- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- LG Nexus 4
- Samsung Galaxy S III mini
- Samsung Galaxy S Advance
- Sony Xperia U
- Huawei Ascend G300
by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)The camera on board the Huawei Honor is an 8 MP unit capable of 3264x2448 resolution photos.
Rated 80% by by TrustedReviews (Aug, 2012)The 800 x 480 pixel panel is incredibly bright when needs be, produces strong vivid colours, has a very high contrast ratio ensuring whites are white and blacks are black rather than shades of grey, is pin sharp and its viewing angles are excellent – there's almost no colour or contrast shift when viewed from even the most acute angle.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Huawei Honor compared to the HTC Desire S
GHz1.4
Android 2.3 Gingerbread 3.5G
Rated 66% by by c|net (Dec, 2011)A 4-inch screen is the perfect size for easy viewing, especially if you find devices with 4.5-inch screens awkwardly large.
1 GHz
Android 2.3 Gingerbread 3.5G
by GSM Arena (Apr, 2011)The screen is big enough and has broad viewing angles but sunlight legibility is less than perfect.
screen size
4"
3.7"
Honor by c|net (Dec, 2011)You'll have five customizable home screens, with a default animation that makes the screens appear as if they're on a cube as you swipe among them.
Desire S by GSM Arena (Apr, 2011)While it’s still not as good as a hardware one, it’s the next best thing – the 3.7” screen has enough real estate for big, well-spaced keys, which are easy to hit.
screen resolution
Honor by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)The Honor produces smooth videos but we cannot help wishing for more detail.
Desire S by nick88msn (Mar, 2012)Display resolution is 800x480 and is really good for a 3,7" display, color are vivid and angle view are great (I think this display is IPS).
memory
| 0 GB | 0.75 GB | 0.8 GB |
processor
Honor by GSM Arena (Jan, 2012)It’s powered by a 1.4 GHz MSM8255T Snapdragon processor and 512 MB RAM.
Desire S by TrustedReviews (Aug, 2012)Its latest offering is the HTC Desire S that doesn't pack in a headline grabbing dual-core processor, fancy camera, or ginormous screen but is a beautifully made, classy smartphone that should be high on your wish list.
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 8 MP | 8 MP |
Honor by Giovanni-R.-S (Jan, 2013)is a very good phone gets better once you upgrade to ics can do more things and 3g works well in Costa Rica ice kolbi the battery life is good compared to other smartphones and Adreno 205 GPU gaming is excellent and the camera takes good pictures in 720p 8 megapixels is thin and does not weigh much has good size the sound is goodOn this phone I played GTA III asphalt 7 9mm gangstar rio Minecraft Dead trigger and more.
Desire S by GSM Arena (Apr, 2011)The HTC Desire S packs a 5MP camera for stills of up to 2592x1952 pixel resolution.
Performance Real world tests of Huawei Honor vs HTC Desire S
cpu speed
Honor by c|net (Dec, 2011)I had few complaints about the Honor's internal speeds, drawing on its 1.4GHz Snapdragon processor.
Desire S by Omar-Garcia (Mar, 2012)After rooting my phone, I installed an app to control the CPU frequency and I have used the phone at 400 MHz and it runs flawlessly.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the HTC Desire S
| Significantly faster processor | 1.4 GHz | vs | 1 GHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Around 40% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Significantly higher resolution front camera | 8 MP | vs | 5 MP |
| 60% higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
| More battery capacity | 1,900 mA·h | vs | 1,450 mA·h |
| More than 30% more battery capacity | |||
| Has a gyroscope | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation | |||
| Bigger screen | 4" | vs | 3.7" |
| Around 10% bigger screen | |||
Advantages compared to the Huawei Honor
| Has a compass | Yes | vs | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somewhat common; Great for maps and navigation apps | |||
| Acts as a wi-fi hotspot | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Share your cellphone's data plan with other devices | |||
| More highly reviewed by consumers | 73.79% | vs | 65.63% |
| More than 10% more highly reviewed by consumers | |||
| Lighter | 130 g | vs | 140 g |
| Around 10% lighter | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Huawei Honor | HTC Desire S | ||
 |    Rated by 3 users at amazon.com Rated 60% by by Dave (Dec, 2012) Rated 60% by by Dave (Dec, 2012) Rated 60% by by Dave (Dec, 2012) | Rated by 17 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by RedWolf (Jul, 2011) Rated 100% by by MAURICIO-VANEGAS-GUERRERO (Aug, 2011) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | LG Nexus 4 Better than usual battery capacity |
 | 2 | Samsung Galaxy S III mini 2-way tie: Screen uses OLED technology |
 | 3 | Samsung Galaxy S Advance 2-way tie: Screen uses OLED technology |
 | 5 | Huawei Ascend G300 Rated the best by consumers |
 | 6 | Sony Xperia J 7-way tie: Supports Flash |
 | 8 | HTC Desire X Smallest |
