Phone Comparison - HTC Desire S vs Dell Aero

HTC Desire S
htc desire s
Dell Aero
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Dell
Announced February 2011 March 2010
Status Available - March 2011 Available - August 2010
Colors Black, Red Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
122 x 57.9 x 11.7 mm, 68.6 cc
(4.8 x 2.28 x 0.46 in, 2.7 cc)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 104 g (3.67 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, 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, v1.5 (Cupcake), upgradable
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Marvell PXA310 624 MHz [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 1.1 GB ROM N/A
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 360 x 640 pixels (210 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.73% 47.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, CIF@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Up to 560 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes v2.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, miniUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash Lite

memory User Memory

Internal 1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1450 mAh 1000 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 455 h (3G)
Up to 400 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 5 h