Likewise, the build quality is surprisingly good. However, the petite dimensions will turn off some. Design At 4 inches tall by 2.
The petite handset easily slips into a pants pocket and feels very comfortable to hold. The Wildfire also has a very nice build quality, with a matte rubbery backing that's less prone to scratching.
It comes in gray or purple at U. Cellular I reviewed it in gray. The flip side of the Wildfire's compact size is that it's not going to be for everyone, especially with its smaller display. The 3. Reading text and viewing Web pages and media are also a bit more challenging on a smaller screen, but at least the display offers support for pinch-to-zoom and an accelerometer. Below the display, you get four touch-sensitive navigation keys for the home, menu, back, and search functions.
On the left side are a volume rocker and a Micro-USB port. The top of the device houses the power button and 3. There is no front-facing camera for video calls. As a phone, it offers a speakerphone, speed dial, smart dialing, voice commands, conference calling, and text and multimedia messaging.
In addition to Wi-Fi, the Wildfire has Bluetooth 3. The phone runs on U. Cellular's CDMA network, so it is limited in where it can go overseas. The smartphone ships running Android 2. It is quoted as the "Original Copter" an. Post a Comment. More ». February 20, By speeding up your smartphones SD Card, you will be able to load your photos, videos, apps and games more quick and efficiently. What is a "Defrag? By defragging your SD Card it will now move around any files or folders.
How do I defrag my SD Card? Do not unplug. Infographic: Smartphone Users. December 21, They'll be back soon. In the mean time, we've teamed up with couponaudit. It's quite an interesting read! We'd appreciate it if you'd paste it on your site too! Merry Christmas and a Happy new year! This Infographic is Co-produced by. October 26, Luckily for you, KimmsMod Supreme by senior xda member klacenas is here. Most of the usual HTC extras are included, though the car panel designed to be used while driving , the "My Shelf" app for storing and reading e-books , and the Swype keyboard for faster text entry are notable absentees.
We love the fact that Sense displays your eight most recently opened applications at the top of the notifications panel in a horizontal scroll bar, along with quick setting toggles including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi hotspot, GPS, mobile network and a link to all phone settings. There's the "next generation caller ID" function that allows you to see Facebook updates and birthday information when making or receiving a call, along with the ability to import contacts and calendar entries from your old mobile phone via Bluetooth through the setup menu.
Most tasks take a second or two longer than more powerful Android phones, and the Wildfire S can often struggle when browsing through images in the gallery, loading Web pages, playing videos and taking photos. The inclusion of HTC's Sense UI is most likely the cause of the sluggish performance, as the company recently discovered with its Desire Android phone. Sense clearly uses more system resources than most other Android UI overlays, and the result is a phone that looks slick, but which can sometimes stumble along.
The rear camera also doubles as a standard-definition VGA video recorder. The flash works reasonably well in dim lighting, and video recording is of a decent quality. Like most of HTC's other Android phones, the Wildfire S's camera has a wealth of settings, including image effects like negative and sepia, along with the ability to adjust ISO, sharpness, saturation, contrast and exposure.
We also love the fact that you can use the external volume controls as zoom keys, along with on-screen controls that rotate depending on which way you hold the phone. The lack of a physical camera shutter key is a slight annoyance. Battery life on the HTC Wildfire S is about standard for an Android phone: it will last more a full day on most occasions, though you will obviously get more use by fine-tuning the synchronisation settings.
We recommend adjusting push settings for e-mail, as well as tweaking Facebook and Twitter updates through the Sense software for the best battery life. Sign up to gain exclusive access to email subscriptions, event invitations, competitions, giveaways, and much more.
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