HTC Desire S Specs

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OS

Android 2.3.5

Display

3.7-inch
800 x 480 px

Camera

5 MP Main
0.3 MP VGA Selfie

Battery

1450 mAh

Storage

1GB

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2
0.75GB RAM

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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Specs Compare

Display
Size:	3.7-inch
Resolution:	800 x 480 px, 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

Design Size comparison
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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