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| Global Score | |
| 46.4 | 50.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Celkon | HTC |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 2.2, 2.1 |
| -- | 2010-02-16 |
| 4.90 x 2.50 x 0.40 inches | 4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 inches |
| -- | 4.76 ounces |
| Blue, White and Yellow | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 3.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 233 pixels per inch | 252 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1300 MHz processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 576 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 7.92 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 1.32 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 5.94 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 4 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 180 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 340 hours standby time 6.7 hours talk time |
| 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The HTC Desire is slightly better than Celkon A42, having a 50.6 score against 46.4. These devices use Android OS (operating system), but HTC Desire has an older 2.2 version while Celkon A42 has Android 4.2.2. The Celkon A42 features a little better performance than HTC Desire, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with 1 more CPU cores.
HTC Desire features a screen that is just as good as the Celkon A42 one, because although the HTC Desire has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 800 x 480px, it also counts with a just a little better quantity of pixels in each display inch. Celkon A42 captures a little bit better videos and photos than HTC Desire. They have a same resolution back facing camera.
Celkon A42 has a superior memory capacity for applications and games than HTC Desire. Both of them have an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 32 GB. The Celkon A42 and the HTC Desire count with extremely similar batteries.
The HTC Desire is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, making it an obvious call.
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