Phone Comparison - HTC Desire HD vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Asus Fonepad 7 FE375CG

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Apple Asus
Announced September 2010 October 2013 June 2014
Status Available - October 2010 Available - November 2013 Available - Q3 2014
Colors Black, Brown Space Gray, Silver Black, White, Red, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123 x 68 x 11.8 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
194.3 x 108.9 x 9.8 mm
(7.65 x 4.29 x 0.39 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 299 g (10.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE- all models -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.83 GHz, Intel Atom Z3560
GPU Adreno 205 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) PowerVR Series 6
RAM 768 MB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 1.5 GB; 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included No TBD

display Display

Type LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 7.9 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.90% 71.76% 66.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Yes Yes
Edge Class 32 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2/14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 2/5.76 Mbps (carrier dependent) DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Yes, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included No TBD

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (15 Wh)
Capacity 1230 mAh - -
Stand by Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 9 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)