I’ve been told by one of the local HTC retailers that the HTC Desire S will be available in stores this Monday with an indicative SRP of about Php25,990. Not bad for an HTC Desire re-fresh.
If you are in a hurry to get first dibs on the unit, you can pre-order at Top Electronics (see posted below) and get it at only Php23,500 (see poster for details).
HTC Desire S specs:
3.7 inches S-LCD touchscreen @ 480 x 800 pixels
1GHz Scorpion processor (Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon)
Adreno 205 GPU
768MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
1.1GB internal storage
up to 32GB on microSD
HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps
Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
5MP autofocus camera w/ LED flash
720p video recording
Front-facing VGA camera
Stereo FM Radio w/ RDS
GPS with aGPS support
1450 Li-Ion battery
Android OS, v2.3 Gingerbread
The HTC Desire S is like a carbon-copy of the original Desire with a few minor improvements. It’s possible the original Desire is already at EOL (end-of-life) and the Desire S will eventually replace it inside store shelves.
Mark says:
Been reading alot of reviews about this phone, sana mabili ko na sya this month. Still waiting for a price drop kung magkakaroon (sana) :). Anyway, nagawan na po kaya ng fix ung “grip of death”? Thanks =]
lou says:
waiting for htc sensation
maoi says:
i desire-S this HTC!
tech84 says:
I Desire this HTC. lol!
vince says:
pag sa quality mas maganda ang HTC kasi metal hindi katulad ng samsung na plastic aside from that hindi sila ganun kasipag mag-update. hindi katulad ng HTC na simula lumabas hanggang sa ma-phase out alaga nila. Desire will have an upgrade by this month or by May diba?
Jose Farrugia says:
Guys, I am actually accepting Pre-Orders for the HTC Incredible S. You should check out the Pre-Order form here – http://www.techdron.com/incredibles/
desireboy says:
Amoled over SLCD? I dont think so. I prefer AMOLED still. Gorilla Glass Display pa din ba to?
fr0stbyte says:
I’m gonna wait for EVO 3D. Sobrang dami ng developments recently sa mga smartphones. I think at some point they will be sacrificing battery life for performance na. And yeah.. 3D without glasses is awesome. :))
kitsantiago says:
WHAT WOULD YOU PREFER SIR YUGA? IPHONE 4 OR HTC? THANKS. GUYS U CAN ALSO ANSWER.
thejackal says:
so sad Incredible S is not coming here
RJ says:
Still not convinced… i am still waiting for xperia arc..
Cxianok says:
Wow tempting! but im also considering Samsung Galaxy S II, hintay hintay siguro muna ako :)
al says:
For people who are into hacking and customizing their phones to the fullest, desire s has a locked bootloader no custom roms, bad!!
thepaper says:
hmmm…. eto or lg optimus 2x?
eLx says:
I’ve been waiting for this phone ever since they released the update about this upgrade. But with the price tag, now I’m confused if I go for Samsung SL or other phones on the same price bracket. I’ve heard that HTC service is far better than Samsung?
Alps says:
Let’s wait for HTC “Pyramid”!
mattscradle says:
Ganda ng specs not bad for Php26K. Sana mas bumaba pa.
Jonaflormicfren says:
It’s my first time to see and hear HTC. i’m sorry about that. http://learner-spot.blogspot.com/
pogi says:
i think Galaxy SL is better- with a larger screen, thinner body and lower price tag (only around 19k)
but personally, i would want to wait for Arc, Optimus Black and more powerful dual-core phones to be released. diyan na mag-uumpia ang laban! yeah!
name says:
THIS! I am really thinking about buying the Desire HD .. Though that one has a better 8MP Camera and would have Gingerbread (I’ve heard). The Desire S’ design is better, and I think 5MP is fine, and a Gingerbread out of the box :)) Also, It’s newer :D And the price is not really far from Desire HD’s
d0t says:
I’m also interested when the Wildfire S will come out locally. (Maybe that will force the price of the original Wildfire to come down :) )
top electronics says:
I was told that the Incredible S will not be made available locally.
Razorous says:
Antayin ko nalang muna incredible S…
Jd says:
How about the rest of the family (HTC Incredible S, and HTC Wildfire S?)
top electronics says:
Yes, for 6 mos. installment.
Rey Guillermo says:
Sir,
How much it will cost b if 12months to pay thru BPI Classic?
Or if cash b how much discount do i get sir?
Thanks a lot
jayme says:
cool its Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Is the Php25,990 price also on credit card?
Anonymous says:
Hey! Do you know if they make any plugins to protect against hackers?
I’m kinda paranoid about losing everything I’ve worked hard on. Any tips?
Fleeb says:
One month ago, I read that Nexus S is coming this month. I still can’t find a trace of Nexus S except for the gray market. I hope this really comes out soon.
dan says:
gusto ko yan, wow