SPECIFICATIONS for HTC Windows phone 8s-
- 4-inch Super LCD 2 Touchscreen
- Expandable Storage Capacity up to 32 GB
- Windows Phone 8 OS
- 5 MP Primary Camera
- 1 GHz Dual Core Krait Processor
- 512 MB RAM
- HD Recording (720p)
- Rear 5mp AF camera with LED flash
- 1700 Mah lithium polymer battery
- Beats audio
HTC 8s is a Windows Phone with its latest version Windows phone 8 and is the first mid ranged windows phone 8 in the Indian market. It is one of the flagship models of Windows phone.
It has a poly carbonate chassis which is just 10.28 mm thick , a 4 inch super LCD Type 2 display at a resolution of 480 x 800 (233 ppi density) with corning gorilla glass. It also has a dual tone body. On the top, a 3.5 mm headphone jack & a power lock & unlock button. To its right there is a volume rocker and a dedicated camera shutter button. At the bottom, a micro USB charging and data syncing port. There is nothing to the left. At the back it has a 5 Megapixel camera with LED flash which can shoot 720p HD videos At 30 fps & a speaker grille which is barely visible.
This phone runs on Qualcom Snapdragon S4 chipset. It has a 1 Ghz Dual Core Krait Processor, with 512 MB of RAM & Adreno 305 GPU for Gaming. It has internal storage of 4 GB of Which 1.6 GB is usable. It also has a micro SD slot which supports up to 32 GB of memory. It has a 1700 Mah lithium polymer battery
The phone supports Wifi 802.11/b/g/n. it also supports 3G. It doesn’t have a front camera for Skype or video calls which is a big drawback. It supports a Micro-sim. The form factor of the phone is pretty strong and robust. It feels good in the hands. The user interface if the Windows phone 8 is beautiful & fun to use. The beats audio enhances the music quality & gives out a rich clear sound with pure bass. The camera shutter button is an added advantage. The camera is good even in low lighting.
The phone is good with its features but there are a few big drawbacks. Firstly there is no front camera. With Skype integrated for windows, video calling won’t be possible on this phone. Moreover it has just 4 GB of internal storage of which only 1.6 GB is usable. It also lacks NFC. Windows Phone apps cannot be transferred to external memory. Ignoring these drawbacks it is a good phone at a price tag of around 19000 INR.
- Guest Post by Monit Khanna.
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