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| Global Score | |
| 51.4 | 55.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | HTC |
| Android 5.1 | Android 4.0, 2.3, 2.2 |
| 2015-06-26 | 2011-01-06 |
| 5.31 x 2.60 x 0.39 inches | 4.75 x 2.44 x 0.56 inches |
| 4.71 ounces | 6.23 ounces |
| Blue and Gray | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 120.00 | $ 99.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 4.3 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 218 pixels per inch | 217 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 768 MB (333 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 7.56 |
| Storage | |
| 8 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 |
| 4.62 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.5 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Battery | 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 10 hours talk time | 330 hours standby time 6.3 hours talk time |
| 4 | 3.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The HTC ThunderBolt has a global score of 55.9, which is a little bit better than the ZTE Maven's 51.4 global score. These phones come with Android OS, but HTC ThunderBolt has the previous 4.0 version and ZTE Maven has Android 5.1 version. Despite being the best cellphone in this comparison, HTC ThunderBolt is a older, much heavier and a lot thicker cellphone than the ZTE Maven.
HTC ThunderBolt counts with a screen that's just as good as ZTE Maven's screen, although the HTC ThunderBolt has a quite smaller screen, a little bit worse resolution of 800 x 480 and a just a little lower amount of pixels per screen inch. HTC ThunderBolt features as much storage to store more games and applications as the ZTE Maven one, both have a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 32 GB and exactly the same 8 GB internal storage capacity.
The ZTE Maven counts with a bit faster CPU than HTC ThunderBolt, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have 1 processing cores, the ZTE Maven also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. ZTE Maven features a much longer battery duration than HTC ThunderBolt, because it has 2100mAh of battery capacity instead of 1400mAh.
The HTC ThunderBolt captures slightly better photos and videos than ZTE Maven, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the HTC ThunderBolt also has a camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The HTC ThunderBolt not only is the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, making this phone an obvious call.
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