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HTC Desire S
                            Full Specifications
                    
    This device is also known as HTC Desire 2, HTC S510e
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        26 users
    
        Availability | 
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| Officially announced | Feb 15, 2011 | 
        Design | 
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| Dimensions | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 inches  115 x 59.8 x 11.63 mm  | 
            
| Weight | 4.59 oz / 130.0 g | 
        Display | 
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| Size | 3.7-inch, 56.73% screen-to-body | 
| Type | S-LCD | 
| Resolution | 800x480px, 252 PPI | 
        Hardware | 
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| System chip | Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 | 
| Processor | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Single core 1000 MHz Scorpion  | 
            
| GPU | Adreno 205 | 
| Memory | 0.75GB (DDR2)/1GB | 
| Storage expansion | microSDHC | 
| OS | Android (2.3.5, 2.3.3) | 
        Battery | 
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| Type | 1450 mAh, Li - Ion | 
        Camera | 
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| Rear | Single camera | 
| Main camera | 5 MP (Autofocus) | 
| Flash | LED | 
| Video recording | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            720p Video calling  | 
            
| Front | 0.3 MP VGA | 
        Connectivity & Features | 
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| Bluetooth | 2.1 | 
| WLAN | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n  | 
            
| USB | microUSB, USB 2.0 | 
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | 
| Location | GPS, A-GPS | 
| Other | UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Computer sync, OTA sync | 
        Multimedia | 
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| Headphones | 3.5mm jack | 
| Features | Album art cover, Background playback | 
| Screen mirroring | DLNA | 
| Radio | FM | 
        Cellular | 
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| 3G Bands | 8, 1 | 
| Data Speed | HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS | 
        Phone Features | 
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| Notifications | Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone | 
| Other features | Voice recording | 
        Regulatory Approval | 
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| FCC approval | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Date approved: Mar 11, 2011 FCC ID value: NM8PG88100  | 
| Measured SAR | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Head: 0.33 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 1.06 W/kg Measured in: 850 MHz  | 
            
            
                
            
            
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    Overall User Rating
            9.3
                        Build quality
                            9.3
                                    Camera quality
                            8.5
                                    Performance
                            8.8
                                    Display
                            9.8
                                    Battery life and charging
                            8
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