HTC Desire SV 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: 39 g lighter

    Desire SV:
    131 g
    i400:
    92 g
  • Width

    i400: 17.9 mm narrower

    Desire SV:
    67.9 mm
    i400:
    50 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    i400: 2 in smaller diagonal

    Desire SV:
    4.3 in
    i400:
    2.3 in
  • Chipset

    Desire SV:
    Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play
    i400:
    TI OMAP 2430
  • Depth

    Desire SV: 5.1 mm thinner

    Desire SV:
    10.7 mm
    i400:
    15.8 mm
  • Height

    i400: 28.7 mm shorter

    Desire SV:
    129.7 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 SV

    Height:
    129.7 mm +28.7 mm versus i400
    Width:
    67.9 mm +17.9 mm versus i400
    Depth:
    10.7 mm
  2. 2. i400

    Height:
    101 mm
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    15.8 mm +5.1 mm versus Desire SV

Weight

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

  1. 1. Desire SV

    131 g

    +39 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 SV

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    52.6 cm²
  2. 2. i400

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

Desire SV has approximately 221.3% 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 SV: Original memory entry

4 GB · 768 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 SV

NFC:
Unknown
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 SV2. i400

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire SV, i400.
SpecificationDesire SVi400
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129.7 Х 67.9 Х 10.7 mm
  • 101 Х 50 Х 15.8 mm
Weight
  • 131 g
  • 92 g
Technology
  • Super LCD2
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.3" inch
  • 2.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 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
  • 768 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.
  • 1620 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich); Sense UI
  • Symbian OS 9.2
  • Series 60 v3.1 UI
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon S4 Play
  • TI OMAP 2430
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Desire SV, i400.
SpecificationDesire SVi400
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 52.6 cm2
  • 16.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 59.8%
  • 32.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 217 PPI
  • 174 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire SV, i400.
SpecificationDesire SVi400
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 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 SV, i400.
SpecificationDesire SVi400
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
  • 330 MHz ARM 1136
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 203
  • PowerVR MBX
Antutu 7 score *
  • 2478
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 233
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 404
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire SV, i400.
SpecificationDesire SVi400
Release date
  • 2012
  • November
  • 2007
  • April
Colors
  • Radical Yellow
  • Stealth Black
  • Black
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 270 EUR
  • 290 EUR
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire SV, i400.
SpecificationDesire SVi400
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
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
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.64 W/kg (head) 0.69 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 SV, i400.
SpecificationDesire SVi400
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Beats Audio
  • Dual speaker
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire SV, i400.
SpecificationDesire SVi400
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Dropbox (25 GB cloud storage) -MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor
  • 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