HTC Wildfire vs Huawei U8150 Ideos
A spec-by-spec comparison of the HTC Wildfire and the Huawei U8150 Ideos, taken from their full specification sheets. Green marks the better value in each measured row.
Head to head
| HTC Wildfire | Huawei U8150 Ideos |
| Price | $16 | $1,995 |
| Our rating | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| Battery | 1,300 mAh | 1,200 mAh |
| Storage (max) | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Screen size | 3.2 in | 2.8 in |
| Main camera | 5 MP | 15 MP |
| Weight (lower is lighter) | 118 g | — |
| Released | May 2010 | Sep 2010 |
Summary: HTC Wildfire is ahead on battery, screen size. Huawei U8150 Ideos is ahead on our rating, main camera.
★ Which should you buy? Specs are close to an even split here, so HTC Wildfire is the better buy — the extra cost of the other one isn't matched by a clear spec advantage.
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Display
| HTC Wildfire | Huawei U8150 Ideos |
| Type | TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors | TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors |
| Size | 3.2 inches | 2.8 inches |
| Resolution | 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 240 x 320 pixels |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | — |
| PPI | — | ~143 ppi density |
| Screen-to-body ratio | — | ~42.6% |
Platform
| HTC Wildfire | Huawei U8150 Ideos |
| OS | Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo) with HTC Sense UI | Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1 | Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1 |
| CPU | 528 MHz ARM 11 | 528 MHz ARM 11 |
| GPU | Adreno 200 | — |
Memory
| HTC Wildfire | Huawei U8150 Ideos |
| Card slot | microSD, up to 32GB | microSD, up to 32GB |
| Internal | 512 MB ROM, 384 MB RAM | 512MB ROM, 256MB RAM |
Main Camera
| HTC Wildfire | Huawei U8150 Ideos |
| Single | 5 MP, autofocus, LED flash | 3.15 MP |
| Features | Geotagging | Geo-tagging |
| Video | No specific resolution widely cited, likely QVGA/VGA for the era | CIF / 144p |
Selfie Camera
| HTC Wildfire | Huawei U8150 Ideos |
| Single | No | No |
Battery
| HTC Wildfire | Huawei U8150 Ideos |
| Type | Removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery | Removable Li-Ion |
| Stand-by | Up to 690 h (2G) / Up to 480 h (3G) | — |
| Talk time | Up to 7 h 10 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 50 min (3G) | — |
| Capacity | — | 1200 mAh |
Body
| HTC Wildfire | Huawei U8150 Ideos |
| Dimensions | 106.75 x 60.4 x 12.19 mm (4.2 x 2.4 x 0.48 in) | 104 x 54.8 x 13.5 mm (4.09 x 2.16 x 0.53 in) |
| Weight | 118 g (4.2 oz) | 102.1 g (3.60 oz) |
| SIM | Mini-SIM | Mini-SIM |
Comms
| HTC Wildfire | Huawei U8150 Ideos |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g | Wi-Fi |
| Bluetooth | 2.1 with A2DP, EDR | Yes |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS | Yes |
| Radio | FM Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 | — |
| NFC | — | No |
Launch
| HTC Wildfire | Huawei U8150 Ideos |
| Announced | May 2010 | 2010, September |
| Status | Discontinued | Available. Released 2010, September |
Frequently asked questions
Which has the better battery, HTC Wildfire or Huawei U8150 Ideos?
HTC Wildfire — 1,300 mAh for the HTC Wildfire versus 1,200 mAh for the Huawei U8150 Ideos.
Which is newer, HTC Wildfire or Huawei U8150 Ideos?
Huawei U8150 Ideos — May 2010 for the HTC Wildfire versus Sep 2010 for the Huawei U8150 Ideos.
Is the HTC Wildfire or the Huawei U8150 Ideos rated higher?
We rate the HTC Wildfire 3/10 and the Huawei U8150 Ideos 4/10.
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