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HTC Desire 501
Dual SIMSamsung Galaxy S Relay 4G
SGH-T699| Global Score | |
| 56 | 61.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android | Android 4.0 |
| -- | 2012-09-06 |
| 5.06 x 2.63 x 0.39 inches | 4.96 x 2.56 x 0.53 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.60 ounces |
| $ 155.00 | $ 100.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| S-LCD 2 | Super AMOLED |
| 217 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| NovaThor U8500 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 2.5 | 4.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Battery | 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 312 hours standby time 10 hours talk time |
| 4 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S Relay 4G is just a bit better than the HTC Desire 501, getting a 61.3 score against 56. The Galaxy S Relay 4G is a noticeably thicker and heavier device than the HTC Desire 501. The Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G has a little faster processing unit than HTC Desire 501, and although they both have 2 processing cores and 1 GB of RAM, the Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G also has a faster GPU running at 400 MHz.
Galaxy S Relay 4G has a sharper display than HTC Desire 501, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact 800 x 480px resolution, the Galaxy S Relay 4G also counts with a little bit better pixels amount per screen inch. HTC Desire 501 takes way better videos and photos than Galaxy S Relay 4G, because it has a back camera with way more megapixels.
HTC Desire 501 and Galaxy S Relay 4G both feature similar memory capacity for games and applications, both of them have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 32 GB and the same internal storage capacity. The HTC Desire 501 counts with just a little bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G, because it has a 17% bigger battery size.
The Galaxy S Relay 4G not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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