Phone Comparison - HTC Amaze 4G vs HTC Velocity 4G vs HTC Desire HD

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced September 2011 January 2012 September 2010
Status Available - October 2011 Available - January 2012 Available - October 2010
Colors Black, White Black Black, Brown
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130 x 65.6 x 11.8 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.46 in)
126.1 x 57 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.24 x 0.44 in)
123 x 68 x 11.8 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
Weight 172.9 g (6.07.0.32 oz) 163.8 g (5.75.0.28 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 1700 / 2100 or HSDPA 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
4G Network - LTE 1800 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.3.7 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 220 Adreno 220 Adreno 205
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB (13 GB user available) 1.5 GB;
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.84% 77.52% 62.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash dual-LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Face Detection, SmartShot, BurstShot, SweepShot, ClearShot Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@60fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 32
Edge Yes Yes Class 32
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA 7.2/14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 2/5.76 Mbps (carrier dependent)
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, with A2DP Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB (13 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 1620 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 264 h Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 9 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)