Samsung Galaxy 5 vs. HTC Wildfire - Affordable Android Phone Battle

For those who've been emailing me to make one,

TechPinas' HTC Wildfire vs. Samsung Galaxy 5 Definitive Comparison Table --

Detail/Feature	HTC Wildfire	Samsung Galaxy 5
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Dimensions/ Weight	106.8 x 60.4 x 12 mm 118 grams	108 x 56 x 12.3 mm 102 grams
Screen/ Features	3.2 inches, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 240 x 320 pixels - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Touch-sensitive controls - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Optical trackpad - HTC Sense UI - Turn-to-mute and lift-to-dim-out a call	2.8 inches, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors, 240 x 320 pixels - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Touch Wiz v3.0
Operating System	Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)	Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
CPU	Qualcomm MSM 7225 528 MHz processor	600 MHz processor (proprietary)
Internal storage	384 MB RAM; 512 MB ROM	170 MB
Wifi	Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g	Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
3G	Yes, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps	Yes, HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
MicroSD	Yes, supports up to 32GB	Yes, supports up to 16GB
Camera	5 MegaPixel, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash - Smile detection - Geo-tagging Video Recording No Secondary Camera	2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels, no flash - Geo-tagging Video Recording No Secondary Camera
GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0, MicroUSB	Yes to all	Yes to all
Stereo FM Radio	Yes	Yes
Games and Apps	Yes, via Android Market	Yes, via Android Market
Java	Yes, via third party apps	Yes, via third party apps
Adobe Flash support	Yes, Flash Lite supports playing video online, pinch-to-zoom resizing and auto rotation from portrait to landscape	No
Google Mobile Internet Suite	Yes, Gmail, Youtube, etc.	Yes, Gmail, Youtube, etc.
Speakerphone	Yes, 3.5 mm audio jack	Yes, 3.5 mm audio jack - DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine)
Messaging System	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Phonebook and Call Records	Practically unlimited	Practically unlimited
microSIM card requirement	No, uses standard SIM	No, uses standard SIM
Battery life	Stand-by time of up to 690 hours on 2G and up to 480 hours on 3G Talk time of up to 8 hours and 10 minutes on 2G and up to 7 hours and 20 minutes on 3G	Stand-by time of up to 521 hours on 2G and up to 375 hours on 3G Talk time of up to 9 hours and 30 minutes on 2G and up to 6 hours and 30 minutes on 3G
Availability and Price in Philippines	Out in the Philippines Goes as low as Php 15,500 at some retail stores (as high as Php 17,000)	Out in the Philippines SRP is Php 10,980 only

If you're a having a dilemma on which of these two to purchase, I suggest you visit a shop and compare them side by side. Turn them on and play with each phone. While specs say a lot about the capabilities of any gadget, the overall experience of using a phone also involves getting a feel of the actual device and appreciating its form factor and design identity -- features that can't be put on a comparative specs-table.

In this case though, HTC Wildfire is a bit more expensive -- for good reason, I think.