Telstra Gets HTC Exclusive

  • Two new smartphones
  • Desire S has two cameras
  • Wildfire aimed at social networkers

HTC’s latest smartphones – the HTC Desire S and HTC Wildfire S, have been released and are available only on the Telstra Next G network.

As a successor to the HTC Desire, the new HTC Desire S is sculpted out of a single block of aluminium making it feel solid and natural in your hand through a slimmer unibody design.  It comes with Qualcomm’s new 1GHz 8255 Snapdragon processor and has a 3.7-inch WVGA display. HTC Desire S also comes with front and back cameras supporting video chat and High Definition video recording respectively.  

The HTC Wildfire S features a 3.2-inch touch screen and a 5 megapixel camera with auto focus and flash. It enables people to build and establish connections and friendships through an easy Facebook share experience, Friend Stream (which groups all your friends’ social network updates together) and a caller ID displaying name, number and information including birthday reminders.

HTC Desire S key features:

  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with HTC Sense
  • 1GHz processor
  • 5 megapixel colour camera with auto focus and power LED flash
  • 720p HD video recording
  • Virtual surround sound via SRS WOW HD
  • 30 grams (4.59 ounces) with battery
  • Display screen of 3.7-inch touch screen with 480 x 800 resolution
  • microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

HTC Wildfire S Key Features:

  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with HTC Sense
  • 600 MHz processor
  • 5 megapixel colour camera with auto focus and flash
  • microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
  • 3.2-inch touch screen with 320 x 480 resolution
  • 105 grams (3.7 ounces) with battery
  • G-Sensor, Digital compass, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor