Thanks to its vast 3.7-inch screen and striking unibody design, owning the HTC Desire S is akin to having a pint-sized version of Superman in your pocket. With a 1GHz processor and Google’s latest mobile software onboard, this lightening-fast device is here to save you from the perils of sluggish loading and counter-intuitive functionality. Read on to find out how it can save your mobile world from certain disaster with its blazing speed and jet engine prowess.
Better than it ever was
The original HTC Desire was a tireless defender of justice and proved to be one of the most popular Android phones ever. However, true heroes never rest on their laurels. Like Bruce Wayne slipping into his new-and-improved Batsuit, this award-winning phone has undergone a striking transformation and emerges from the depths of the Batcave as the HTC Desire S – bigger, better and about a million times more badass.
For starters, it’s packing some impressive new toys. If you crave the speed to BASH! laggy performance and SMACK! stuttery video playback then the HTC Desire S has the credentials to rock your world to its very foundations. It’s packing a second generation Snapdragon processor more muscular than He-Man’s rippling eight-pack, and its all-in-one aluminium unibody construction boasts sleeker lines than Iron Man’s battle suit.
Faster than a speeding bullet
For the smartphone superhero on the go, there’s nothing more disheartening than surfing the web on your mobile and having to wait for badly-formatted pages to load up. The HTC Desire S is designed to eradicate this malevolent plague, and offers lightning-fast browsing thanks to its trail-blazing 1GHz processor.
Other neat powers include the ability to zoom in and out using ‘pinch’ commands, and text is automatically adjusted and reformatted to give you the best possible viewing experience – even Superman’s laser-spitting retinas aren’t capable of that sort of technological wizardry, at that speed.
The superhero-like power of the HTC Desire S makes itself known elsewhere, too. Video playback on sites such as YouTube is smoother than Lex Luther’s shiny bonce, and the 5 megapixel camera is able to shoot judder-free HD movies in 720p.
In fact, the otherworldly strength of the HTC Desire S makes short work of practically any task you set it. Whether you choose to smash evil in a game of Angry Birds or simply catch up on the day’s news with the Google Reader app, this heroic handset barely even breaks into a sweat.
Software Superhero
Another reason the HTC Desire S makes short work of rival multi-tasking mutants is because it’s running Android Gingerbread – the latest and greatest edition of Google’s mobile phone operating system. This super-fast software is the secret to the HTC Desire S’ special powers, and allows apps to run quicker and more effectively.
Concealed beneath its Clark Kent-like mild-mannered exterior, Gingerbread is packed with awesome features, and requires only a short costume change (preferably in a nearby phone booth) to reveal them to the outside world.
For example, Gingerbread enables face-to-face video calling for the first time on Android, and the HTC Desire S comes equipped with a front-facing 1.3 megapixel snapper for this very same purpose. So the next time you’re planning on confronting your arch nemesis but can’t find his secret lair, you can at least talk man-to-man using this clever handset.
Like all of HTC phones, the Desire S comes with the excellent Sense user interface. When this software is in full flow you’d be forgiven for thinking it has been imbued with the power of telepathy. You can silence inopportune phone calls merely by flipping the phone onto its front, and the HTC Desire S even knows to ring louder when it’s concealed inside your bag. If you’re holding out for a handset hero that understands you, then your time has come.
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