Comparison of HTC Desire 520 and Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801) smartphones based on their characteristics

HTC Desire 520

Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

HTC

Samsung

Phone model

Desire 520

Galaxy Alpha (S801)

Year of release

2015

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

140 mm

132 mm

Body width

69 mm

66 mm

Body thickness

9.1 mm

6.7 mm

Weight

150 g

115 g

Volume

87.65 cm³

58.1 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Gray

• Golden
• Sea wave
• Silver
• White
• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

• Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801

CPU clock speed

1100 MHz

2500 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 304

• Adreno 330

GPU clock speed

400 MHz

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

2 GB

RAM frequency

533 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 32 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

2000 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909

Operating system

Operating system

Android 5.1

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

2000

1860

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

7 h

Standby time in GSM networks

588 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

12 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

719 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.5 in

4.7 in

Screen resolution

854 x 480 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

218 ppi

312 ppi

Screen technology

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Aspect ratio

1.779

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

12 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

4128 x 3096 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Digital image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2 Mp

2.1 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1886 x 1061 pixels

1932 x 1087 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.1

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• EDR

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• WMV

• MP4
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)