HTC Sensation and Wildfire S Unveiled

Last June 15, Wednesday, HTC Corporation unveiled its uber cool pocket-sized HTC Sensation™ and HTC Wildfire™ S smartphones that work in a simpler and natural way at the Republiq, Newport Mall, Resorts World, Manila.

These are the stylish and compact multimedia superphones of HTC that intend to make waves in Philippine market.

HTC Sensation

It's a smartphone that spotlights on entertainment with HTC’s new HTC Watch™ video service. It has the improved touch screen features with rounded edges, aluminium unibody construction and protected by a contoured screen - features that aims to capture the interest of the fast-growing smartphone lovers in the Philippines.

"HTC is proud to continue to revolutionalise the mobile multimedia market and bring forth a new generation of pocket-sized entertainment centers...The HTC Sensation takes the multimedia smartphone to another level by combining the great new HTC Watch entertainment experience with the latest HTC Sense experience to deliver a powerful and amazing experience to our customers," said Lennard Hoornik, President, HTC South Asia Pacific.

Specifications:

Processor    - Qualcomm 1.2 GHz Dual-Core
Operating System    - Android™ with HTC Sense™  
Memory    - ROM: 1 GB
RAM: - 768 MB
Dimensions    - 126.1 mm (L) x 65.4 mm (W) x 11.3 mm (T)
Weight    - 148 grams (with battery)
Display    - 4.3-inch touch screen with 540 x 960 qHD resolution
Network    - HSPA/WCDMA (900/2100 MHz)
GSM/GPRS/EDGE

• (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
• (Band frequency, HSPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent)

Internet  
3G:
•    Up to 14.4 Mbps download speed
•    Up to 5.76 Mbps upload speed
GPRS:
•    Up to 114 kbps download speed
Wi-Fi

•    IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Tethering    USB and Wi-Fi® tethering
GPS    Internal GPS antenna                                                                                          
Sensors  
•    G-sensor
•    Digital Compass
•    Proximity Sensor
•    Ambient Light Sensor
Connectivity  
•    3.5 mm stereo audio jack
•    Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0) with mobile high-definition video link (MHL) for USB or HDMI connection
•    Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth  
•    Bluetooth® 3.0 with FTP/OPP for file transfer
•    A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
•    Other supported profiles: AVRCP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, PBAP, SPP, Service Discovery Application Profile
Camera  
•    8.0 megapixel colour camera with auto focus and dual LED flash
•    1080p HD video recording
•    VGA front camera

HTC Wildfire  S

HTC Wildfire S makes you express yourself with its colourful skins, sound sets and widgets. And with its user-friendly interface, it enables to maintain and build good connections and friendships by the touch of a button. It is not just a compact and playful device, but also the HTC’s smallest affordable phones ever.

"The new HTC Wildfire S offers an irresistible combination of value-for-money, compact design and entertainment that is as unique as you are...The HTC Wildfire S makes staying connected and sharing your content, thoughts and emotions with your friends and the world a truly fun experience," said Lennard Hoornik, President, HTC South Asia Pacific.

Specs:
Processor    - 600 MHz
Operating System    - Android™ with HTC Sense™  
Memory    - ROM: 512 MB
RAM  - 512 MB
Dimensions    - 101.3 mm (L) x 59.4 mm (W) x 12.4 mm (T)
Weight    - 105 grams (with battery)
Display    - 3.2-inch touch screen with 320x 480 HVGA resolution
Network    

• HSPA/WCDMA (900/2100 MHz)
• GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
• (Band frequency, HSPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent)

Internet

3G:
•    Up to 7.2 Mbps download speed
•    Up to 384 kbps upload speed
GPRS:
•    Up to 114 kbps download speed
Wi-Fi: 

•    IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
Tethering    USB and Wi-Fi® tethering
GPS    •    Internal GPS antenna                                                                                          
Sensors  

•    G-sensor
•    Digital Compass
•    Proximity Sensor
•    Ambient Light Sensor
Connectivity

•    3.5 mm stereo audio jack
•    Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)
•    Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth 

•    Bluetooth® 3.0 with FTP/OPP for file transfer
•    A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
•    Other supported profiles: AVRCP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, PBAP, SPP, Service Discovery Application Profile
Camera    - 5.0 megapixel colour camera with auto focus and flash

I like the HTC Wildfire S – it’s very hip and cool. It can snap, tag, and share instantly! Plus it’s very affordable! You can stay connected and filled in with everything you love in life. It’s very favourable to us – youngsters!

HTC Smartphones are loaded of little surprises and insightful ideas. They're not just ordinary and boring phones, it is designed for more fun and more done with its new features and enhancements. 

The HTC Sensation will be available by mid June at a suggested retail price of Php31, 990 and the HTC Wildfire S at a suggested retail price of Php15, 500. HTC Wildfire S is now available in three stunning shades of ‘Bloom Pink’, ‘Silver White’ and ‘Dark Gray’ at any Smart Communications and authorized retailers.

*Contributed by Shekinah Armenta ('Search for the Blogger Apprentice' participant).