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HTC Desire C vs HTC Desire S

2.39 in
4.22 in
HTC Desire C Mobile Phone
HTC Desire C
2.35 in
4.53 in
HTC Desire S Mobile Phone
HTC Desire S
Available colors
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3.6 out of 5
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4.0 out of 5
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36
4.3 out of 5
36 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

HTC Desire CHTC Desire C
HTC Desire SHTC Desire S
Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 4.0
CPU clock speed0.6 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM7225AQualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 205
RAM memory512 MB768 MB

Display

HTC Desire CHTC Desire C
HTC Desire SHTC Desire S
Screen size3.5 in3.7 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution480 x 320 px480 x 800 px
Pixel density165.0 ppi252.15 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displaynoyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

HTC Desire CHTC Desire C
HTC Desire SHTC Desire S
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px1280 x 720 px
Geo-taggingyesyes

Storage

HTC Desire CHTC Desire C
HTC Desire SHTC Desire S
Internal storage4 GB1 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

HTC Desire CHTC Desire C
HTC Desire SHTC Desire S
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Black,Grey
  • Black,White
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

HTC Desire CHTC Desire C
HTC Desire SHTC Desire S
Height4.22 in4.53 in
Width2.39 in2.35 in
Depth0.47 in0.46 in
Weight3.46 oz4.59 oz

Sensors

HTC Desire CHTC Desire C
HTC Desire SHTC Desire S
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes

Other features

HTC Desire CHTC Desire C
HTC Desire SHTC Desire S
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

HTC Desire CHTC Desire C
HTC Desire SHTC Desire S
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS2.1
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
NFCyesno
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

HTC Desire CHTC Desire C
HTC Desire SHTC Desire S
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSA-GPS
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEnono

Battery

HTC Desire CHTC Desire C
HTC Desire SHTC Desire S
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery capacity1230.0 mAh1450.0 mAh
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

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          Often compared with HTC Desire S