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The Desire S is perhaps the most interesting of the three, given that the original HTC Desire was one of the most powerful Android devices on the market for the majority of last year. The new version comes with a Qualcomm 1 GHz 8255 Snapdragon CPU, 768 MB of RAM, a 3.7-inch WVGA display and a case built out of a single block of aluminum. It has a 5-megapixel camera with HD video recording capability, and another 1.3-megapixel camera on the front for video calls.
Unlike the Incredible S, which will launch with Android 2.2, the Desire S will immediately launch with Android Gingerbread (2.4) as its operating system.
The Wildfire S is HTC’s low- to mid-range Android device, with a smallish 3.2-inch HVGA screen, which makes it one of the smallest Android smartphones. It will be coming in three colors: black, purple and white.
Finally, the Incredible S has a 4-inch Super LCD screen with an 800 x 480 pixel resolution, a 1 GHz CPU and 768 MB of RAM (just like the Desire S), and stereo surround sound (whatever surround means in the context of a phone). The back camera is an 8-megapixel unit capable of recording 720p HD video with dual-LED flash and autofocus, and the device also has a 1.3-megapixel front camera for video chats.
All three phones will become available in major European and Asian markets during Q2 2011.
These three smartphones wrap up our initial coverage of HTC’s new devices, which leave us strangely unsatisfied. While all of the phones HTC has shown today are definitely capable, none of them are really at the top of the smartphone food chain when it comes to sheer power (none of the devices feature a 1.2 GHz CPU, which has become quite common in high-end Android smartphones).
HTC’s tablet, on the other hand, has power to spare, but its 7-inch form factor and the fact that it lacks Honeycomb give us pause. Are you satisfied with what HTC has had to offer at the MWC this year? Let us know in the comments.
The Desire S is perhaps the most interesting of the three, given that the original HTC Desire was one of the most powerful Android devices on the market for the majority of last year. The new version comes with a Qualcomm 1 GHz 8255 Snapdragon CPU, 768 MB of RAM, a 3.7-inch WVGA display and a case built out of a single block of aluminum. It has a 5-megapixel camera with HD video recording capability, and another 1.3-megapixel camera on the front for video calls.
Unlike the Incredible S, which will launch with Android 2.2, the Desire S will immediately launch with Android Gingerbread (2.4) as its operating system.
The Wildfire S is HTC’s low- to mid-range Android device, with a smallish 3.2-inch HVGA screen, which makes it one of the smallest Android smartphones. It will be coming in three colors: black, purple and white.
Finally, the Incredible S has a 4-inch Super LCD screen with an 800 x 480 pixel resolution, a 1 GHz CPU and 768 MB of RAM (just like the Desire S), and stereo surround sound (whatever surround means in the context of a phone). The back camera is an 8-megapixel unit capable of recording 720p HD video with dual-LED flash and autofocus, and the device also has a 1.3-megapixel front camera for video chats.
All three phones will become available in major European and Asian markets during Q2 2011.
These three smartphones wrap up our initial coverage of HTC’s new devices, which leave us strangely unsatisfied. While all of the phones HTC has shown today are definitely capable, none of them are really at the top of the smartphone food chain when it comes to sheer power (none of the devices feature a 1.2 GHz CPU, which has become quite common in high-end Android smartphones).
HTC’s tablet, on the other hand, has power to spare, but its 7-inch form factor and the fact that it lacks Honeycomb give us pause. Are you satisfied with what HTC has had to offer at the MWC this year? Let us know in the comments.
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