Comparison of HTC One S and HTC One X 16Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

HTC One S

HTC One X 16Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

HTC

HTC

Phone model

One S

One X 16Gb

Year of release

2012

2012

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

131 mm

134 mm

Body width

65 mm

70 mm

Body thickness

7.8 mm

8.9 mm

Weight

120 g

130 g

Volume

66.37 cm³

83.61 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal
• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• White
• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm MSM8260A

• Nvidia Tegra 3

CPU clock speed

1500 MHz

1500 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1024 kB

1024 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

40 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 225

• ULP GeForce

GPU clock speed

520 MHz

Number of GPU cores

12

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

1 GB

1 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

500 MHz

533 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

1

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 16 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8260A

• Nvidia Tegra 3 T30

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.0

Android 4.0

Battery

Battery capacity

1650

1800

Battery type

Li-Pol

Li-Pol

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

2.5 h

Call duration in GSM networks

10 h

Standby time in GSM networks

317 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

10 h 30 min

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

317 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.3 in

4.7 in

Screen resolution

960 x 540 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

Pixel density

256 ppi

312 ppi

Screen technology

Super AMOLED

Super LCD2

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

8 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

CMOS BSI

Aperture

f/2

f/2

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

108 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

1.3 Mp

1.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1520 x 855 pixels

1520 x 855 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Micro-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

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 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

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

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11a
• 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

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

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

87.5 - 108.0

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

HDMI connector

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• 3GPP2
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• 3GPP2
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• M4A
• MP3
• OGG
• 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

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

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

• Gmail
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Google Search
• Google Maps
• Google Talk

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.81 W/kg

0.71 W/kg