The HTC Incredible S was launched in Malaysia in March 2011 destined for the high-end phone market. When introduced it was retailed at a hefty price of RM1,999. The same device is now available for RM550 at an online store within lelong.com.my website. The highest biding now is at RM131 but you can just grab it for RM550.
The smartphone basically sports a 1 GHz Scorpion CPU, Adreno 205 GPU and with Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 chipset. It also has a multi-touch 4.0-inch S-LCD capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors (480 X 800 pixels) offering ~233 ppi pixel density. In term of memory, the device has a system memory of 768MB and 1.5 of ROM, external memory can be expanded through a microSD up to 32GB. The camera is impressive at 8MP with autofocus and dual-led flash. It is capable of shooting video at 720p@30fps. A front-facing 1.3MP camera is also included in the package.
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
For more information on technical specs, please visit this site or watch the video review by PhoneArena below.
[Source: GMSarena]