HTC Desire S

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HTC · 2011

HTC Desire S

Name: HTC Desire S
Brand: HTC

HTC Desire S Android smartphone. Announced Feb 2011. Features 3.7″ display, Snapdragon S2 chipset, 5 MP primary camera, 1450 mAh battery, 768 MB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass.

Display 3.7"

Chipset Snapdragon S2

RAM 768 GB

Storage 1.1GB 768MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot

Camera 5 MP

Battery 1450 mAh

OS Android 2.3, up to 4.0, Sense UI 3

Build 130g, 11.6mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2011, February. Released 2011, March

Status Discontinued

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

Display

Type S-LCD

Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm 2 (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass

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

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

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)

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

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA

2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100

Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Browser HTML, Adobe Flash

featuresother Dedicated search key MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

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

Misc

Colors Black, Red

SAR 0.33 W/kg (head) 1.06 W/kg (body)

In depth

Full specifications

Announced	2011, February. Released 2011, March
Status	Discontinued

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

Type	S-LCD
Size	3.7 inches, 39.0 cm 2 (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass

Card slot	microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal	1.1GB 768MB RAM

Single	5 MP, AF
Features	LED flash
Video	720p@30fps

Single	VGA

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

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)

Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes

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

Technology	GSM / HSPA
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed	HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps

Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
featuresother	Dedicated search key MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

Display	Contrast ratio: 914:1 (nominal)
Camera	Photo / Video
Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality	Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -74.7dB

Colors	Black, Red
SAR	0.33 W/kg (head) 1.06 W/kg (body)
Price	About 100 EUR

PhoneInsight Benchmark

37.6/100

Entry-level

A specs-derived composite score, not a lab benchmark -- useful for ranking and comparison.

Processor 36.8

Display 51.5

Camera 35.3

Battery 31.6

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HTC Desire S

Launch

Platform

Display

Memory

Main Camera

Selfie camera

Body

Battery

Sound

Comms

Network

Features

Our Tests

Misc

Full specifications

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