Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs HTC Desire C vs ZTE Kis V788

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC ZTE
Announced June 2009 May 2012 February 2012
Status Available - June 2009 Available - June 2012 Available - July 2012
Colors Black, White Polar White, Stealth Black, Flamenco Red Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
107.2 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.22 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
114.3 x 61.6 x 11.5 mm
(4.5 x 2.43 x 0.45 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 100 g (3.53 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 600 MHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MHz
GPU PowerVR SGX535 -
RAM 256 MB N/A 256 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 4 GB storage 200 MB storage, 512 MB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 56.03% 51.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 4 GB storage 200 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 2 GB included

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
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