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HTC Desire
610Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile
SGH-T989| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 65.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.1.2, 4.0.3, 2.3.6, 2.3.5 |
| 2014-02-24 | 2011-08-30 |
| 5.63 x 2.78 x 0.38 inches | 5.11 x 2.71 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.06 ounces | 4.77 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Red and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 125.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 208 pixels per inch | 207 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1200 MHz processor | Scorpion (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 220 (266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.62 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.60 aperture |
| -- | 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.5 | 4.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2040mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1850mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 15.8 hours talk time | 167 hours standby time 7 hours talk time |
| 3.92 | 3.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile is slightly better than the HTC Desire, getting a global score of 65.3 against 60.6. Both of these devices have Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile has older 4.1.2 version and HTC Desire has Android 4.4 version. Even though Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile is extremely older than the HTC Desire, it's construction is just a little thinner and a little lighter.
The Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile has a bit better screen than HTC Desire, although it has a bit worse 800 x 480px resolution, a bit smaller screen and a just a bit worse pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile has a little bit better memory capacity for applications and games than HTC Desire, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that admits 96 GB smaller, it also counts with 16 GB internal storage capacity.
HTC Desire has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy S II T-Mobile, and although they both have a 1 GB RAM, the HTC Desire also has a better GPU working at 450 MHz and 2 more cpu cores (but slower). The Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile captures much better photographs and videos than HTC Desire, although it has a smaller camera aperture, they both have the same video frame rate, a 8 megapixels resolution camera in the back and the same (Full HD) video definition.
HTC Desire has a little longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S II T-Mobile, because it has a 2040mAh battery size.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S II T-Mobile is also cheap compared to the HTC Desire.
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