TechRadar rating
/5
For
- Fast operation
- Slick UI
- Excellent cloud integration
- Stunning design
- Strong stills camera
Against
- Wi-Fi antenna issue
- Frequently slow notifications bar
- Stuttery HD video recording
- Not cheap for its specs
- Still some Android UI issues
- Product Type
- Smartphone
- Network Band
- Quad Band
- Number of Screens
- 1
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Effective Camera Resolution
- 5 Megapixel
- USB
- Yes
- Contract Type
- SIM-free
- Built-in Flash
- Yes
- Main Screen Resolution
- 480 x 800
- Main Screen Size
- 9.4 cm (3.7")
- Cellular Data Connectivity Technology
- GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA
- GPS Receiver
- Yes
- Dual SIM Supported
- No
- Secondary Camera
- Yes
- Integrated TV Tuner
- No
- Cellular Generation
- 3.5G
- Cellular Network Supported
- GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900, WCDMA 900, WCDMA 2100
- Memory Card Supported
- microSD
- Phone Style
- Bar
- Colour
- Black
- Brand Name
- HTC
- Battery Talk Time
- 9.83 Hour
- Weight (Approximate)
- 130.0 g
- Touchscreen
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- Maximum Memory Card Size Supported
- 32 GB
- Built-in Memory
- 1.10 GB
- Operating System Version
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- Main Screen Type
- LCD
- Realtone
- Yes
- Radio Tuner Type
- FM
- Call Features
- Conference Call, Call Log, Smart Dialing, Call Holding, Call Forwarding, Fixed Dialing, Call Barring
- Height
- 115.0 mm
- Width
- 59.8 mm
- Depth
- 11.6 mm
- Operating System
- Android
- Manufacturer
- High Tech Computer Corp
- Product Model
- Desire S
- Product Name
- Desire S Smarphone
- Manufacturer Part Number
- 99HMN007-00
- Manufacturer Website Address
- www.europe.htc.com
- Marketing Information
The phone of the year has evolved
What happens when you take a multi award-winning smartphone like HTC Desire and improve it? You end up with HTC Desire S, showcasing a spacious 3.7 inch screen, a stronger and slimmer unibody design, with a heightened sense of intelligence, speed and clarity. It's reliability on a whole new level.
Evolved browsing, smarter & faster
Visit all your favorite websites from the palm of your hand. Need to see something more up close? Simply pinch the screen to zoom in or out of a page, and watch the text reflow automatically to perfectly fit your screen. Run into something that sparks your curiosity? Just press on the screen to highlight text and quickly look it up on Google, Wikipedia, YouTube or the dictionary.
- Package Contents
- Desire S Smarphone
- Battery (preinstalled)
- microSD card (preinstalled)
- USB cable
- 3.5mm stereo headset
- Power adapter
- Quick start guide
- Safety and regulatory guide
- Call center card (hotline card)
- Warranty card
- Limited Warranty
- 1 Year
- Touchscreen Type
- Capacitive