Originally Posted by rosetech:
“Its nowhere near a desire HD its an upgrade for a DESIRE
I have read some dismissing the screen size on here - get real, of course it makes a difference. Forward facing camera - yeah that could be useful when Skype and GTalk get their acts together, but now its only useful for taking poor snaps of yourself
The desire HD runs all versions of Android, upto an including Honeycomb
Battery life is better because - wait for it - its not as powerful as a HD
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“Its nowhere near a desire HD its an upgrade for a DESIRE
The desire HD runs all versions of Android, upto an including Honeycomb
Battery life is better because - wait for it - its not as powerful as a HD
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Explain to me how it's not as powerful as a Desire HD? Both have the exact same processor (Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon), exact same GPU (Adreno 205) and the exact same amount of RAM. They have the same resolution, so will perform identically on any benchmark you care to perform. I think you got confused somewhere, because there is literally zero performance difference between the Desire HD and Desire S (and the Incredible S for that matter). Also, as the Desire S has the smallest screen of the trio, it also has the highest pixel density, which makes everything look sharper and just, well, better.
I know that Desire HD can be upgraded to 2.3, but the point is that it's still an extra step that some people might not know to take, and that you don't need to take on the Desire S. Which makes the Desire S preferable to some.
Oh, and battery life is better because - wait for it - the battery is bigger (1450mAh vs 1230mAh).
One other thing I forgot to mention before - the Desire S uses better screen tech than the Desire HD (S-LCD vs LCD). That again is a win for a lot of people.



