Help me decide what phone should i buy. Samsung Galaxy S or HTC Desire??? yesterday i almost brought desire, but when i go maxis store at the gardens, the store said no stock. prior to this i am bias to desire for unknown reason.

probably the 1st smartphone i test drive was htc then were WoWed by htc, then when i goes to test drive SGS the wow factor is not that big. But today i go check the hardware again and began wake up and fairly compare both phone, now SGS is leading abit in front desire... lol

Please give ur opinion which phone should i choose, help appreciated....


SGS vs Desire (pros n cons)

Processor -1Ghz hummingbird vs 1GHz snapdragon. SGS win... hummingbird 3d performance better than snapdragon.
Outlook - Overall SGS nicer look than desire (my personal view). But SGS have plastic view. Anyway desire have rubber feel... if have feel like iPhone 4 then is winner lor...
User interface - Before this i like HTC interface much more than SGS 1... now both also ok la.... but i have a feel htc sense nicer than samsung touch ui 3.0. more developers for custom ROM for desire (DecaPix)
First inpression - probably i being demo'ed by staff themselves when i go thru the phone. Whereas SGS i able to feel it myself at maxis klcc booth during pc fair at august. But just the phone and me i am browsing myself so the wow factor was not that big.
Andriod version - desire OTA 2.2 vs samsung 2. but i sure 2.1 wil update soon. 2.2 coming out end of this month (blu3fuzion)
video recording - 720p 30fps (blu3fuzion) for SGS i not sure 2.2 desire got anot
internal buildin space -Maxis set is always 16gb (blu3fuzion)
warranty - Desire 24 months win over SGS 12 month.
Screen- SGS super amoled
battery- SGS 1500mah vs 1400mah. SGS battery can tahan 1 day and a half of normal internet usage and some games.
others - basic feature likely I had known and weighted it already

Comparison link - here
maxis package - here

tethering - desire v2.2 got. SGS need apps to tether (VinluV). Tethering is built into SGS, mobile AP, no need to download apps for that.(MYstombox). SGS getting tethering end of this month when Froyo 2.2 is out. (blu3fuzion)
live wallpaper - both have live wallpaper

This post has been edited by xproc: Sep 4 2010, 12:36 PM

thethering, you have to dl an android app for that.
btw take the galaxy, the desire interface isnt very good compared to the galaxy.

Tethering is built into SGS, mobile AP, no need to download apps for that.

I was about to ask you post in recommendation thread but I will let this topic stay for two reasons:

1. TS made a lot of efforts in research
2. Two of the phones are top-of-the-line model from HTC and Samsung, so it's more interesting to make this comparison

thanks... become i want more attention from forumers so that we can make decision easier when come to choose the most phone to buy

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Added on September 4, 2010, 8:54 amhow do you justice this... coz personallly i think desire interface is better than SGS... just my 2 cents...


anyway... desire have live wallpaper... does SGS have live wallpaper?

This post has been edited by xproc: Sep 4 2010, 08:54 AM

Processor - Not just 3D performance, overall the SGS has more raw power, but it is held back by poor software implementation by samsung.
Outlook - Not really matter to me, as i will surely use a case on it
User interface - Desire win in this one, and I believe it got more custom rom?
video recording - 720p is available for desire too I think. But when it comes to video playing, SGS wins.
battery- Previously I think SGS did better since they got super AMOLED(power saving), but then now desire is installed with SLCD and HTC claimed that it is more juice-saving, so...

others:
GPS- SGS still have problem with this, although it can be improved, there's no official fix yet.
Touchscreen- The multitouch of SGS is better than Desire's.
Flash- SGS don't have flash, and you might need it while clubbing?

So basically it is like choosing an EVO or mazda rx-8 one with raw power and one with software support.
But I will pick SGS as long as the GPS is fixed, so I am waiting for the 2.2 to release, see if it is fix

wow i am having this dilema too...cant really choose in between these two phones

haiz....me too having this big dillema, because of the both phone price are quite in the same level. So it is so hard to make a decision out of it... but anyway, since desire 2.2 were release and the galaxy were not, i think better for me to wait for galaxy 2.2 release and do the comparison again...

simple only
do you play alot of 3D games?
if yes then Galaxy all the way

if not then Htc la
the snapdragon is fast enough for all other stuff
i even underclock it and still fast enough

more developers for custom ROM as well

dont worry bout the GPS issue, as i read somewhere that there a fix coming, official fix from samsung...Galaxy S should be getting 2.2 sometime this month according to some Samsung official, at least in the UK, IINM...

if you are planning to use your phone for a very long time, then choose Galaxy S...the CPU+GPU is powerful enough for foreseeable future, well at least end of 2011...also the built in 2GB which can be used for apps without rooting...
main thing that put me off is the price RM2599 for non-contract is kinda steep and also the built quality, well at least for me...

in my case, i bought Desire mainly because of Sense features (which like what hTC claimed, more people-centric, rather than concentrating on apps), and i'm totally in love with their People integration with social networks like FB (although again there are some pretty pesky bugs)...

another main factor: planning to get a dual core CPU phone , thus i choose to buy the cheaper alternative....

oh yeah, SGS do have live wallpapers...

SGS winning features
- better camera picture quality(altho no flash)
- best GPU available (3D games will run very very smoothly)
- nicer and larger screen

Desire's winning features
- android 2.2
- more solid feel to the body
- sense UI
- camera flash

why dont u wait for another new android release?

thanks for more point of view.... its really an Evo or rx-8 to choose

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Added on September 4, 2010, 11:48 amwait Q4? too long time la... i just wan buy a phone and settle it for at least 2 years...

if i buy SGS i hope the software can longer lasting and software and custom rom will continue to develop if not over then on par with what desire achieve from time to time

if i buy htc desire i hope the htc desire can support andriod gingerbread or even honeycomb.. and not be phased out coz snapdragon behind hummingbird...

This post has been edited by xproc: Sep 4 2010, 11:48 AM

No xt720....huh...come to test drive my xt...hehe..

xproc : you have done your homework and make out a good comparison. Actually only you yourself can decide. There is and unlikely will be a perfect phone. Just decide based on which of the phone features are more important to you.

In life there is the 80/20 rule. If product meet 80% your expectations, it is the right product . Unless you have resources and is not a restriction, get both and sell off one after test over a week or two.

very well said

well nice summarised...

i will consider sum upa ll things when i finally decide buy which phone...

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Added on September 4, 2010, 12:10 pm resources only for 1 phone la.... if i kaya i buy both la... both also nice wei....

if brought d sell back sure at lose money lor... anyway wel said la...

This post has been edited by xproc: Sep 4 2010, 12:10 PM

SGS vs Desire (pros n cons)[/u]

Processor - Top of the line processor amongst android phones
Outlook - If you care about the plastic look, get a casing that makes it looks more firm. ie. Casings from Case-Mate
User interface - If you really care about UI, just root and edit yourself leh.
Android version - 2.2 coming out end of this month
video recording - SGS got 30fps video recording. That is an attraction point for me
Internal Space - Maxis set is always 16gb. And like me, I +32GB microSD, now I have 48GB
warranty -
Screen- SUPER AMOLED. Enough said
battery- SGS battery can tahan 1 day and a half of normal internet usage and some games.

And fyi, SGS getting tethering end of this month when Froyo 2.2 is out.

For me, I would go for SGS cause of the multitouch and gaming part, I'm using Legend which means no multitouch and not many games available for me

legend no multitouch?

definitely go for the sgs, but a bit iphone-ish

but is there any good 3d games out there really push the 3d to the max?? so far all the games are pretty 8/16bit kind of games in the 80s....even asphalt looks like a ps1 game

Tried NFS : Shift on SGS? Damn, so sexy.

How about Quake 3 Arena?

so u expect the game will be like PS3 game???
this is a mobile phone with small GPU inside dude...

video call should be the tie breaker, and of course the lovely SUPER AMOLED screen...

i choose SGS but i hate samsung CS and software

reason is pretty simple, hardware is top of the line for the moment (other then out look) ...
Software ? do u compare laptop/PC software installation ? i bet no ...

Out of the box i guess the desire wins, my dads SGS lags greatly and battery dies out quickly. If u plan to root and flash customs on the SGS, things would be on the good side

battery life poor ? my battery can last me 1 and half day ..... include most of the time online and game

out of the box i kinda agree that desire wins without any mod, but nothing much to do to galaxy to make it fly, you just need to download an app from market, 1st click to root 2nd click for lag-fix. tadaaaa its done, less then 5 minit no need to attach to computer and do all sort of complicated update.zip stuff

you cant judge the battery life just like that, you need to see the usage, and desire have a kernel that could save battery, so no fair if you compare if you already have that kernel install. i always have about 30% left at the end of the day (12 midnigt). i use it to play simple games such as asphlat for half of the day, while wifi is on half of the day also

Grab HTC buddy!!! u wont regerd for sure ^^

looking for the comments here listed make me even more cant decide what to choose...

should i choose the 3rd option... wait for newer andriod release???

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Added on September 4, 2010, 4:23 pmHardware = SGS, Software = Desire...

This post has been edited by xproc: Sep 4 2010, 04:23 PM

you will never get any android in the end, since they are just keep coming

Just get one that the hardware would last long enough, and I think SGS has that potential? (do bash me if i'm wrong )

Here's another article for you to indulge on :-
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-co...galaxy-s-702739

Hohoho... what do you expect?

A flop in desktop gaming coming to mobile phone arena and being crowned champion... that says it all.

Just wait for Nvidiot offering and see how they eat PowerVR for lunch...

Im not hoping for much on the phone, after all gaming is not a priority. Rather some stupid games to pass time.
However, Im thinking to buy a powerful tablet to replace my laptop and hoping Nvidia could deliver.

If gaming is a crucial requirement - the Galaxy S wins hands down due to its better and faster graphic processor, Coupled with its gorgeous and bigger screen . There are several comparisons on the web - each case the Galaxy S win ove other other Android - Nexus, Desire, Motorola Droid

If gaming is crucial, get a PSP or a Nintendo.

its not about the matter of gaming... i mean the hardware able to support future version of andriod anot... like gingerbread / honeycomb.....

i still wondering whic to choose.... nw looking at the tech radar page

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Added on September 4, 2010, 7:27 pmtech radar choose HTC Desire ==

This post has been edited by xproc: Sep 4 2010, 07:27 PM

Wait for the Desire Z then. It's touted to be the next dev phone.

then the price tag and spec would be another decision factor afterall...

htc desire coz dislike korean technology

why?

SGS because of the better hardware. You can always root if you dont like the interface

the comment saying about the batterylife is based on my dad's usage which he does not know anything at all.. lol.. he is a total zero and only use phone for office, surf, email n normal phone stuffs..

i consider u a mid to high end user, so rooting/custom is always an option for you and out of the box dosent mean much.. the SGS seems like always preferred to most new android users due to its top notch hardware.

Usually people take HTC android due to HTC Sense UI. If u prefer HTC sense and love its widgets, go for Desire. If u prefer to have better hardware between those two, the Galaxy S wins hands down. But still, the hardware on the desire is good also and not dissapointing, its not crap at all but since the question of which one is better, the Galaxy S wins

i agree with you.... but see ur signature see you sold your desire d.... what phone you using now? waiting for newer androids?

SGS is the best, battery life, S-amoled screen, hd recording, sure the perfect package

question!! : i heard new desire from maxis cant be root, or is it can be done now?

yup, sold to a friend.. she desperately needs a phone since shes going overseas after raya.. using an old nokia now.. haha.. my hands is itchy for the next HTC


the new hboot has not been rooted... seems like a long wait since the new hboot affects asian desire OTA and the devs mostly is based on europe.. it would be such a wait i guess..

sold good price?

if i cant decide buy which phone... then hope htc come out device better than hummingbird

just get the SGS then, u wont regret the super amoled i guess

desire use SLCD d .. so go and get SGS

slcd wont be much of diff if not mistaken, the real question now, if you want to buy it through maxis, you wont be able to root, so can you live with that?

Actually I dont see what's wrong with SLCD, it doesn't differ much from AMOLED in term of quality. ( I actually prefer the color of SLCD lol, more natural )
And HTC claimed that SLCD spend lesser battery power.... so why hate it?

This post has been edited by akira de aimbuster: Sep 5 2010, 03:16 AM

does this unrootable maxis thingy applies to the wildfire as well??

no, it depends on the hboot version lolz

take sgs for sure ,
1)colour win
2)screen win(super amoled)
3)processor win
4)battery win

this 4 things is more important then other sub feature

waiting you get first... right??

indeed, i was thinking that the desire has a battery life advantage or perhaps in another word it is improved now thanks to the SLCD. It is proven by tests that SLCD does uses lower power on daily usage such as web browsing which has more white compared to blacks.

what do u mean by me get 1st? mind explaining?

hahaha... coz u asked me get it wont regret mar... u not getting it also??

honestly, i tink the the galaxy S has a better chance to survive in the future, because mainly of its GPU and its proper multitouch(not the 2 points multitouch).. when and if better quality games come out, u will be able to play it without a problem.. coz the newer and upcoming HTC fones will mostly come with the newer versions of Qualcomm processors like the scorpion, and the scorpion will haf a much better GPU than the current sad GPU of the snapdragon..

so it only depends on whether u want to play 3D games on your fone, if you dont, then u can juz go for the desire. but if u do wanna play 3D games, then its a no brainer to get the Galaxy S.

If you wanna play with custom roms, most probably Desire is the better phone lol.

Waiting for the Galaxy Tab actually

ha...u hav the same problem like me...
anyway, i bought myseld desire instead of samsung galaxy s
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i still prefer the layout n design of the desire, coz samsung is too big...

mind u,samsung phone no second value in the market...i used samsung hp prior changing to desire..

cheers

no second value??lol
is because ur samsung not high end so its not popular...
and if u wan more second value then get iphone...

i already have a galaxy S at home which belongs to my dad. If i want to play games anytime i can play it.. haha.. Thats y im not getting SGS. But i prefer HTC i guess. HTC Desire was a good daily driver to me, the best i guess. Having super duper graphics like too much on a phone like the galaxy S is not maxed out since there arent so many games which is only dedicated for a super duper power graphic processing phone. Even the desire can play what Galaxy S games can if its snapdragon/adreno optimized or capable.


Indeed. at first i thought that the SGS would have a low 2nd value like all other samsung products, but i guess for SGS it would be different unless the buyer and the seller is a no brainer =="

if u buy thru maxis, u still can root the phone, only that u void the warranty nia...
let say u sign up the package for 1 year under maxis, u can root the phone, but if anything happen to your phone (touch wood), then u hav to bear the cost.

Anyway, y u guys need to root? coz the 2.2 version is out d...u can update it when u buy ur phone.
i upgraded from 2.1 to 2.2 a few days after i bought my htc =p

just sharing only!

P/S: i personally like the samsung galaxy s widget coz of the 3d a like effect..when i compare samsung galaxy s, htc desire n iphone...
i still think desire n samsung won over iphone...
i hav no regret buying desire though...^^

hope u can buy ur choice of phone

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Added on September 5, 2010, 4:24 pmthen i assume omnia was not a high end ba...
i do agree iphone is much highly value..
but the tot of getting iphone 4 with antenna issue..make me sick...
unless im no brainer...

This post has been edited by peachy88: Sep 5 2010, 04:24 PM

i can assure you the antenna issue is not a issue anymore,at least for me..
i tested 2 iphone with full signal bar and try to grip as hard as i can but still nvr drop any...

hihihehe--> let's just stop analysing iphohe here...
i dun wan add in trouble to xproc, later from 2 options, bcum 3 options creating more headache to him/her...

xproc--> Good luck!

nah,not really analyse iphone...

anyway, TS can get SGS if prefer the spec or desire for UI...
stop comparing the battery life...both also quite the same and all depends on ur usage
but u can't run away with super amoled screen compare with slcd

i brought HTC Desire

Congrats and have fun tinkering with it

we still dunno why he has made his decision..

waiting charging so that i can update to 2.2

play with it first lah .... so u can tell what is good and what going wrong when u update new firmware

u can ask at recommendation phone topics..dun need to create new topics..

when compare at maxis centre side by side... i like desire more than SGS, SGS is just too big and plastic...

waiting my casemate come tmr....

still learning to use the phone... i really like desire interface with sense UI

just upgraded to 2.2 Froyo... so far so good...



maybe SGS can survive longer time... but at that time... probably more phone which more geng than SGS

no matter SGs or desire... i think the main isssue is the battery... right?

why battery?
if i own desire,i believe i can make it survive in 2 days(same as my SGS)
the main issue is which 1 suits u well..

obviously you have not been reading through this thread.. but i guess the case is now settled then, TS should continue talking at corresponding thread and close this one.

yes, weak battery life is always de reason my customers complain to me abt desire.
got screwed many times over this issue,
"how to enjoy smartphone when u must always lower down brightness, disable this n that, etc?"
"why must i always carry spare batteries/chargers arnd? fone itslf ady takes up so much space in my pocket!"

so in de end, to help preserve reputation of my shops, and even de sales guys agreed with me to discontinue selling desire.

but i hv no experience with desire firmware 2.2 or samsung androids. hopefully can be better.

thanks for your reply, i guess this topic should be closed now. There is already to much thread discussing batterylife and how to improve it etc. TS has bought a phone so such further discussion would be not helping. Lets return to other threads. End

This post has been edited by pluginbaby: Sep 6 2010, 02:38 PM

yea yea..i didnt follow from the starting..but it stil under phone recommendation issue..rite??

ok...ending... thanks... pls close thread