HTC Desire XC vs Samsung Galaxy J5

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

  Desire XC: 39 g lighter

  Desire XC:

  107 g

  Galaxy J5:

  146 g

• Width

  Desire XC: 9.5 mm narrower

  Desire XC:

  62.3 mm

  Galaxy J5:

  71.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire XC: 1 in smaller diagonal

  Desire XC:

  4 in

  Galaxy J5:

  5 in

• Depth

  Galaxy J5: 1.5 mm thinner

  Desire XC:

  9.4 mm

  Galaxy J5:

  7.9 mm

• Height

  Desire XC: 22.6 mm shorter

  Desire XC:

  119.5 mm

  Galaxy J5:

  142.1 mm

• Release year

  Desire XC:

  2013

  Galaxy J5:

  2015

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 XC

   Height:

   119.5 mm

   Width:

   62.3 mm

   Depth:

   9.4 mm +1.5 mm versus Galaxy J5

2. 2. Galaxy J5

   Height:

   142.1 mm +22.6 mm versus Desire XC

   Width:

   71.8 mm +9.5 mm versus Desire XC

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

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 XC

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy J5

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Galaxy J5 has approximately 51.3% more rectangular screen area than Desire XC.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.