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HTC Desire SV vs Samsung Galaxy S5

2.67 in
5.11 in
HTC Desire SV Mobile Phone
HTC Desire SV
2.85 in
5.59 in
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S5
Available colors
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
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3 stars
7 %
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User rating
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4.2 out of 5
42 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
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3 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

HTC Desire SVHTC Desire SV
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 203Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory768 MB2 GB

Display

HTC Desire SVHTC Desire SV
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Screen size4.3 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLED
Resolution800 x 480 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density217.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

HTC Desire SVHTC Desire SV
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f2.2 f
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Storage

HTC Desire SVHTC Desire SV
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Internal storage4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

HTC Desire SVHTC Desire SV
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Orange
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
Water resistantnoyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

HTC Desire SVHTC Desire SV
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Height5.11 in5.59 in
Width2.67 in2.85 in
Depth0.42 in0.32 in
Weight4.62 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

HTC Desire SVHTC Desire SV
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

HTC Desire SVHTC Desire SV
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.0
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.0/3.1

Cellular

HTC Desire SVHTC Desire SV
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
4G LTEnoyes
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

HTC Desire SVHTC Desire SV
Samsung Galaxy S5Samsung Galaxy S5
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1620.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Fast chargingnoyes
Wireless charging noyes

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S5