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HTC Desire S Mobile Phone
HTC Desire S
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HTC Desire U Mobile Phone
HTC Desire U
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Huawei Honor V8 Mobile Phone
Huawei Honor V8
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Editiorial reviews
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4.0 out of 5
4 user ratings
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3 editorial reviews
In our HTC Desire U review article, we take a closer look at HTC's newest gadget for the entry-level market.Read more
Can HTC match the mighty Moto G?Read more
The Desire strikes a perfect balance between design, features and performance, offering users a fun, fast user experience and some of the best communications tools available in phones today.Read more
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3 editorial reviews
An extraordinarily shiny Android phone with extraordinary specsRead more
With dual cameras, dual Sim, microSD card slot, premium build and two-day battery life, the only thing holding back the Honor 8 is Huawei’s softwareRead more
This well-crafted, midprice handset takes good photos with its double cameras, while saving you big bucks.Read more
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User rating
38
4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 4.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.0 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 950
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 205Qualcomm Adreno 203ARM Mali-T880 MP4
RAM memory768 MB512 MB4 GB

Display

Screen size3.7 in4.0 in5.7 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution480 x 800 px800 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density252.15 ppi233.0 ppi386.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
HDRnonono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
Technology
N/A
N/A
IPS LCD

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px640 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Storage

Internal storage1 GB
N/A
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Grey
  • Black,White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
N/A
Metal
Water resistantno
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height4.53 in4.65 in6.18 in
Width2.35 in2.44 in3.06 in
Depth0.46 in0.37 in0.31 in
Weight4.59 oz4.02 oz6.0 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.13.0 HS4.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
N/A
N/A
NFCnoyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • HDMI
  • USB
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
3.1
Video outputNo
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBUSB Type-C
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
N/A
Navigation systemA-GPS
N/A
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEno
N/A
yes
Data transmission
N/A
HSDPAHSPA+
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyes
N/A
Battery capacity1450.0 mAh1650.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
Standby time455.0 h
N/A
437.0 h
Talk time7.25 h
N/A
25.0 h
Fast chargingnonono
Wireless charging no
N/A
no
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium Polymer

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