The Desire S is a ~28,900 phone rid*dled with contradic*tions, It's got the most pnotch hardware and software rombinations available when it tomes to single core Androids, Illcking in the new generation lGHz Qualcomm Snapdragon \ISM 8255 SoC and Android 13,3 (Gingerbread) with HTC's Sense Ur. But at the same time fulters at its core function - being aphone.

Atlocations with low network availability, the phone seems to have trouble with switching lowers to hunt for whichever signal is stronger. While there are no drops when on call at such locations, often you find no net*1V0rk on the phone when it had Apart from these flaws, we have good things to report from our tests, bu t we doubt whether you'd really care after the above revelations. The phone feels quite well built thanks to the alu*minium unibody design. With its smooth curves and selective usage of chrome, its easy on the eyes too.

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The battery lasts a day with mixed usage of data over 3G and Wi-Fi and about an hour of voice. The camera and screen are decent. To conclude, while the specs sheet reads lil<e the A-list of single core Androids and on paper looks it like the best value proposition, it would probably be better to look at it's elder sib*ling the Incredible S, which is devoid of these flaws.