HTC Desire vs HTC Desire Z

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Comparing the HTC Desire vs HTC Desire Z across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Desire runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while HTC Desire Z runs at 0.8 GHz, making HTC Desire the better performer.


Display: Both HTC Desire and HTC Desire Z offer the same screen size of 3.7 inches, but HTC Desire features a AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire Z's S-LCD, making HTC Desire the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both HTC Desire and HTC Desire Z feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: HTC Desire offers a higher battery capacity with 1400 mAh, while HTC Desire Z offers 1300 mAh, making HTC Desire better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC Desire offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while HTC Desire Z offers 1 GB, making HTC Desire the better option for storage.

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HTC Desire
₹21,299
(Discontinued)
HTC Desire Z
₹29,699
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

31 Mar, 2010
05 Nov, 2010

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon S2
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 800 MHz)
576 MB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

3.7 inches (9.4 cm)
3.7 inches (9.4 cm)
AMOLED
S-LCD
480x800 px
480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1400 mAh
1300 mAh

Storage

512 MB
1.5 GB

User Ratings

3.6/5
(321 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.1 (Eclair)
Android v2.2

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM7230

Processor

1 GHz
800 MHz, Qualcomm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 200
Adreno 205

RAM

576 MB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

AMOLED
S-LCD

Screen Size

3.7 inches  (9.4 cm)
3.7 inches  (9.4 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
480x800 px

Pixel Density

252 ppi
252 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

54.52 %
54.16 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Design

Height

119 mm
119 mm

Width

60 mm
60.4 mm

Thickness

11.90 mm
14.20 mm

Weight

135 grams
180 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1280x720

Battery

Capacity

1400 mAh
1300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 6.6 Hours(2G)
Up to 6.66(3G) / Up to 9.83(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

512 MB
1.5 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass