Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Huawei Ascend G510 vs HTC Desire

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Huawei HTC
Announced June 2009 January 2013 February 2010
Status Available - June 2009 Available - April 2013 Available - March 2010
Colors Black, White Black Black, Brown, Silver, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
134 x 64.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.28 x 2.55 x 0.39 in)
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 203 Adreno 200
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 576 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 4 GB N/A
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 3.7 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 64.19% 54.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1940 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, with A2DP, EDR Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 340 h Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 6 h Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)