HTC Desire vs Samsung Galaxy A13 Comparison and Differences

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HTC Desire

HTC Desire

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Samsung Galaxy A13

Samsung Galaxy A13

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HTC Desire or Samsung Galaxy A13 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	HTC Desire	Samsung Galaxy A13
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	2010, February	2022, March 04
Dimensions (HxWxD)	119 x 60 x 11.9 mm \| 4.69 x 4.69 x 2.36 in	165.1 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm \| 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.01 in
Weight	135 g \| 4.76 oz	195 g \| 6.88 oz
Body Build		Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Black, Brown, Silver, White	Black, White, Peach, Blue
Battery	1400 mAh, Removable Li-Ion	5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Battery life	Stand by time - Up to 340 h (2G) / Up to 360 h (3G) Talking time - Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Approximate price	140 EUR	179 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	AMOLED or SLCD	PLS TFT
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	3.7" in	6.6" in
Screen area	39.0 cm²	104.9 cm²
Screen format	5:3 (height:width)	20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	54.6%	83.2%
Screen resolution	480 x 800 px	1080 x 2408 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	252 PPI	400 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	5 MP, Single	50 MP, Quad
Camera specs	-5 MP, AF	-50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF -5 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/5", 1.12µm -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions	LED flash	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	480p@15fps, 720p@30fps (via SW update)	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	0 MP,	8 MP, Single
Specifications		8 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video		1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo); Sense UI	Android 12, One UI 4.1
Chipset	- Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1	- Exynos 850 (8nm) - Mediatek MT6769V/CU Helio G80 (12 nm)
CPU	- 1.0 GHz Scorpion	- Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Mediatek MT6769V/CU Helio G80 (12 nm)
GPU	Adreno 200	Mali-G52 Mali-G52 MC2
External memory	microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 4 GB included	microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory	576 MB RAM; 512 MB	32GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total		122753
GeekBench 5 Single Core		163
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core		945

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Mini-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network	GSM / HSPA	GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE
Speed	HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
GPRS	Class 10	Yes
Edge	Class 10	Yes
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, hotspot (Android 2.2)	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC		Yes (market/region dependent)
USB	microUSB 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth	2.1, A2DP	5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation	SAR - 1.48 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body)	SAR - 0.49 W/kg (head) SAR EU - 0.37 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio	Stereo FM radio, RDS	No
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Other features

Sensors	- Accelerometer, proximity, compass	- Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass, proximity
Other extras	- --Optical trackpad	- Fast charging 15W
Versions	- Also known as HTC Bravo, HTC Desire A8181

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