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| Global Score | |
| 49 | 53.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | HTC |
| Symbian Belle | Windows Phone 7.5 Mango |
| 2011-10-13 | 2010-10-11 |
| 4.47 x 2.25 x 0.50 inches | 4.70 x 2.42 x 0.51 inches |
| 3.87 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Gray, Green, Purple, Red and Yellow | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 160.00 | $ 140.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 3.8 inches |
| 360 x 640 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 210 pixels per inch | 246 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250 chipset |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 448 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU |
| 7.38 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 2 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.22 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (24 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1300mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1230mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 540 hours standby time 8.7 hours talk time | 275 hours standby time 4 hours talk time |
| 3.04 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The HTC Surround is a bit better than Nokia 603, getting a 53.3 score against 49. The HTC Surround counts with Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system, and Nokia 603 comes with Symbian Belle operating system. Although it's the best device in this comparison review, the HTC Surround is an older, way heavier and just a little thicker device than Nokia 603.
The Nokia 603 counts with a little sharper display than HTC Surround, although it has a quite smaller display, a quite worse pixel number per inch of display and a way worse 640 x 360 resolution. HTC Surround has a bit better CPU than Nokia 603, because although it has less RAM memory, and they both have a Single-Core processing unit, the HTC Surround also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The HTC Surround counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Nokia 603, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Nokia 603 counts with a bit superior battery performance than HTC Surround, because it has a 6 percent larger battery size.
The Nokia 603 has a bit better camera than HTC Surround, and although they both have the same video definition and the same resolution back facing camera, the Nokia 603 also has faster 30 frames per second video frame rates.
HTC Surround not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone, which makes it an easy choice.
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