HTC Desire S vs. HTC Incredible S – The ‘S’ Clash
They are Android, they are by HTC and they both identically have a letter ‘S’ at the end of their names. Oh yes, today is the time to get yourself thrilled by the comparison of two amazingly stylish gadgets recently introduced by HTC – Desire S and Incredible S.
The slimmer and stronger unibody designed HTC Desire S and the elegantly contour designed HTC Incredible S seems to have few alikeness along with some differences that make both of these awesome devices top and unique in their own ways. As we see, on one hand both of these smart-phones similarly have the latest version of HTC Sense working on them, while looking on another side the HTC model Desire S runs on an Android 2.3 platform (Gingerbread) differentiating it with HTC Incredible S that still have Android 2.2 (Froyo) in it.
The comparison chart composed below will now completely expose the reality of both HTC gadgets discussed above, as we have gathered full specs of HTC Desire S and HTC Incredible S, which will surely help our readers in distinguishing between two of these top-smart-phones.
Clash begins below:
Specs Comparison of HTC Desire S and HTC Incredible S
| Specs by Geekword | HTC Desire S | HTC Incredible S |
| Network | HSPA/WCDMA:
900/2100 MHz Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
HSPA/WCDMA:
900/AWS/2100 MHz Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz |
| Operating System | Android 2.3 with HTC Sense | Android 2.2 with HTC Sense (upgradable) |
| Display | 3.7” (480 x 800 pixels) Capacitive Touch screen | 4.0” (480 x 800 pixels) Capacitive Touch screen |
| Dimensions | 115mm x 59.8mm x 11.6mm | 120mm x 64mm x 11.7mm |
| Weight | 130 grams (4.59 ounces) | 135.5 grams (4.78 ounces) |
| Rear Camera | 5MP, Power LED flash and autofocus | 8MP, dual LED flash and autofocus |
| Video Recording | 720p HD | 720p HD |
| Front-Facing Camera | VGA (0.3 megapixel) | 1.3 megapixel |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth® 2.1 | Bluetooth® 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | IEEE 802.11 b/g/n | IEEE 802.11 b/g/n |
| GPS | Internal GPS antenna | Internal GPS antenna |
| Memory | 768MB RAM with 1.1 GB internal memory
+ memory card expansion slot up to 32GB |
768MB RAM with 1.1 GB internal memory
+ memory card expansion slot up to 32GB |
| Processor | 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon | 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon |
| Sensors | Compass, Accelerometer, Proximity, Ambient Light Sensor | Compass, Accelerometer, Proximity, Ambient Light Sensor |
| Battery | 1450 mAh, Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Talk time: up to 435 mins. for WCDMA |
1450 mAh, Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Talk time: up to 380 mins. for WCDMA |
For showing a finer comparability, we have drawn a graph for Dimensions of both HTC Desire S and HTC Incredible S.
Graphical Presentation of Dimensions (mm)
We hope that the comparison table and graph for dimensions drawn above clears the vague picture of both the devices.
So after reading the specs and features of both the gizmos, is it HTC Desire S that you desirably want or is it the classy HTC Incredible S that has mesmerized your senses? Please notify us about your selection of gadget by leaving your views in the Comment Box, like you previously did in The Tablet War and The Battle of Verizon.
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about 2 years ago
tnx for the info.
i will buy one of these babies next week and since i wanna surf the web with it i would defenetly go for incredible s because of its biger screen
about 2 years ago
in other worss… an hour extra on battery of a .3 inch bigger screen and +3 megapixels…. not much of a difference…