The Taiwanese mobile phone manufacturer, HTC, seems to be unstoppable in impressing the smartphone enthusiasts around the world with the release of HTC One S. This has been considered to be the next promising smartphone from the vendor considering that it comes with the enhanced features for photo, video and music (Beats audio). The following are the technical specifications overview along with its evaluation to reveal the positive aspects as well as the drawbacks of HTC One S.
Design, Display and Dimension
In terms of overall design, HTC One S has been built with some hi-tech material namely the black ceramic material which has been considered to be 5 times stronger than stainless steel. At the front, you will see the 4.3-inch screen (960x540p) with Super AMOLED and Corning Gorilla Glass protection while at the back you will get the aluminum back cover. The display is reflective so it won’t be ideal for outdoor use especially under direct daylight. The phone measures 130.9 x 65 x 7.8 mm and weighs about 119.5 grams. By having this dimension and body-weight, this phone is more compact and lighter-in-weight as compared to HTC One X.
Hardware and Software
To back up the overall performance, HTC One S sports the dual-core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon processor, 1 GB of RAM and Adreno 225 GPU. The phone should deliver the stable performance whenever multi-tasking or even opening 3D games and applications. For the main system and interface, this phone has been powered by the latest Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) along with the gorgeous HTC Sense UI 4.0 version. In this version of Sense, you will get the improved and customizable lock screen feature on the home screen.
Camera and Multimedia
The HTC One S seems to be designed and enhanced for the multimedia necessities. There will be the 8 megapixels rear-facing camera with 3264x2448p, autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, face and smile detection. The camera can also record the simultaneous HD video by using the 1080p quality @30fps along with the stereo sound recording and video stabilization. To store the multimedia files, there is a 16 GB internal storage with no microSD card expansion. The good thing is that the phone has been packed with the Beats audio feature which will deliver the stunning music experience. As an alternative music player, there will be also the good FM radio with RDS and loudspeaker playback.
Battery and Connectivity
The phone uses the standard battery of Li-Po1650 mAh which can deliver the decent standby time as well as music playback duration. For accessing internet, the device runs on quad-band GSM network (2G), tri-band HSDPA networks, HSUPA network (3G) as well as Wi-Fi (hotspot) for wireless network. You can use the web browser that supports for HTML browsing along with the Adobe Flash feature for PC-like web surfing.
Price, Pros and Cons
The selling price of HTC One S is about $634.95 (unlocked) in the market. The benefits of this phone are the sleek design with high quality material, latest OS and Sense UI, and Beats audio enhancement. Unfortunately, the phone lacks microSD card slot and the battery is not user replaceable. [IS]
