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HTC Desire S

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HTC Desire S

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - for AT&T, Rogers Wireless
Speed HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, February. Released 2011, March 2010, January. Released 2010, January
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm (4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in) 119 x 59.8 x 11.5 mm (4.69 x 2.35 x 0.45 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM Mini-SIM
  Trackball
Display
Type S-LCD AMOLED
Size 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio) 3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~54.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~252 ppi density) 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 Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2 Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
CPU 1.0 GHz Scorpion 1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 200
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDHC (dedicated slot), 4 GB included
Internal 1.1GB 768MB RAM 512MB RAM, 512MB
Main Camera
Modules 5 MP, AF 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash LED flash
Video 720p@30fps 480p@24fps
Selfie Camera
Modules VGA No
Video
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP, EDR 2.1, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Factory locked by default, can be enabled
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 Dedicated search key
MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Dedicated search key
MP3/eAAC+/WAV player
MP4/H.264 player
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery Removable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G) Up to 290 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G) Up to 10 hours (2G) / Up to 7 hours (3G)
Music play Up to 20 hours
Misc
Colors Black, Red Brown (teflon coating)
SAR 0.33 W/kg (head)     1.06 W/kg (body)     0.37 W/kg (head)     0.74 W/kg (body)    
Price About 100 EUR About 120 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 914:1 (nominal)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 76dB Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 79dB
Audio quality Noise -90.3dB / Crosstalk -74.7dB Noise -86.1dB / Crosstalk -85.2dB

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