Manufacturer HTC Corporation Predecessor HTC Wildfire | Slogan Quietly Brilliant Form factor Slate smartphone | |
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Successor HTC Explorer, HTC Desire C Dimensions 101.3 (3.99) × 59.4 (2.34) × 12.4 (0.49) mm (in) | ||
The HTC Wildfire S is a smartphone developed by the HTC Corporation. The model was announced on 15 February 2011 at the Mobile World Congress and released in Europe three months later. It is powered by a 600 MHz Qualcomm processor and runs the Android operating system, version 2.3.5. However, by rooting the user is able to install versions such as Android 4.0 and Android 4.1. The Wildfire S includes a TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen and a 5-megapixel camera.
It is considered to be an update of 2010's HTC Wildfire, having a newer processor, support for the faster Bluetooth 3.0 specification, and crucially, a screen with double the resolution (HVGA, updated from QVGA). It also has the newer Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) version of the Android OS and an upgrade of HTC's Sense UI.
Also unlike its predecessor, there is no trackball or pad.
Availability
In the United Kingdom, the Wildfire S is available from several carriers, including 3 (Hutchison 3G), Vodafone, Orange, Tesco Mobile, T-Mobile and O2.
In the United States, it is available through carriers US Cellular, T-Mobile, Virgin Mobile USA and MetroPCS; in Canada through Bell Canada and Virgin Mobile Canada; in Australia through Telstra; in New Zealand through Telecom New Zealand; and in India it is available in open market.
In Ireland, it is available through networks Meteor, eMobile, Vodafone, O2, 3 (Hutchison 3G), and Tesco Mobile.
In Bulgaria, it is available through networks Mobiltel, GLOBUL and Vivacom.
In Pakistan, it is available throughout in market and uses networks are Telenor, Ufone, Jazz and Zong.