Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 50.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 2.2, 2.1 | -- |
| 2010-02-16 | 2018-05-22 |
| 4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 inches | 5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.71 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Gold and Lavender |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 110.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 252 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 576 MB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP1 GPU |
| 7.47 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 340 hours standby time 6.7 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.12 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A6 is much better than the HTC Desire, getting a global score of 75.8 against 50.6. The Galaxy A6 body is a lot newer and noticeably thinner than the HTC Desire's, but it is heavier. HTC Desire has a little sharper screen than Galaxy A6, although it has a lot lower 800 x 480 pixels resolution, a really smaller display and a little lower screen density.
The Samsung Galaxy A6 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than HTC Desire, because it has an external memory slot that allows up to 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy A6 features a greater processing power than HTC Desire, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with 2,44 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores.
Samsung Galaxy A6 counts with a much better battery duration than HTC Desire, because it has a 114% greater battery size. The Galaxy A6 counts with a much better camera than HTC Desire, because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels.
The Galaxy A6 is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone.
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