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HTC Arrive vs HTC Desire

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC HTC
Announced
October 2010 February 2010
Status
Available - March 2011 Available - March 2010
Colors
Black Black, Brown, Silver, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
117.5 x 59 x 15.5 mm
(4.63 x 2.32 x 0.61 in )
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
Weight
185 g (6.53 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network
CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
256K colors 16M colors
Size
3.6 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (259 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
53.27% 54.64%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo)
Processor
1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM
576 MB [Browse Similar] 576 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8/16 GB storage N/A
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video
Yes, 720p Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update
Front Camera
No [Similar] No [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
No Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge
No Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G
Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2)
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support; Bing Maps Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
8/16 GB storage, 576 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by
Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 6 h Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
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