Phone Comparison - HTC 7 Surround vs HTC Desire

HTC 7 Surround
htc 7 surround
HTC Desire
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced October 2010 February 2010
Status Available - November 2010 Available - March 2010
Colors Black Black, Brown, Silver, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.7 x 61.5 x 13 mm
(4.71 x 2.42 x 0.51 in)
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
Weight 165 g (5.82 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware 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 448 MB [Browse Similar] 576 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage N/A
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.8 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.61% 54.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio - Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging 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]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 32 Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP 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 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 448 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 1400 mAh
Stand by Up to 275 h (2G)
Up to 255 h (3G)
Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h (2G)
Up to 4 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)