Comparison of HTC Hero and Apple iPhone 3GS 8Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

HTC Hero

Apple iPhone 3GS 8Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

HTC

Apple

Phone model

Hero

iPhone 3GS 8Gb

Year of release

2009

2009

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

112 mm

116 mm

Body width

56 mm

62 mm

Body thickness

14 mm

12 mm

Weight

135 g

135 g

Volume

87.81 cm³

86.3 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal
• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• White

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm MSM7200A

• ARM Cortex A8

CPU clock speed

528 MHz

620 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

1

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

256 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

65 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR SGX535

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

288 MB

256 MB

RAM frequency

150 MHz

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 512 MB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Samsung S5PC100

Operating system

Operating system

Android 1.5

iOS 3

Battery

Battery capacity

1350

1219

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

2 h

2 h

Call duration in GSM networks

7 h 30 min

5 h

Standby time in GSM networks

440 h

300 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

12 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

300 h

Duration of listening to music

30 h

Video watching duration

10 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

9 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.2 in

3.5 in

Screen resolution

480 x 320 pixels

480 x 320 pixels

Pixel density

180 ppi

165 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

16 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.5

1.5

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2560 x 1920 pixels

2048 x 1536 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Digital zoom

4 X

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Photomatrix size

3.2 x 2.4 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.563 μm

Crop factor

10.82

Aperture

f/2.8

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Touch focus

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

352 x 288 pixels

640 x 480 pixels

Movie speed

15 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Noise reduction 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

3.5G

3.5G

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 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

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

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Mini USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.0 + EDR

2.1

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Mini USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• 3GPP
• WMV

• MPEG-4
• QuickTime
• H.264

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AMR
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• ALAC
• MP3
• WAV

MP3 support

Number of polyphony voices

64

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Cover Flow mode

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Email

Handwriting recognition

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

MMS support

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

1.21 W/kg

0.79 W/kg