Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus vs HTC Desire XC

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus vs HTC Desire XC across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while HTC Desire XC runs at 1.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus offers a screen size of 4.3 inches, while HTC Desire XC offers 4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire XC's TFT, making Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while HTC Desire XC offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Both Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus and HTC Desire XC offer the same 1650 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while HTC Desire XC offers 4 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus the better option for storage.

User Rating: HTC Desire XC receives a higher user rating of 3.1, while Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus has a rating of 2.9.

Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus

₹5,555

(Discontinued)

HTC Desire XC

₹16,499

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

13 Feb, 2013

N/A

Performance

Broadcom BCM28155	Snapdragon S4
(upto 1.2 GHz)	Dual Core (upto 1 GHz)
1 GB RAM	768 MB RAM

Display

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)	4 inches (10.16 cm)
Super AMOLED	TFT
480x800 px	480x800 px

Rear Camera

8 MP

Primary Camera

5 MP

Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP

N/A

Battery

1650 mAh

Storage

8 GB

4 GB

User Ratings

2.9/5

(88 ratings)

3.1/5

(75 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

N/A

HTC Sense

Performance

Chipset

Broadcom BCM28155

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8625

Processor

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A9

Dual core, 1 GHz

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit

N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Broadcom VideoCore IV

Adreno 203

RAM

1 GB

768 MB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED

TFT

Screen Size

4.3 inches (10.92 cm)

4 inches (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

217 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

63.48 %

61.17 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Design

Height

125.3 mm

119.5 mm

Width

66.1 mm

62.3 mm

Thickness

8.49 mm

9.4 mm

Weight

121 grams

107 grams

Build Material

N/A	Frame: Plastic Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI

Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 24

N/A

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1650 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9(3G) / Up to 14.1(2G)

Up to 6 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A	SIM1: Mini SIM2: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Applications

Document Editor

N/A