HTC Desire S
From £399 To £399 excl. P&P
- Networks:3G
- Phone features:With FM radio
- Connectivity:Bluetooth
- Camera resolution:5Megapixels
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HTC Desire S + 2 YEARS WARRANTY
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£399.99 P&P: Free
inc P&P £399.99 - Delivered: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business daysAvailability: In stock
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3 of 1069 customer reviews
provided by
Graham
Kirkcaldy
1
- Good Points
- I don't know you sent me a faulty set and didn't replace it
- Bad Points
- As above
Alex
Edinburgh
7
- Good Points
- - Good uni-body aluminium construction
- Sleek looking
- Nice interface
- Removable battery and sd card.
- A wealth of available software - Bad Points
- - Battery is very short. Apparently all new smartphones are like this. Which is a pity because my old nokia lasted for 2 weeks without a charge
- Grip of death Wi-fi. If you cover the phone with your hand on the upper corner the Wi-fi reception goes from full to zero. This happens if you're typing sideways. Not sure if it was just my unit as it's getting replaced.
- Locked bootloader. For "security" reasons the bootloader is locked. It makes a pain to install an alternative rom like CyanogenMod. Till a one click solution comes I don't think I'll bother with this one.
Ian
warton/carnforth
9
- Good Points
- ease of use
screen clarity
speed of operation
size - Bad Points
- battery life if used heavily
visibility in strong light
- 8.1 out of 10
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5 extracts of expert reviews
Expert Reviews
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alaTest.co.uk 10 out of 10
Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 1053 reviews of HTC Desire S from international magazines and websites.
Conclusion: The average review rating is 8.2/10. Comparing these reviews to 839921 other Mobile Phones & Smartphones reviews gives this product an overall alaScore 94/100 (or 9.4 out of 10) = Excellent Quality.
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htcphones.net 0 out of 10
Summary: The HTC Desire was launched at the beginning of 2010. Undoubtedly 2010 was a successful year for the company. The phone came with an excellent software, affordable price and cute design. These were its key features and it's clear why exactly a year...
Conclusion: I guess the main problem of this handset lies in the fact that the developers have decided to experiment a very successful software in mid-range hardware. Of course this creates some inadequacy and we can classify the HTC Desire S neither in mid-range,...
Pro : 1.1 GB ROM ; 768 MB RAM ; Android 2.3 ; HTC Sense integration with contacts ; Fast internet browsing (including Flash support)
Cons : 3.7-inch screen ; No dual-core processor ; Shoddy video recording ; Battery life
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gadgetspeak.com 9 out of 10
Summary: The Desire S is a recent addition to the range of Android phones from HTC and, as a result, has benefitted from the company's experience. It is of a nice size and feels right in the hand and, having a fast enough processor and 1G of memory will meet...
Conclusion: At about £430 SIM-free or from £20 and upwards per month this is not cheap. It is, however, good value for money for a serious and most effective smartphone
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t3.com 0 out of 10
Summary: Quick look at the differences between the old and new HTC Desire's
Conclusion: We've only had a short time with the HTC Desire S, but it's clear that it offers a couple of significant advantages, namely it's speed and the screen. Side by side the Desire S is significantly quicker and the screen is slighlty better. However for...
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t3.com 8 out of 10
Summary: The latest HTC Desire S has great hardware and UI, but it doesn't quite feel like enough to fight off the dual-core challengers just around the corner.
Pro : Sleek design ; HTC Sense UI ; Battery
Cons : Processor ; Media player ; Lack of progress
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General
- Brand HTC
- Phone design Standard
- Phone type Smartphone
Dimensions & Weight
- Width 11.5mm
- Depth 1.16mm
- Height 5.98mm
- Weight 130g
Cellular
- Networks 3G
- Connectivity Bluetooth, USB
- Operating system Android
- Input type Touchscreen
- Multimedia formats MP3, WAV, WMA, WMV, MP4, AAC+, H...
Telephone Features
- Messaging protocols SMS, MMS, Email
- Ringtone type MP3 Ringtone
Memory / Storage
- Integrated memory size 1124MB
- Supported memory media Micro SD
Digital Camera
- Camera type Digital still camera, Digital vi...
- Camera resolution 5Megapixels
- Still image resolution 2592 x 1944
- Still image format JPEG
- Video format 3GP
Display
- Display resolution 480 x 800
- Number of colours 24 bit (16 millions colours)
Additional Features
- Phone features With FM radio, With FM radio
Battery
- Talk time 580 mins
- Standby time 455hours
Other
- Category Mobile Phone Handset