Htc Desire 626S vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
Product
Price
199 USD
199 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
HTC Mobiles
Samsung Mobile
Model No
Desire 626S
SM-A176B, SM-A176B/DS
Launch Date
2015, July 08
2025, August 14
Wikipedia
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
2, 4, 5, 12 - T-Mobile
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - India
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
Dimensions
146.8 x 70.9 x 8.1 mm (5.78 x 2.79 x 0.32 in)
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
Weight
138.9 g (4.90 oz)
192 g (6.77 oz)
SIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Black, White
Black, Gray, Blue
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic frame, glass fiber back
IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
Size
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
OS
Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), Sense UI 7
Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
CPU
Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 304
Mali-G68 MP2
RAM
1GB, 1.5GB
4GB/6GB/8GB
Storage
8GB
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Lens 1
8 MP, AF
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF, OIS
Features
LED flash
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
720p@30fps
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Lens 2
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Lens 1
2 MP
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video
720p
1080p@30fps
Capacity
Li-Ion 2000 mAh, non-removable
5000 mAh
Talk Time
Up to 15 h (3G)
Charging
25W wired
Sensors
Yes
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.1, A2DP
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio
FM radio
USB
microUSB 2.0
USB Type-C 2.0
NFC
Yes (market/region dependent)