HTC Hero vs Samsung Galaxy A55
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| June 2009 | March 2024 |
| Status | |
| Available - July 2009 | Coming Soon - March 2024 |
| Colors | |
| Brown, White (teflon coating), Graphite, Black, Pink | Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm (4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 in) |
161.1 x 77.4 x 8.2 mm (6.34 x 3.05 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | |
| 135 g (4.76 oz) | 213 g (7.51 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| 5G Network | |
| - | SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA |
| SAR EU | |
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- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body) |
0.68 W/kg (head) 1.04 W/kg (body) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) |
Display
| Type | |
| TFT capacitive touchscreen | FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10+, 550 Nits Corning Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Colors | |
| 65K colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 3.2 inches [Similar] | 6.6 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) | 1080 x 2340 pixels (390 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 48.59% | 85.97% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v1.5 (Cupcake) | Android 14 |
| User Interface | |
| - | One UI 6.1 |
| Processor | |
| 528 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7200A [Similar] | Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 1480 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 130 [Similar] | - |
| RAM | |
| 288 MB [Browse Similar] | 12 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| N/A | 256 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] | 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus (via Software Update) | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, CIF@15fps | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS |
| Front Camera | |
| No [Similar] |
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | 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, 2.0 Mbps | HSPA, LTE-A, 5G |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes v2.0 with A2DP | 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| USB | |
| Yes, miniUSB v2.0 | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| Browser | |
| HTML | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 288 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM | 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery Charging 25W |
| Capacity | |
| 1350 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 440 h (2G) Up to 750 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h (2G) Up to 7 h (3G) |
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