HTC Desire XC vs HTC Desire S Comparison and Differences

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HTC Desire XC

HTC Desire XC

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HTC Desire S

HTC Desire S

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HTC Desire XC or HTC Desire S Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC Desire XC HTC Desire S
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Release date 2013, July 2011, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 119.5 x 62.3 x 9.4 mm | 4.7 x 4.7 x 2.45 in 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm | 4.53 x 4.53 x 2.35 in
Weight 107 g | 3.77 oz 130 g | 4.59 oz
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Colors Black/White Black, Red
Battery 1650 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology TFT S-LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M
Screen size 4" in 3.7" in
Screen area 45.5 cm2 39.0 cm2
Screen format 5:3 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 61.2% 56.7%
Screen resolution 480 x 800 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 233 PPI 252 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -5 MP, AF -5 MP, AF
Functions LED flash LED flash
Video 480p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 0 MP, 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications VGA

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Sense UI 3
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU - Dual-core 1.0 GHz - 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 205
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 1.1 GB, 768 MB RAM

Benchmark

GeekBench 4 Single Core 274
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 272

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by) Mini-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / EVDO GSM / HSPA
Bands -2G - CDMA 800 / 1900 - SIM 1 
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 114 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 560 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.49 W/kg (head)     0.64 W/kg (body)     SAR - 0.33 W/kg (head)     1.06 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Beats Audio

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Dedicated search key
-MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
-DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
-Organizer
-Document viewer
-Voice memo/dial
-Predictive text input

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