Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs HTC Windows Phone 8X

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
samsung galaxy ace 2
HTC Windows Phone 8X
htc windows phone 8x
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC
Announced February 2012 September 2012
Status Available - May 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black Blue, Black, Yellow, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 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
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 Windows Phone 8
Processor Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.64% 58.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash 28mm wide
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1500 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)