HTC Desire vs Samsung Galaxy Ace

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC Desire runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Ace runs at 0.8 GHz, making HTC Desire the better performer.


Display: HTC Desire offers a screen size of 3.7 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Ace offers 3.5 inches, making HTC Desire the larger display of the two. HTC Desire features a AMOLED display compared to Samsung Galaxy Ace's TFT, making HTC Desire the better display of the two.


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


Battery: HTC Desire offers a higher battery capacity with 1400 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Ace offers 1350 mAh, making HTC Desire better for longer battery life.


Storage: HTC Desire offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Ace offers 158 GB, making HTC Desire the better option for storage.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy Ace receives a higher user rating of 3.8, while HTC Desire has a rating of 3.6.

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HTC Desire
₹21,299
(Discontinued)
Samsung Galaxy Ace
₹9,200
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

31 Mar, 2010
09 Feb, 2011

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon S1
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 800 MHz)
576 MB RAM
278 MB RAM

Display

3.7 inches (9.4 cm)
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
AMOLED
TFT
480x800 px
320x480 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1400 mAh
1350 mAh

Storage

512 MB
158 MB

User Ratings

3.6/5
(321 ratings)
3.8/5
(537 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v2.1 (Eclair)
Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Custom UI

N/A
TouchWiz UI

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm
Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227

Processor

1 GHz
Single core, 800 MHz, ARM 11

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 200
Adreno 200

RAM

576 MB
278 MB

Display

Display Type

AMOLED
TFT

Screen Size

3.7 inches  (9.4 cm)
3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
320x480 px

Pixel Density

252 ppi
165 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

54.52 %
54.28 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

119 mm
112.4 mm

Width

60 mm
59.9 mm

Thickness

11.90 mm
11.50 mm

Weight

135 grams
113 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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
640x480 @ 24 fps

Battery

Capacity

1400 mAh
1350 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 6.6 Hours(2G)
Up to 6.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

512 MB
158 MB

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

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2.1

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