Phone Comparison - HTC Hero vs LG Optimus 4X HD vs ZTE Grand Era U895

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC LG ZTE
Announced June 2009 February 2012 September 2012
Status Available - July 2009 Available - June 2012 Available - September 2012
Colors Brown, White (teflon coating), Graphite, Black, Pink Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112 x 56.2 x 14.4 mm
(4.41 x 2.21 x 0.57 in)
132.4 x 68.1 x 8.9mm
(5.21 x 2.68 x 0.35in)
133 x 66 x 8.6 mm
(5.24 x 2.6 x 0.34 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.5 (Cupcake) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 528 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7200A Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad-core 1.5 GHz, Nvidia Tegra 3
GPU Adreno 130 ULP GeForce ULP GeForce
RAM 288 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory N/A 16 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory microSD Upto 16 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 48.59% 67.74% 63.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus (via Software Update) Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, CIF@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes v2.0 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, miniUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 288 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD Yes microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1350 mAh 2150 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 440 h (2G)
Up to 750 h (3G)
Up to 730 h (2G)
Up to 686 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 9 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 50 min (3G)
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