HTC Desire S vs Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D

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Comparing the HTC Desire S vs Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D across performance, display, camera and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while HTC Desire S runs at 1.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D offers a screen size of 4.5 inches, while HTC Desire S offers 3.7 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to HTC Desire S's S-LCD, making Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while HTC Desire S offers 5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while HTC Desire S offers 0.3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D better for front camera photography.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D offers higher internal storage with 16 GB, while HTC Desire S offers 1 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D the better option for storage.

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HTC Desire S
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Summary

Release Date

23 Mar, 2011
22 Oct, 2011

Performance

Snapdragon S2
Snapdragon S3
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
768 MB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

3.7 inches (9.4 cm)
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
S-LCD
Super AMOLED Plus
480x800 px
480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
2 MP

Battery

1450 mAh
N/A

Storage

1 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.4/5
(111 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

HTC Sense
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060

Processor

1 GHz, Scorpion
Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Scorpion

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 205
Adreno 220

RAM

768 MB
1 GB

RAM Type

DDR2
N/A

Display

Display Type

S-LCD
Super AMOLED Plus

Screen Size

3.7 inches  (9.4 cm)
4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
480x800 px

Pixel Density

252 ppi
207 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

56.61 %
64.34 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Design

Height

115 mm
129.9 mm

Width

59.8 mm
68.9 mm

Thickness

11.6 mm
9.5 mm

Weight

130 grams
109 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Battery

Capacity

1450 mAh
N/A

Battery Type

Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 7.25 Hours(3G) / Up to 9.83 Hours(2G)
Up to 6.33 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

1 GB
16 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
SIM1: Mini

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) Dual antennas

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v3.0

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