Samsung and HTC are two successful mobile phone manufacturers in the world. In the first quarter of 2011, both released powerful and dual core Smartphone intended to the Android market. So, there is battle going on between these phones namely Samsung Galaxy Ace VS HTC Wildfire S. Which one is better? Let’s take a look at below comparison.
Display
The Galaxy Ace has a 3.5-inch screen with 16 million colors and TFT capacitive touch screen. The rival has a smaller screen i.e. 3.2 inches with also TFT capacitive touch screen but only features 256K display colors. Both phones are equipped with Gorilla Glass display, accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate and touch-sensitive controls. In term of user interface, the Galaxy Ace is installed with TouchWiz v3.0 UI while the Wildfire S used HTC Sense UI. HTC claimed that the HTC Sense is a technology that is focused on improving how people live and communicate and carrying them to the next level of Smartphone personalization.
Performance
In the processor battle of the Galaxy Ace vs HTC Wildfire S, the Ace wins this round with its 800 MHz processor (while the Wildfire only has a 600MHz processor). It is obvious to determine which one that has faster performance. The Ace is installed with OS Android 2.2 (Froyo) and it is upgradable to v. 2.3 (Gingerbread), while the HTC Wildfire S is already installed with OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). This fact shows that even though the HTC used a latest Android OS than the Ace, it will not run in maximum performance since it is not equipped with the adequate processor.
Memory
The Ace has an economical internal storage with only 158 MB of capacity. The rival is added with 512 MB of RAM and 512 MB ROM. In addition, both offer an expandable memory up to 32GB with a microSD card.
Camera
Another equal feature of both phones is the possession of a 5 MP rear camera and neither of these phones added with front-facing camera. These cameras have a same resolution of 2592 x 1944p with an autofocus, LED flash, video-calling, geo-tagging and for the Ace, it also features face and smile detection. Both phones are capable of video recording. The VGA quality with 24 fps is owned by the Wildfire, while the QVGA quality with 15 fps is owned by the Ace.
Connectivity
With the GSM quad-band and HSDPA network, both phones provide 3G internet connection accessibility. Additionally, GPRS and EDGE are also present in the phones. Wireless connection via Wi-Fi has been enabled in the phone thanks to the Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. Bluetooth 2.1 is added in the Ace and the 3.0 version is used by the Wildfire S.
Conclusion
This battle of Samsung Galaxy Ace vs HTC Wildfire S can be classified as a tight duel in specifications. Both possess almost similar features and technology. TouchWiz user interface of the Ace is very attractive and also the higher processor speed than the Wildfire S. In conclusion, the author decides that the winner goes to Samsung Galaxy Ace. [IS]
