HTC Desire S
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed
HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced
2011, February. Released 2011, March
Status
Discontinued
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
Display
Type
S-LCD
Size
3.7 inches, 39.0 cm2 (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
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
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
CPU
1.0 GHz Scorpion
GPU
Adreno 205
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
Video
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
Features
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash
Dedicated search key
MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player
Organizer
Document viewer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
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)
Misc
Colors
Black, Red
SAR
0.33 W/kg (head) 1.06 W/kg (body)
Price
About 100 EUR
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