HTC Incredible S review: Smart and curvy

22 March 2011
The unfortunate naming aside (seriously, didn’t anyone say it out loud before they announced it?), the Incredible S is a pretty great smartphone. You’ve got spotless connectivity, an exciting new screen, those cool rotating buttons and...

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  • haris
  • 3HW
  • 14 Apr 2011

It looks incredibly brilliant but I was wondering if you could upgrade it to 2.3 and also when will it launch or has it been launched?

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    • HTC
    • wvN
    • 12 Apr 2011

    All the people complaining about the quality of the camera and video you do all realise these things are called cellphones or mobile phones emphasis on the PHONE part if you want a great camera and video simply buy a Digital Camera!!

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      • Jamberoni
      • M3s
      • 11 Apr 2011

      what the mince is yoour problem with the name (Incredible S)..
      I mean its not a tongue twister or anything and it runs off the tip of your tongue so easily.

      It could stand for.... htc Incredible= Sexy, Smartphone, Smashing, Super, Seductive, Silly, Shiny, Sublime, Sauage, Sassy, Snigger, Salmi, Sucker, Shushhh, Slime, Sloppy, Shindigg, Supper, Sock, Satchel, Sofa, or if you want to go out there Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

      the list is endless.......

      So in total the S can mean anything you want it. HTC 1 GSM 0

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        • amu
        • U2f
        • 07 Apr 2011

        when would be the ginger bread update available for htc incredible s.
        as its ginger bread season and htc has launched with froyo.
        (main drawback)

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          • Was
          • Ph4
          • 06 Apr 2011

          God Damn!I'm a little longer to but my new phone, but i have to confess that my real love for a long time is an HTC!
          I thought that this phone will be my new phone, even the S-LCD display(because i prefer AMOLED just like best characteristics).
          Thankg one more time GSMARENA. You let me wait a little bit more time before to buy my new powerfull phone.

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            • Bailey
            • LaR
            • 05 Apr 2011

            Ive read a few reviews on this phone and also the Desire S. What is amazing is nobody understands the word refresh, these phones are just refreshing the range and doing away some of the complaints that people had with the Desire and the Desire HD thats why they have the S in front of the products. We all know that the Htc Pyramid is coming but it seems that every Tech site dosent understand that.

            There are loads of people who live away from tech sites who understand what Dual Core is and don't care they just want a phone that works. And of yet i am still awaiting the purpose of Dual core apart from it goes faster.

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              • AnonD-5308
              • 04 Apr 2011

              hiii every body i need a little advice i have to make a choice between xperia arc and htc incredible s please suggest me one ?
              i heard htc's touch is more responsive and better than that of xperia is it so?
              secondly xperia's low inbuilt memory and ram(320mb memory 512 mb ram htc has 1gb memory and 786 mb ram) a big disadvantage nd what abt HSDPA (7.2 MBPS for xperia nd 14.4 for htc)please suggest one taking all pros n cons of both sets in mind..?thanks in advance

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                • sathish
                • ut%
                • 01 Apr 2011

                hey guys, how about the pin zoom compare with iphone 4 ?

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                  • GeorgiaM
                  • Mfy
                  • 01 Apr 2011

                  So, basically the same as the desire but with a secondary camera?...I much prefer the look of the desire and like the bigger screen.

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                    • Well......
                    • M3s
                    • 31 Mar 2011

                    Whats up with the name? I admit it does make HTC seem a bit full of themselves! Anyway not the worst name a phone has ever had, Samsung Monte anyone?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • vCK
                      • 28 Mar 2011

                      i dont get it whats wrong with the name? htc incredible s? what's wrong with it...?

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                        • Black OPS
                        • 0Zu
                        • 27 Mar 2011

                        Please include in your reviews some battery tests. I believe that most of us have the curiosity to know how the phones (and tablets) perform in real life applications.

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                          • illiad
                          • 3GU
                          • 27 Mar 2011

                          sorry, tkolev, but most of us are not geeks...

                          words like 'stock ROM' 'custom' 'overclocking' just frighten us, if not sounding like Martian...:( :(

                          At least we can go to the phone shop and ask for a 'class 10 card' ... :)

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                            • Anonymous
                            • 3GU
                            • 27 Mar 2011

                            yes if you do the comparison, this and desire s are *the same* except for screen size & camera size...
                            this of course means the Desire S is lighter, and the battery will last longer!!!

                            wait a few months for release, and take your choice..

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                              • Victor
                              • ib7
                              • 27 Mar 2011

                              Can this Incredible S make video calls with its front facing cam?

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                                • ankit024
                                • 2@Y
                                • 27 Mar 2011

                                nice phone not nice but awesome phone i buyed it yesterday and till today it feeling like heaven.

                                for more details you can contact me at http://shareitgod.blogspot.com/2011/03/htc-incredible-s_27.html
                                and m selling one Incredible S new for half price just make post there and i catch you for further details thanks byeeee....

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                                  • Pintu
                                  • QKb
                                  • 25 Mar 2011

                                  Hi I have got my HTC Incredible S and I'm very happy with it. But can anyone tell me how to dial Video call.

                                  All my friends who complain about HTC make sure you have some sense [knowledge] about HTC Sense v3.0 software and service.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • n$G
                                    • 25 Mar 2011

                                    Is it only me that i hate the desing on this phone? I don't like at all the back cover , and this all black plastic looking. I am going for Desire S

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 98W
                                      • 25 Mar 2011

                                      very cool set but needs to improve on video quality

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                                        • AnonD-3100
                                        • ps4
                                        • 23 Mar 2011


                                        LOL guys!

                                        Do you think I'll be accused of harassment if I say to a colleague that I like her/his Incredible S?

                                        LOL
                                        Great name, btw!