VERTU Ascent Ti vs HTC Desire Z
| Type | Bar (classic) | Slide |
| Dimensions | 116.00 x 49.00 x 19.00 mm | 119.00 x 60.40 x 14.16 mm |
| Weight | 160.00 g | 180.00 g |
| Display size | - | 3.70" |
| Display | Color / TFD 256k colors 240 x 320 px | Color / Super LCD 16M colors 480 x 800 px (3.70") 252 ppi |
| Display protection |   | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 300 min. (5.0 h) | 2G: 590 min. (9.8 h) 3G: 400 min. (6.7 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 300 h. (12.5 days) | 2G: 430 h. (17.9 days) 3G: 430 h. (17.9 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion Buy powerbank
| Li-Ion 1300 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Phonebook memory | 1500 places |  |
| Internal memory | 4 GB | 1.5 GB |
| RAM memory | | 512 MB |
| Memory cards | |  microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | - | Android 2.2 Froyo |
| Interface | Series 40 3rd Edition | Sense |
| Processor | - | Qualcomm MSM7230 |
| Processor clock | - | 800 MHz |
| GPU | - | Adreno 205 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| Announced | 4Q 2008 | |
| Other names | - | A7272; HTC Vision; T-Mobile G2 |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 2100 | 900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 3 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | | 2592x1944 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | | 1280x720 px |
| Additional | - | AF |
CAMERAS - FRONT
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | | 14.40 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v2.0 | v2.1 EDR |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | | v802.11 b/g/n |
| WiFi frequencies | | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | 1000 places | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | T9 | XT9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | z RDS |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | | AAC, AMR, M4A, OGG, WAV, WMA |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | MIDP 2.0 | Dalvik |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |