HTC Windows Phone 8S vs HTC Desire Z

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC	HTC
Announced
September 2012	September 2010
Status
Released - November 2012	Available - November 2010
Colors
Atlantic blue, domino, high-rise grey	Black
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm (4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)	119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm (4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in)
Weight
113 g (3.99 oz)	180 g (6.35 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100	HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen	S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar]	3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]	480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
60.11%	54.28%
Multi-Touch

OS
Microsoft Windows Phone 8	Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 [Similar]	800 MHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM7230 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 225 [Similar]	Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar]	512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
4 GB	1.5 GB;
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB	microSD, up to 32 GB

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]	5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps	Yes, 720p
Front Camera
Yes [Similar]	No [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Class 32
Edge
Yes	Class 32
3G
HSDPA, HSUPA	HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 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/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0	Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5	HTML, Adobe Flash