Phone Comparison - HTC One S vs HTC One vs HTC First

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced February 2012 February 2013 April 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Released - March 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Black, White White, Black, Pale Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.9 x 65 x 7.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.56 x 0.31 in)
137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm
(5.41 x 2.69 x 0.37 in)
126 x 65 x 8.9 mm
(4.96 x 2.56 x 0.35 in)
Weight 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
4G Network - LTE (market dependent) LTE 850/1900 MHz
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8930AA Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 320 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB N/A

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.7 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (469 ppi) 1280 x 720 pixels (341 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.98% 64.90% 62.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 4 MP UltraPixels, 2688 x 1520 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, 1/3' sensor size, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, 720p HD playback on device
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording, video stabilization Up to 1080p HD video capture
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2300 mAh 2000 mAh (not remova
Stand by - Up to 436 h 48 min
Talk Time - Up to 14 h 18 min