| HTC Desire S | HTC Inspire 4G |
| Manufacture | HTC | HTC |
| Model | Desire S | Inspire 4G |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 130 gram | 164.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 115 x 60 x 12 | 123.00 x 68.00 x 12.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/1900 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 5 megapixel, autofocus | 8 megapixel, autofocus, face detection, geo-tagging |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 3.7 inches | 4.30 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16700000 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 480 | 480 |
| Display height | 800 | 800 |
| PPI | 252.15 | 216.97 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 1 GHz Qualcomm 8255 Snapdragon | Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 768 MB. 1.1 GB storage. Expandable with microSD card | 768 MB. 4 GB storage. Expandable up to 32 GB. 8 GB microSD card included. |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AMR, OGG, M4A, WAV, WMA | MP3, AAC+, WAV, WMA9 |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1450 mAh | 1230 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 430 | 372 |
| Talktime (m) | 590 | 360 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | NA | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | NA | NA |
| SyncML | NA | |
| Website | Website | Website |