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Testseek.com have collected 192 expert reviews of the HTC Desire S and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for HTC Desire S.
Award: Good Buy March 2011
March 2011
 
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The editors liked

  • Fast operation
  • Slick UI
  • Excellent cloud integration
  • Stunning design
  • Strong stills camera
  • Faster touch-screen and keyboard
  • Improved battery life
  • Smoother app processing ...
  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS
  • Increased RAM & storage memory
  • Metal unibody
  • Performance and usability from Gingerbread and HTC Sense
  • Front facing camera
  • Build quality
  • Built like an aluminum tankSolid performance and responsivenessThe chin lives on
  • Small and robust unibody construction
  • HTC Sense 2.1 offers tangible improvements
  • Bright responsive screen with good contrast / color levels

The editors didn't like

  • WiFi antenna issue
  • Frequently slow notifications bar
  • Stuttery HD video recording
  • Not cheap for its specs
  • Still some Android UI issues
  • Occasional delay in receiving texts and emails
  • Mid-range specs mean the phone may not hold its own by year end Look and Feel...
  • Improvements are very minor
  • Some preloaded apps cannot be removed
  • Nothing outstanding to recommend an upgrade from the original Desire
  • Capacitive keys don't always light upOnscreen keyboard could be betterSense UI is improved
  • But showing its age
  • No camera button or HDMI connectivity
  • Camera takes muddy indoor / low light photos
  • Singlecore processor may put some people off

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  Published: 2011-04-01, review by: mobilechoiceuk.com

  • Faster touch-screen and keyboard, improved battery life, smoother app processing ...
  • Occasional delay in receiving texts and emails, mid-range specs mean the phone may not hold its own by year end Look and Feel...
  • A solid Android smartphone with standard HTC ease of use and extras – but it’s not quite as exciting as earlier smartphones or what’s pipped to be incoming. ...

 
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  Published: 2011-04-01, review by: phonearena.com

  • Small and robust unibody construction, HTC Sense 2.1 offers tangible improvements, Bright responsive screen with good contrast / color levels
  • No camera button or HDMI connectivity, Camera takes muddy indoor / low light photos, Singlecore processor may put some people off
  • Wrapping up, reviewing the HTC Desire S has been a pleasure. The phone is a testament to good evolution being better than bad revolution. With the physical tweaks, the unibody construction, the improved HTC Sense and Gingerbread being on board, the she...

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  Published: 2011-03-28, review by: slashgear.com

  • Back when we reviewed the HTC Desire, almost twelve months to the day, the smartphone was at the cutting edge of Android devices. Tagging on the coat-tails of the Nexus One, it closely followed Google’s example of a sizable screen, fast processor and ...

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  Published: 2011-02-15, Author: Will , review by: intomobile.com

  • the Desire S is a solid smartphone, on many different levels. We'd have liked to have seen a dual-core processor within, but the larger image sensor, Gingerbread OS, and front-facing camera are nothing to scoff at.HTC Says the Desire S will be broadly a...

 
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  Published: 2011-09-27, review by: gadgetguy.com.au

  • Excellent aluminium build quality; Fast and stable modifications; High-definition voice calling support over Telstra NextG; Support for Skype video calling;
  • More internal memory needed; Merely a refresh, but not a huge departure from last year's model;
  • With a slightly better internal spec and a few millimetres and grams shaved, the Desire S isn’t a major advance on the model it replaces. That said, the original Desire is an impressive handset, and this refresh – minimal as it is – improves on it. Cl...

 
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  Published: 2011-06-23, Author: Renai , review by: delimiter.com.au

  • An underwhelming follow-up to the original Desire because of a lack of stand-out features, the Desire S is nonetheless a quality, serviceable and worthy smartphone which will get the job done without standing out in the crowd. However, we think there are...

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  Published: 2011-06-06, review by: goodgearguide.com.au

  • Latest Android OS and slick Sense integration, Unibody aluminium design, Competitive price
  • Evolution rather than evolution, No real advanced features, We miss the physical buttons
  • The HTC Desire S is an evolutionary rather than revolutionary upgrade over the original Desire. It remains an excellent smartphone, but it hits the market at a time when competition is fiercer than ever. We think it's a good all-rounder at a competitive p...

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  Published: 2011-06-02, review by: Zdnet.com.au

  • Gingerbread OS, Solid unibody construction, Faster download capability, Camera significantly improved from the original Desire
  • Evolutionary, not revolutionary, Somebody stole the physical buttons
  • HTC's Desire S isn't the king of the hill in the way that the original Desire was. As an evolution of the Desire concept, it's still a very nice phone, but it's not a world beater.

 
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  Published: 2011-06-02, review by: cnet.com.au

  • Gingerbread OS. Solid unibody construction. Faster download capability. Camera significantly improved from the original Desire
  • Evolutionary, not revolutionary. Somebody stole the physical buttons
  • HTC's Desire S isn't the king of the hill in the way that the original Desire was. As an evolution of the Desire concept, it's still a very nice phone, but it's not a world beater....

 
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  Published: 2011-10-01, review by: gadgetspeak.com

  • Abstract:  The Desire S is a recent addition to the range of Android phones from HTC and, as a result, has benefitted from the company’s experience. It is of a nice size and feels right in the hand and, having a fast enough processor and 1G of memory will meet th...

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