Phone Comparison - HTC Desire S vs HTC Desire vs HTC Desire HD

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC HTC
Announced February 2011 February 2010 September 2010
Status Available - March 2011 Available - March 2010 Available - October 2010
Colors Black, Red Black, Brown, Silver, White Black, Brown
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
119 x 60 x 11.9 mm
(4.69 x 2.36 x 0.47 in)
123 x 68 x 11.8 mm
(4.84 x 2.68 x 0.46 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 164 g (5.78 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
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5 Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), v2.3 (Gingerbread), not upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 200 Adreno 205
RAM 768 MB 576 MB 768 MB
Internal Memory 1.1 GB ROM N/A 1.5 GB;
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED or SLCD capacitive touchscreen LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 3.7 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.73% 54.64% 62.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, WVGA (800x480 pixels) @ 15fps, 720p@30fps via Android 2.2 (Froyo) update Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 32
Edge Up to 560 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 32
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA 7.2/14.4 Mbps; HSUPA 2/5.76 Mbps (carrier dependent)
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes v2.1 with A2DP Yes v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 576 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM 1.5 GB; 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB, 4 GB included microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 1400 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 9 h 15 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)