Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 50.6 | 73.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 2.2, 2.1 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2010-02-16 | 2018-07-13 |
| 4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| -- | Blue |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 110.00 | $ 107.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.7 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 252 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 576 MB RAM | 2 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 | 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 340 hours standby time 6.7 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.12 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy J7 Star is way better than the HTC Desire, getting a 73.1 score against 50.6. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy J7 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version and HTC Desire has Android 2.2 version. Galaxy J7 Star is a much newer and extremely thinner cellphone than HTC Desire, although it is also notably heavier.
The HTC Desire features a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy J7 Star, although it has a little worse display density, a way worse resolution of 800 x 480px and a really smaller screen. Samsung Galaxy J7 Star has a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than HTC Desire, because it has a SD memory slot that supports up to 400 GB.
Galaxy J7 Star has a superior hardware performance than HTC Desire, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with more CPU cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy J7 Star captures much clearer photos and videos than HTC Desire, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot higher 13 megapixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Star has a way better battery life than HTC Desire, because it has a 136% larger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Samsung Galaxy J7 Star is also cheaper than the HTC Desire.
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