Comparison of HTC Desire and HTC Desire S smartphones based on their characteristics

HTC Desire

HTC Desire S

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

HTC

HTC

Phone model

Desire

Desire S

Year of release

2010

2011

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

119 mm

115 mm

Body width

60 mm

60 mm

Body thickness

12 mm

11.6 mm

Weight

135 g

130 g

Volume

85.68 cm³

79.77 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Aluminium alloy
• Plastic

Colors

• Chocolate

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm QSD8250

• Qualcomm MSM 8255

CPU clock speed

1000 MHz

1000 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

1

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

256 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

65 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Qualcomm Adreno 200

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

576 MB

768 MB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 512 MB

• 1.1 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8250

Operating system

Operating system

Android 2.1

Android 2.3

Battery

Battery capacity

1400

1450

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

2 h

2.5 h

Call duration in GSM networks

6 h 42 min

9 h

Standby time in GSM networks

360 h

430 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

6 h 30 min

7 h 15 min

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

360 h

455 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.7 in

3.7 in

Screen resolution

800 x 480 pixels

800 x 480 pixels

Pixel density

252 ppi

252 ppi

Screen technology

Super Clear LCD

Super Clear LCD

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.667

1.667

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2560 x 1920 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

2 X

2 X

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Smile detector

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

800 x 480 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

24 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

Front camera video

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.1

2.1

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• GAP
• GOEP
• HFP
• HSP
• PBAP
• SPP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108.0

87.5 - 108.0

RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• EXIF
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPEG
• EXIF
• GIF
• BMP

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• Xvid
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AMR
• M4A
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Number of polyphony voices

64

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Facebook

• Gmail
• Facebook
• YouTube

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

1.12 W/kg

0.85 W/kg