HTC Windows Phone 8S specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

HTC Windows Phone 8S
  • Released 2012, November 113g, 10.3mm thickness Microsoft Windows Phone 8, up to WP8 GDR3 4GB 512MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Krait Adreno 305 Micro-SIM About 168 USD
  • 4" 480x800 pixels
  • 5MP 720p
  • 512GB RAM Snapdragon S4
  • 1700mAh Li-Po

HTC Windows Phone 8S overview

HTC Windows Phone 8S is a smartphone that runs on Windows Phone. It was released on 2012, November. HTC Windows Phone 8S has 4. inch, S-LCD, a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels screen with Corning Gorilla Glass. HTC Windows Phone 8S uses Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset, Dual-core 1.0 GHz Krait CPU, Adreno 305 GPU. It supports 2G, 3G networks with Micro-SIM. HTC Windows Phone 8S has 5MP Single main camera. HTC Windows Phone 8S uses Non-removable Li-Po 1700 mAh battery. The price of HTC Windows Phone 8S is about 168 USD.

Score the key features of HTC Windows Phone 8S compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 28 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 28 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 28 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 45 / 100 points
  • Price: 28 / 100 points

HTC Windows Phone 8S full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA

LAUNCH

Announced 2012, September. Released 2012, November
Status Discontinued

BODY

Dimensions 120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm (4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
Weight 113 g (3.99 oz)
SIM Micro-SIM

DISPLAY

Type S-LCD
Size 4.0 inches, 45.5 cm2 (~60.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~233 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass

PLATFORM

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to WP8 GDR3
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
CPU Dual-core 1.0 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 305

MEMORY

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 512MB RAM

MAIN CAMERA

Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 720p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

No

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
  Beats Audio

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.1, A2DP, EDR/ 4.0, LE after Amber update
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0

FEATURES

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
  OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage) MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player Document viewer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

BATTERY

Type Non-removable Li-Po 1700 mAh battery

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Domino, Fiesta Red, Atlantic Blue, High-Rise Gray
SAR 0.97 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body)
Price About 168 USD

TESTS

Display Contrast ratio: 1318:1 (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -79.7dB / Crosstalk -75.3dB

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