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HTC Wildfire S Overview

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Key Features
Multi Web Page Browsing With Google™ Search
Android™ Operating System Version 2.3 Gingerbread
Black, White or Brown Coloured Touch Screen Casing
Dimensions 101.3 x 59.4 x 12.4 mm
Wi-Fi® Technology
3.2 Inch 256k Colour TFT Capacitive Touch Screen (320 x 480 Pixels)
HTC Sense™ User Interface
5 Megapixel Camera with Geo Tagging & Video Recording (3GP)
Twitter™ & Facebook™ Application
3G HSDPA & HSDPA Technology
GPS Navigation with Google™ Maps
Push Email (Gmail™)

Design

98%

Usability

95%

Features

96%

The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

Our HTC Wildfire S Review

Overview
The Wildfire S follows on nicely from the highly attractive & massively popular HTC Wildfire, & both of these Android Smartphone's come with user friendly Smartphone features & a wide variety of communication & entertainment features. The HTC Wildfire S has a touch screen form casing & supports the Android™ operating system version 2.3 known as Gingerbread, plus the user can enjoy a responsive 3.2 inch touch screen with a HTC Sense™ user interface complete with a customisable home screen & widget support. There is a built in five megapixel camera feature, integrated social network capabilities including Facebook™ & Twitter™, multi Web page browsing with text resizing using a touch screen zoom, a direct email service with Gmail™ support, plus its technologies include Wi-Fi®, GPS navigation & 3G.

Appearance & Size
It has an appealing casing which not only looks good, but it is a great size for single handily operating the touch screen. It is available in a black, brown or white coloured casing & has a smooth but easy to grip coating. The HTC Wildfire S has a 3.2 inch size touch screen which almost fills the front of the casing & this screen provides a beautifully clear viewing experience, plus easy to manage touch activated controls. The touch screen will display either a keypad with individual numeric keys, or a full QWERTY style keyboard for the user to input alphabetic text using simple touch screen controls on the virtual keypad or keyboard. The Wildfire S is 10.13cm in height by 5.94cm in width by 1.24cm in depth & it weighs one hundred & five grams.

Imaging, Media & Entertainment
For entertainment the user may wish to playback videos or movies or even listen to their favourite music, & this is all possible on this Smartphone with its built in music & video player which supports many formats of music & video playback. The user can use the rear facing camera lens to capture still pictures or high quality video recordings, & there is a selection of image or video enhancing features which result in a perfect capture for the user. This camera feature has a 5 megapixel lens with an automatic focus feature & it supports geo tagging allowing the user to store a record of where each picture or video was captured. The user can take a picture which can then be shared with others via the messaging services, stored on the handsets memory, transferred to another device using the connectivity method, or even uploaded to share it on Facebook™.

Communication & Messaging
All the users contacts information are stored in the phone book which can hold many contacts at one time, plus these contacts are easily managed using simple options which include adding a new contact, deleting an old contact, or the user can edit existing contacts information very easily. The user can access friends to share messages or to make a call easily using the stunning & highly usable HTC Sense™ user interface. There is an integrated Twitter™ & a Facebook™ application ready to use allowing the user to tweet new news & access their friends via Facebook™ in an instant. Many messaging services can be enjoyed on the HTC Wildfire S which include an instant messaging service which provides an online conversation for the user to enjoy with others that are online, a text message service which allows the user to create, send & receive message created using text & symbols, a multimedia message which provides a quick method of sharing photos, videos & sound with other MMS contacts or an email service which allows the user to use a Gmail™ account to share emails which are sent & received directly to & from the Wildfire S.

Technology & Internet
A fun Web browsing experience can be enjoyed on this touch screen Smartphone as the user can view multiple Web pages, enjoy the easy use of a Google™ search facility & zoom in & out of their desired Web pages using a touch controlled zoom feature. The user can highlight text to look up what they are reading about on Google or Wikipedia, plus Wi-Fi® connectivity provides a cable less connection to a nearby wireless hub or hotspot. Integrated GPS navigation allows the user to geo tag their pictures & videos plus gain map views to their next destination thanks to Google™ Maps support. Bluetooth® wireless connectivity & a micro USB port allows the Wildfire S to be connected to other devices so the user can transfer data easily when needed. This HTC Smartphone comes with a memory card option which can hold up to 32 gigabytes of external memory & it has 512 megabytes of RAM with 512 megabytes of ROM memory preinstalled. It's 3G HSDPA & HSDPA capabilities provide high speed connectivity when the user requires, for instance when sending a MMS or connecting to the Internet, & the handset will switch between 3G & GSM networks when required. Over a GSM network the user can expect to gain up to 5.9 hours of talk time or an estimated 360 hours of standby time from a fully charged battery. Whereas over a 3G network approximately 7.1 hours of talk time can be enjoyed or 570 hours of standby time will be gained.

HTC Wildfire S Specifications & Features

Screen
3.2 Inch 256k Colour TFT Capacitive Touch Screen (320 x 480 Pixels)

Imaging
5 Megapixel Camera
Auto Focus
LED Flash
Photo Geo Tagging
Camera Setting
Photo Album
Video Recorder (3GP)
Video Player (MPEG4, 3GP, 3G2 & WMV9)

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Push Email (Gmail™)
Instant Messaging

Sound
Music Player (MP3, WAV, AAC+ & WMA9)
MP3 & WAV Ringtones

Entertainment
Downloadable Games

Organiser
Contacts
Phone Book
Calendar
Clock
Alarm Clock
Call Log
Digital Compass
Twitter™ & Facebook™ Application
GPS Navigation
Google™ Maps
Android™ Operating System Version 2.3 Gingerbread
HTC Sense™ User Interface

Connectivity
3G HSDPA
HSDPA
Wi-Fi®
Bluetooth® A2DP
Micro USB
GPRS
EDGE

Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
HSDPA 900 & 2100

Internet
HTML Browser
Multi Web Page Browsing
Google™ Search
Social Network Compatible

Memory & Talk Time
512MB RAM, 512MB ROM plus MicroSD™ Memory Card up to 32GB
5.9 Hours GSM Talk Time
7.1 Hours 3G Talk Time
360 Hours GSM Standby
570 Hours 3G Standby

Weight & Size
105 g
101.3 x 59.4 x 12.4 mm

Your HTC Wildfire S Reviews

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Reviewer: Omk Are - Goa, India
Date: 22nd Aug 2011

Got this phone after comparing it online with the Samsung Galaxy Ace. Actually went to the store having both in mind. But when I saw the 2. The wildfire clearly look far more up market & I am also not a fan of pretty big phones which the Galaxy Ace is. Unless the Big phone you got is an iPhone or a galaxy S2. Any ways. Coming back to the wildfire. It's got the latest version of Android I.e. 2.3.3 Gingerbread with the HTC Sense interface. & I was Pretty much at ease within minutes of using the phone. & it looks Great in the hand to. I personally like the size. It's not as small as it looks to be on the online reviews ! Must say. I wasn't too Impressed with the Earphones. They sound quite cheap with the sound. But do the job when handling calls. But then, , I use my sennheisser's for music. So no problems for me. Another issue I would like to point out is the battery life. Must say. I am not that a Heavy user of mobile phones. But when the phone is new. You tend to use it a lot. So the battery drains quite fast. As I am online the whole day. Also some people may not like another feature. I.e. All the messages, like the inbox, sent or the drafts are saved as a conversation for every contact. Which I wasn't a fan of at first. But then. Found it greatly simple as the days went. Summing it up. You get all the features of the much costlier Smartphone's at half the price. So the compromises you make for the processor & the battery are worth it. Especially if you are not a very heavy user like me. I am very happy with it & don't see myself replacing it quite so soon. I would like to give it 4.5 stars. Although got to see if there's an option for the same. ! I love this phone. Chose it blindly over the competitors in its range!

Design

95%

Usability

95%

Features

100%

Reviewer: Jdn - UK
Date: 13th Jul 2011

Great phone, love it & the fact that its small & compact is well just the best.

Design

100%

Usability

95%

Features

90%

Reviewer: Sean - London, UK
Date: 8th Jul 2011

This is a great budget android phone with superb usability. I switched from a Motorola Milestone due to performance issues & apps crashing. Although the spec sheet isn't as good with the Wildfire S, it performs far better. The HTC Sense UI is very good & despite the basic processor there's little or no noticeable lag when using the interface & loading apps. The 3.2' screen size is just about usable for most stuff & the rubber back & curved shape fits well in the hand. Battery life is average, usually requires recharging once a day. Camera is about average & you have to be still to get a sharp shot.

It's not perfect but for about £130 it's a steal!

Design

100%

Usability

95%

Features

100%

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