HTC Desire S vs Samsung Galaxy S Advance

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Comparing the HTC Desire S vs Samsung Galaxy S Advance across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both HTC Desire S and Samsung Galaxy S Advance run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S Advance offers a screen size of 4 inches, while HTC Desire S offers 3.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S Advance the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S Advance features a Super AMOLED display compared to HTC Desire S's S-LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S Advance the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both HTC Desire S and Samsung Galaxy S Advance feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S Advance offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.3 MP, while HTC Desire S offers 0.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S Advance better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S Advance offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while HTC Desire S offers 1450 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S Advance better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S Advance offers higher internal storage with 2 GB, while HTC Desire S offers 1 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S Advance the better option for storage.


User Rating: HTC Desire S receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy S Advance has a rating of 4.

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HTC Desire S
₹16,600
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy S Advance
₹5,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

23 Mar, 2011
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon S2
ST-Ericsson NovaThor
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
768 MB RAM
768 MB RAM

Display

3.7 inches (9.4 cm)
4 inches (10.16 cm)
S-LCD
Super AMOLED
480x800 px
480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
1.3 MP

Battery

1450 mAh
1500 mAh

Storage

1 GB
2 GB

User Ratings

4.4/5
(111 ratings)
4/5
(1,480 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Android v2.3.6 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

HTC Sense
TouchWiz UI

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255
ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500

Processor

1 GHz, Scorpion
Dual core, 1 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 205
Mali-400

RAM

768 MB
768 MB

RAM Type

DDR2
N/A

Display

Display Type

S-LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

3.7 inches  (9.4 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
480x800 px

Pixel Density

252 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

56.61 %
58.62 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Design

Height

115 mm
123.2 mm

Width

59.8 mm
63 mm

Thickness

11.6 mm
9.7 mm

Weight

130 grams
120 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
1.3 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Battery

Capacity

1450 mAh
1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7.25 Hours(3G) / Up to 9.83 Hours(2G)
Up to 7.33(3G) / Up to 15(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

1 GB
2 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 0.33 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
Document Editor (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF)