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Samsung Galaxy Beam 2
SM-G3858HTC Desire
610 AT&T| Global Score | |
| 55.6 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 4.4 |
| 2014-04-24 | 2014-02-24 |
| 5.30 x 2.76 x 0.46 inches | 5.63 x 2.78 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.06 ounces |
| Gray | Black, Blue, Green, Red and White |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 120.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 199 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor | Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.76 | 5.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.5 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 2040mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 15.8 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The HTC Desire is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Beam 2, having a 60.6 score against 55.6. These phones come with Android operating system, but the HTC Desire has 4.4 version while Samsung Galaxy Beam 2 has Android 4.2.2, counting with a lot of extra features and a performance increase. Even though the HTC Desire and Samsung Galaxy Beam 2 were released only 2 months apart, the HTC Desire is thinner and lighter.
The Galaxy Beam 2 features a bit more vivid screen than HTC Desire, although it has a little worse resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and a bit worse number of pixels per inch of screen, they both have a display with the same size. HTC Desire features a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy Beam 2, and although they both have a 1 GB RAM memory and a Quad-Core processing unit, the HTC Desire also has a GPU.
HTC Desire features a much bigger memory for apps and games than Galaxy Beam 2, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 128 GB. HTC Desire shoots way better pictures and videos than Galaxy Beam 2, because it has a much more MP back camera. The Galaxy Beam 2 has longer battery lifetime than HTC Desire, because it has a 27 percent larger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, HTC Desire is also cheaper than the Galaxy Beam 2, which makes it a simple decision.
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