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HTC Desire S

HTC Desire S specs

3G, 3.7", 800x480, 1.10 GB, Android 4.0, 130 grams

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HTC Desire S review

Smartphone Desire S by HTC is made in the classic shape. A case of the smartphone is made of metal and plastic. The phone uses Android 4.0. Phone dimensions: width — 60 millimeters, height — 115 millimeters, thickness — 12 millimeters. Weight — 130 grams.

Diagonal of the color screen is 3.7 inches with a maximum screen resolution of 800x480 and 252 pixels per inch (PPI). The screen of the device has the automatic rotation function.

HTC Desire S runs on 1-core Qualcomm MSM 8255, 1000 MHz processor and Adreno 205 videoprocessor, has 1.10 gigabytes of built-in memory and 0.8 gigabytes of RAM. The phone has a slot for a memory card.

Capacity of Li-Ion battery is 1450 mA⋅h, this is approximately 455 hours of standby time and 9.8 hours of talk time.

The phone is also equipped with sensors of illumination, approaching and compass. This gives additional functionality to the phone in various applications.

HTC Desire S was presented to the public on February 19, 2011.

HTC Desire S specifications

General characteristics

Type
smartphone
OS version
Android 4.0
Case type
classic
Case material
metal and plastic
Control
sensor keyboard
SIM-card type
regular
SIM-card amount
1
Weight
130 grams
Width
60 mm
Height
115 mm
Thickness
12 mm

Display

Diagonal
3.7"
Screen size
800x480
Number of pixels per inch (PPI)
252
Screen type
  • colored Super LCD
  • 16.78 mln colors
  • sensor
Sensor screen type
  • multitouch
  • capacitive
Aspect Ratio
5:3
Automatic display rotation
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Multimedia features

Rear camera
5 MP
Flash
  • rear
  • LED
Rear camera functions
autofocus
Recognition
  • face recognition
  • smile recognition
Video Recording
yes (3GP)
Video resolution max
1280x720
Geo Tagging
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Front camera
0 megapixels
Audio
  • MP3
  • AAC
  • WAV
  • WMA
  • FM-radio
Headphone jack
3.5 mm

Connectivity

Standard
  • GSM 900/1800/1900
  • 3G
Interfaces
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth 2.1
  • USB
Satellite navigation
GPS
A-GPS system
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DLNA support
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Storage and processor

CPU
  • Qualcomm MSM 8255
  • 1000 MHz
Processor cores number
1
Video processor
Adreno 205
Built-in memory
1.10 GB
Amount of RAM
768 Mb
Memory card slot
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Power supply

Battery type
Li-Ion
Battery capacity
1450 mA⋅h
Talk time
9.8 hours
Standby time
455 hours
Connector type for charging
micro-USB

Other functions

Speakerphone (built-in speaker)
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Control
  • voice typing
  • voice-activated control
Airplane mode
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A2DP profile
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Sensors
  • illumination sensor
  • approaching sensor
  • compass
Flashlight
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Use as a USB storage device
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