Motorola Milestone vs HTC Desire

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Comparing the Motorola Milestone vs HTC Desire across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating 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 Motorola Milestone runs at 0.6 GHz, making HTC Desire the better performer.


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


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


Battery: Both Motorola Milestone and HTC Desire offer the same 1400 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: HTC Desire offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Motorola Milestone offers 133 GB, making HTC Desire the better option for storage.


User Rating: HTC Desire receives a higher user rating of 3.6, while Motorola Milestone has a rating of 3.3.

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Motorola Milestone
₹32,990
(Discontinued)
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₹21,299
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

01 Nov, 2009
31 Mar, 2010
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 600 MHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
256 MB RAM
576 MB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
N/A
3.7 inches (9.4 cm)
3.7 inches (9.4 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD
AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
480x854 px
480x800 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
50 MP

Battery

N/A
N/A
1400 mAh
1400 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

133 MB
512 MB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

3.3/5
(22 ratings)
3.6/5
(321 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v2
Android v2.1 (Eclair)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

N/A
Qualcomm
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

600 MHz
1 GHz
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 530
Adreno 200
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

256 MB
576 MB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

LCD
AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

3.7 inches  (9.4 cm)
3.7 inches  (9.4 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px
480x800 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

265 ppi
252 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

54.28 %
54.52 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

115.8 mm
119 mm
162.7 mm

Width

60 mm
60 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

13.70 mm
11.90 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

165 grams
135 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A
2592 x 1944 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

720x480 @ 30
1280x720 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

1400 mAh
1400 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

133 MB
512 MB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)
Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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