Phone Comparison - HTC Desire XDS vs Samsung Galaxy A5 vs HTC Desire 626G+

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung HTC
Announced June 2013 October 2014 April 2015
Status Available - June 2013 Available - November 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,798 ($114.68) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B White Birch, Purple Fire, Blue Lagoon
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
146.9 x 70.9 x 8.2 mm
(5.78 x 2.79 x 0.32 in)
Weight - 123 g (4.34 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 Only HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with HTC Sense 4 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.0 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
GPU - - Mali-T760MP2
RAM 768 MB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type SLCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 70.85% 66.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Shot, BSI Sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2300 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 521 h (2G)
Up to 458 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 22 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)