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| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | -- |
| 2014-02-24 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.63 x 2.78 x 0.38 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.06 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Red and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 125.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 208 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.62 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.26 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2040mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 15.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.92 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S7 is way better than the HTC Desire, with a global score of 79.5 against 60.6. Galaxy S7's construction is much newer and thinner than the HTC Desire's, but it is also a little heavier. Galaxy S7 has a much sharper display than HTC Desire, because it has a little bit bigger display, a much better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a way greater amount of pixels per inch in the display.
Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than HTC Desire, because it has 32 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 200 GB. Samsung Galaxy S7 has a little faster CPU than HTC Desire, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung Galaxy S7 also counts with a higher amount of RAM.
The Galaxy S7 captures greater videos and photos than HTC Desire, because it has a back facing camera with lot more megapixels, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a way larger aperture to capture better low-light images and video. Galaxy S7 has a very superior battery lifetime than HTC Desire, because it has a 47% larger battery capacity.
Galaxy S7 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the HTC Desire.
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