Phone Comparison - HTC Salsa vs Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5

HTC Salsa
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Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Huawei
Announced February 2011 December 2010
Status Available - June 2011 Available - April 2011
Colors Black, Silver, Lilac Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 109.1 x 58.9 x 12.3 mm
(4.3 x 2.32 x 0.48 in)
120 x 62 x 11.6 mm
(4.72 x 2.44 x 0.46 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 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 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
Processor 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227 [Similar] 800 MHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM7230 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 512 MB ROM 2/4 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.4 inches [Similar] 3.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (170 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.36% 55.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, D1@24fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 560 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 384 Kbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps (U8800H) / 7.2 Mbps (U8800); HSUPA, 5.76 / 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM 2/4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1520 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 445 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 380 h (2G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 7 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)