Phone Comparison - HTC Desire X vs Apple iPhone 5C vs Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)

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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Apple Samsung
Announced August 2012 September 2013 December 2015
Status Available - October 2012 Available - September 2013 Available - February 2016
Price - - Rs. 21,900 ($322.06) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, blue White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 118.5 x 62.3 x 9.3 mm
(4.67 x 2.45 x 0.37 in)
124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
144.8 x 71.0 x 7.3 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.29 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) iOS 7.0.1 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, MSM8225 Qualcomm S4 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6 Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 203 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 -
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.81% 59.93% 72.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1510 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by Up to 833 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
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