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| Global Score | |
| 51.9 | 57.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Cat | HTC |
| Android 5.1 | Android 4.2 |
| 2015-08-01 | 2014-03-06 |
| 5.70 x 2.92 x 0.49 inches | 5.21 x 2.68 x 0.44 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | $ 155.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| 234 pixels per inch | 218 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909 chipset | Mediatek MT6582M chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Single-Core 1100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 304 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP2 (416 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.59 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 5.8 | 3.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 2000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 936 hours standby time 18 hours talk time | 11 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
HTC Desire 310 has a general score of 57.1, which is a little bit better than the CAT S40's 51.9 global score. Although the HTC Desire 310 is older than CAT S40, it's construction is incredibly lighter and thinner. Both phones in this comparison review use Android operating system, but the HTC Desire 310 has older 4.2 version while CAT S40 has Android 5.1.
HTC Desire 310 has a display that is very similar to CAT S40's screen, although the HTC Desire 310 has a bit worse 854 x 480 resolution, a little bit worse pixels density and a little smaller display. HTC Desire 310 counts with a more powerful processing unit than CAT S40, and although they both have a 1 GB RAM memory, the HTC Desire 310 also has an additional GPU and a greater number of cores (and faster).
The CAT S40 has a superior camera than HTC Desire 310, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the CAT S40 also has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera. The CAT S40 counts with a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC Desire 310, because it has 12 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 64 GB.
CAT S40 features a superior battery performance than HTC Desire 310, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the HTC Desire 310 is also by far the cheapest one.
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