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HTC Desire vs HTC Wildfire S

2.36 in
4.69 in
HTC Desire Mobile Phone
HTC Desire
2.34 in
3.99 in
HTC Wildfire S Mobile Phone
HTC Wildfire S
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
29
4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
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17
3.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
12 %
4 stars
62 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
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40
4.0 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
30 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Wildfire SHTC Wildfire S
Operating systemAndroid 2.1Android 2.3
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz0.6 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreSingle-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200Qualcomm Adreno 200
RAM memory512 MB512 MB

Display

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Wildfire SHTC Wildfire S
Screen size3.7 in3.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M262K
Panel typeOLEDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px480 x 320 px
Pixel density252.0 ppi180.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Wildfire SHTC Wildfire S
Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px640 x 480 px
Autofocusyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Storage

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Wildfire SHTC Wildfire S
Internal storage128 MB368 MB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
microSD

Design

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Wildfire SHTC Wildfire S
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Purple
  • White
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Wildfire SHTC Wildfire S
Height4.69 in3.99 in
Width2.36 in2.34 in
Depth0.47 in0.49 in
Weight4.59 oz3.7 oz

Sensors

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Wildfire SHTC Wildfire S
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Other features

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Wildfire SHTC Wildfire S
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Wildfire SHTC Wildfire S
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR3.0 HS
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • SBC
NFCnono
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Wildfire SHTC Wildfire S
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPSA-GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnono
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

HTC DesireHTC Desire
HTC Wildfire SHTC Wildfire S
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1400.0 mAh1230.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h570.0 h
Talk time6.5 h5.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

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