Phone Comparison - Dell Aero vs HTC Desire S

Dell Aero
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HTC Desire S
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general General Info

Manufacturer Dell HTC
Announced March 2010 February 2011
Status Available - August 2010 Available - March 2011
Colors Black Black, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 57.9 x 11.7 mm, 68.6 cc
(4.8 x 2.28 x 0.46 in, 2.7 cc)
115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.5 (Cupcake), upgradable Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5
Processor Marvell PXA310 624 MHz [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM N/A 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 1.1 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 360 x 640 pixels (210 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 47.72% 56.73%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, CIF@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [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 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, miniUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included 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-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1000 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)