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HTC Desire S vs Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D

Compare HTC Desire S

Rs. 16,600
(Discontinued)

 

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Summary
Performance

Snapdragon S2

768 MB RAM

Snapdragon S3

1 GB RAM

Display

3.7" (9.4 cm)

480x800 px

4.5" (11.43 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1450 mAh

7.25 h talktime (3G)

6.33 h talktime (2G)

Storage

1 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.4/5 based on 111 ratings

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HTC Desire S is permanently discontinued.
Samsung Galaxy S II X T989D is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060

CPU

1 GHz, Scorpion

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Scorpion

Graphics

Adreno 205

Adreno 220

RAM

768 MB

1 GB

RAM Type

DDR2

Display
Display Type

S-LCD

Super AMOLED Plus

Screen Size

3.7 " (9.4 cm)

4.5 " (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

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 115 mm
Width: 59.8 mm
Thickness: 11.6 mm

Height: 129.9 mm
Width: 68.9 mm
Thickness: 9.5 mm

Weight

130 grams

109 grams

Colours

Black, Red

Black

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

8 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, 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
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

2 MP, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Battery
Capacity

1450 mAh

Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Up to 6.33 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 455 Hours(3G) / Up to 430 Hours(2G)

Up to 250 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

1 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini

SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
114 kbps
EDGE:
560 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class 12, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 12

SAR Value

Head: 0.33 W/kg, Body: 1.06 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n), Dual antennas

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v3.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope