HTC Desire S Specs

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HTC Desire S Review
9.3

Description

HTC Desire S is the new reincarnation of HTC Desire. It comes with a 3.7" LCD screen (480 x 800 pixels of resolution), second generation 1GHz Snapdragon chipset MSM8255, backed up by 768MB of RAM, and a 1450mAh battery. The Desire S is housed now inside an aluminum unibody, as is the habit of high-end HTC handsets lately, and sports a 5MP camera with LED flash and HD video capture, as well as a VGA front-facing cam. It will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread out of the box.

This device is also known as HTC Desire 2, HTC S510e

Cons

  • Thick body (0.46 inches)
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Display

Size: 3.7 inches
Resolution: 800 x 480 pixels, 252 PPI
Technology: S-LCD
Screen-to-body: 56.73 %
Features: Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

Hardware

System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255
Processor: Single core, 1000 MHz, Scorpion
GPU: Adreno 205
RAM: 0.75GB DDR2
Internal storage: 1GB
Storage expansion: microSDHC
OS: Android (2.3.5, 2.3.3)
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 1450 mAh
Type: Li - Ion, User replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera
Main camera: 5 MP (Autofocus)
Flash: LED
Video recording: 1280x720 (HD)
Features: Video calling
Front: 0.3 MP VGA
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)

Cellular

3G: Bands 8(900), 1(2100)
Data Speed: HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS

Multimedia

Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Features: Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring: DLNA
Radio: FM

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 2.1
Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g, n
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Features: Mass storage device, Charging
Location: GPS, A-GPS
Sensors: Accelerometer, Compass
Other: UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications: Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features: Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

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

Availability

Officially announced: Feb 15, 2011
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User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
9.3
Camera quality
8.5
Performance
8.8
Display
9.8
Battery life and charging
8
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
9
My first andoid phone
Phone owned for more than a year

Desire S is my first smartphone. My previous phone was SE K790i, so camera experience with Desire S has disappointed me.
Still it's a really nice and solid device. The aluminium body makes it feel elegant and expensive. Now it's 2+ year since I bought it and it still does it's job.

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8
My Dream Phone of the year
Phone owned for less than a month

A phone with nice build quality,it feels solid in hands,Build quality and reception are the best features,how ever i feel that ui is little bit lag, and for camera results are good only for a steady satuation.

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10
First HTC ... Awsome
Phone owned for less than 3 months

Its better than HTC Desire HD. Better than any samsung android. Its comparable with Iphone. Back is metal shading.... its looks pretty cool. Wants to update in ICS asap. any one can go for this phone. sexy phone !!!!!!!! :p

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