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HTC Desire
612 for Verizon| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | Android EMUI 3.1 UI |
| 2014-02-24 | 2015-08-20 |
| 5.63 x 2.78 x 0.38 inches | 5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.06 ounces | 5.64 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Red and White | -- |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 265.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor | ARM Cortex A53 (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.62 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 13.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2040mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 15.8 hours talk time | 11 hours talk time |
| 3.92 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Honor 7i has an overall score of 66.6, which is a little bit better than the HTC Desire's 60.6 overall score. The Huawei Honor 7i has Android EMUI 3.1 UI OS, and HTC Desire works with Android 4.4 OS. Huawei Honor 7i's body is newer and somewhat thinner, but also somewhat heavier than the HTC Desire.
HTC Desire has just a little better performance than Huawei Honor 7i, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a graphics processing unit. Huawei Honor 7i has a way better looking display than HTC Desire, because it has a much better 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, a little bit larger screen and way more pixels per screen inch.
The Huawei Honor 7i shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than HTC Desire, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Huawei Honor 7i also has a lot higher resolution back facing camera and a larger aperture to capture better low-light images and videos.
Huawei Honor 7i counts with a very superior memory capacity for apps and games than HTC Desire, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that allows 96 GB smaller, it also counts with 32 GB internal storage. The Huawei Honor 7i has a really longer battery lifetime than HTC Desire, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity against 2040mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, Huawei Honor 7i is also cheaper than the HTC Desire, which makes it easy to pick between these phones.
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