Phone Comparison - HTC Desire VC vs HTC Desire 300 vs Asus Zenfone 4

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC Asus
Announced June 2012 September 2013 January 2014
Status Available - July 2012 Available - December 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.5 x 62.3 x 9.5 mm
(4.7 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
131.78 x 66.23 x 10.12 mm
(5.19 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
124.4 x 61.4 x 6.3-11.2
(4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44)
Weight 119 g (4.2 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
CDMA 800 / 1900 - SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100 - EU, Asia, China
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - Asia
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 203 PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.30% 60.28% 59.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS - FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, WVGA@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB 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, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

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-Po Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1650 mAh 1200/1600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 625 h (3G) Up to 192 h
Talk Time - Up to 11 h (3G) Up to 10 h