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Samsung Stratosphere
2 GB LTESCH-I405U
HTC Desire
610 AT&T| Global Score | |
| 56.1 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 2.3 | Android 4.4 |
| 2011-10-10 | 2014-02-24 |
| 4.96 x 2.54 x 0.55 inches | 5.63 x 2.78 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.80 ounces | 5.06 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue, Green, Red and White |
| $ 120.00 | $ 109.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 233 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 7.38 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 2 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.22 | 5.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 720 x 480 video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2040mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 336 hours standby time 7 hours talk time | 15.8 hours talk time |
| 3.68 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
HTC Desire is slightly better than Samsung Stratosphere, getting a global score of 60.6 against 56.1. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the HTC Desire has the newer 4.4 version while Samsung Stratosphere has Android 2.3 version, so it provides you a lot of extra features and performance optimizations. The HTC Desire is a much newer phone, and it is also incredibly thinner and lighter than Samsung Stratosphere.
The Samsung Stratosphere has just a bit better looking display than HTC Desire, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 800 x 480 and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better quantity of pixels in each inch in the screen. The HTC Desire features a very superior storage to install games and applications than Samsung Stratosphere, because it has 6 GB more internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 128 GB.
HTC Desire counts with a more powerful processing unit than Samsung Stratosphere, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster), more RAM and an extra graphics co-processor. HTC Desire captures much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Stratosphere, because it has a way better 8 megapixels resolution back camera and a much better (Full HD) video definition.
HTC Desire has a little better battery performance than Samsung Stratosphere, because it has 2040mAh of battery capacity instead of 1800mAh.
The HTC Desire not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bit cheaper.
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