HTC Windows Phone 8S

General Information

• Colors:
• Domino, Fiesta Red, Atlantic Blue, High-Rise Gray

• SAR:
• 0.97 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)    

• Price:
• About 150 EUR

Network/Bearer

• 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

Physical Specifications

• 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 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• 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:
• microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

• Internal:
• 4GB 512MB RAM

Main Camera

• Single:
• 5 MP, AF

• Features:
• LED flash

• Video:
• 720p@30fps

Selfie Camera

• Video:
• 720p@30fps, No

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, Beats Audio

Connectivity

• 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

• Messaging:
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email

• Browser:
• HTML5, 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

• Browser:
• HTML5, Non-removable Li-Po 1700 mAh battery

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