HTC Wildfire S: specifications, reviews. Technical specifications of HTC Wildfire S

This article will describe in detail the strengths and weaknesses of the mid-range smartphone of 2011 HTC WILDFIRE S. Specifications, technical specifications and user reviews - all this will be provided in this review material.

What is included in the package?

The scope of supply for this device is standard. Something unusual smartphone entry-level 2011 certainly can not boast. In addition to the device, it includes the following accessories:

• Rechargeable battery for HTC WILDFIRE S. It has the following characteristics: nominal capacity of 1230 mAh, which in most cases is enough for an average of 2-3 days of active use.
• Charger with USB output for connecting the cord.
• Cable-adapter of the format "MicroUSB / USB".
• Also comes with an external entry level speaker system.

Among the documents can be identified the availability of user manual and warranty card. All this costs for today only 41 dollars - more than democratic price for such quite good device.

Design and user-friendliness

The front panel of this smart smartphone is made of Gorilla Glass of the 1st generation. It is resistant to scratches, but it is not recommended to specifically check for strength. Along the entire perimeter, the front panel is framed with aluminum. This adds rigidity to the case, but it remains light enough. The back cover is made of corrugated plastic. It's easy to scratch it and because of this it will be hard to get by the owner of this gadget without a cover. Just under the screen there are 4 touch buttons: Menu, Back, Home and Search. They were not very well arranged: when you perform manipulations at the bottom of the screen, you can accidentally click them. The right edge of the device is completely freed from the controls and commutation. The swings of loudness and the port "MicroUsB" are displayed on the right, and the power button and 3.5 mm audio jack are hidden from above. At the bottom only a spoken microphone is output.

CPU

The "weak" CPU is installed in HTC WILDFIRE S. Its characteristics are not impressive. Only one core (ARM11 architecture) with a clock frequency of 0.6 GHz. Of course, at the time of the release of the device it was one of the best offers on the market. But now he is both morally and physically outdated. This is confirmed by the test in the most popular utility for this platform "AntoTu". It indicates a very low level of CPU performance. The processor's resources are enough for unpretentious entry-level toys (balls, for example), viewing web portals, reading books and listening to music. But with the video there may be problems. Rollers in high quality will be viewed by frames. The exception is files with the extension AVI and 3GP. They should go without problems. As a result, it can be noted that for most tasks of computing capabilities this smart phone will be enough.

Graphic subsystem and display

A similar situation with the graphics subsystem. At the time of the release of the smartphone, it provided a good level of performance. But now it is already outdated. It is based on the Adreno 200 chip. The screen has a diagonal of 3.2 inches and its resolution of 320 by 480. The basis of the display is a matrix made using the most popular technology at that time, "ICE". It is able to display about 16 million color shades and it has quite good viewing angles. The display surface can only process 2 touches at a time.

Camera

Not a bad camera for its time in HTC WILDFIRE S. Features, reviews and the pictures themselves indicate this. Even now, entry-level devices are equipped with matrices of 2 megapixels (for example, "Lenovo A318"), while this smartphone uses 5 megapixels. At the same time, there is an automatic image stabilization system, autofocus and backlight (it can also be used as a flashlight).

Memory

Modest in terms of memory characteristics of the phone HTC WILDFIRE S. A total of 512 MB of RAM and built-in memory. This is very little for today. And part of the built-in drive is occupied by the operating system. You can install an external drive with a capacity of 32 GB of "TransFlesh" format and this will solve the problem with a lack of integrated memory. But with RAM it is already impossible to solve the problem.

Autonomy

Ambiguous situation with the battery for HTC WILDFIRE S. Its characteristics at first glance are not impressive. Total 1230 mAh is not enough, as for modern smartphones. But on the other hand, you need to take into account the technical parameters of this unit. The diagonal of its display is only 3.2 inches and the process with the 1st core. As a result, we get 2-3 days of battery life with mediocre load. If desired, this figure can be increased by 2 times - up to 4-5 days, if you disable various options (for example, auto-rotate the screen, display brightness and all unused applications). So from the standpoint of autonomy this is an excellent device.

OS

Of course, one can not expect one of the latest versions of the "Android", which has the serial number 4.4, on this device. It is installed on the current flagship of this manufacturer - HTC ONE. Specifications and reviews of the owners of this gadget indicate an outdated version 2.3.3. Of course, most of the software is still compatible with it, but in the foreseeable future there may be problems. A definite bonus in this case is the firm add-on "SENSE" from HTC. In the rest it is a standard "Android" with a usual set of standard utilities and programs from "Google".

Interface Support

Technical characteristics of HTC WILDFIRE S from the position of supported interfaces are still relevant. This list includes the following:

• The main wireless interface is "Wai Fai". With it, you can download any amount of information on this smartphone. This will take a minimum of time.
• Wireless mobile networks of the 2nd and, of course, the 3rd generation. In the first case, you can get the maximum speed up to 560 kbit / s, but in the second - up to 7,2 Mbit / s. In mobile networks of the second generation you can download simple Internet resources and communicate in social networks. But the "3J" owners of this gadget practically does not limit anything and you can load any amount of information on this device. Also with the help of these mobile networks you can make regular calls.
• Another important interface is Blutuz. It allows a small amount of data to be transferred to similar devices. Its maximum range is 10 meters.
• Also on this device is a full-fledged "ZHPS" - a transmitter. It allows you to turn this smartphone into a full-fledged navigator. The only disadvantage of this solution is a small screen diagonal. But if you need to go urgently, but there is no alternative, then you can get by.
• One of the key functions in this device is the port "MicroUsB". A charger is connected to it using an adapter cord. Another option for its use is the exchange of data with a computer.
• The last wire interface is a 3.5 mm jack. Its main purpose is to output sound to external acoustics. The gadget can quite fulfill the role of a full-fledged MP3 player.

Reviews about WILDFIRE S

Earlier, the most important information about HTC WILDFIRE S was presented: prices, description, characteristics and software stuffing. But we will be objective, this is only a theory. A full practical experience of using this smartphone can be determined based on feedback. The main advantages, which are indicated by the owners of this device, are:

• Qualitative assembly of the case.
• Stable work of the firmware.
• Long battery life.
• High quality of the reproduced sound.

But his disadvantages are:

• Obsolete version of the operating system.
• The touch buttons on the front panel are inconvenient.
• Lack of RAM.

Results

In the framework of this short article was a detailed review of the smartphone in 2011 release HTC WILDFIRE S. Description, characteristics, test, reviews, prices At the moment and software stuffing - all this was indicated in the material. As a result, we can say that at the time of its release - it was an excellent smartphone. But now there are more interesting offers on the market, which are much better. Therefore, buying this device is not recommended, because it is obsolete and morally, and physically.