HTC Desire S review

Can HTC's first Android 2.3 smartphone live up to its blockbusting heritage?

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HTC Desire S: Comparison

The HTC Desire S is certainly a worthy successor to the original Desire, offering a superb Android experience.

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Even though we're seeing dedicated Facebook phones, such as the INQ Touch Cloud, you'd be hard pressed to find anything that does it better than HTC Sense.

Windows Phone 7 handsets such as the HTC 7 Mozart and LG Optimus 7 give it a run for Facebook integration, so check them out if that's an area you're interested in.

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The Desire S just about manages to differentiate itself from HTC's own wide range by being the first to feature Android 2.3, besting the HTC Incredible S and HTC Desire HD.

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The iPhone 4 is the elephant in the room, as ever. The Desire S has more built-in options, and offers widgets and other features that aren't available on iOS, but the iPhone remains a smoother web browsing phone and offers slicker interface performance overall.

Matt Bolton
Matt Bolton
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Matt is TechRadar's Managing Editor for Home Tech, covering everything from TVs and home theater upgrades, to turntables and headphones, to air fryers and plug-in solar. Matt has over a decade of experience in tech publishing, and previously ran the TV & audio coverage for our colleagues at T3.com, and before that he edited T3 magazine. During his career, he's also contributed to places as varied as Creative Bloq, PC Gamer, PetsRadar, MacLife, and Edge. TV and movie nerdism is his speciality, and he goes to the cinema three times a week. He's always happy to explain the virtues of Dolby Vision over a drink, but he might need to use props, like he's explaining the offside rule.