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Apple iPhone 3G 8GB vs HTC Desire

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Rs. 6,999
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Rs. 21,299
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Summary
Performance

128 MB RAM

576 MB RAM

Display

3.5" (8.89 cm)

320x480 px, 165 PPI

3.7" (9.4 cm)

480x800 px, 252 PPI

Rear Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1150 mAh

10 h talktime (2G)

1400 mAh

6.5 h talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

Non Expandable

512 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

N/A

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.1/5 based on 16 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.6/5 based on 321 ratings

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Apple iPhone 3G 8GB is permanently discontinued.
HTC Desire is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

iOS v4.2.1

Android v2.1 (Eclair)

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm

CPU

412 MHz, ARM 11

1 GHz

Graphics

Adreno 200

RAM

128 MB

576 MB

Display
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

50.86 %

54.52 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 115.5 mm
Width: 62.1 mm
Thickness: 12.30 mm

Height: 119 mm
Width: 60 mm
Thickness: 11.90 mm

Weight

133 grams

135 grams

Colours

Black, White

Black, Brown, Silver, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Battery
Capacity

1150 mAh

1400 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(2G)

Up to 6.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 6.6 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 300 Hours(2G)

Up to 360 Hours(3G) / Up to 340 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

8 GB

512 MB

Expandable Memory

No

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini

SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 800 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 2 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class 10, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 10, 236.8 kbps

SAR Value

Head: 0.56 W/kg, Body: 0.23 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v2.0

, v2.1

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass