HTC Desire S

PG88100 · 2011–2012 · handheld

Specifications

Cpu: Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2, 1 GHz Scorpion core
Ram: max: 768 MB (soldered) · base: 768 MB
Modem: HSPA (bands vary by region), quad-band GSM/EDGE
Ports: micro-USB · 3.5mm headphone jack
Camera: 5 MP with autofocus and LED flash, 720p video; front-facing VGA camera
Battery: 1450 mAh Li-Ion (removable)
Display: 3.7" WVGA 480x800 Super LCD, Corning Gorilla Glass
Storage: base: 1.1 GB internal · options: microSDHC (up to 32 GB supported)
Os Support: latest: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (official, HTC Sense 3.6) · shipped: Android 2.3 Gingerbread (HTC Sense 2.1)
Release Price: £410 (SIM-free, UK launch, March 2011); also sold on 2-year carrier contracts worldwide

Variants

Colors

Charcoal Grey2011 launch, primary colorway

White2011 color option, availability varied by region

Upgrade paths

battery

New 1450 mAh replacement cell · Rear cover, now rubberized rather than the Desire's plastic back, still pops off for battery access.

~$10

EASY

storage

microSDHC up to 32 GB

~$15

EASY

other

Unlockable bootloader on most variants, active custom-ROM community · A single-piece hollowed-out metal unibody replaced the original Desire's exo-skeleton-plus-plastic-cover build, with touch-sensitive capacitive buttons instead of physical keys. Beyond the redesign, HTC also bumped RAM from 576 MB to 768 MB, storage from 512 MB to 1.1 GB, and shipped Android 2.3 out of the box rather than 2.1, so it was more than a cosmetic refresh of the original Desire.

free

MODERATE