Htc Windows Phone 8S vs Samsung Galaxy A17 4G
Product
Price
179 USD
179 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
HTC Mobiles
Samsung Mobile
Model No
Windows Phone 8S
SM-A175F, SM-A175F/DS, SM-A175M, SM-A175M/DS, SM-A175F/DSB
Launch Date
2012, November 20
2025, September 18
Technology
GSM / HSPA
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
Speed
HSPA
HSPA, LTE
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Dimensions
120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm (4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
Weight
113 g (3.99 oz)
190 g (6.70 oz)
Build
Corning Gorilla Glass
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic back, plastic frame
IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
SIM
Micro-SIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Domino, Fiesta Red, Atlantic Blue, High-Rise Gray
Black, Gray, Light blue
Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Super AMOLED, 90Hz
Size
4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~60.0% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
OS
Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to WP8 GDR3
Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm)
CPU
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Krait
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 305
Mali-G57 MC2
RAM
512MB
4GB/8GB
Storage
4GB
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Lens 1
5 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
Lens 2
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po 1700 mAh battery
5000 mAh
Charging
25W wired
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity
OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage)
MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, compass
Virtual proximity sensing
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
3.1, A2DP, EDR/ 4.0, LE after Amber update
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio
FM radio
FM radio (market/region dependent)
USB
microUSB 2.0
USB USB Type-C 2.0
NFC
Yes (market/region dependent)
Lens 1
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video
1080p@30fps