HTC Desire S (S510E) vs Motorola Moto C (XT1756)
Side by side comparison between HTC Desire S vs Motorola Moto C phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Motorola Moto C (XT1756)
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8 Advantages 
14 Advantages | 14 Common items in both devices |
| Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC / Until 32GB microSD, microSDXC |
| 16 million |
| (back) 5MP |
| Only digital zoom |
| HD (1280x720) |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| +7 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| HTC Desire S (S510E) | Moto C (XT1756) | |
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| Model | Desire S (S510E) | Moto C (XT1756) |
| Other model names | HTC Desire S S510, HTC Desire 2, HTC Saga | Telcel Lenovo Moto C XT1756 (4G), Motorola Watson |
| Country or region available | feature not registered |      (Latin America), Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru |
| Brand | HTC | Motorola |
| Release date | 3/1/2011 | 6/2/2017 |
| Depth | 11.63 millimeters (0.46 inches) | 9 millimeters (0.35 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 59.8 x 115 millimeters (2.35 x 4.53 in) | 73.6 x 145.5 millimeters (2.9 x 5.73 in) |
| Weight | 130 grams (4.55 ounces) | 154 grams (5.39 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | Plastic body, glass front |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| HTC Desire S (S510E) | Moto C (XT1756) | |
| Display type | TFT Super LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 3.7" inches | 5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~56.7% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~64.3% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels | 480x854 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 252 PPI | 196 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass | Not supported |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| HTC Desire S (S510E) | Moto C (XT1756) | |
| System version | Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| Firmware update | Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| HTC Desire S (S510E) | Moto C (XT1756) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 | 64bit: MediaTek MT6737M (28nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz Scorpion (Single-core) | Quad-core, 1 processor: 4x 1.1GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 205 | ARM Mali-T720 MP2 550Mhz |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| HTC Desire S (S510E) | Moto C (XT1756) | |
| RAM memory | 768MB LPDDR2 | 1GB LPDDR3 |
| Internal storage | 2GB (1.13GB available) | 8GB (4GB available) eMMC 5.0 |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| HTC Desire S (S510E) | Moto C (XT1756) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 14.4/2 Mbps | 150/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 900/2100 | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat4 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 28) |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| HTC Desire S (S510E) | Moto C (XT1756) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 5 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | 2560x1920 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | HD (1280x720) 30 fps | HD (1280x720) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash on both cameras |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.4µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Not supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | HDR photo on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| HTC Desire S (S510E) | Moto C (XT1756) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | 2 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | 1600x1200 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | VGA (720x480) |
| Front flash | Not supported | LED |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| HTC Desire S (S510E) | Moto C (XT1756) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Radio | FM (RDS) | FM |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, DivX, XviD, H.263, H.264, WMV | MP4, H.264, H.263, XviD |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| HTC Desire S (S510E) | Moto C (XT1756) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 + A2DP | 4.2 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| HTC Desire S (S510E) | Moto C (XT1756) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor | Accelerometer |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| HTC Desire S (S510E) | Moto C (XT1756) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | LiPo: li-ion polymer (Removable) HC40 |
| Battery capacity | 1450 mAh | 2350 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 7.3 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 455 hours (19 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| HTC Desire S (S510E) | Moto C (XT1756) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Red • HTC Sense 3.0 UI • Touch focus • DLNA • Wi-Fi Mobile Hotspot • Java framework | • Colors: Starry Black, Pearl White, Metallic Cherry, Fine Gold • WiFi hotspot |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| HTC Desire S (S510E) | Moto C (XT1756) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |