Phone Comparison - ZTE Grand X V970 vs HTC Desire XC vs Samsung Galaxy Express 2

general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE HTC Samsung
Announced February 2012 June 2013 October 2013
Status Available - July 2012 Available - June 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black White, Black Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127 x 65 x 9.9 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.39 in)
119.5 x 62.3 x 9.4 mm
(4.7 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
132.4 x 65.7 x 9.8 mm
(5.21 x 2.59 x 0.39 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 107 g (3.77 oz) 134.2 g (4.73.0.07 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 Only HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), with HTC Sense 4.0 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Nvidia Tegra 2 Dual-core 1 GHz Dual-core 1.7 GHz
GPU ULP GeForce - -
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.82% 61.30% 64.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p Yes Yes, 720p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB 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 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1650 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -