HTC Windows Phone 8S

The HTC Windows Phone 8S, the more affordable new Windows Phone 8 smartphone by HTC, has just been unveiled and it will enter direct competition with the Nokia Lumia 820. The HTC 8S has a funky design with a brightly colored contrasted chin and a vividly colored earpiece. The device is pretty light at just 113 grams. The hardware doesn’t shoot for the stars - instead it caters to budget minded consumers. We have a 4-inch WVGA (that’s 480 x 800 pixels) screen, a Snapdragon S4 chip with a 1.0GHz dual-core Krait processor, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage that you can expand via microSD cards. There is a removable panel at the bottom where HTC has placed the micro SIM and microSD card slots. The battery is not removable, though. HTC is including Beats Audio technology on this device to manage to differentiate itself in the Windows Phone arena. At the back, we have a 5-megapixel camera with f/2.8 aperture, recording videos at 720p. One sore omission is a front facing camera, so there is no easy way to make video calls and make use of the built in Skype client.

DESIGN

• Device type:
  • Smart phone
• OS:
  • Windows Phone 8
• Dimensions:
  • 4.74 x 2.48 x 0.40 inches (120.5 x 63 x 10.28 mm)
• Weight:
  • 3.99 oz (113 g)
    the average is 4.5 oz (128 g)

DISPLAY

• Physical size:
  • 4.0 inches
• Resolution:
  • 480 x 800 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 233 ppi
• Technology:
  • S-LCD
• Touchscreen:
  • • Multi-touch
• Features:
  • Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

BATTERY

• Capacity:
  • 1700 mAh

HARDWARE

• System chip:
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8627
• Processor:
  • Dual core, 1000 MHz, Krait
• Graphics processor:
  • • Adreno 305
• System memory:
  • 512 MB RAM
• Built-in storage:
  • 4 GB
• Storage expansion:
  • microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB

CAMERA

• Camera:
  • • 5 megapixels
  • Flash:
    • LED
  • Aperture size:
    • F2.8
  • Focal length (35mm equivalent):
    • 35mm
  • Features:
    • Auto focus, Geo tagging
• Camcorder:
  • • 1280x720 (720p HD) (30 fps)

MULTIMEDIA

• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback, Beats Audio
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker
• YouTube player:
  • Yes

INTERNET BROWSING

• Browser:
  • 
  • • Internet Explorer 10
• Built-in online services support:
  • Facebook, YouTube (upload), Picasa, Twitter

TECHNOLOGY

• CDMA:
  • 800, 1900 MHz
• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
  • 900, 2100 MHz
• Data:
  • HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, EV-DO Rev.A
• Positioning:
  • GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
• Navigation:
  • Turn-by-turn navigation

CONNECTIVITY

• Bluetooth:
  • • 3.1, EDR
• Wi-Fi:
  • • 802.11 b, g, n
• USB:
  • • USB 2.0
  • Connector:
    • microUSB
  • Features:
    • Mass storage device, USB charging
• Other:
  • Computer sync, OTA sync

OTHER FEATURES

• Notifications:
  • Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer
• Hearing aid compatibility:
  • • M3, T3
• • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

AVAILABILITY

• Officially announced:
  • 19 Sep 2012

Alternative variants

We list only the specs that are different than the main variant

HTC Accord 16GB

Differences:

• Built-in storage:
  • 16 GB