HTC One XL vs HTC Desire 400

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Comparing the HTC One XL vs HTC Desire 400 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC One XL runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while HTC Desire 400 runs at 1.0 GHz, making HTC One XL the better performer.


Display: HTC One XL offers a screen size of 4.7 inches, while HTC Desire 400 offers 4.3 inches, making HTC One XL the larger display of the two. HTC Desire 400 features a S-LCD 2 display compared to HTC One XL's IPS LCD, making HTC Desire 400 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: HTC One XL offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while HTC Desire 400 offers 5 MP, making HTC One XL better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Both HTC One XL and HTC Desire 400 offer the same 1800 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: HTC Desire 400 offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while HTC One XL offers 32 GB, making HTC Desire 400 the better option for storage.

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HTC One XL
(Discontinued)
HTC Desire 400
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

30 Jun, 2012
16 Dec, 2012

Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus
ST-Ericsson NovaThor
(upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
IPS LCD
S-LCD 2
1280x720 px (FULL HD)
480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

1.3 MP
N/A

Battery

1800 mAh
1800 mAh

Storage

32 GB
4 GB

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General

Operating System

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Android v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

N/A
HTC Sense

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960
ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Krait
Dual core, 1 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 225
Mali-400 MP

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
S-LCD 2

Screen Size

4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)

Resolution

1280x720 px (FULL HD)
480x800 px

Pixel Density

312 ppi
217 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.48 %
61.4 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Design

Height

134.8 mm
128 mm

Width

69.9 mm
66.9 mm

Thickness

8.90 mm
8.90 mm

Weight

129 grams
120 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
5 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.028 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1800 mAh
1800 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 10 Hours(3G)

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer