Phone Comparison - HTC Desire S vs Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs HTC Desire 320

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung HTC
Announced February 2011 February 2012 January 2015
Status Available - March 2011 Available - May 2012 Available - January 2015
Price - - Rs. 6,820 ($99.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Red Black Meridian Gray, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
118.3 x 62.2 x 10.5 mm
(4.66 x 2.45 x 0.41 in)
132 x 67.8 x 10.5 mm
(5.2 x 2.67 x 0.41 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - EU
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5 Android OS, v2.3 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 800 MHz, NovaThor U8500 Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Adreno 205 Mali-400MP -
RAM 768 MB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 1.1 GB ROM 4 GB storage 4 GB, 512 MB (North America)
8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors -
Size 3.7 inches 3.8 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.73% 55.64% 62.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio (EU model only)
Games Yes Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels / LED flash (EU m
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Yes
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 560 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 4 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB (North America)
8 GB, 1 GB RAM (EU)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 1500 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
Up to 670 h (2G)
Up to 640 h (3G)
Up to 690 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 16 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (3G)