Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs HTC Desire 601 vs Apple iPhone 5C

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC Apple
Announced September 2012 September 2013 September 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - October 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, White Black, Silver, Red White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
134.5 x 66.7 x 9.88 mm
(5.3 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.1
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX 543MP3
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 62.11% 59.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG - Supported -

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-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 2100 mAh 1510 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h Up to 440 h (3G) Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 12 h 48 min (3G) Up to 10 h (3G)