Phone Comparison - HTC Desire S vs HTC HD2

HTC Desire S
htc desire s
HTC HD2
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC
Announced February 2011 October 2009
Status Available - March 2011 Available - November 2009
Colors Black, Red Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
120.5 x 67 x 11 mm
(4.74 x 2.64 x 0.43 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - Australian Version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5 Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 200 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] 448 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1.1 GB ROM N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 65K colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.73% 65.17%
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 + Downloadable
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 dual LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, VGA@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 560 kbps Class 12
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR 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 router
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support; NaviPanel
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 448 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 1230 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
Up to 490 h (2G)
Up to 390 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 6 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 40 min (3G)