HTC Desire 825 vs. Samsung Galaxy S10e

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of HTC Desire 825 and Samsung Galaxy S10e. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC Desire 825 vs. Samsung Galaxy S10e Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC Desire 825 Samsung Galaxy S10e
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G970F/DS
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.9 mm 142.2 mm HTC Desire 825 has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S10e.
Width 76.9 mm 69.9 mm HTC Desire 825 has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S10e.
Depth 7.4 mm 7.9 mm HTC Desire 825 is narrower than HTC Desire 825.
Weight 155 g 150 g Samsung Galaxy S10e is lighter than HTC Desire 825.
Body Colour - Cardinal red | Silver prism | Prism blue | Prism black | White prism | Canary yellow | Prism green
Protection - Dustproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy S10e is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.377 W/kg 1.575 W/kg (body), 0.582 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) - Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY HTC Desire 825 Samsung Galaxy S10e
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD Infinity-O Dynamic AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.8" Samsung Galaxy S10e has larger screen size than HTC Desire 825.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2280 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy S10e has better screen resolution than HTC Desire 825.
Display Format HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 267 ppi 438 ppi Samsung Galaxy S10e has better pixel density than HTC Desire 825.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
HDR - Yes Samsung Galaxy S10e has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Features Display colour personalisation AOD(Always On Display)
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR HTC Desire 825 Samsung Galaxy S10e
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Samsung Exynos
Clock Speed 1.6 GHz 2.7 GHz Samsung Galaxy S10e has higher clock speed than HTC Desire 825.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Samsung Galaxy S10e has higher processor core quantity than HTC Desire 825.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Samsung Galaxy S10e has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY HTC Desire 825 Samsung Galaxy S10e
RAM 2 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB Samsung Galaxy S10e has more RAM than HTC Desire 825.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Samsung Galaxy S10e has more internal memory than HTC Desire 825.
User Memory 10.5 GB 107.8 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB
CAMERA HTC Desire 825 Samsung Galaxy S10e
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel HTC Desire 825 has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S10e.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.5 & f/2.4 Samsung Galaxy S10e has better lens aperture than HTC Desire 825.
Field of View (FoV) - 77 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Samsung Galaxy S10e has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 10x
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects - HDR, Grid Line, Motion photos
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Continuous shot Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Super Slow-mo, AR Emoji, Flowers, Greenery, Trees, Sky, Mountains, Beaches, Watersides, Snow, Backlit, Text, Food, Live focus with bokeh effect, Face, Baby, Person, Dog, Cat, People, Sunset, Sunrise, City, Waterfall, Scenery, Stage, Vehicles, Drinks, Animal, Shoes, Indoor, Clothes, Night view
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection Samsung Galaxy S10e has face detection.
Light Source LED light High CRI LED flash
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation), Dual Pixel Autofocus technology, Scene Optimiser, Flaw detection
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1 μm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 10 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy S10e has better front camera resolution than HTC Desire 825.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.8 F/1.9 Samsung Galaxy S10e has better front lens aperture than HTC Desire 825.
Field of View (Front) - 80 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.22 μm
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Tap to focus, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) Live Focus mode
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
Camera Features (Front) Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds Dual Pixel AF
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC Desire 825 Samsung Galaxy S10e
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 3100 mAh Samsung Galaxy S10e has larger battery capacity than HTC Desire 825.
Wireless Charging - Yes Samsung Galaxy S10e can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - WPC, PMA, Qi, Fast Wireless Charging 2.0, Wireless PowerShare
Standby Time 672 hours -
Talk Time 1440 minutes 1140 minutes HTC Desire 825 has longer battery life when making calls than Samsung Galaxy S10e.
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 1440 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 672 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 7 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 48 hrs
Playback (HD video): up to 6 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1140 min
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 14 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 76 hrs
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
CELLULAR HTC Desire 825 Samsung Galaxy S10e
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface HTC Sense -
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS HTC Desire 825 Samsung Galaxy S10e
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, LAA
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
NFC - Yes Samsung Galaxy S10e has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC Desire 825 Samsung Galaxy S10e
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, M4A WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, DSF, DSD, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, 3G2 MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Dolby Digital Plus sound, Dolby Atmos sound technology, Surround sound, Dolby Digital sound
FEATURES HTC Desire 825 Samsung Galaxy S10e
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, pressure sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features HTC BlinkFeed, Power Saving Mode, Dual noise reduction microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Dolby Audio MU-MIMO technology, Samsung KNOX, Live message, Bixby Vision
OTHERS HTC Desire 825 Samsung Galaxy S10e
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, headset (tuned by AKG), clear cover case, USB connector (OTG), protective film
Compliant Standards - IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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