Phone Comparison - HTC Hero vs Essential PH-1 vs Nubia Z17S

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Essential ZTE
Announced June 2009 May 2017 October 2017
Status Available - July 2009 Coming Soon - June 2017 Available - October 2017
Price - Rs. 45,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,900 ($459.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Brown, White (teflon coating), Graphite, Black, Pink Black Moon, Pure White, Stellar Gray, Ocean Depths Black, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm
(4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 in)
141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
(5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
147.46 x 72.68 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.86 x 0.33 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type - Single-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - TAS2555 smart Amplifier
- 7.1 channel DTS audio
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.5 (Cupcake) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1.1 (Nougat)
User Interface - Ambient OS Nubia UI 5.1
Processor 528 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7200A Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 130 Adreno 540 Adreno 540
RAM 288 MB 4 GB 6/8 GB
Internal Memory N/A 128 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LTPS capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 LTPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass Protection
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 5.71 inches 5.73 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 1312 x 2560 pixels (504 ppi) 1080 x 2040 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.59% 84.79% 81.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels Dual 13 MP Dual 12 MP + 23 MP
Flash No Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus (via Software Update) Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser assisted AutoFocus, Monochrome + RGB, f/1.85 lens, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Sony IMX362 sensor, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, secondary Sony IMX318 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, CIF@15fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 8 MP, 2160p@30fps [Similar] Dual 5 MP + 5 MP, 1080p, f/2.2 [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, 2.0 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes v2.0 with A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, miniUSB v2.0 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 288 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 6/8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD No No
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Fast Charging
Capacity 1350 mAh 3040 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 440 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
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