HTC One S

HTC One S

Brand	HTC
Manufacturer	HTC Corporation
Type	Smartphone
Series	HTC One
First released	March 30, 2012
Availability by region	EU: 5 April 2012[1] US: 25 April 2012
Predecessor	HTC Amaze 4G, HTC Sensation
Successor	HTC One Mini
Related	HTC One X, HTC One V, HTC One XL
Compatible networks	GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850 900 1800 1900 MHz UMTS/HSPA (Z520m variant) 850 900 1700 1900 2100 MHz
Dimensions	130.9 mm (5.15 in) H 65 mm (2.6 in) W 7.8 mm (0.31 in) D
Weight	119.5 g (4.22 oz)
Operating system	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, HTC Sense 4.1 overlay, Upgradeable to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean and HTC Sense UI 4+ (Update to Sense 5 discontinued)
System-on-chip	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 for Z520e variant[2] and Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 for Z560e variant
CPU	1.5 GHz Dual-core Qualcomm Krait for Z520e variant or 1.7 GHz Dual-core Qualcomm Scorpion for Z560e variant
GPU	Adreno 225 for Z520e variant or Adreno 220 for Z560e variant
Memory	1 GB RAM
Storage	16 GB
Removable storage	No
Battery	1650 mAh internal rechargeable li-ion
Rear camera	8-megapixel (3,264×2,448) with autofocus, smart LED flash, BSI sensor, 1080p HD video recording
Front camera	VGA
Display	4.3 in (110 mm) Super AMOLED with RGBG-matrix (PenTile) qHD (540×960) resolution covered with Gorilla glass
Connectivity	3.5 mm stereo audio jack Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX enabled Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11b/g/n DLNA micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port with mobile high-definition video link (MHL) for USB or HDMI connection
Data inputs	ambient light sensor, digital compass, G-sensor, gyroscope, multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, proximity sensor
SAR	Head: 0.393 W/kg 1 g Body: 1.181 W/kg 1 g Hotspot: 1.181 W/kg 1 g[3]
Other	HTC Sense 4.1 user interface
References	[1]

The HTC One S (codenamed Ville) is a premium smartphone designed and manufactured by HTC as part of the HTC One series which has Beats Audio and runs the Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" mobile operating system with HTC Sense. Announced by HTC on 26 February 2012, the HTC One S was scheduled for official release on 2 April 2012.^[1] The first phones were sold on March 30. In the United States, the One S is carried by T-Mobile and Solavei.

Slotted between the low-end HTC One V and the high-end HTC One X in the HTC One lineup, the One S's specs and positioning are close to that of the flagship One X. The One S and One X sold in North America share the same dual-core processor, though the One S lacks LTE. The One S has an aluminum body and a 4.3-inch 960x 540 pixel (qHD) Super AMOLED display with PenTile matrix with a pixel density of 256 pixels per inch, compared to the One X's polycarbonate body and a 4.7-inch (120 mm) 1,280x720 pixel (RGB matrix) Super LCD 2 display with a pixel density of 312 pixels per inch.

The One S's use of a PenTile display makes it more energy efficient and thinner than equivalent LCD screens, giving it better battery life than the One X. While their rear-facing cameras use identical 8-megapixel sensors, for the front-facing camera the One S has a VGA cam and video capture fixed at 640 x 480 resolution compared to the One X's 1.3-megapixel sensor with 720p HD video capture. In North America, the One S and One X are usually not sold by the same carrier, for instance T-Mobile and Telus offer the One S, while AT&T and Rogers sell the One X.^[4][5] An update to Sense 5 and Android 4.2.2 was announced and later cancelled. The reason HTC gave was that since there are two distinct versions of this phone with two different SoCs and since Qualcomm ended support for it, they said it would be expensive to make the update and as to not confuse people, they canceled it.