Phone Comparison - HTC Desire S vs Samsung Galaxy Pocket Duos S5302 vs Samsung Galaxy Star Duos S5282

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2011 August 2012 April 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Available - September 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, Red Black, White Black, White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
103.9 x 57.9 x 13 mm
(4.09 x 2.28 x 0.51 in)
105 x 58 x 11.9 mm
(4.13 x 2.28 x 0.47 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 103 g (3.63 oz) 100.5 g (3.53.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only N/A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v2.3.5 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 832 MHz ARM 11 1 GHz, Spreadtrum SP8810
GPU Adreno 205 - Mali-300
RAM 768 MB N/A 512 MB
Internal Memory 1.1 GB ROM 3 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 65K colors
Size 3.7 inches 2.8 inches 3.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi) 240 x 320 pixels (133 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.73% 40.28% 45.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM Recording
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging Fixed Focus, Smile Shot,
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes, QVGA@15fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 560 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support No
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM 3 GB 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1450 mAh 1200 mAh 1200 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
Up to 410 h (2G)
Up to 370 h (3G)
Up to 320 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 15 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 14 h