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What is an "Unlocked" phone?
Many cell phones are designed to use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card to store subscriber data. These SIM cards are issued by the carrier and provide cell service to the phone. "Locked" cell phones will only recognize SIM cards from the carrier that originally provided the phone. Almost every cell phone provided by a US carrier is locked to that carrier’s network.
"Unlocked" cell phones will recognize SIM cards from any carrier using Global System Mobile Communications (GSM) technology. Customers with "unlocked" cell phones are able to use any GSM carrier of their choosing, including "pre-pay" or "no contract" SIM card options. "Unlocked" cell phones also accept international SIM cards that provide discounted rates while traveling abroad.
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HTC Wildfire S Features
The HTC Wildfire S is the excellent entry-level smartphone that is the successor to the compact and feature-packed Wildfire from 2010. Though an introductory Android model the Wildfire S does not compromise on smartphone features or quality; it's tiny, curved unibody metal chassis is satisfyingly solid, and feels great in your hands.
Inside the high-quality design the Wildfire S builds on the features of its predecessor with a 3.2 inch HVGA touchscreen which has twice the resolution of the original, plus the latest version of the Andriod operating system (Gingerbread) under the hood. The 600MHz processor might not be the biggest, but paired with HTC's Sense interface on the Android platform they give a good performance in all the smartphone fundamentals such as web browsing and app usage. The Wildfire S also has a 5 megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi (B/G/N), Bluetooth 3.0 and a memory card slot, meaning it can more than hold its own against rival mid-level smartphones on the market.
Features you'll love:
- Small, lightweight entry-level Android phone with full smartphone functionality
- Lovely unibody design provides excellent build-quality and feel
- 3.2 inch touchscreen is clear and bright
- 5 megapixel camera, WiFi and all modern smartphone features in tiny package
- Latest version of Android (Gingerbread) installed with HTC's user-friendly Sense interface for intuitive operation
What we say:
“ If you’re looking for an Android smartphone on a budget or one that you can hide in the palm of your hand, but don't want to lose any of the latest smartphone features, HTC's Wildfire S is a great choice. While it won't break any records for speed, it still runs impressively smoothly, and with it's unibody design the Wildfire S feels good sitting in your palm. Many will love its compact size, cute looks and full Android experience. ”
Manufacturer's description
Here's an idea: Express yourself
A phone that reveals the real you
Surf in style:
Your HTC Wildfire S knows that the online world, is your world. Being offline is not an option. With the HTC Wildfire S, surfing the web is easy. Enjoy multi-window browsing, watch text resize automatically on screen as you zoom in and out, and simply highlight text to quickly look up what you're reading about on Google, Wikipedia or YouTube. You're as connected on the move as you are at home.
Snap, tag and share:
Whether it's a photo you've snapped with your HTC Wildfire S camera, or one you've received, it's easy to share it on Facebook and other social networks. Select any photo you want on your phone, upload it and tag it for all your friends to see.
Share apps in a snap
The Android market has over 100 thousand of the latest applications, games and tools that you can download straight to your phone and easily share with your friends. So you can fill your phone and your life with everything you love.
HTC Sense
HTC Sense is an experience designed around many little insightful ideas. Ideas that seem so simple, you think "why hasn't any one else thought of that? It just makes sense." It's a phone experience full of lots of little surprises, delighting you every time.
Express yourself:
Make the HTC Wildfire S your very own. Express your personality and customise it with colorful skins, soundsets and widgets - all available to download directly from your phone. Along with inspiring scenes to match your social, entertainment or more serious side, for those that have one.
An icebreaker for your calls:
Wouldn't it be handy if your Caller ID not only displayed a name and number, but also vital stuff like their Facebook status and birthday? HTC Wildfire S does just that, so when you look to see who's calling, you know to say "Happy Birthday" the moment you answer the phone.
All your friends' updates in one place:
Friend Stream groups all your friends' social network updates together, so you never miss what's most important to you. Whether they're on Facebook, Twitter or Flickr, you can keep tab of all your friends' tweets and photos, all at once and on the same screen. Plus a single update from you can be sent to each of your networks all in one go.
All your email accounts in one inbox:
If you juggle more than one email account, the HTC Wildfire S will merge them together so you never miss a thing. They're color coded so you know what's what, and you can sort them by importance, groups or content. It's one easy access point for all your incoming and outgoing mail.
- Shipping Weight: 0.77lb
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User Comments
- by Randall
- Sunday, February 26, 2012
Winner
I was loathe to abandon my trusty Nokia for a smartphone, but was impressed by the HTCs my friends were spotting. I have now had this phone for 6 months, and haven't found it to be lacking in any regard. It is so lovely and small also.
- by Epifanio
- Saturday, February 25, 2012
Great!!
Excelent price in iusacell mexico, just the best!
- by Anonymous
- Sunday, August 14, 2011
wildfire s review
ordered this phone on a thursday night, got delivered on the monday after the following by fedex, they had a little trouble finding the location but fortunately i could go pick it up, phone works great everything is great and would most likely order from expansys again!
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Technical Details
- Dimensions (width x height x depth): 59.4 x 101.3 x 12.4mm
- Weight: 105 grams with battery
- Display: 3.2-inch touch screen with 320 x 480 resolution
- CPU speed: 600 MHz
- Network:
- HSPA/WCDMA: 1700/2100
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Platform: Android with HTC Sense
- Memory:
- Internal phone storage: 512MB
- RAM: 512 MB
- Expansion slot: microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
- Camera: 5 megapixel color camera with auto focus and flash
- Sensors:
- G-Sensor
- Digital compass
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light sensor
- Connectors:
- 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
- Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)
- GPS: Internal GPS antenna
- Multimedia:
- Audio supported formats:
- Playback:.aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
- Recording:.amr
- Video supported formats:
- Playback:.3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9)
- Recording:.3gp
- Audio supported formats:
- Battery:
- Battery type: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
- Capacity: 1230 mAh
- Talk time:
- WCDMA: Up to 350 minutes
- GSM: Up to 430 minutes
- Standby time:
- WCDMA: Up to 570 hours
- GSM: Up to 360 hours
- Battery type: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
- Internet:
- 3G: Up to 7.2 Mbps download speed, Up to 384 kbps upload speed
- GPRS: Up to 114 kbps downloading
- EDGE: Up to 560 kbps downloading
- Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11b/g/n
- Bluetooth®:
- Bluetooth® 3.0 with FTP/OPP for file transfer
- A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
- PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
