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HTC Windows Phone 8S
16 GBSamsung Galaxy Express
I8730| Global Score | |
| 57.2 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Windows Phone 8 | Android 4.1 |
| 2012-09-19 | 2013-01-28 |
| 4.74 x 2.48 x 0.40 inches | 5.20 x 2.72 x 0.37 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 4.91 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray and Red | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| S-LCD | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 233 pixels per inch | 207 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8627 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1200 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.92 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | -- |
| 35.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 4.2 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time |
| 3.52 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Express has a general score of 62.7, which is a little bit better than HTC Windows Phone 8S's overall score of 57.2. Galaxy Express's construction is somewhat heavier but a little thinner than HTC Windows Phone 8S, and both of them were only released with a few months difference. The Galaxy Express has Android 4.1 operating system, while HTC Windows Phone 8S counts with Windows Phone 8 operating system.
The HTC Windows Phone 8S has a bit faster processor than Galaxy Express, because although it has lesser RAM, and they both have 2 cores, the HTC Windows Phone 8S also counts with a graphics processor. Galaxy Express counts with just a bit better screen than HTC Windows Phone 8S, because although it has a quite worse pixel density, and they both have the same resolution of 800 x 480px, the Galaxy Express also counts with a quite larger screen.
HTC Windows Phone 8S features more memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Express, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows 32 GB smaller, it also counts with 16 GB internal memory capacity. The HTC Windows Phone 8S takes just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy Express. Both have a 5 megapixels camera, the same 1280x720 video resolution and the same video frame rate.
Samsung Galaxy Express features longer battery lifetime than HTC Windows Phone 8S, because it has an 18 percent larger battery size.
Galaxy Express is not only the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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