HTC Desire C vs Samsung i400

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.

  • Weight

    i400: 8 g lighter

    Desire C:
    100 g
    i400:
    92 g
  • Width

    i400: 10.6 mm narrower

    Desire C:
    60.6 mm
    i400:
    50 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    i400: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Desire C:
    3.5 in
    i400:
    2.3 in
  • Chipset

    Desire C:
    Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon S1
    i400:
    TI OMAP 2430
  • Depth

    Desire C: 3.5 mm thinner

    Desire C:
    12.3 mm
    i400:
    15.8 mm
  • Height

    i400: 6.2 mm shorter

    Desire C:
    107.2 mm
    i400:
    101 mm

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. Desire C

    Height:
    107.2 mm +6.2 mm versus i400
    Width:
    60.6 mm +10.6 mm versus i400
    Depth:
    12.3 mm
  2. 2. i400

    Height:
    101 mm
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    15.8 mm +3.5 mm versus Desire C

Weight

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

  1. 1. Desire C

    100 g

    +8 g versus i400

  2. 2. i400

    92 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.

  1. 1. Desire C

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²
  2. 2. i400

    Screen diagonal:
    2.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    16.4 cm²

Desire C has approximately 122.7% more rectangular screen area than i400.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Desire C: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

i400: Original memory entry

40 MB

Practical features

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

1. Desire C

NFC:
See details Optional
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. i400

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Desire C2. i400

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire C, i400.
SpecificationDesire Ci400
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107.2 Х 60.6 Х 12.3 mm
  • 101 Х 50 Х 15.8 mm
Weight
  • 100 g
  • 92 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 40 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); Sense UI 4
  • Symbian OS 9.2
  • Series 60 v3.1 UI
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon S1
  • TI OMAP 2430
NFC
  • Optional
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Desire C, i400.
SpecificationDesire Ci400
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 16.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 56.1%
  • 32.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 174 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire C, i400.
SpecificationDesire Ci400
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 2 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Desire C, i400.
SpecificationDesire Ci400
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A5
  • 330 MHz ARM 1136
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • PowerVR MBX
Antutu 7 score *
  • 650
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 139
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 141
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire C, i400.
SpecificationDesire Ci400
Release date
  • 2012
  • May
  • 2007
  • April
Colors
  • Polar White
  • Stealth Black
  • Flamenco Red
  • Black
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
  • 290 EUR
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire C, i400.
SpecificationDesire Ci400
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.75 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 0.21 W/kg (head) 0.26 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.20 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire C, i400.
SpecificationDesire Ci400
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Beats Audio
  • Dual speaker
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire C, i400.
SpecificationDesire Ci400
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player -Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage) -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Organizer -Document viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
  • WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Predictive text input -Voice memo/command -Organizer