Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 50.6 | 55.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Kyocera | HTC |
| Android 4.0 | Android 5.1 |
| 2013-01-28 | 2015-07-15 |
| 4.44 x 2.38 x 0.56 inches | 5.78 x 2.79 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 250.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 233 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 8909 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Single-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Adrena 304 GPU |
| 8.1 | 7.56 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.32 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA | -- |
| 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 18 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.48 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The HTC Desire 626s has an overall score of 55.3, which is slightly better than Kyocera Torque's general score of 50.6. HTC Desire 626s is a much newer cellphone, and it is also incredibly thinner and noticeably lighter than the Kyocera Torque. Both devices in this comparison review come with Android operating system, but HTC Desire 626s has the newer 5.1 version while Kyocera Torque has Android 4.0 version.
Kyocera Torque has a bit better processing unit than HTC Desire 626s, because although it has 512 MB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU and 1 more cpu cores. The HTC Desire 626s has a bit more vivid display than Kyocera Torque, because it has a higher quantity of pixels per screen inch, a larger screen and a much higher resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.
The HTC Desire 626s takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Kyocera Torque, because it has a lot higher resolution camera. HTC Desire 626s counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Kyocera Torque, because it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 200 GB.
The Kyocera Torque has greater battery performance than HTC Desire 626s, because it has a 2500mAh battery capacity against 2000mAh.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the HTC Desire 626s is also by far the cheapest.
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