Sim Free HTC Incredible S

23rd November 2011

I've already been using an HTC Desire HD for almost a year so know exactly how good HTC, Android, HTC Sense and so on are. Having used Apple products in the past I just love the extra control you are given in every aspect of the phone when using Android. The old argument about "more apps for Apple" doesn't really apply any more and I cannot think of an app I would want on Android that's only available on Apple. As for the Incredible S. I wanted to get a phone as close as possible to the Desire HD but for my wife so wanted something a little smaller that could easily fit into a handbag or coat pocket and the Incredible S delivers that. The difference in screen size between 4.3" (Desire HD) and 4.0" (Incredible S) is barely noticeable and, of course, one of the killer features of the Incredible S is the second, forward facing camera which is invaluable for use with making video calls on Skype though it's also nice that if you want better resolution during the call to show something to the other party you can easily switch to the higher resolution backwards facing camera. One other nice touch of the Incredible S (compared to Desire HD) is the four "off screen" buttons for Home, Menu, Back and Search. When you are running an app that can switch from portrait to landscape they magically rotate to the right orientation. It's just a little thing but it shows the kind of thought that HTC has put into the design of this phone. When I first saw the pictures of the Incredible S with the "two level" back to the case I thought it was a bit "odd" but in reality it looks good and it helps to give the impression of how thin the phone is (which for both Desire HD and Incredible S is a nice score over IPhone which feels a bit "chunky" in comparison). The phone is noticeably lighter than Desire HD too (which is great again for a more "feminine" phone). Battery life on both phones is good - just doing mundane day-to-day things and running a few apps (including Angry Birds of course!) lets the phone run for about 2 or 3 days until the battery turns red. Bottom line: Android is great, HTC phones are great and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend either Desire HD or Incredible S

18th April 2011

Ordered this at launch as Desire HD supposed to have poor battery life and incredible s has higher capacity cell. So far it's lasted very well - about 50% or more left at the end of a hard day's use. Very good all round phone. If you want to splash out, this is a good option. If only it came with android 2.3.