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HTC Desire 601 (Zara) vs HTC Desire 501

Compare HTC Desire 601 (Zara)

Rs. 24,190
(Discontinued)

 

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Rs. 17,008
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Summary
44%
Performance

Snapdragon 400

1 GB RAM

1 GB RAM

Display

4.5" (11.43 cm)

540x960 px

4.3" (10.92 cm)

480x600 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

2.1 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2100 mAh

12.8 h talktime (3G)

2100 mAh

Storage

4 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

8 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.1/5 based on 37 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4/5 based on 186 ratings

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HTC Desire 601 (Zara) is permanently discontinued.
HTC Desire 501 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Below Average
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230

CPU

Dual core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A7

Dual core, 1.2 GHz

Graphics

Adreno 305

Adreno 203

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Display
Below Average
Display Type

TFT

TFT

Screen Size

4.5 " (11.43 cm)

4.3 " (10.92 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px

480x600 px

Pixel Density

245 ppi

179 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.19 %

67.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 134.5 mm
Width: 66.7 mm
Thickness: 9.88 mm

Height: 128.5 mm
Width: 66.7 mm
Thickness: 9.8 mm

Weight

130 grams

130 grams

Colours

Black, Red, Silver

Black, Pink, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP f/2.0, Primary Camera

8 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

2.1 MP, Primary Camera

Battery
Average
Capacity

2100 mAh

2100 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 12.8 Hours(3G)

Standby time

Up to 440 Hours(3G)

Storage
Good
Internal Memory

4 GB

8 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM+GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

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

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

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

Wi-Fi

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

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4.0

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass