Phone Comparison - HTC Desire Z vs HTC Windows Phone 8S

HTC Desire Z
htc desire z
HTC Windows Phone 8S
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced September 2010 September 2012
Status Available - November 2010 Released - November 2012
Colors Black Atlantic blue, domino, high-rise grey
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119 x 60.4 x 14.2 mm
(4.69 x 2.38 x 0.56 in)
120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm
(4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread) Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor 800 MHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM7230 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1.5 GB; 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.28% 60.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Yes
Edge Class 32 Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1.5 GB; 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1300 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 430 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
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