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Apple iPhone 4 vs HTC Desire HD

2.31 in
4.54 in
Apple iPhone 4 Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 4
2.68 in
4.84 in
HTC Desire HD Mobile Phone
HTC Desire HD
Available colors
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4.3 out of 5
9 user ratings
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4 stars
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4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
5 stars
66 %
4 stars
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41
4.3 out of 5
41 user ratings
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4 stars
43 %
3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Hardware

Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
HTC Desire HDHTC Desire HD
Operating systemApple iOS 7Android 2.3
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreSingle-core
CPU modelApple A4Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255
GPU modelPowerVR SGX535Qualcomm Adreno 205
RAM memory512 MB768 MB

Display

Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
HTC Desire HDHTC Desire HD
Screen size3.5 in4.3 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution960 x 640 px800 x 480 px
Pixel density326.0 ppi217.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
HTC Desire HDHTC Desire HD
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Storage

Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
HTC Desire HDHTC Desire HD
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 8 GB
1.5 GB
Memory card readernoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
HTC Desire HDHTC Desire HD
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Black
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
HTC Desire HDHTC Desire HD
Height4.54 in4.84 in
Width2.31 in2.68 in
Depth0.37 in0.46 in
Weight4.83 oz5.78 oz

Sensors

Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
HTC Desire HDHTC Desire HD
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
HTC Desire HDHTC Desire HD
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR2.1 EDR
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
NFCnono
Charging connection
  • Apple 30-pin
  • Lightning
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputManufacturer specificNo

Cellular

Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
HTC Desire HDHTC Desire HD
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSA-GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnono

Battery

Apple iPhone 4Apple iPhone 4
HTC Desire HDHTC Desire HD
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1420.0 mAh1230.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h420.0 h
Talk time7.0 h5.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

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          Often compared with Apple iPhone 4