HTC Incredible S Review




GENERAL2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G NetworkHSDPA 900 / 2100
 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - North America
Announced2011, February
StatusAvailable. Released 2011, February
SIZEDimensions120 x 64 x 11.7 mm
Weight135.5 g
DISPLAYTypeS-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches
 - Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- HTC Sense v3.0 UI
- Touch-sensitive controls with rotating icons
SOUNDAlert typesVibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes
MEMORYPhonebookPractically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call recordsPractically unlimited
Internal1.1 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Card slotmicroSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
DATAGPRSUp to 114 kbps
EDGEUp to 560 kbps
3GHSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
BluetoothYes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Infrared portNo
USBYes, microUSB v2.0
CAMERAPrimary8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash,check quality
FeaturesGeo-tagging, touch-focus, image stabilization
VideoYes, 720p@30fps, check quality
SecondaryYes, 1.3 MP
FEATURESOSAndroid OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.4
CPU1 GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
MessagingSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
BrowserHTML
RadioStereo FM radio with RDS
GamesYes
ColorsBlack, Red
GPSYes, with A-GPS support
JavaVia third party application
 - SNS integration
- Digital compass
- Dedicated search key
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail
- YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
- DivX/XviD/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- Organizer
- Document viewer
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input
BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 1450 mAh
Stand-byUp to 290 h (2G) / Up to 370 h (3G)
Talk timeUp to 9 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 20 min (3G)


Key features

  • Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G support
  • 14.4 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
  • 4" 16M-color capacitive LCD touchscreen of WVGA resolution (480 x 800 pixels)
  • The best screen on an HTC device by some distance
  • Android OS v2.2 Froyo with HTC Sense UI (ver. 2.3 update promised soon after launch)
  • 1 GHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 chipset
  • 768 MB RAM and 1.5 GB ROM
  • 8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and geotagging
  • 720p video recording @ 30fps
  • Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA
  • GPS with A-GPS
  • microSD slot up to 32GB (8GB card included)
  • Accelerometer and proximity sensor
  • Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Stereo FM radio with RDS
  • microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
  • Smart dialing, voice dialing
  • Front facing camera for video calling
  • DivX/XviD video support
  • Dolby Mobile and SRS sound enhancement
  • HTC Locations app
  • HTCSense.com integration
  • HTC Portable Hotspot
  • Ultra-fast boot times (if you don’t remove battery)

Main disadvantages

  • No dedicated camera key and no lens cover
  • Runs Froyo on launch, instead of Gingerbread
  • Poor video recording, 720p footage is pretty jerky
  • Uninspiring audio quality

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