The HTC Ruby (known as the HTC Amaze 4G in United States and Canada) is a
smartphone
A smartphone is a portable computer device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from feature phones by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems, whic ...
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 ...
. It was released by
T-Mobile
T-Mobile is the brand name used by some of the mobile communications subsidiaries of the German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom AG in the Czech Republic ( T-Mobile Czech Republic), Poland ( T-Mobile Polska), the United States (T-Mobil ...
in the United States on 10 October 2011. It was first released in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
by
Telus
Telus Communications Inc. (TCI) is the wholly owned principal subsidiary of Telus Corporation, a Telecommunications in Canada, Canadian national telecommunications company that provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services ...
on 4 November 2011. Subsequently, other Canadian carriers such as
Mobilicity
Data and Audio-Visual Enterprises Wireless, d/b/a Mobilicity, was a Canadian mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) owned by Rogers Communications. Its name was a portmanteau of the words "mobility" and "simplicity". Mobilicity was one of several ...
and
Wind Mobile
Freedom Mobile Inc. is a Canadian wireless telecommunications provider owned by Shaw Communications. It has 6% market share of Canada, mostly in urban areas of Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta. Freedom Mobile is the fourth-largest wirele ...
have released this phone on 1 December 2011 and 2 December 2011,
respectively. Marketed at the time as being equipped “with the most advanced camera of any smartphone”, the device is armed with an 8-megapixel camera, a 1080p HD video recorder, a backside illuminated sensor for improved low light performance, and a dual LED flash. In addition to having a great camera, the Amaze 4G features a
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 1.5 GHz dual core processor, a 4.3-inch QHD super LCD multi-touch display, and 1 GB of RAM. It was released with version 2.3.4 of the
Android operating system. Starting from May 21 2012, some HTC Amaze devices were upgradeable to Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich. The HTC Amaze 4G also features a huge resource of aftermarket ROM's.
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List of Android devices
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List of HTC phones
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Galaxy Nexus
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References
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Android (operating system) devices
Amaze 4G
Mobile phones introduced in 2011
Discontinued smartphones