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HTC Desire vs HTC Hero

2.36 in
4.69 in
HTC Desire Mobile Phone
HTC Desire
2.21 in
4.41 in
HTC Hero Mobile Phone
HTC Hero
Available colors
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29
4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
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4.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
71 %
4 stars
28 %
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User rating
39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
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42
4.2 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
21 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 1.5
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz0.53 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7200A
RAM memory512 MB288 MB

Display

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Screen size3.7 in3.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M65K
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px480 x 320 px
Pixel density252.0 ppi180.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px352 x 288 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes

Storage

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Internal storage128 MB256 MB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Silver
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Height4.69 in4.41 in
Width2.36 in2.21 in
Depth0.47 in0.57 in
Weight4.59 oz4.76 oz

Sensors

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Accelerometeryesyes
Digital compassyesyes

Other features

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC HeroHTC Hero
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesno
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR2.0 EDR
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
NFCnono
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

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

Battery

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1400.0 mAh1350.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h750.0 h
Talk time6.5 h7.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with HTC Desire