I noticed that there are many android phones out there and more are coming up very very soon.
So, to get some feedback from people, I created this thread so that people can compare phone to phone. So, do give some feedback especially those who owns the phones on what makes you decide to take one but not another!
do post up some of your views on why you choose 1 and not the other.
Now, first up~
HTC desire vs Samsung Galaxy S


best price at time of posting: HTC desire : RM1800(AP) rm2100(SIS)
Samsung Galaxy S : RM1800(AP) rm2200(SME)

note: the price is just a rough guideline and they changes everyday.

This post has been edited by LovesReborn: Jul 23 2010, 02:55 PM

I've had HTC (WM) phones so I was not keen to go for another HTC. Hence my recent purchase of the SGS. I just wanted to enjoy 4 inches of Super AMOLED goodness!

great choice there... i guess i should have bought tat as well... 16GB internal memory...

I got the SGS,the performance is great for me.
By the way,love the screen as well.
Vote to SGS.

woot i also struggling with this 2, lol , tomorrow i and my fren go test both and see how, but preferable galaxy s , since it win in hardware

How about setting up a poll for us to actually vote?

HTC Desire! cant wait for mine. hopefully today arrive at Maxis center..

i wanted to add polls too, but then, it would be model specific already. this thread will change the comparison between model from time to time(if the feedback is good). that means, for now, it's desire vs Galaxy S, maybe next time will have some other contender

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Added on July 23, 2010, 10:22 ami forgot that i didn't state my view on those phones...
hahaha...
now im more or less neutral on those 2 models.
why would i go for Desire, the smoothness of the UI and HTC sense.
why would i go for Galaxy S, the smoothness in application and the superb screen.

and some points to ponder, some of the points might be the reason some do not want a particular phone, now, let's see...

size: galaxy S has a larger and longer size, so a person with a relatively small hand will have issue touching on the top of the screen and the bottom of it. sliding in and out of pocket should not be an issue since both are pretty much the same in pocket.

touch and feel: galaxy S feels...plastic. HTC feels better and it has curved corners. but some people like the smooth feel of plastic . who am i to judge.hahaha

optical trackball: now...i doubt people will use that very often except to look at the notifications. HTC's trackball provides colour notification(you'll need to root it though for different colours) when you have a misscall, sms, notification, there will be light emitting from the optical trackball to let you know of it without turning on your phone screen.

camera: although galaxy S lack of flash, but that does not remove it from the competition, and it actually perform better in this section. since we are talking about flash, you can use desire's LED flash to act as a flash light too... oh before i forget, galaxy S can record 720p videos by default and it has a front facing camera for video calls.

battery: galaxy wins this... but desire can still last a day with moderate use.

hmm...that's about it.

This post has been edited by LovesReborn: Jul 23 2010, 10:22 AM

SGS fer me

please do post some of the things that make you choose SGS.

IMO, hardware-wise, SGS wins it (apart from the cheap housing). Desire gets the edge on software as SenseUI just blow Touchwiz apart.

If you ask me which one I'd choose, I'll go for SGS. But that's only because I have an N1.

Interesting both ap sets same price.
Its much worth it to go for SGS since it has a powerful CPU+GPU

SGS rm1800 was on old stock, it's no more rm1800, it's now slightly higher at ~RM1950

Currently i am using Nexus one, I would vote for SGS cos it's awesome.
16gb + front camera + 4" Super Amoled is the reason what i hope my N1 got.

This post has been edited by InfinITe_DudE: Jul 26 2010, 12:14 AM

The screen, the screen, and the, errm, screen? Big, bright super friggin' amoled. Oh yah, one more thing: SGS suports Divx out of the box, no need for third party software.

Without root or FroYo, you'll find that the Desire's internal memory a huge annoyance. It also doesn't have the front camera, and the People app is buggy. Other than that great phone. No idea about SGS.

oo i am also thinking about buying either one of this phone.. can anyone help?? give a good pros and cons??

lol...i will choose hTc desire due to HTC sense and the housing itself...after holding samsung galaxy S i feel like holding a plastic.nothing luxury at all...
eventhough the screen is super amoled ..due to the camera itself Samsung win ....smile detection and much more...built in memory 8gb,alot of it come in pack..so not need worry
but htc desire got more rom to play..i can port to nexus one..so it like having 2 phone.

now i juz wish that my Desire can boot from external ROM...

btw... all android phone UI can be removed and install custom UI such as OpenHome or PandaHome...

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Added on August 2, 2010, 5:24 pmSGS has 16GB built-in... and hardware wise is awfully similar to iPhone4G IMO...

btw... Desire also got smile detection wat...

This post has been edited by t3chn0m4nc3r: Aug 2 2010, 05:24 PM

My reasons for choosing the SGS over the Desire:
1. The screen alone is to die for; both in dimension and quality. I can't really explain it here, you need to do yourself a favor and see it with your own eyes.
2. 16GB built-in for all you pack rats.
3. The Quake 3 demo showing the SGS smoking the Desire sealed it for me.

What I'm not crazy about:
1. Can we say iPhone ripoff? From the phone design to the TouchWiz interface. I can (with much difficulty) overlook this, but I wished Samsung recognized the potential of their phone and took the design in a different direction.
2. The optical trackpoint on the Desire is great. On the SGS, all we get is a cheapo button. Makes selecting text feel like looking for the Higgs-Boson with a magnifying glass - impossible.
3. Build quality has more plastic than a Chinese toy factory. Not a fan especially coming from a Nokia E-Series.

u can't really expect much from a comparison of designer vs manufacturer...

I agree. But I'll take engineering/manufacturing know-how over design/aesthetics any day. ::cough:: iPhone 4G antenna ::cough::

hmm sgs seem to be better in so many aspects but samsung does not provide update or support ?? such as if android 3.0 come out will sgs be updated?? while htc desire seem to have a larger developer community..

How about comparing HTC Wildfire and HTC Legend?
Which is more worth the investment?

engineering != manufacturing...


any source? i don think that's true... SGS although the hardware is almost 80% same with iPhone4G the updates are still critical...


i like the legend more due to it solidness... really...

vote for sgs, coz have not try it yet. own a desire n xt720 now.

but galaxy s is not same like other samsung phones
the phone is getting popular around the world(even in US and UK)
and most of the devs are from US&UK..
if u got visit xda forum,then u will know there were many custom roms around...

about the update,i almost flash to a new firmware every week at last month until i make a full stop and let me use for few weeks first then only flash to newer firmware..so the only update problem i saw is the firmware release very fast although is unofficial

I hope when holding SGS with SUPER AMOLED 4.0" screen is enough to counter it's plasticky feels..
Plus with great processor and GPU to have more FPS for mobile gaming purpose so far..
If i get it, for sure i'll find more games and don't care about the body feel.. Performance is the most important, designation is coming next but it's not that bad right??

u can get custom skin or case for it to reduce the plastic feel...

Xperia X10 family may be behind on updates but if you want an android phone with cybershot quality, the camera doesn't need any update as it's already perfect as it is especially X10. Music is superb too with the stock headset. I reserve any other comment until it gets eclair with added features as it is not on par with its peers with 1.6. Till then, everything's moving at snail pace...Zzz

Eh ..


Where the F can you find RM2,200 16GB SME set for galaxy S ..

2nd hand ka?

the price was slightly lower that time and a forummer got promotion, that's why got that price. after the batch ended, the price upped already.

Go for nexus2.2...if for gaming go for i3gs rather than sgs..
Anyway here my device xt720 performance. ..

why go for iphone than sgs?

iPhone's app store has more games for now...

Uhmm, that would be like comparing an Altis to a Vios leh. Depends on budget, I guess. But Legend looks and feels more solid for sure

do u ever go and visit android market??
especially at the game site? paid, free.. just ask for it...
Google surely open for any developer to create a new superb game for android!!

Bcoz lot a quality n major gamer company inside app store... also free but trial version...hehe..if like then i can buy from 99 cents usd only... so cheaper ma...btw just now i try raging thunder 2 3d game from android market...i play with my xt720...nice graphic..no lagging like i3gs...hope more nice graphic 3d game coming soon for android market...

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Added on August 4, 2010, 11:31 pmany gud paid app website for android??...i want buy thru cc not paypal ...Tq

This post has been edited by khalpowers: Aug 4 2010, 11:31 PM

it'll happen soon... don't worry... much more nice games and apps from growing OS!!