HTC DROID DNA vs Samsung I9230 Galaxy Golden

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

  DROID DNA:

  LCD

  I9230 Galaxy Golden:

  OLED

• Weight

  DROID DNA: 37.3 g lighter

  DROID DNA:

  141.7 g

  I9230 Galaxy Golden:

  179 g

• Width

  I9230 Galaxy Golden: 11 mm narrower

  DROID DNA:

  70.5 mm

  I9230 Galaxy Golden:

  59.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  I9230 Galaxy Golden: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

  DROID DNA:

  5 in

  I9230 Galaxy Golden:

  3.7 in

• Chipset

  DROID DNA:

  Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro

  I9230 Galaxy Golden:

  Qualcomm MSM8930AB Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)

• Depth

  DROID DNA: 6.1 mm thinner

  DROID DNA:

  9.7 mm

  I9230 Galaxy Golden:

  15.8 mm

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. DROID DNA

   Height:

   141 mm +23 mm versus I9230 Galaxy Golden

   Width:

   70.5 mm +11 mm versus I9230 Galaxy Golden

   Depth:

   9.7 mm

2. 2. I9230 Galaxy Golden

   Height:

   118 mm

   Width:

   59.5 mm

   Depth:

   15.8 mm +6.1 mm versus DROID DNA

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. DROID DNA

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. I9230 Galaxy Golden

   Screen diagonal:

   3.7 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   39 cm²

DROID DNA has approximately 76.9% more rectangular screen area than I9230 Galaxy Golden.

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.