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HTC Desire vs HTC One

2.36 in
4.69 in
HTC Desire Mobile Phone
HTC Desire
2.69 in
5.41 in
HTC One Mobile Phone
HTC One
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
29
4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
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21
4.5 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
50 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
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User rating
39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
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40
4.2 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
57 %
3 stars
12 %
2 stars
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Hardware

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC OneHTC One
Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz1.7 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 320
RAM memory512 MB2 GB

Display

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC OneHTC One
Screen size3.7 in4.7 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDIPS TFT
Pixel density252.0 ppi469.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono

Rear camera

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC OneHTC One
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx4.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Storage

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC OneHTC One
Internal storage128 MB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesno
Maximum card storage32GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC OneHTC One
Colour of productBlack
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC OneHTC One
Height4.69 in5.41 in
Width2.36 in2.69 in
Depth0.47 in0.37 in
Weight4.59 oz5.04 oz

Sensors

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC OneHTC One
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes

Other features

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC OneHTC One
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC OneHTC One
Dual sim supportno
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
NFCnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputNoMHL

Cellular

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC OneHTC One
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSS-GPS
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEnoyes

Battery

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC OneHTC One
Replaceable batteryyesno
Battery capacity1400.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h496.0 h
Talk time6.5 h16.8 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

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