Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G vs Samsung Galaxy S Blaze Q vs HTC First

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung HTC
Announced January 2012 September 2012 April 2013
Status Available - March 2012 Available - September 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Black White, Black, Pale Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.9 x 63 x 11.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.48 x 0.44 in)
- 126 x 65 x 8.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)
Weight 127.6 g (4.48.0.21 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 850 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 850/1900 MHz
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8930AA Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 220 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB N/A

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.97 inches 4.0 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (235 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (367 ppi) 1280 x 720 pixels (341 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.41% - 62.43%
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 Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, 720p HD playback on device
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Up to 1080p HD video capture
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1750 mAh 2000 mAh (not remova
Stand by Up to 230 h - Up to 436 h 48 min
Talk Time Up to 7 h - Up to 14 h 18 min