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HTC Desire C

HTC Desire S

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2012, May. Released 2012, June 2011, February. Released 2011, March
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 107.2 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm (4.22 x 2.39 x 0.48 in) 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm (4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Weight 100 g (3.53 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type IPS LCD S-LCD
Size 3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~56.1% screen-to-body ratio) 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~165 ppi density) 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform
OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean), Sense UI 4 Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon S1 Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU 600 MHz Cortex-A5 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 205
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 512MB RAM 1.1GB 768MB RAM
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video Yes 720p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules No VGA
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 Beats Audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
NFC Optional
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage)
MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
Organizer
Document viewer/editor
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Dedicated search key
MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1230 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Misc
Colors Polar White, Stealth Black, Flamenco Red Black, Red
SAR 0.75 W/kg (head)     0.64 W/kg (body)     0.33 W/kg (head)     1.06 W/kg (body)    
Price About 120 EUR About 100 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 723 (nominal) / 1.300:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 914:1 (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 64dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 72dB Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -87.3dB / Crosstalk -84.5dB Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -74.7dB

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