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Galaxy S i9000 vs. HTC Desire vs. XPeria X10

So we have 3 of the super smartphones available in the Philippines — Sony-Ericsson Xperia X10, HTC Desire, and Samsung Galaxy S i9000. We graphed their specs and lined them up against their retail prices so you get a better picture.

The comparative chart below is mostly quantitative but it should gives us a clearer picture which of the 3 super smartphones tops the rest.

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From my count, the SE Xperia X10 gets a base score of 5 from the screen size & resolution, CPU, camera and microSD card included; the HTC Desire gets a base score of 6 from the CPU, RAM, OS version, FM tuner, UI and AMOLED display; while the Samsung Galaxy S i9000 scored 10, winning in most of the features listed (not counting the SRP).

Spec-for-spec, the Galaxy S looks like a clear winner. Of course, when you factor in design quality and build, it’s totally another story and the numbers don’t matter as much.

So, if you have Php35k to burn, which Android smartphone would you pick from the three?

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

55 Responses

  1. Avatar for Muhammad Solehuddin Muhammad Solehuddin says:

    thank you for nice information

  2. Avatar for dino abangan susunod na kabanata dino abangan susunod na kabanata says:

    galaxy s “lags like hell” according to forums and no update until now.. wanted that phone but i guess desire hd is next in line for me..

  3. Avatar for ronz ronz says:

    waaaaaa! i just bought X10 last week! and now i see Galaxy S is GOOD!!! anybody can tell me if X10 is good also? did i make a wrong choice or just ok? hohohohoho!

  4. Avatar for nonoymm nonoymm says:

    if you have P30k to burn, opt for an HTC HD2. Great hardware plus you have a choice of doing dual boot between WM6.5 or Android 2.1… best of both worlds.

  5. Avatar for bass bass says:

    I personally own an HTC Desire, my brother has a Samsung Galaxy S and my cousin has a SE Xperia 10.

    The SE Xperia 10 is in no way in the same class as the HTC Desire and Samsung Galaxy S.

    Samsung Galaxy S only trumps HTC Desire with regards to screen quality with its S-AMOLED 4″ display. The UI is usable but not great.

    HTC Desire has superior build quality and design. It is also very similar to the Nexus One, which results to easier customizations for Sense by HTC on updates from Google. It’s getting Froyo by August. It has a 3.7″ AMOLED screen, same 1Ghz CPU and superior RAM. It has a LED flash and can do 720p video recording with Froyo. HTC widgets for tethering, sync all, hotspot, Car UI, etc. for Froyo are top notch.

    It’s fairly a subjective choice between Samsung Galaxy S and HTC Desire. Whether you want a better, larger display or a premium build quality and design.

    All other software features are negligible as you can root, cook and port any ROM you want to anyway.

    Battery life on ALL android phones suck out of the box but there are a lot of tweaks that can address this. I, myself, am running Android 2.2 Froyo Desire ROM with Sense, I use WiFi, APN’s, auto-sync, mail, browsing, etc. and my battery lasts for more than a day on a single charge.

  6. Avatar for npl npl says:

    i am anticipating galaxy s’s launched in the country. because i found the super amoled and its other features really cool.

    i was an ericsson user as well and found their units really served my taste. but they are slow in introducing their new units.

    but android phone are new in the market. htc has been there and keep on producing and upgrading their products. they have more experience when it comes to smartphones and androids manufacturing. 4G evo is not yet in the list and htc wildfire, which i am waiting to be released in the country.

    when it comes to form, all of them has eye catching physiques. Features are almost the same and apps available are thousands. but at the end of the day, you’ll just be needing what are essentials to you and that will fit your lifestyle.

    price as announced do not vary much. whatever your choice is, just make sure it will suit your personality well.

    my choice for now is HTC!!!

  7. Avatar for JUN JUN says:

    EXPERIA 10 versus GALAXY S

    Want an Android phone with a whacking great big screen for watching video or surfing the web on? The Samsung Galaxy S and Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 are two phones you seriously need to consider. Which is better? Read on to find out…

    OS and Interface – Timescape vs TouchWiz
    These two Androids have significant differences in the software department. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 features Android 1.6 and the Timescape/Mediascape UI, while the Samsung Galaxy S uses the newer Android 2.1 OS and the TouchWiz 3.0 UI. The Sony Ericsson ’scapes are less intrusive than TouchWiz as they leave the basic vanilla Android look ticking on underneath custom widgets and apps.

    The Samsung Galaxy S’s TouchWiz interface isn’t so easy-going. It sticks a static dock at the bottom of your phone’s screen, which you can’t remove, and arranges your apps menu into pages – like the iPhone interface – although you can revert to the standard scrolling stream if you want. Neither the Samsung Galaxy S’s or the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10’s widgets are quite as good as those of HTC Sense, but you’re supplied with the usual smattering of social networking, calendar and memo functions in both cases.

    Which is better? For day-to-day simplicity, we prefer the Samsung Galaxy S’s widgets, but Mediascape and Timescape are harder to replace wholesale with Android Market equivalents, so it’s a close-run battle.
    Winner – Samsung Galaxy S. Only just

    Screens and video
    These two are the real big boys of Android, with four inches of screen on show a piece. The tech they use is different though. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 uses a standard TFT LCD screen while the Samsung Galaxy S features a Super AMOLED screen. The Samsung Galaxy S has much better contrast – blacks are incredibly deep – but the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is no slouch either. The more vivid image produced by the Galaxy S means its our mobile cinema pick though.

    The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 starts well on the video front with Mediascape, a very pretty media player app, but it doesn’t have the file type support to back it up. No Divx/Xvid support means many of the videos you’ve downloaded of the net won’t play. The Samsung Galaxy S’s media player is less swish than the Xperia X10’s, but with fab media support that includes Xvid, Divx and MKV – and even Wi-Fi streaming – there’s no contest here. If you want the ultimate mobile video player, you have to go for the Samsung Galaxy S. It’s as simple as that.
    Winner – Samsung Galaxy S

    More after the break…

    Looks and build
    The Samsung Galaxy S, at 118g, is significantly lighter than the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. It’s also thinner too, but we can’t get over the sense that Samsung might have gone a bit too far with the Galaxy S. It’s a classy phone, but without a rock-solid body to lend it some weight – in the literal sense too – the Samsung Galaxy S ends up feeling a little flimsy.

    The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10’s look might be a bit conservative for some, but we dig its more generous curves, and that its battery cover doesn’t feel like it’s on the verge of snapping in half when you try and take it off. We also find the real buttons of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 more satisfying than the touch-sensitive softkeys of the Samsung Galaxy S.
    Winner – Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

    Camera
    At first glance, it seems like the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 flattens the Samsung Galaxy S, with its 8-megapixel sensor and LED flash against the Galaxy S’s 5-megapixel camera and lack of flash. The Samsung Galaxy S does have one thing over its rival though – 720p video recording.

    We have a feeling the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 may gain HD video recording with a firmware update, but for now you’re stuck with just 800×480 WVGA recording. The lack of a flash on the Samsung Galaxy S isn’t that easy to forgive though – especially when it’s holding back an otherwise decent mobile snapper.
    Winner – Sony Ericsson Xperia X10

  8. Avatar for carlo carlo says:

    Mag desire na lng kayo, i own one and its really fast, unlike the galaxy which lags like crazy, tried one in shang yesterday, nicr screen but the lag is really bothersome, and i know a shop along roosevelt selling the desire for only 26500 with 1 year official HTC warranty :) (legend is at 22500 cash :)) go HTC!

  9. Avatar for rommelcv rommelcv says:

    @ Lexty: mga ilang units ng samsung galaxy s ang nakita mo dun? gusto ko ring bumili nun e, kaso wala na sa globe gb4.

  10. Avatar for Lexty Lexty says:

    oh I forgot to mention. I also saw the new Samsung Wave for only 18.8k

  11. Avatar for Lexty Lexty says:

    I just saw Samsung Galaxy S in Greenhills-TheaterMall selling it at just 28k they also have the Samsung Beam (which has a projector) forgot the price though.

  12. Avatar for xtian1986 xtian1986 says:

    HTC upgrades arrive few months AFTER the nexus one’s, and Samsung’s reputation on upgrading firmwares of already released smartphones is B.A.D.
    In my case, if im gonna use Google’s mobile OS i might as well use Google’s smartphone.

  13. Avatar for joelsky joelsky says:

    here in the US coming soon palang ang Samsung Galaxy S (maybe thru T-mobile daw and was renamed as Samsung Vibrant)..so I prefer for this one. Buti pa nga sa Pinas mas updated ang mga phone dito sa US medio behind sila. Wala pa dito yang SE Xperia X10 pero alot have been waiting for it too. Also, more Americans prefer Android OS than Apple OS I guess. yung lang..

  14. Avatar for vance vance says:

    if i read it correctly, Samsung is using the same processor as the iPhone..

  15. Avatar for Kenna Kenna says:

    HTC DESIRE.

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