Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 44.9 | 49.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Kyocera | ZTE |
| Android 4.0 | Android 4.0 |
| 2014-01-21 | 2012-02-27 |
| 4.53 x 2.44 x 0.50 inches | -- |
| 4.16 ounces | -- |
| Black | -- |
| $ 140.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| LCD | -- |
| 165 pixels per inch | 256 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor |
| 512 MB (500 MHz) RAM | 1000 MB RAM |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.56 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 2 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.22 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 5.83 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3 | 3.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 170 hours standby time 8.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.28 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The ZTE Era has a score of 49.5, which is much better than Kyocera Hydro Plus's 44.9 score. Both of these phones use the same Android 4.0 operating system, so you shouldn't see any differences regarding that. Although the ZTE Era is older than the Kyocera Hydro Plus, it's body is incredibly thinner and incredibly lighter.
ZTE Era has a much better screen than Kyocera Hydro Plus, because it has a lot more pixels per inch of screen, a bigger screen and a way higher resolution of 960 x 540 pixels. The ZTE Era has a way bigger storage to store more games and applications than Kyocera Hydro Plus, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 32 GB, the ZTE Era also has more internal storage capacity.
The ZTE Era features a bit faster processor than Kyocera Hydro Plus, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. ZTE Era has a superior camera than Kyocera Hydro Plus, because it has a much more MP back camera.
Kyocera Hydro Plus counts with a really longer battery performance than ZTE Era.
ZTE Era not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper.
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