HTC Desire S

Released 2011, March
130g, 11.6mm thickness
Android 2.3, up to 4.0, Sense UI 3
1.1GB 768MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
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3.7"
480x800 pixels
5MP
720p
768MB RAM
Snapdragon S2
1450mAh

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
Launch	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

Our 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

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HTC Desire S - user opinions and reviews

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n5m
24 Aug 2026

Idk if you do still have the device but there's Google Play Store APKs out there, just have another device to download the file and then Bluetooth transfer it to the HTC Desire S, make sure to have an SD Card inserted in the receiving device or ...

jloyd
N7{
23 Dec 2019

my htc desire s doesn't have play store. How do I fix it?

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HCs
31 Mar 2019

will it update?

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