Phone Comparison - HTC Desire X vs Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus vs HTC Desire HD

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung HTC
Announced August 2012 January 2013 September 2010
Status Available - October 2012 Available - February 2013 Available - October 2010
Colors White, blue Chic White, Dark Blue Black, Brown
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
(4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
125.3 x 66.1 x 8.5 mm
(4.93 x 2.6 x 0.33 in)
123 x 68 x 11.8 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 121 g (4.27 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
4G Network - - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, MSM8225 Qualcomm S4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Broadcom BC28155 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 203 Broadcom VideoCore IV Adreno 205
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 8 GB storage 1.5 GB;
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type Super LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.81% 63.52% 62.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 32
Edge Yes Yes Class 32
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2/14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 2/5.76 Mbps (carrier dependent)
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1650 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 833 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
- Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
- Up to 9 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)