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Desire Z vs Samsung Galaxy

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  • 12-11-2010 2:25am
    #1
    Colham
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭


    which would the better phone be?

    I currently have the first generation iPhone so looking to upgrade.

    Also is the Desire Z better/equal to the standard Desire except with a keyboard?


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    Goodshape
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    HTC have good pages on the Desire / Desire Z.
    http://www.htc.com/www/product/desire/specification.html
    http://www.htc.com/www/product/desirez/specification.html

    Desire Z has a slower processor (800mhz vs Desire's 1ghz) but comes with updated software, 1.5gb internal storage (Desire's at 576mb), and a keyboard. Desire is a great phone, I assume the Z is too. Slower processor but I don't think it'd impact much. The updated software is also good a bonus.


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    Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    The processor is actually just as fast as that of the Desire, since it's a newer chipset. It's not quite as powerful as the Galaxy S, but I would still much rather a phone made by HTC than Samsung.


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    [Deleted User]
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    That is true. I ran linpack on the desire & desire-z yesterday and got the following results:

    Desire-Z: ~34MFLOPS
    Desire: ~35MFLOPS

    In everyday usage I haven't noticed any performance drop. Angry birds runs much more smoothly on the -Z thanks to its updated GPU too.


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    #5
    Colham
    Registered Users Posts: 279 ✭✭Colham


    Cool so it sounds like the Z is just a Desire with a keyboard. Will it be good for running emulators?


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    Goodshape
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    Yeah, should be. Keyboard would come in very handy for emulators. Good selection of them in the market too... the usual Nintendo, Sega, NeoGeo and a PSX one too.


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