Phone Comparison - HTC One SV vs Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4 vs Samsung Galaxy Core I8260

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung Samsung
Announced November 2012 March 2013 April 2013
Status Available - January 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White White Frost, Black Mist White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128 x 66.9 x 9.2 mm
(5.04 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 (Europe)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 (Asia)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 (Europe) LTE (Dependent on Country) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5410 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play
GPU Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX 544MP3 Adreno 203
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.44% 72.15% 60.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec. Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2600 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by - Up to 350 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time - Up to 17 h Up to 9 h