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The HTC Desire S mobile phone is an update of the popular HTC Desire and like its predecessor is a touchscreen smartphone that runs on the Android operating system. With some slightly improved hardware and new software we tested it to see how it compares with the original.
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HTC Desire S

  • Launch date: Mar 2011
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Typical price
£170.00
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