The HTC Wildfire S is a

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developed by the

HTC Corporation HTC Corporation ( zh, t=宏達國際電子股份有限公司, s=宏达国际电子股份有限公司, p=Hóngdá Guójì Diànzǐ Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, first=t) or High Tech Computer Corporation, (literally ''Hongda International Electron ...

. The model was announced on 15 February 2011 at the Mobile World Congress and released in Europe three months later. On 14 August 2019, it was announced that the "HTC Wildfire" name had been licensed for use on the

HTC Wildfire X HTC Corporation ( zh, t=宏達國際電子股份有限公司, s=宏达国际电子股份有限公司, p=Hóngdá Guójì Diànzǐ Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī, first=t) or High Tech Computer Corporation, (literally ''Hongda International Electron ...

, a phone manufactured by a third-party company and intended for the Indian market.

Hardware and software

HTC Wildfire S is considered to be an update of 2010's

HTC Wildfire The HTC Wildfire (also known as ''HTC Buzz'') is a smartphone developed by the HTC Corporation, that was announced on 17 May 2010 and released in Europe in June of the same year. It is powered by a 528 MHz Qualcomm processor and runs the ...

, having a newer, 600 MHz processor by

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, support for the faster

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specification, and a screen with double the resolution (

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, updated from QVGA). The ''Wildfire S'' includes a

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capacitive touchscreen and a 5-megapixel camera. Unlike its predecessor, the ''Wildfire S'' has no trackball or trackpad. The device runs on Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, and comes with an upgrade to HTC's Sense UI. However, by rooting, the user is able to install CyanogenMod versions of Android 4.0, 4.1 and even 4.4.

Availability

In the United Kingdom, the Wildfire S is available from several carriers, including 3 (Hutchison 3G),

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and O₂. In the United States, it is available through carriers

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and

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;MetroPCS
in Canada through

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and Virgin Mobile Canada; in Australia through

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; in New Zealand through

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; and in India it is available in open market. In Ireland, it is available through networks

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, O₂, 3 (Hutchison 3G), and

. In Bulgaria, it is available through networks

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and

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. In Pakistan, it is available throughout in market and uses networks are Telenor, Ufone, Jazz and Zong.

References

External links

Official Page
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Hardware and software

Availability

See also

References

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