Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs HTC Desire S

Apple iPhone 4
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HTC Desire S
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC
Announced June 2010 February 2011
Status Available - June 2010 Available - March 2011
Colors Black, White Black, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 1.1 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 56.73%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 114 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 560 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1420 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)