Samsung Galaxy Ace vs HTC Desire S

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


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


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


Battery: HTC Desire S offers a higher battery capacity with 1450 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Ace offers 1350 mAh, making HTC Desire S better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy Ace offers higher internal storage with 158 GB, while HTC Desire S offers 1 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Ace the better option for storage.


User Rating: HTC Desire S receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy Ace has a rating of 3.8.

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Samsung Galaxy Ace
₹9,200
(Discontinued)
HTC Desire S
₹16,600
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

09 Feb, 2011
23 Mar, 2011

Performance

Snapdragon S1
Snapdragon S2
(upto 800 MHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
278 MB RAM
768 MB RAM

Display

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
3.7 inches (9.4 cm)
TFT
S-LCD
320x480 px
480x800 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
0.3 MP

Battery

1350 mAh
1450 mAh

Storage

158 MB
1 GB

User Ratings

3.8/5
(537 ratings)
4.4/5
(111 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

TouchWiz UI
HTC Sense

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227
Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255

Processor

Single core, 800 MHz, ARM 11
1 GHz, Scorpion

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 200
Adreno 205

RAM

278 MB
768 MB

RAM Type

N/A
DDR2

Display

Display Type

TFT
S-LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

320x480 px
480x800 px

Pixel Density

165 ppi
252 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

54.28 %
56.61 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

112.4 mm
115 mm

Width

59.9 mm
59.8 mm

Thickness

11.50 mm
11.6 mm

Weight

113 grams
130 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
Face detection
Smile detection
Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus

Video Recording

640x480 @ 24 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
0.3 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

1350 mAh
1450 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 6.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)
Up to 7.25 Hours(3G) / Up to 9.83 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

158 MB
1 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

N/A
Head: 0.33 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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