February 2011 August 2013
Status
Available - March 2011 Available - August 2013
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)
125 x 63.2 x 8.98 mm
(4.92 x 2.49 x 0.35 in)
Weight
130 g (4.59 oz) -
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
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% 57.76%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT6572W [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 205 [Similar] Mali-400MP [Similar]
RAM
768 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
1.1 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [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, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1450 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
Up to 492 h (2G)
Up to 470 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
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