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HTC Desire S vs Samsung Galaxy S3

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Rs. 16,600
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Summary
Performance

Snapdragon S2

768 MB RAM

Samsung Exynos 4

1 GB RAM

Display

3.7" (9.4 cm)

480x800 px

4.8" (12.19 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

1.9 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1450 mAh

7.25 h talktime (3G)

2100 mAh

11.4 h talktime (3G)

Storage

1 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.4/5 based on 111 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.1/5 based on 2,982 ratings

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HTC Desire S is permanently discontinued.
Samsung Galaxy S3 is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Custom UI

HTC Sense

TouchWiz UI

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255

Samsung Exynos 4

CPU

1 GHz, Scorpion

Quad core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A9

Graphics

Adreno 205

Mali-400 MP4

RAM

768 MB

1 GB

RAM Type

DDR2

Display
Display Type

S-LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

3.7 " (9.4 cm)

4.8 " (12.19 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

252 ppi

306 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

56.61 %

65.71 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v2, Scratch-resistant 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: 136.6 mm
Width: 70.6 mm
Thickness: 8.6 mm

Weight

130 grams

133 grams

Colours

Black, Red

Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Red, White, Pebble Blue, Marble White, Amber Brown, Garnet Red, Sapphire Black, Titanium Grey

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

8 MP f/2.6, Primary Camera

Sensor

Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

OIS

No

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
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

1.9 MP f/2.6, Primary Camera

Flash

No

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery
Capacity

1450 mAh

2100 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

Removable

TalkTime

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

Up to 11.4 Hours(3G) / Up to 21.4 Hours(2G)

Standby time

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

Up to 790 Hours(3G) / Up to 590 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

1 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Mini

SIM1: Micro

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 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 21.1 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

Head: 0.55 W/kg, Body: 1.49 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB

microUSB 2.0

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

, RDS, Stereo FM

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope