Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 vs HTC Desire XC

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 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 S3 I535 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while HTC Desire XC runs at 1.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 offers a screen size of 4.8 inches, while HTC Desire XC offers 4 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire XC's TFT, making Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while HTC Desire XC offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while HTC Desire XC offers 1650 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 better for longer battery life.

Storage: HTC Desire XC offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 offers 16 GB, making HTC Desire XC the better option for storage.

User Rating: HTC Desire XC receives a higher user rating of 3.1, while Samsung Galaxy S3 I535 has a rating of 3.

Samsung Galaxy S3 I535

(Discontinued)

HTC Desire XC

₹16,499

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

12 Jul, 2012

N/A

User Ratings

3/5

(1 rating)

3.1/5

(75 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

N/A

HTC Sense

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8625

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz

Dual core, 1 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 225

Adreno 203

RAM

2 GB

768 MB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED

TFT

Screen Size

4.8 inches (12.19 cm)

4 inches (10.16 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

480x800 px

Pixel Density

306 ppi

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.07 %

61.17 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Design

Height

137.2 mm

119.5 mm

Width

71.1 mm

62.3 mm

Thickness

7.60 mm

9.4 mm

Weight

133.2 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
Simultaneous HD video and image recording

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 24

N/A

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

1.9 MP
Primary Camera

N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Battery

Capacity

2100 mAh

1650 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 15(2G)

Up to 6 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 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 4G

5G Not Supported

SIM 1

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 700(band 28)

N/A

4G Speed:

50 ↑ 100 ↓ (LTE category Cat3)

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4

Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Applications

Document editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF)

N/A