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HTC Desire S

HTC Desire S
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  • Released 2011, March
    130g, 11.6mm thickness
    Android 2.3, up to 4.0, Sense UI 3
    1.1GB 768MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
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  • 3.7"
    480x800 pixels
  • 5MP
    720p
  • 768MB RAM
    Snapdragon S2
  • 1450mAh
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Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch Announced 2011, February. Released 2011, March
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm (4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type S-LCD
Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), Sense UI 3
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 205
Memory Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 1.1GB 768MB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps
Selfie camera Single VGA
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
 Dedicated search key
MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery Type Removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Misc Colors Black, Red
SAR 0.33 W/kg (head)     1.06 W/kg (body)    
Price About 100 EUR
Our Tests Display Contrast ratio: 914:1 (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -74.7dB

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HTC Desire S review: Droid cravings

HTC Desire S review: Droid cravings

Powerful hardware, large high-res screen and the latest Android version in a solid metal body– the recipe did wonders for the original Desire so no wonder HTC are in no mood to experiment with...

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HTC Desire S - user opinions and reviews

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  • jloyd
  • N7{
  • 23 Dec 2019

my htc desire s doesn't have play store. How do I fix it?

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  • log off
  • HCs
  • 31 Mar 2019

will it update?

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  • Gregus
  • nEg
  • 25 Apr 2018

I'm trying to sell my limited edition HTC desire s...any ideas how much its worth??

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