- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
HTC Wildfire S
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 3G
- 3.2"
- 0.6 GHz
Released April, 2011
Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (May, 2011)Thankfully, due to the quality of the screen, headphone jack and speaker whatever you're watching is generally easy to make out both visually and aurally.
Conclusion Check out the HTC Wildfire S
First reviewed December, 2011
Features Key features of the HTC Wildfire S
0.6 GHz
Android 2.3 Gingerbread 3G
Rated 73% by by c|net (Nov, 2011)At 4 inches tall by 2.3 inches wide by 0.49 inch thick and weighing 3.7 ounces, the HTC Wildfire S is a nice break from today's mammoth devices.
screen size
3.2"
4"
4"
Wildfire S by GSM Arena (May, 2011)While it’s still not as good as a hardware one, it’s the next best thing – the 3.2” screen has enough real estate for big, well-spaced keys, which are easy to hit.
Wildfire S by Mark-V.-Epelbaum--Mordechi (Feb, 2012)When I saw the wildfire in my local t-Mobile store I fell in love it is everything I wanted in a phone, Large vibrant screen compact and light in size powerful and easy to use.
screen resolution
Wildfire S by TrustedReviews (May, 2011)It comes with a few notable improvements, including a higher resolution screen, so considering how much we liked the original, this one's sure to impress… right?
Wildfire S by TrustedReviews (May, 2011)It's cute, well built and packs in all the essential features, and most importantly has a higher resolution screen than its predecessor.
memory
| 0 GB | 0.77 GB   | 0.8 GB |
processor
Wildfire S by GSM Arena (May, 2011)There are some performance improvements over Froyo, but the Wildfire S can’t take advantage of the full Flash support (not supported processor).
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 3 MP   | 5 MP |
Wildfire S by c|net (Nov, 2011)The Wildfire S comes equipped with a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, which can also record video of up to 640x480 pixels in resolution.
Performance Real world tests of HTC Wildfire S
cpu speed
Wildfire S by c|net (Nov, 2011)It's certainly not the fastest processor, but the smartphone felt quite responsive.
Wildfire S by TrustedReviews (May, 2011)Sporting just a 600MHz CPU, the phone can get a bit laggy while typing fast, and even navigating around the interface causes the odd slight pause.
browser benchmark
Wildfire S by GSM Arena (May, 2011)The fast boot feature is enabled in the HTC Wildfire S but it won’t work if you have removed the battery – in that case it will do a regular slow boot.
Wildfire S by TrustedReviews (May, 2011)For general navigation, web browsing, looking up a contact and such like the Wildfire does fine, indeed the quality of the display is excellent.
download speed
Wildfire S by c|net (Dec, 2011)Since the Wildfire S only runs on Metro's 2.5G network, data speeds can be abysmally slow.
Wildfire S by c|net (Dec, 2011)Sadly, after my experience with the glacial data speeds and wince-worthy phone calls, I can't recommend it for MetroPCS, at least not in my neighborhood.
talk time
426 min
636 min
300 min
Wildfire S by GSM Arena (May, 2011)It’s quoted at 360-570 hours of stand-by and 430/350 minutes of talk time (between 2G and 3G).
Wildfire S by c|net (Aug, 2011)In our battery drain tests we were only able to get 5.5 hours of continuous talk time on a single charge.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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3.5 mm -
Android Market (Android) -
Capacitive -
5 MP -
105 g -
59 x 101 x 12 mm -
Listen to music and news from local radio stations -
Share your cellphone's data plan with other devices
cons
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Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash -
6,289 ms -
0.6 GHz -
3.2" -
1,230 mA·h -
None -
179 ppi -
480 x 320 -
66.4% -
Single core -
640 x 480 @ 24 fps -
0.5 GB -
Android 2.3 Gingerbread -
Some newer payment by phone methods require NFC -
Doesn't support the fastest, most reliable networks -
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Apr, 2011 -
Cannot detect when the tablet is rotated -
12 mm -
3.1 Mb/s (1xEV-DO rev. A)
Reviews Word on the street
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 | Rated by 21 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Angel-s (Oct, 2012) Rated 20% by by J.-Lazarus (Jun, 2012) |
Screen
HTC Wildfire S CDMA | by GSM Arena (May, 2011)The HVGA display of the Wildfire S. As you have every right to expect, the capacitive screen response is top-notch.
HTC Wildfire S CDMA | by GSM Arena (May, 2011)In our case here, the screen is the major beneficiary: it retains the 3.2” diagonal but gets a welcome boost to HVGA resolution.
HTC Wildfire S CDMA | by GSM Arena (May, 2011)Display is key here, HVGA finally bringing it to acceptable levels.
Apps
HTC Wildfire S CDMA | by GSM Arena (May, 2011)The standard music library view is the Artists section, but you can easily switch to one of the other six tabs beneath, which are for Albums, All Songs and Playlists.
HTC Wildfire S CDMA | Rated 60% by by c|net (Dec, 2011)I personally enjoy the graphical richness and extra capabilities that come with Sense, from access to system settings on the pull-down menu, to the way that the skin organizes apps.
HTC Wildfire S CDMA | by GSM Arena (May, 2011)The standard mail with new looks and features • Viewing email.
Carrier
HTC Wildfire S CDMA | Rated 60% by by c|net (Dec, 2011)While it's already available for T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular, the Wildfire is MetroPCS' first HTC phone, ever.
HTC Wildfire S CDMA | by c|net (Oct, 2011)We're planning to review this phone, but in the meantime, you can check out CNET's review of the T-Mobile version of the Wildfire S here: HTC Wildfire S (T-Mobile).
HTC Wildfire S CDMA | Rated 60% by by c|net (Dec, 2011)Editors' note: Because it's almost identical to the version for T-Mobile, this review only covers differences in the HTC Wildfire S on MetroPCS.
Camera
HTC Wildfire S CDMA | by GSM Arena (May, 2011)We like the soft matt finish and the light-colored patch holding the loudspeaker grill, camera lens and LED flash that stands out against the darker finish of the surrounding surface.
HTC Wildfire S CDMA | by GSM Arena (May, 2011)The camera is a 5 MP auto-focus unit and the LED flash looks quite powerful.
HTC Wildfire S CDMA | by GSM Arena (May, 2011)The image quality is not as good as you can expect from a 5MP camera.
Video
HTC Wildfire S CDMA | by GSM Arena (May, 2011)The video player interface on the HTC Wildfire S offers a full screen toggle (stretch / crop video to fit the screen) and you can scrub through the video too.
HTC Wildfire S CDMA | by GSM Arena (May, 2011)Interesting enough you can play embedded YouTube videos right within the browser (such as our UI demo videos).
HTC Wildfire S CDMA | Rated 70% by by TrustedReviews (May, 2011)Moreover, the framerate is only 24fps, resulting in a juddery look to any form of motion.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Rated the best by consumers Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 vs HTC Wildfire S |
 | 2 | Sony Xperia J Highest resolution screen Sony Xperia J vs HTC Wildfire S |
 | 3 | HTC Explorer Really fast browser Explorer vs Wildfire S CDMA |
 | 4 | Samsung GALAXY Gio Longest battery life during active use Samsung GALAXY Gio vs HTC Wildfire S |
 | 5 | RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790 Most built-in storage RIM BlackBerry Bold 9790 vs HTC Wildfire S |
 | 6 | Sony Xperia tipo 2-way tie: OK Sony Xperia tipo vs HTC Wildfire S |
 | 8 | ZTE Blade III Newest on the market ZTE Blade III vs HTC Wildfire S |
New duel?
Let the battle continue or dare to compare.
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