| HTC G1 | HTC Desire S |
| Manufacture | HTC | HTC |
| Model | G1 | Desire S |
| Form factor | Other | Block |
| Weight | 158 gram | 130.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 112 x 56 x 17 | 115.00 x 60.00 x 12.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 3.2 megapixel | 5 megapixel, autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 3.2 inches | 3.70 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 65000 | 16700000 |
| Display width | 320 | 480 |
| Display height | 480 | 800 |
| PPI | 180.28 | 252.15 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | Qualcomm MSM7201A, 528 MHz | 1 GHz Qualcomm 8255 Snapdragon |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 192MB. Expandable with microSD card | 768 MB. 1.1 GB storage. Expandable with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | Polyphonic, AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MIDI, MP3 | MP3, AAC, AMR, OGG, M4A, WAV, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1150 mAh | 1450 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 319 | 430 |
| Talktime (m) | 406 | 590 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | HTML | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | NA |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | NA |
| SyncML | NA | NA |
| Website | Website | Website |