Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs HTC One XL

Apple iPhone 4
apple iphone 4
HTC One XL
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC
Announced June 2010 February 2012
Status Available - June 2010 Available - May 2012
Colors Black, White Gray, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
134.8 x 69.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.31 x 2.75 x 0.35 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 64.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity 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, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1420 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)