Phone Comparison - HTC Hero vs Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

HTC Hero
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Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4
samsung i9500 galaxy s4
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung
Announced June 2009 March 2013
Status Available - July 2009 Available - April 2013
Colors Brown, White (teflon coating), Graphite, Black, Pink White Frost, Black Mist
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm
(4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (Dependent on Country)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.5 (Cupcake) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 528 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7200A [Similar] Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5410 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 130 [Similar] PowerVR SGX 544MP3 [Similar]
RAM 288 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.59% 72.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus (via Software Update) Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, CIF@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec.
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [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, 2.0 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, miniUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 288 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1350 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 440 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Up to 350 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 17 h