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HTC Desire S

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$212
  • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
  • 3.5G
  • 3.3"
  • 1 GHz
Released September, 2011
The Ray's aluminum chassis measures just 9.4mm thick and contains a 3.3-inch display.
by c|net (Sep, 2011)
 
$196
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • 3.5G
  • 3.7"
  • 1 GHz
Announced February, 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.
by GSM Arena (Apr, 2011)
 
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general

Expected announcement date N/A vs N/A
Expected release date N/A vs Unknown
Announced date Jun, 2011 vs Feb, 2011
Manufacturer's product page www.sonymobile.com vs Unknown
Urls Unknown Unknown
Release date Sep, 2011 vs Unknown
Brand Sony vs HTC
Carriers Unknown Unknown
Manufacturer code Unknown vs Unknown
Replaced
HTC Desire CDMA vs
3D images key sony-xperia-ray-white vs htc-desire-s-black
Sortable review score 78.02% vs 73.78%

screen

Type TFT LCD vs Super LCD
Size 3.3" vs 3.7"
Resolution 854 x 480 vs 800 x 480
Touchscreen Capacitive vs Capacitive
Multitouch Yes vs Yes
PPI 295 ppi vs 251 ppi

form factor

Weight 100 g vs 130 g
Thickness 9 mm vs 12 mm
Size 53 x 111 x 9 mm vs 60 x 115 x 12 mm
Numeric keypad None vs None
Keyboard None vs None
Is waterproof No vs No

hardware

Clock speed 1 GHz vs 1 GHz
Number of cores Single core vs Single core
Ram 0.5 GB vs 0.75 GB
Internal storage 0.29 GB vs 1.1 GB
Supported card formats
microSD vs
microSDHC vs

sensors

Has an assisted GPS Yes vs Yes
Has an accelerometer Yes vs Yes
Has a compass Yes vs Yes
Has a gyroscope No vs No

music

Headphone jack 3.5 mm vs 3.5 mm
Supports FM radio Yes vs Yes
Transmits music over FM radio No vs No

photo & video

Camera 8 MP vs 5 MP
Resolution 8 MP vs 5 MP
Flash Yes vs Yes
Secondary camera 0.3 MP vs 1.3 MP
Video format 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps vs 1280 x 720 @ Unknown
Video out None vs None

software

Operating system Android 4.1 Jelly Bean vs Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Multitasking Yes vs Yes
App store Android Market vs Android Market
Browser benchmark 1,000 ms vs 1,497 ms
Adobe flash support Yes vs Yes
App store size 700,000 apps vs 700,000 apps

cellular

Generation 3.5G vs 3.5G
Networks
HSUPA (7.2 Mb/s) vs
UMTS (0.38 Mb/s) vs
EDGE (0.38 Mb/s) vs
HSDPA (7.2 Mb/s) vs
GSM (0.01 Mb/s) vs
Download speed 2.92 Mb/s vs 4.41 Mb/s
Upload speed 1.02 Mb/s vs 1.33 Mb/s
Network latency 109 ms vs 117 ms

connectivity

Wi-Fi
802.11n vs
802.11g vs
802.11b vs
Maximum data rate 300 Mbit/s vs 300 Mbit/s
Acts as a wi-fi hotspot Yes vs Yes
Supports NFC No vs No
Bluetooth Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR vs Bluetooth v2.1

battery

Talk time 390 min vs 589 min
Standby time 25,800 min vs 25,800 min
Capacity 1,500 mA·h vs 1,450 mA·h
Removable Yes vs Yes
Technology Lithium-Ion vs Lithium-Ion