Motorola DEFY vs HTC Desire HD

Comparing the Motorola DEFY vs HTC Desire HD across display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: HTC Desire HD offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while Motorola DEFY offers 3.7 inches, making HTC Desire HD the larger display of the two. Both Motorola DEFY and HTC Desire HD feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: HTC Desire HD offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Motorola DEFY offers 5 MP, making HTC Desire HD better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Motorola DEFY offers a higher battery capacity with 1540 mAh, while HTC Desire HD offers 1230 mAh, making Motorola DEFY better for longer battery life.

Storage: Motorola DEFY offers higher internal storage with 2 GB, while HTC Desire HD offers 1 GB, making Motorola DEFY the better option for storage.

User Rating: HTC Desire HD receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Motorola DEFY has a rating of 4.

Motorola DEFY

(Discontinued)

HTC Desire HD

₹30,319

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

01 Oct, 2010

20 Oct, 2010

14 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
TI	Snapdragon S2	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
N/A	(upto 1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
512 MB RAM	768 MB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
3.7 inches (9.4 cm)	4.3 inches (10.92 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
LCD	LCD	Super AMOLED
480x854 px	480x800 px	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
5 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	16 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1540 mAh	1230 mAh	6000 mAh
N/A	N/A	33W Fast Charging

Storage

2 GB	1.5 GB	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

User Ratings

4/5

(4 ratings)

4.2/5

(4 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.1

Android v2.2 (Froyo)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HTC Sense

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

N/A

1 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 530

Adreno 205

Adreno 810

RAM

512 MB

768 MB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Display Type

LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

3.7 inches (9.4 cm)

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px

480x800 px

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

265 ppi

217 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.74 %

62.86 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

107 mm

123 mm

164.4 mm

Width

59 mm

68 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

13.40 mm

11.80 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

118 grams

164 grams

210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

N/A

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Digital Zoom
Face detection

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

720x480 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

N/A

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

1540 mAh

1230 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 6.8(2G)

Up to 5.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 9.25 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

2 GB

1.5 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Mobile SRS Sound

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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