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| Global Score | |
| 51.7 | 55.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| ZTE | HTC |
| Android 7.1 Nougat | Android 2.3 |
| 2017-09-19 | 2011-09-28 |
| 5.73 x 2.83 x 0.36 inches | 4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 inches |
| 5.00 ounces | 4.59 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| $ 80.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 4 inches |
| 854 x 480 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| -- | S-LCD |
| 196 pixels per inch | 275 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.4 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 8909 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8655 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 32-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1100 MHz) processor | Single-Core 1200 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 768 MB RAM |
| Adreno 304 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.01 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.1 | 4.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1520mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 456 hours standby time 7.3 hours talk time |
| 4.16 | 3.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The HTC Hero S is a little bit better than the ZTE Tempo X, having a 55.8 score against 51.7. Both phones in this review work with Android OS, but the HTC Hero S has the older 2.3 version and ZTE Tempo X has Android 7.1 Nougat. Even though HTC Hero S is older and way thicker than ZTE Tempo X, it's body is still just a bit lighter.
The HTC Hero S has a sharper display than ZTE Tempo X, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 960 x 540 resolution and a greater screen pixels density. The ZTE Tempo X has a bit superior processor than HTC Hero S, because it has 256 MB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
The HTC Hero S has a much better camera than ZTE Tempo X. Both of them have the same resolution camera, the same video quality and the same video frame rates. ZTE Tempo X counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than HTC Hero S, and although they both have a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 32 GB, the ZTE Tempo X also has 8 GB internal memory capacity.
The ZTE Tempo X features a way better battery lifetime than HTC Hero S, because it has a 2200mAh battery capacity.
HTC Hero S costs exactly the same than ZTE Tempo X.
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