The HTC Desire S will be released on April 18th in the UK according to an Amazon UK pre-order page. Available for £419.99 off contract, the Desire S looks to be priced in line with the current HTC Desire HD. HTC is on their way to meeting their Q2 2011 availability estimate.
Sometimes you have to pay to play. Such is the case for soon-to-be HTC Desire S owners. HTC appears to be content with offering off-contract handsets for roughly £419.99 at launch. The original Desire began the trend, the Desire HD followed and the Desire S will continue.
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In related HTC MWC 2011 news, Amazon Germany currently has the HTC Flyer available for pre-order. Priced at €669, the Flyer could be the most expensive seven inch tablet in existence. No release date is listed, but HTC’s press release indicated Q2 2011 to coincide with the Desire S release.
Amazon Germany is also listing the Incredible S for €519, the Wildfire S for €299 and the Desire S for €499. As with any pre-order page on Amazon, these details are subject to change. Let us know what you think about the purported pricing and whether or not the lack of a dual-core smartphone from HTC will factor into your decision.
The Motorola Xoom pricing isn’t look so bad after all.
via AndroidCentral
