Phone Comparison - HTC One S vs HTC One SC vs HTC One Dual Sim

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced February 2012 August 2012 June 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Available - Q4 2012 Available - August 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Orange Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.9 x 65 x 7.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.56 x 0.31 in)
128 x 66.9 x 8.9 mm
(5.04 x 2.63 x 0.35 in)
137.8 x 69.3 x 10.4 mm
(5.43 x 2.73 x 0.41 in)
Weight 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz) 116 g (4.09 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense 5, upgradable to v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, - Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
GPU Adreno 225 - Adreno 320
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 4 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.68 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (471 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.98% 61.44% 63.15%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 4 MP, 2688 x 1520 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2�m Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Optical Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes - Yes
Edge Yes - Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1800 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by - Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 480 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 27 h (2G)
Up to 18 h (3G)