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The Orange HTC Windows Phone 8S is the more affordable version of HTC's venture with Microsoft's latest Windows Phone 8 operating system. With a compact and lightweight shell, but still packing loads of features, the Windows Phone 8S is a great choice for those wanting great design without the price tag.

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Innovative design

HTC's design skills come to the fore with the Windows Phone 8S. The whole phone is built to take advantage of the new Windows Phone 8 operating system and its impressive styling, bringing the whole phone into one slick package. The sleek two-tone casing is also fairly compact, and weighs in at just 113g.

Latest Windows Phone 8

Windows Phone 8 is the latest version of Microsoft's Windows Phone platform, and sports a great deal of new and polished features. Alongside the attractive styling, you get lots of features like Live Tiles, which allow you to place the information you need directly on your homescreen and have it update automatically, integration with Xbox Live, Outlook, and Office, and more.

Excellent camera

The camera on the Windows Phone 8S is pretty impressive at this price range. A 5 megapixel sensor is accompanied by a bunch of useful features, from 720p HD video recording, to autofocus and an LED flash, as well as an F2.8 aperature and a 35mm lens. If you're wanting to take snaps at parties or family outings, the 8S is a solid choice.

Great battery life

The Windows Phone 8S has been optimised to give great battery life. The processor is fast enough to make the phone smooth and responsive, but doesn't chew through power. The battery itself has a good capacity, so while it is not removable you shouldn't need to - you'll get a decent charge out of it and the battery life easily outstrips its older brothers.

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  • 3G: HSDPA, HSUPA
  • Bluetooth: 3.1 with A2DP, EDR
  • EDGE: Yes
  • Email: Yes
  • GPRS: Yes
  • GPS: A-GPS and GLONASS
  • MMS: Yes
  • Push email: Yes
  • SMS: Threaded view
  • USB: Micro USB 2.0
  • Web browser: HTML 5 and Adobe Flash enabled
  • Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n

Music and Video

  • AAC: eAAC+
  • FM radio: No
  • H.263: Yes
  • H.264: Yes
  • Headphone socket: 3.5mm jack - Beats Audio sound enhancement
  • MP3: Yes
  • MP3 ringtones: MP3, WAV
  • MP4: Yes
  • WAV: Yes
  • WMA: Yes
  • WMV: Yes

Features

  • Accelerometer: Yes
  • Java: No
  • Multi-touch input: Yes
  • Proximity sensor: Yes
  • Speakerphone: Yes

Camera

  • Autofocus: Yes
  • Camera resolution: 2592 x 1944
  • Face detection: Yes
  • Flash: LED
  • Geo-tagging: Yes
  • Pixel Count: 5 megapixels
  • Secondary Camera: No
  • Video: 720p@30fps

Display

  • Colour Depth: 16 M
  • Display Resolution: 480 x 800
  • Display Size: 4.0"
  • Display Type: S-LCD capacitive touchscreen

Size and Weight

  • Dimensions: 120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm
  • Weight: 113 g

Memory and Software

  • Graphics: Adreno 305
  • Internal memory: 4GB
  • Memory card slot: microSD up to 32GB
  • Operating system: Microsoft Windows Mobile 8
  • Processor: 1 GHz Dual-Core Krait Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
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Editorial Review - Store-Orange Staff - Wed, 06/02/2013 - 16:14

Excellent

The craftsmanship that's gone into the HTC 8S is impressive. This sleek two-tone handset weighs in at just 113g. ... Read more...

The craftsmanship that's gone into the HTC 8S is impressive. This sleek two-tone handset weighs in at just 113g. Built from polycarbonate materials with an attractive matte finish, it also sports a pretty 4.0" WVGA LCD display protected by Gorilla Glass.

The 8S on Orange is an eye-catching little number with touch-sensitive buttons arranged beneath the screen and a dedicated camera button that gives you instant access to the 5MP camera on board. The lower back of the phone snaps apart, revealing a slot to stow your microSD card, which is where you'll be wanting to store all your MP3s to take advantage of the great sound quality that Beats Audio integration (exclusive to HTC) provides.

Inside, the Orange HTC Windows Phone 8S is filled to the brim with a whole host of entertaining apps and quality features, all of which are accessible through the swanky Windows 8 user interface. Windows Live Tiles intuitively display all the info you need right on your homescreen and you can rearrange them to suit your needs.

A fantastic multimedia phone, Windows Phone 8S on Orange is only made better by the inclusion of Xbox Live and the Windows Phone Store. What's more the 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor means that everything zips along smoothly.

If you're after a great performing smartphone that delivers entertainment, great connectivity and style in an affordable package, the HTC Windows Phone 8S is definitely the one for you.

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Design:Excellent
Features:Excellent
Usability:Excellent
Performance:Good
Battery:Good

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