Archos 50 Saphir vs HTC Ville

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    50 Saphir:
    LCD
    Ville:
    OLED
  • Weight

    Ville: 30.5 g lighter

    50 Saphir:
    150 g
    Ville:
    119.5 g
  • Width

    Ville: 10.9 mm narrower

    50 Saphir:
    75.9 mm
    Ville:
    65 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Ville: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    50 Saphir:
    5.5 in
    Ville:
    4.3 in
  • Memory variants

    At 16 GB storage

    50 Saphir:
    2 GB RAM
    Ville:
    1 GB RAM
  • Chipset

    50 Saphir:
    Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
    Ville:
    Qualcomm MSM8290

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. 50 Saphir

    Height:
    146.6 mm +15.7 mm versus Ville
    Width:
    75.9 mm +10.9 mm versus Ville
    Depth:
    13.9 mm +6.1 mm versus Ville
  2. 2. Ville

    Height:
    130.9 mm
    Width:
    65 mm
    Depth:
    7.8 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. 50 Saphir

    150 g

    +30.5 g versus Ville

  2. 2. Ville

    119.5 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. 50 Saphir

    50 Saphir: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. Ville

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    51 cm²

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Recorded RAM for 50 Saphir, Ville, compared at the same storage capacity.
Storage50 SaphirVille
16 GB Recorded for all phones 2 GB RAM 1 GB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. 50 Saphir

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 128 GB (uses shared SIM slot)

2. Ville

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. 50 Saphir

    5000 mAh

    +3350 mAh versus Ville

  2. 2. Ville

    1650 mAh

Specifications

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1. 50 Saphir2. Ville

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 50 Saphir, Ville.
Specification50 SaphirVille
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 146.6 Х 75.9 Х 13.9 mm
  • 130.9 Х 65 Х 7.8 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 119.5 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 128 GB (uses shared SIM slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 5000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1650 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean); Sense UI
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM8290
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for 50 Saphir, Ville.
Specification50 SaphirVille
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 51.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 161.9 g
  • 59.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 256 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 4
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 50 Saphir, Ville.
Specification50 SaphirVille
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
  • stereo sound rec.
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • VGA
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for 50 Saphir, Ville.
Specification50 SaphirVille
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T720MP2
  • Adreno 225
Antutu 7 score *
  • 39723
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for 50 Saphir, Ville.
Specification50 SaphirVille
Release date
  • 2017
  • February
  • 2012
  • February. Released 2012
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 220 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 740 h (2G) / Up to 550 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 37 h (2G) / Up to 27 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 317 h Talking time- Up to 10 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 50 Saphir, Ville.
Specification50 SaphirVille
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • Super AMOLED
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.55 W/kg (head) 0.80 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.00 W/kg (head) 0.81 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 50 Saphir, Ville.
Specification50 SaphirVille
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for 50 Saphir, Ville.
Specification50 SaphirVille
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging (Pump Express) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1m for 30 mins)
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Also available as HTC One S Special Edition in white color and 64 GB internal memory