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HTC Desire vs Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL

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Rs. 21,299
(Discontinued)

 

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Rs. 18,810
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Summary
Performance

576 MB RAM

TI OMAP

478 MB RAM

Display

3.7" (9.4 cm)

480x800 px, 252 PPI

4" (10.16 cm)

480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1400 mAh

6.5 h talktime (3G)

1650 mAh

7.5 h talktime (3G)

Storage

512 MB

32 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Front Camera

N/A

0.3 MP

Single Camera

User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.6/5 based on 321 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

3.7/5 based on 12 ratings

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HTC Desire is permanently discontinued.
Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v2.1 (Eclair)

Android v2.2 (Froyo)

Performance
Chipset

Qualcomm

TI OMAP 3630

CPU

1 GHz

1 GHz, Cortex 8

Graphics

Adreno 200

PowerVR SGX 530

RAM

576 MB

478 MB

Display
Display Type

LCD

Screen Size

4 " (10.16 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

54.52 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 119 mm
Width: 60 mm
Thickness: 11.90 mm

Height: 123.7 mm
Width: 64.2 mm
Thickness: 10.59 mm

Weight

135 grams

131 grams

Colours

Black, Brown, Silver, White

Black, White

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

5 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2592 x 1944 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

Battery
Capacity

1400 mAh

1650 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Up to 7.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 15 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 360 Hours(3G) / Up to 340 Hours(2G)

Up to 55 Hours(3G) / Up to 610 Hours(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

512 MB

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 7.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 2 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class 10, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 10, 236.8 kbps

3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class 12, 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE:
Class 12

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v2.1

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS

, RDS

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass