Phone Comparison - HTC Desire S vs Motorola Moto X vs Apple iPhone 5S

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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Motorola Apple
Announced February 2011 August 2013 September 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Available - August 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors Black, Red Black, White Black/Slate, White/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm
(5.09 x 2.57 x 0.41 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), Upgradable to Android KitKat iOS 7.0.1
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 320 PowerVR G6430
RAM 768 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 1.1 GB ROM 16/32 GB 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No No

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.7 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.73% 72.34% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 10 MP, 3872 x 2592 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 560 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL / EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 2200 mAh 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
Up to 576 h Up to 250 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 13 h Up to 10 h