Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Ace vs HTC Desire S

Samsung Galaxy Ace
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HTC Desire S
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC
Announced January 2011 February 2011
Status Available - February 2011 Available - March 2011
Colors Black, Hugo Boss Edition Black, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112.4 x 59.9 x 11.5 mm
(4.43 x 2.36 x 0.45 in)
115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5
Processor 800 MHz ARM 11 processor, Qualcomm MSM7227 chipset [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM N/A 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 158 MB storage 1.1 GB ROM
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.06% 56.73%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 114 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 560 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 158 MB storage 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included, 280MB RAM microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 1350 mAh 1450 mAh
Stand by Up to 640 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)