HTC Wildfire S Review
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Review: May 2011 |
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Last updated Dec 2012.
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In a nutshell: The upgrade to
the hugely-popular Wildfire, the Wildfire S is a budget Android
smartphone with a premium metallic body, an uprated touchscreen
display, 5 megapixel camera, Android Gingerbread, GPS with Google
Maps and access to over 100,000 apps from the Android Market.
It compromises on processor speed, memory and battery power,
but it's still one of the best of the lower-priced Android phones.
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The
HTC Wildfire was our favourite budget
Android smartphone when it was released back in May 2010. But it was
clearly time for an upgrade, and we're pleased to welcome the HTC Wildfire
S into the Android stable. The original Wildfire gave a lot for your
money, but where it fell down was in the low screen resolution, sluggish
processor, underpowered battery and restricted memory. We're pleased
to report that HTC have worked on all of these issues with the release
of the Wildfire S, although they haven't sompletely solved them.
The Wildfire
S has a sleeker design than the original Wildfire, with 4 virtual buttons
below the screen and no physical buttons. This has allowed it to be
smaller and lighter than the original Wildfire, which is no bad thing.
With its metallic body it looks and feels very smart and not like a
budget phone at all. Although not strictly in the "ultraslim"
category, with a thickness of 12.4mm it feels slim and fits well in
the hand, making single-handed operation a possibility if you have a
dextrous thumb.
The screen
size is the same as the original Wildfire, at 3.2 inches, but the resolution
has been doubled to 320 x 480 pixels and that makes all the difference.
Web pages are sharper, images and videos are more detailed and apps
run better. The user interface is improved too. The Android operating
system has been updated to the latest version 2.3 (Gingerbread) and
the terribly refined latest release of the HTC Sense user interface
is the icing on the cake.
The camera
is unchanged compared with the Wildfire. But at 5 megapixels with autofocus
and flash plus video recording in 3GP format it holds its own against
the competition.
Media
is well catered for, with excellent music/media playback and a built-in
FM radio too. Audio quality via the 3.5mm headphone jack or wireless
Bluetooth headset is good. The 2GB memory card included in the sales
package has room for hundreds of MP3 tracks.
Web browsing
on the Wildfire S is a pretty good experience, with the higher resolution
screen making a big difference. The Wildfire S is equipped with HSPA
3G, enabling download speeds of up to 7.2Mbps, and it's Wi-Fi enabled
too, so data access is very fast. The responsive capacitive touchscreen
with pinch-to-zoom combined with the fast and well-designed Android
web browser makes the experience pleasurable. Facebook and Twitter are
here of course, and HTC Sense integrates them nicely with your contacts.
Assisted
GPS works well, with Google Maps making good use of the increased screen
resolution.
The processor
speed has been uprated to 600 MHz, which isn't fast compared with the
1GHz or faster speeds of high-end Android phones, and at times the phone
can appear to freeze or become unresponsive. The
problem is most noticeable when running intensive apps like Google Maps
and some games. At these times, it's necessary to take a deep breath
and remember that the Wildfire S costs less than half as much as a HTC
Sensation. The memory has been upgraded to 512MB RAM and this helps
when multitasking or running those power-hungry apps, but sometimes
the phone still needs more memory.
The battery
life isn't impressive. The 1230mAh capacity
lithium-ion battery is actually smaller than the battery used in the
first Wildfire. That makes no sense to us, and even HTC's official battery
figures show a marked decrease in battery life for the Wildfire S compared
with the Wildfire. Expect to recharge every day if you use the phone
frequently.
The Wildfire
S isn't the perfect smartphone. Although it's a step up from the original
Wildfire, there are inevitable compromises here. The display is a huge
improvement on the original, but it's still quite small for an Android
phone. The processor is still underpowered, although it's not noticeable
all the time. The battery life is distinctly on the low side.
We originally
awarded the Wildfire S 5 stars. Six months later, lots more entry-level
and mid-range Android phones have flooded the market, and the Wildfire
S no longer looks special. It's still a good phone though, as long as
you understand the compromises that have been made. Other Android phones
in the sub-£200 price range include the HTC
Explorer, Samsung Galaxy Fit,
Samsung Galaxy Ace and Sony
Ericsson Xperia Mini.
Features
of the HTC Wildfire include:
- 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash
- Video recording (3GP format)
- Display: Capacitive touchscreen with pinch-to-zoom
capability, 320 x 480 pixels (3.2 inches) with auto-rotate
- GPS receiver with digital compass, Google Maps,
HTC Footprints and geo-tagging
- Music player (aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3,
.wav, .wma formats)
- FM radio
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
- Ringtones: MP3 ringtones
- Internet: GPRS, EDGE, HSPA (7.2 Mbps download, 384
kbps upload)
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate,
micro-USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm audio jack
- Memory: 512 MB RAM plus 2GB microSD memory card
(up to 32GB)
- Vibration alert
- Quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) plus HSPA/WCDMA
(900/2100 MHz)
- Size: 101 x 59 x 12.4 mm
- Weight: 105g
- Battery: 1230mAh
- Talktime: 350 - 430 minutes
- Battery standby: 360 - 570 hours
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HTC Wildfire S Consumer Reviews
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Average rating from 89 reviews:
Reviewed by NCR from UK on 20th Feb 2012
I reviewed this phone back in August 2011 when I'd had it for 2 weeks.
6 months on I'm upping my review from 4 stars to 4.5. My issue previously
was the battery, however it seems to have bedded in and I now regularly
have 40 to 50% left when I stick it on charge in the evening so much
better. The other issue with this phone was internal memory. It didn't
matter that I had a 16gb sd card, there are so many apps and bits of
software that have to be on the phone memory that things like friendstream,
and built in twitter/facebook apps wouldn't work "This application needs
more than 20mb memory to operate" so you'd have to clear the cache,
wipe the data from internet (losing your bookmarks) and facebook (logging
you out and removing your contact sync) just to get 20mb of space so
stuff would work. HOWEVER, yesterday my phone informed me there was
an Android update available 2.3.5. Once completed the free space on
internal memory leaped from 20ish mb to 55mb!! With this update you
get the same lockscreen as other top end HTC's with the handy shortcuts.
It has also sped up loads, is much smoother and an all around more pleasing
experience. Still not quite 5 stars but possibly the best mid range
Android phone out there, it does everything I need and more. 4.5 stars.
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Reviewed by jason Gates from England on 14th Feb
2012
Brilliant phone had a blackberry curve this is a step up from that with
the high resolution screen and amazing camera. High speed touch screen
with auto turn $or easier typing. All together a really good phone!
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Reviewed by lauren from uk on 11th Feb 2012
i love this phone so much its the best in the world !!!!!
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Reviewed by Sean from Uk on 11th Feb 2012
Simply put amazing.
I originally had an iPhone 3s don't get me wrong a great phone.
However the wildfire s is a top draw phone , there is so much to like.loads
of hidden features excellent camera great apps superb speed.
Just love this phone very easy to use instinctive in so many ways.
Well done htc
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Reviewed by Claire from England on 8th Feb 2012
Oh goodness, where do I start? All I can say is... listen to the bad
reviews. The people who have written nice things I can only imagine
don't use the phone a lot or just make calls and texts. I have 3 friends
who all bought the Wildfire S at the same time and we are all in abject
misery about the nonsense we've had to put up with. I have a 24 month
contract and I'm only 9 months in. I think it will kill me to have this
phone any longer. It's slippery, unsensitive, unresponsive, impossible
to cancel a call, makes rash decisions on your behalf, has a ridiculous
dictionary which insists on suggesting the most obsolete words and the
headphones broke on the first use. The worst thing is it has no internal
memory so you have to plumb the applications every single day to delete
data to try to win back a bit of memory to be able to open your texts
or photos. The computer software doesnt work so I've never been able
to connect it to the internet to back up online. All you ever get told
from HTC is that you need to move apps to the SD card- yeah...I would
if you could. Only a very few things will move, everything else is welded
to the phone memory. I have deleted EVERYTHING, even things you actually
really need on there just to free up some space. It really will make
you miserable. Just get one of those proper phones, you know what I
mean...
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Reviewed by Saurabh from India on 1st Feb 2012
I got this phone a week back and am satisfied with the performance in
comparison to the blackberry that I owned before. The Delay clock was
a big question in the face of the RIM and this Phone does not disappoint
me the same way.
Having said that, There are certain things apart from the +ves mentioned
above that I have had some look on and are certainly not pleasant. Two
things that came in my notice when i bought the phone and within a week's
time were - the widget on the mainscreen crashes intermittently(I am
not sure if this is a bug or a application crisis) and the other was
the contact auto syncing that is happening as and when it likes(on its
own whim)... The bloatin contact storage and Application Update internal
sizes increments have been adding to the already compromised internal
memory of the Phone and as such begins the trouble of the lag and the
constant dialog "Free some memory upto 20mb" - hopefully ICS should
be able to take care of it and tehre should be some liberties in the
upcoming upgrades to relieve off the internal softwares like plurk and
others which are not needed and SD Clarity in terms of storing Applications.
Overall its much better than the previous HTC Handsets and way too good
in terms of performance. a 4 from me .... :)
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Reviewed by tech dude from planet earth on 31st
Jan 2012
A good all round phone. Easy to use and reliable. The phone part can
send and receive calls just a you would expect and it has a loudspeaker
option as well. The overall software is excellent, when I bought mine
there was an update available and I got a load of new software for free.
The camera is good, 5MP, and the screen resolution is perfectly adequate.
The wi-fi is quick, 8Mbps, and there's 3g as well. It's not the biggest,
fastest or best phone on the market but every aspect of the phone gets
a solid 4 stars. There are no bad points at all, but if you really want
to complain then the battery is the only thing that springs to mind
- 1200mAh is not great, so I bought a 1500mAh
replacement from HTC for about £9.00 (via Amazon).
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Reviewed by Kirsty from UK on 29th Jan 2012
I have had this phone for about three months, I have had no problems
so far and I think its great. I does almost everything you can think
of. It's easy to use, looks great and the touch screen is usually very
good. There are many ways to personalise this phone and its very compact.
It's an android phone so many games and apps are available for free.
The only thing I think could be better is the battery life as I have
to charge mine everyday, although it depends on how much you use it
as to how often it needs charging. This isn't really a big problem though
and I think you can buy/download apps to save your battery. Lots of
accesories like cases are also available on various websites and the
phone comes in multiple colours.
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Reply by Jo from UK on 1st Feb 2012
Hi Kirsty I've only had my phone for a few days. I cannot work out how
to attach a photo ID to contacts - can you help me? Jo
Reviewed by Diane from UK on 23rd Jan 2012
Had this phone 4 months. When it's working it's great I can't fault
it. But it keeps freezing or suddenly going to whatever screen it wants
to. Will ring people too and there's nothing to stop it. Not sure if
it's just mine that does it or if it's a common fault.
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Reviewed by Steve from England on 23rd Jan 2012
Just a small point. I see a lot of people complaining of low battery
power on the Wildfire S. This can be easily fixed as a larger capacity
battery can be bought from Amazon for around £12. With that installed
it's a great little phone.
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Reviewed by ashleigh from united kingdom on 20th
Jan 2012
i have an htc and im not recieving texts messages until few hours after
they have been sent iv tried shutting the fone down and turning it on
and off but doesnt seem to have worked does anyone else have or had
this problem and how do i fix it!!
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Reviewed by zoe from england on 17th Jan 2012
I think the wildfire s is great its small lightweight and is quite tough
i love the android market because you can download free apps wallpapers
and games the camera is pretty good considering the phone is really
small it comes with a 2gb memory card. Overall i really love this phone
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Reviewed by Bob from UK on 15th Jan 2012
Had my Wildfire since July 11 and its a fantastic device getting the
balance between phone and computer. I get 2 days on a charge, so work
out what eats your battery life and switch it off if not needed e.g.
WiFi. My main uses are: Work Phone - reception good works like any over
phone I have ever had. Screen sensitivity takes a bit of getting use
to then its great. Music - sounds as good as my MP3 and very easy to
load music from PC interface. Very customisable I have loaded about
20 different apps and they all work fine. Video is nothing to shout
about. Battery life - can be limited and very heavy use will only get
a full day. Small and compact and fits in my pocket easy. Very good
value for money and anybody considering a start with smart phones should
consider this before spending a lot of money on something they will
hardly use.
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Reviewed by Kaitlin. from England on 12th Jan
2012
So yeah, the phone looks all fantastic and smart. Just wait until you
get it. Everything crashes and you have to use Application Manager to
clear the data from your apps just to send or recieve a text.
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Reviewed by mab from uk on 11th Jan 2012
only had this phones for 1 month but good overall phone. it needs more
internal memory as it is used up by apps not on phone. sometimes freezes
but then it is a cheap android.stylish and has a good camera picture.
HTC needs to put better battery in as i use it lots and have to charge
every night.overall i would
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Reviewed by Syed from England on 10th Jan 2012
Warning - Do not buy!! The customer service is just as bad as the phone
itself. I brought this phone brand new in October 2011. First month
it was fine. On the 2nd month - i was unable to download any apps as
the internal memory was full. I moved everything on the memeory card
- but it still said that the internal memeory was full. So when you
move the apps to the memory card - it still uses up a bit of the phone
memory. The second issue is that i brought a 8gb memory card - but the
phone does not support it. I tired re-formatting the memory card, and
even moving the setting from the current one to the new one - doesnt
work. The next MAJOR issue is that the phone sometimes is irresponsive.
When you press the screen nothing works. I need to keypad lock then
unlock to make it work. Other times it automatically presses buttons
such as goin on the internet and making calls! very annoying. I rang
HTC everyday for a week trying to ask them to send me a replacement
as it been under 3 months since problems started. They asked me to send
it to them for repairs. I sent the phone and received it back damaged.
There is a deep scratch. The problems were still there. When i contacted
them - they do not still give me a replacement! They keep saying the
will repair it! i have the latest software on the phone and apart from
the scratch HTC damaged during repairs - the phone looks in excellent
condition - so what is casuing this problem and why do they not give
me a replacement. I have no trust in them now and i am taking my time
to write this review to warn you! Please be warned if you intend to
purchase this!!!
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Reviewed by Emily from England on 10th Jan 2012
After getting the phone in June I was really impressed, I had no problems
with it. It was easy to use, the camera quality for a phone was amazing
and the touch screen was really nice. And even though the battery life
wasnt great, you kind of already expect to be charging your phone daily.
Its only recently that I've started to have problems; ~ The screen freezes
making it impossible to use, you basically have to wait for it to stop
playing up ~ It randomly vibrates, I have watched the phone go from
being on full volume to vibrate and then continuously vibrate without
me touching a thing And then recently its just stopped working all together.
After experiencing a few problems with it last week I thought resetting
the phone might help, so after pressing that it brought me onto the
reboot screen. With the four options and you have to use the sound up
or down thing to move up and down, and then the power button to choose
one. Sounds simple, except I could not get it off that page, no matter
how hard i pressed down on the power button it would not go. I tried
taking the battery out the back and turning it on again but i was stuck
with the same screen, but obviously the power button was working as
it was turning the phone back on. Eventually however it did manage to
work itself, I dont know how as it was in my bag when it did it. Very
strange. And the only reason I mention this is because it has done it
once again! Its highly annoying I am off to go see someone tomorrow
about it and see what the verdict is. I should add that the phone has
had a lot of wear and te ar in the past months, with a little water
damage. So the moral of the story, if you look after this phone, it
can be a very nice HTC :), if you don't.. like me you will suffer :/
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Reviewed by anthony from philippines on 8th Jan
2012
great phone, for those who needs more memory for their gadgets, buy
a PC instead.
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Reviewed by aint gonna tell ya from uk on 6th
Jan 2012
This is the worlds worst android phone. On market i try downloading
somma and It says insufficient storage . I have 8 mb and i try downloading
task killer(under 1mb) and it still says I don't got enough memory .
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Reviewed by Franks from Uk on 5th Jan 2012
Do not buy this phone! The touchscreen is impossible to use, the battery
life is rubbish and the camera is difficult to take pictures with. I
had always had nokias before and was very happy to upgrade to another
but the salesman talked me into this phone, wish he hadn't! Also my
chargers broken and you have to wriggle it around for ages before it
will charge. All in all I've had it for about 5 months now and it hasn't
grown on me at all. still got another year and a half to go fml.
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Reviewed by John from India on 5th Jan 2012
Superb mobile so far no problem but low battery capacity....
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Reviewed by courtney from UK on 30th Dec 2011
i was thinking of buying a blackberry or iphone 4. looked at their prices
and found HTC was the cheapest android phone. sister and brother both
have smartphones and said that they cost too much when you are on contract.
they changed over to HTC and we all love it! the service is great and
the cost is way cheaper!! all the features are really good including
the android market! best phone i have ever had! i will continue using
HTC!
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Reviewed by Higgins from England on 29th Dec 2011
This is the worst mobile I have ever had and the first non-Nokia unit
I have owned and I will be going back to Nokia! I detest this phone
with a passion - it has a useless battery life; poor phone reception;
has a fiddly and temperamental touch screen and is generally horrible
to use. I upgraded to this primarily to access emails on the move .
. . and I wish I hadn't! I haven't used it in the way I anticipated
partly due to the way it operates. I would not recommend this unit to
anyone and cannot believe it is rated as highly as is. As a phone this
is a joke.
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Reviewed by Hannah from Wales on 28th Dec 2011
I've had this phone for around 4 months. I'm in love with it, to say
the least. It works so well, it's a lovely size to hold, and stores
everything i want it to and more! The battery life is fine, unless you
are on your phone 24/7, in that case...it's not so great. I don't have
any faults with this phone. HTC, have done well, yet again! I'm very
happy with this phone, and in future when a new phone is needed, HTC
is definitely the brand i will be going for.
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Reviewed by Alan from england on 28th Dec 2011
Had it six months wish I spent a bit more as the available memory is
shocking, just got 2.3.5 and now its even worse, the rest if the phone
is great its just disabled by having a small memory, bit like a ferrari
with a tiny engine!
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Reviewed by Robert from South Africa on 26th Dec
2011
This is just an outstanding phone. Got it a week ago, switched it on
and got the Gingerbread 2.3.5 update right away. Configured my Hotmail
and Gmail with Exchange Active Sync, so now I have push email in my
HTC mail app and it works 100%. Downloaded Angry Birds Rio, copied some
music, photos, watched some YouTube, new Facebook app - I just cannot
believe it that I'm getting all this for so cheap. Oh, and I replaced
the stock keyboard with the Gingerbread keyboard by Steven Lin (search
for it on the Android Market) and this little phone is just the best
thing ever. But the best thing about this phone is the call quality.
Voice calls are absolutely crystal clear, definitely beats my old Desire
HD hands down. Just don't expect this phone to perform like a superphone,
and if you can do that, you'll have a fantastic phone. Enjoy!
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Reviewed by Natalie from England on 22nd Dec 2011
Worst phone i've ever wasted £140 on. decided be a nice change from
a 2nd hand BB i got given (because blackberries are just as worse) worked
fine first few weeks, now wont send texts or call unless i reset phone.
finding myself taking out battery about ten times a day. i've actually
gave up on contacting people. this phone is the only phone i know, which
doesn't actually work as a phone. the only thing that works is the music
player or the camera. and if i wanted that i'd have bought an ipod touch.
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Reviewed by janine marie from england on 22nd
Dec 2011
I did love my phone but battery dosent last long thinkin off gettin
samsung galaxy pro but cn u customise it to my taste like the htc wildfire
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Reviewed by James from England on 20th Dec 2011
Some people say it has a bad battery, or that the touch screen is sluggish
blah blah blah... but this phone realy isn't to blame. you see, if it
is faulty, you can tell by looking at reviews online, so you can send
it back and get a better one free. mine was a-okay aand i loved it,
battery was fine, didnt have to charge it for about a month or 2, the
screen is fine, responds like anyother phone, what you have to realise
is that if you think it has to be like any other phone that costs like
500 quid, it wont be as fast, it wont be as fast as using a computer,
its just a cheap smart phone, so when you tap it, you need to know how
long it takes to load, not compare it and end up mauling your phone
and destroying it, it obviously wont work as well after you do that,
thats what stupid people do. In conclusion: dont listen to anyone else,
its a great phone, but dont have high expectations, its a 150-200 pound
phone, it will do as it is told untilk you complain and you start destroying
it with your furious "taps"...
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Reviewed by lara from england on 20th Dec 2011
have had this phone for 5 months droped it down the toilet in the bath
x2 and it still works as well
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Reviewed by Alec from UK on 19th Dec 2011
Disappointed,battery life very poor,two days at best without using any
apps at all,either freezes up or just shuts down of its own accord,no
question,worst fone I've had-sim card spends more time in my old Nokia
E7(which by comparison is bullet proof)
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Reviewed by Zerosen from USA on 19th Dec 2011
Put it this way. For the price im paying a month for it 30dollars...you
cant beat it. 30 dollars a month for unlimited internet, unlimited text
and 500+ calling minutes its great! At first I was unsure when buying
it because most budget "smartphones" are junky. But when I got home
and started working with it...I found it quite awesome! My signal is
good everywhere in my area, even when it drops down to 1 bar at times
briefly its still running fast and my calls get through clear. The battery
life is what I expected, its not the best in the world but its not bad
either. But I always charge my phone so I never worry about running
out of battery. I paid 1hundred and 40 dollars for the phone its self.
Which isnt too bad for all the stuff this little phone can do. Finally,
if you are upgrading from a phone that is older or lower quality you
WILL be pleased with this phone. But if you are downgrading from a high
end smart phone you will make a few compromises But for the price haha
you cant beat 30 dollars a month for all this good stuff! So I recommend
it!
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Reviewed by Yash from India on 18th Dec 2011
It is a good phone but the processor is weej
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Reviewed by hossein from iran on 16th Dec 2011
beautiful ... more than any : it's HTC is better. than samsung but not
iphone. nokia is out (andorid !! ). sony erricson walkman can compare
with this phone but htc is better ( its my opinion )
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Reviewed by Blanka from Netherlands on 15th Dec
2011
The Wildfire S is a nice piece of hardware for the money. Camera is
slow but capable, case is solid, screen is ok with good touch input,
but hardware without software is nothing. That is exactly what is wrong
with this phone: Android with HTC Sense. It is just ridiculous. The
major function of a phone: does not work. The easiest way to call or
text people on the Wildfire S is by removing both the call and text
apps, and replace them with the contacts app. Otherwise selection of
your target is really cumbersome. You have all contacts covered by the
number keypad, and clicking in the back makes unwanted phonecalls. When
you finally have someone on the line, it is impossible to end the call.
On an iPhone: just hit the power button: end call. On a Wildfire: shake
the machine or hit the powerbutton to wake it up. Then try really hard
to hit the "end call" on screen button. The picture and movie apps are
horrible too. If you try to adjust the settings of the picture/movie
(over or under expose), the system just hangs. No response, no ability
to change it. The four buttons under the touch screen are horribly placed
and have bad response. You really miss some physical keys. Then the
crap of adding a Google account. What you want is add one, and use the
market. But Android means you add Calender, Mail and lots more syncing,
not asked for. An iTunes account is just for shopping, here all is tied
together, to one cumbersome mess.
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Reviewed by Nicki from uk on 14th Dec 2011
Only had this phone 2 days after loads of excellent reviews about it
and its a pretty good phone, takes some getting used to though with
texting, no moas about it, apart from the batery, but that i can live
with =) best phone yet next phone is the htc desire =)
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Reviewed by Lewis brooker from United kingdom on
13th Dec 2011
The htc wildfire s has no problems I have had mine 4 six months and
is a cheap good quality phone I have readied Reviews on this phone I
think it's just little children not looking after it iv had no problems
So I erg u to buy it also has no issues with keypad touch screen freezing
the only thing is battery power lenth I suggest getting the more longerlasting
battery I've got it and my battery last 5 to 6 days
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Reviewed by Maggie from UK on 9th Dec 2011
I was slightly sceptical about all the raving reviews on this phone
but decided to opt for it when operator offered it at upgrade and I
have to say I'm glad I did, I've head people complain about everything
from battery life to signal but have to say I've experienced neither
(other than the regular quick batter EVERYONE has when they first get
a new phone and play with it lots!) Those who say it's unresponsive
may want to remember the screen must have actual fingertip or similar
"capacative" contact to respond. I've been using this for 3 weeks now
and have had to charge it five times in total (including original first
charge, which was only four hours!), considering I've used it for internet
during this time (at least every other day) that's not too bad (I honestly
couldn't comment on how many "hours" life this equates to) highly recommended
to others who are trying to decide. My only downside to this phone is
that it seems slow to connect to the internet when you select the mobile
network option but that can be forgiven as once you're on it rarely
slows.
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Reviewed by brian from uk on 9th Dec 2011
Have been using this phone for a few weeks, after reading some of the
other reviews I was expecting there to be problems with a number of
things eg battery and signal etc. But I so far have been very pleased
with it, have been using email and web quite a bit and a few calls and
have been getting a good couple of days out of it no problems, no issues
with signal either, also have found the speed of the operating system
pretty good with things loading up fine. Compared to some of the higher
end HTC's and Samsung's there is obviously a big difference in many
areas such as camera, processor, screen size etc but all in all it is
a good little phone for the price.
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Reviewed by Ruth from GB on 5th Dec 2011
Im on my 3rd Wildfire S in 6 months, touchscreen keeps going faulty.
First 2 were identical with left hand side not working after about 6-8
weeks, this one its whole bottom half of the screen after 5 weeks. I
would mind if I was constantly on the thing but it spends more time
in my bag or pocket than anything else. They are a brilliant little
phone and features are great but unless its just purely my bad luck
the hardware just isnt up to it. Its going back again I might add, time
to try something else!!!!
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Reviewed by mahogany from united states of america on
4th Dec 2011
I love this phone it is way better thsn the wildfire
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Reviewed by Pavan from India on 2nd Dec 2011
Excellent mobile but front cam is no in tis mobile
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Reviewed by Alster from UK on 27th Nov 2011
Hate this phone. Had the desire which was great but due to some issues
I had to buy a new phone and chose this. Touch screen is completely
unresponsive, doesn't want to know and doesn't recognise being touched
or tapped until it will suddenly catch up and start doing all kinds
of random things while it registers every single touch it has had in
the minute or so you have been waiting for it to respond. So I had the
bright idea of just pressing it once and waiting to see what happened....nothing!!!
It has really poor signal as well, I am on o2 and have never had issues
with signal before but it often loses signal. It also freezes a lot
which drives me insane. Oh and it doesn't always let me know I have
a message, won't beep and will get no icon in the top corner and no
number on the messaging button but when I look I have them...this happened
once when I had 6 messages from 6y different people, how it didn't pick
up the fact I had received anything I haven't a clue. Absolutely despise
this phone, have had it less than a month and even though it set me
back 150 quid I am looking for another one. If you have never had a
phone before you may be ok with it as you won't expect anything else,
but if you have, avoid avoid avoid. As a side note, I actually found
the battery to be quite good, I mean it's poor in general but my desire
would die within a matter of hours, this can at least last a day, the
power saver makes a big difference
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Reviewed by am from england on 27th Nov 2011
no it isnt as good as an iphone.!..... no the battery life isnt great.!....
no the memory isnt very big (so buy a new card.!!!)..... i paid £100
BRAND NEW for mine, and for that price what you get and what it does
is fantastic. people moaning about game use on it...... go buy an X-Box,
people complaining camera isnt too good.... then go buy a "Camera"....
people wanting to listen to music.... go buy an mp3 player.!!..... i
think people forget it is a "Phone" and everything else is an extra,
so if ur not happy with it, go and spend £500 on iphone or something
similar.
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Reviewed by Chloe from England on 22nd Nov 2011
Well i got my htc wildfire s about 5mths ago as an early birthday/christmas
present. I think it looks good but the materials used to make it are
a bit flimsy. It has a good 5mp camera which I use quite often. Me being
almost 13, it's not just about texting and calling as with alot of others,
there are some things which it needs to have like, apps, facebook and
internet, all of which it has. I like how much you can actually personalise
it like scenes and everything else. Only things I have against it is
that it chips quite easily but the screen is still completely intact,
the battery life doesn't last very long and sometimes when i'm on facebook,
it just goes back to my normal screen with like my wallpaper on. Overall,
I give this phone a very good 8/10, well worth buying. xx
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Reviewed by JC from England on 18th Nov 2011
I have used and owned many Android phones AND iPhones and this little
beauty competes very well against them all. Yes you can buy faster phones
- yes you can buy flashier phones - yes you can buy more advanced phones
BUT remember that the HTC Wildfire S costs a fraction of any of these.
This is a lovely looking and very comfortable phone in the hand - it
works VERY well and carries out all its functions very well. No crashes
- great design - works very well AND does not cost "the earth" - what
more can anyone ask?
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Reviewed by Chris from UK on 15th Nov 2011
Had my Wildfire S for a few days now and i'm very happy with it. I find
the screen and buttons very responsive, web browsing is fine either
on the go or on my home wi-fi, the HTC Sense user interface makes sync
with my PC easy also. I wasn't surprised that it does struggle a bit
when running mem heavy apps like games, but I find if you put it into
flight mode first, that shuts down most other features to free up memory
and processor power. It's never going to compete with a high end smartphone,
but I don't need it to. For a budget phone I can't fault it bar the
battery. It is true that if you use it a lot, especially apps you will
be charging it each day.
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Reviewed by IAN from UK on 13th Nov 2011
TOUCH SCREEN BUTTONS HAVE TO BE PRESSED, TAPPED, CAJOLED, RUBBED SEVERAL
TIMES BEFORE WORKING. WISH I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PHONE. THANKS TO 3
I AM STUCK WITH THIS USELESS PHONE FOR 2 YEARS. THEY DONT WANT TO KNOW
AS I USED IT. WELL I HAD TO USE IT TO DISCOVER THE TOUCHSCREEN BUTTONS
ARE RIDICULOUSLY SLUGGISH.
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Reviewed by LEE from GB on 10th Nov 2011
The worst phone I have had. Low processor and memory capacity means
it crashes... A LOT! It's always asking me to clear memory, even though
I save everything to the SD card. Screen becomes very unresponsive when
memory gets full. GPS is constantly out. Phone calls unreliable. Keyboard
is not user friendly. Auto tilt takes about 3-4 seconds to respond.
User interface is cheap looking and not easy to find icons, etc. Not
a 21st century phone! Do not bother is my strong advice!
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Reviewed by mark from uk on 8th Nov 2011
its really easy to download from your pc to the phone when you connect
your usb cable it asks you what you want to do on the phone just click
USE AS HARD DRIVE then go onto my computer on your pc where your phone
will now be visible open it up and just drag and drop your music,photos
and stuff it really is simple
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Reviewed by suep from uk on 6th Nov 2011
very very disappointed have been trying to download music from comp
to phone it just wont let me AGH!
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Reviewed by sandra coffey from uk on 6th Nov 2011
love my wildfire s- but also agree with others that the battery life
is rubbish!-have to charge it every day! but having probs transferring
music etc from pc to my phone-anybody any suggestions?
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Reviewed by Osama Laden from UK on 4th Nov 2011
Very good phone, but one major flaw is the battery life. I was bit sceptical
about HTC and was recommended by a friend to try. I must say this phone
does exactly what I need for, browsings, email, texting and apps.
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Reviewed by Will Juniper from England on 4th Nov
2011
Rubbish, Constantly freezes won't load properly, has a few good things
but overall i thhink pretty poor
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Reviewed by rob from england on 4th Nov 2011
good small phone not had any probs. one design flaw, the small amount
of on board memory fills up very quick with apps,some cant be moved
to memory card, and therfore need to be deleted to make space, this
problem doesnt occur on phones such as galaxy s2 or iphone. i was going
to get sensation xe but will now get galaxy because of this.
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Reviewed by Sue from UK on 3rd Nov 2011
I got this purely on the write up on here and the reviews, even though
my sons told me not to!!! On the whole am pleased with the size and
the screen, it's easy to use and if it's your first smartphone then
go for it - but am very disappointed because even when I try and update
it keeps telling me I've not enough storage - it's not as if i've got
many apps on there either and only 3 little games!! I will listen to
my sons in future!!!
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Reviewed by James from UK on 2nd Nov 2011
I love it. Got it because needed to run some work related apps, it's
relatively small size and the fact I could upgrade from my old phone
free. It's pleased me in every respect and made my life easier while
out and about. Only one criticism, the battery life isn't too hot but
then I'm often streaming data with the screen on which eats power...
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Reviewed by Rose Jones from Wales on 2nd Nov 2011
Had this phone as a replacement to my wildfire after having many problems
with that. Worked great for about 2 months, and then had to send it
off for a system uggrade as i was unable to: text, download, go on internet,
view pictures, listn to music, view video's etc (same problems as the
original wildfire). Worked great again for another month or so and has
now started having problems again saying memory full with only 2 small
apps on there and all photo's saved to 16GB memory card. would not recomend
this phone to anyone, have had nothing but problems with the wildfire
and the wildfire S.
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Reviewed by Alan from UK on 31st Oct 2011
I used to be a right gadget freak, but since having kids I feel the
need to be more sensible with my money and it means no longer being
on the cutting edge of technology and new toys. I recently decided however
to get myself a smartphone, and after some research decided to go for
the Wildfire S which was on sale at Argos for £165. This included a
15 add on pack. The phone itself is brilliant, cant really fault it
all. Great fun, great size, does everything I wanted a SP to do and
it didnt cost me the same as second hand car. Really pleased.
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Reviewed by nicola from uk on 28th Oct 2011
the size is what does it for me. easy to carry around in schools or
college. ligt and has all the basic features at it best. getting a smart
phone for this price its a one in a life time.
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Reviewed by sumit from india on 27th Oct 2011
its really amazing yar cmpaired to optimus or samsung galaxy mini i
hav brought it... giving superb performance guys any time go for this
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Reviewed by Sdadi from UK on 26th Oct 2011
Back Off!!! you can do everythig except use it for calling! Worst signal,
never reachable in indoors!!
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Reviewed by Mima from UK on 24th Oct 2011
This phone is amazing! No problems at all with it. For those who have
said you have to wait for it to lock itself before puttting it in your
pocket - that's rubbish! You press the top right corner button once
and it locks it and puts the screen on stand-by. Very handy. My favourite
thing is the maps feature, all installed on your phone ready for when
you get lost. Android apps are fun too!
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Reviewed by Andy from UK on 12th Oct 2011
Great little phone had it for about a month. No problems. Battery life
not great it lasts me about 2 days. However you can purchase a large
battery which will apparently it lasts longer. Its a great size fit
in my pocket well. Fully recommend
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Reviewed by anon from anon on 9th Oct 2011
Excellent phone was going to get desire hd but glad I didn't! I have
had many different phones and I have to admit it beats the blackberry!
If I could rate it more I would! Even has its own WiFi! LOVE IT YOU
MUST GET!
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Reviewed by Anthony from UK on 6th Oct 2011
This is the worst phone ever. I've had it 1 month, the keypad jams,
the screen locks up intermittently causing me to lose calls.Texting
ok one day, fails the next. Rarely gets a good signal but when I swap
sim card into my old phone I get 4 bars. Emails stopped working last
night. Have spent more time on support than I have using the phone.
Am sending it back today and NOT for another HTC. If I could put 0 stars
I would.
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Reviewed by Max from Scotland on 3rd Oct 2011
I got this phone for £150 on pay as you go, it is my first smartphone
and I have got to say this is a very good phone it exceeded my expectations,
yes the battery life is not great but I plan to buy an extended battery
on the internet. I didn't find any problems using the screen lock on
the phone as mentioned by others. The main reason I got this phone is
I had a basic phone before that was not great for internet browsing.
I find this phone excellent for browsing the internet, it has a decent
camera and although not hd the video quality is smooth and decent as
well. I probably mark it down a point due to the complexity of using
the phone and having to do searches on the internet to work out certain
functions of the phone,a written manual would have been helpful. I also
love all the android apps that are free and some games seem pretty good
with decent graphics and speed. I definately recommend this phone.
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Reviewed by martin O'neil from england on 1st
Oct 2011
abs love it
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Reviewed by sharon from uk on 29th Sep 2011
this phone is awfull !! on my third one and the battery broke open as
the phones over heats loads,battery only lasts two hours,it freezes
all the time and now three wont replace !!
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Reviewed by darren from uk on 13th Sep 2011
Bought this phone as a replacement for my trusty wildfire, which was
great for a budget android. So far though the S has had a few problems.
1, the drag to unlock screen and answer calls is horrendous, hardly
ever works and usually end up missing the calls. I have just rectified
this using NO Lock app but shouldn't need to really.2, once the internal
memory dropped below 10mb, it stopped syncing emails. Otherwise the
web browser is much faster than on the wildfire and gingerbread is good
to look at although not much change to froyo. All in all good for the
£150 but just a few glitches.
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Reviewed by Indi from UK on 8th Sep 2011
I brought this phone just under a week ago. Everyone has commented on
battery life, and though I admitt its not great, if you are only using
it for texting and phonecalls like I do when I'm at school, it lasts
for two days without needing charging. Although its not my first touch
screen it is my first android. I chose it because it is one of the smaller
touch-screens on the market so fits well in a pocket, I'd rather have
the smaller screen for something much smaller than an iPhone. My facebook
app is playing up slightly but I think its the app rather than the phone.
I'd definitely recommend it to students who are, like me, on a budget.
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Reviewed by craig from uk on 8th Sep 2011
How this phone is rated 5 stars and "Outstanding" is anyones guess.
I rarely get above 2 bars signal... half the time I only get access
to emergency calls only... IN LONDON! I swapped SIM cards to my trusty
5 year old Sony Erricson and hey presto.. 4 bars, so it aint the network.
Battery - I have all apps OFF, no internet, NOTHING or the battery will
be gone in a day. I can't use anything or it will be useless at the
end of the day. It is pretty sensitive and has called people while in
my pocket before the screen has locked.... Do you honestly have to hold
it for a minute till it switches off and locks before putting it in
your pocket? BRING BACK PHYSICAL BUTTONS - NOW!!! Likewise, for the
same reason, the camera switched on while in my pocket and drained the
battery by the time I got home! Sure it looks nice and sexy - that's
it I am afraid... Sorry, that's not what a phone is all about. Shop
elsewhere.
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Reviewed by Omk-r from India on 22nd Aug 2011
Got this phone after comparing it online with the Samsung Galaxy Ace...
actually went to the store having both in mind... but when I saw the
2... the wildfire clearly look far more up market and I'm also not a
fan of pretty big phones which the Galaxy Ace is.... unless the Big
phone you got is an iPhone or a galaxy S2.. any ways.. coming back to
the wildfire... its got the latest version of Android i.e. 2.3.3 Gingerbread
with the HTC Sense interface... and I was Pretty much at ease within
minutes of using the phone... and it looks Great in the hand to.. I
personally like the size.. its not as small as it looks to be on the
online reviews...! Must say.. I wasn't too Impressed with the Earphones...
they sound quite cheap wrt the sound.. but do the job when handling
calls.... but then,, I use my sennheisser's for music.. so no problems
for me... another issue I would like to point out is the battery life...
must say.. I'm not that a Heavy user of mobile phones.. but when the
phone is new.. you tend to use it a lot.. so the battery drains quite
fast.... as I'm online the whole day.... also some people may not like
another feature.. i.e. all the messages, like the inbox, sent or the
drafts are saved as a conversation for every contact.. which I wasn't
a fan of at first.. but then.. found it greatly simple as the days went..
Summing it up... you get all the features of the much costlier Smartphones
at half the price... so the compromises u make for the processor and
the battery are worth it.. especially it you are not a very heavy user
like me... I'm very happy with it and don't see myself replacing it
quite so soon... I would like to give it 4.5 stars... although gotta
see if there's an option for the same..!! I love this phone... chose
it blindly over the competitors in its range..!
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Reviewed by Shubaangar from England on 17th Aug
2011
Its a good phone but the battery is the big issue. other wise its a
great phone.
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Reviewed by NCR from UK on 8th Aug 2011
I would love to give this phone 5 stars as it is absolutely superb,
as long as the battery allows you to use it to it's full potential.
I got the Wildfire S as my wife has had the Wildfire for 4 months and
loves it. Based on reviews here and elsewhere I decided to upgrade the
battery, £7 for a 1500maH to replace the 1250maH one that comes in the
box. I still struggle to get 8 hours until it warns me to go to power
saving option. I don't want to have to constantly turn things off just
so my battery lasts a full working day. I've not even made any phone
calls today and it's down to 27% with a couple of tweets and some texts,
bit of browsing (10mins max). It's going to have to go on charge when
I get home, not practical! A 5 star phone crippled by it's demand for
power.
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Reviewed by Mr T from England on 4th Aug 2011
Got this phone on a three it looks a good phone but when I try and do
stuff on it like look at text messages it freeze up and then is to restart.
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Reviewed by Wildfire s from - on 3rd Aug 2011
Its a very good phone and I absolutely love it. I had been deciding
on buying a htc wilfire, but compared to the wildfire s its a lot more
bigger. So before you are planning on buying any phone- always check
it out-. So I decided on buying the wildifire s. I really like the phone
because it is my first smart phone-so I was completely new to this whole
thing, and it was really easy to use. Of course, like any other phone
you have to charge it frequently-depending on how much you use it. For
me it lasts about 3 days. Yes the capacity is a problem but I bought
a 8 GB to it. I really like these new features like when someone calls
you and you flip the phone over its silent, when you lift the phone
up to answer, the ringtones volume drops and when you are talking to
someone on the phone and you flip the phone over, the speaker goes on.
So overall, I really like this phone :) its amazing and very easy to
use :)
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Reviewed by Mr Dave from England on 1st Aug 2011
pretty awesome phone apart from two things. 1: battery life isnt great
if your a power user. 2: and this is the big one. the phone is advertised
to come with 512MB internal memory, its does but 362MB are used up with
pre-installed stuff which you can't remove. so it only comes with 150MB
internal capacity. even with a SD card portions of apps/widgets have
to be installed to the internal memory! which if you run out of, you
cant install anything. i've downloaded about 20 apps and am nearly out
of internal memory! so the SD card is only good for pics, vids and music.
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Reviewed by sameeta from england on 30th Jul 2011
best fone i got after my nokia express music 5530!!
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Reviewed by Captscifi from England on 27th Jul
2011
Was slightly upset when i found that flash player did not work, but
have not found it to troubling as th youtube app allows me to watch
all the videos that i want. battery not great but by no means the worst
out there. Have had no other promblems at all and think for £10.50 a
month this is poosible my bset buy this year
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Reviewed by Jasmine from UK on 24th Jul 2011
Bought this phone 2 days ago , and it's amazing. I couldn't believe
how much it did for such a small price ( compared to the other android
phones out there)Firstly - it's a very attractive phone , I got it in
the grey as I thought it would look neater for longer and marks would
be less visible even though it's available in purple and white also
, depending on the network. The screen for me is the perfect size, even
though some android users prefer larger models such as the Samsung Galaxy
and some of the other HTC phones , I love the size and that it fits
perfectly into your pocket.Upgrading from a touch and keyboard phone
,I thought I'd struggle typing in an all touch phone but I really didn't
- the touch buttons at the bottom are so easy to use , so is texting
as keys are the right size and theres a great auto-correct system. Camera
is amazing for such a cheap phone with the flash and all the effects,however
some images can come out grainy if you don't focuse properly and I found
taking pictures of me and my friend together was quite hard as I couldn't
see the button to press to take it... timer sorted that out though.
Screen resolution is very impressive, apps run smoothly and the phone
has lots of tools , options etc. without even downloading anything.
Internet runs smoothly on wifi and 3G but if your on a limited data
plan like me , make sure you turn off mobile network in the internet
settings as it could eat your data without you noticing. The only other
down point is the battery life , however I didn't even find this bad
- I have had to charge it both days but it wasn't even flat and I have
been using it very heavily with setting stuff up - I mean you wouldn't
have to worry about it going off if you took it on a day out. Overall
, an excellent phone though it's really surprised me and I didn't think
it would be anywhere near this impressive - hardly a difference to the
HTC Desire S & Z which friends have and are hugely more expensive than
the Wildfire. I'd definitley recommend this phone :)
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Reviewed by Raimond from LT on 12th Jul 2011
Bought this phone about two weeks ago. Really nice phone with very good
features. The main minus would be battery. If you will use it for game
play you would charge it every day. But overall i think it is really
good phone. Working fast and without any bugs.
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Reviewed by jun from philippines on 6th Jul 2011
had this phone just this June this year... my first android phone and
i was just expecting something out of it.. overall its great.. has everything
that i need... but the problem is the battery.. pretty much i need the
battery to cover everything that i need in this phone... like web browsing
and all that.. the battery is just not good... so alwasys bring a charger...
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Reviewed by Sean from UK on 9th Jun 2011
My first impressions of this phone were of how cute it is, how slim
and pocketable and, when powered up, how colourful. Like all Android
phones, it is rather heavy on the battery but there are apps on the
market that can help to extend the battery life In use I was impressed
by how quick it is to pick up a wi-fi signal and how simple and straightforward
it is to install apps from the Android market. I was particularly impressed
at how easy it was to sync my gmail account and I am still enjoying
the novelty of picking up my email from my phone! The build quality
seems great for a 'budget' device - in fact it doesn't seem 'low-end'
at all. This is my first HTC phone and my first Android phone and so
far I am very impressed
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Reviewed by Ant from UK on 5th Jun 2011
Had this phone just over a week now and cannot praise it highly enough.
Its superb. Does everything I need quickly, its easy to use with a great
display while still being small enough to carry comfortably in a pocket.
Minor issues...the battery only lasts just over a day but then that's
average these days. The back cover doesn't seem all that robust (but
is fine so far) and there can be a very short, occassional delay during
some operations (mostly when killing a large number of apps and returning
to the home screen - I don't play resource-hungry games and this issue
might be more obvious if you do). But these are minor things that do
not detract from what is a seriously good, 5-star phone.
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Reviewed by becky from uk on 3rd Jun 2011
Iv had the galcey ace phone n l had nothing but trobble wiv it l tock
it bk twice n the same thing happens agean l did get angrgy wiv it so
in the end l told them l whont a diffent phone l chose the wildfare
s because lv git the HTC wildfire n lv had no prpbblem l give those
phone a 10 star rating same wiv the HTC wildfare those phone is small
n cute its a ladys phone l will allways have a HTC phone love this phone
only thing HTC could Chang is the prituve texs brillent phone love it
to peace
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Reviewed by Sarah from UK on 2nd Jun 2011
I have this phone. It is my first Android and my first touch screen.
It's amazing, although, for someone who's had brick phones in the past
few years, it was slightly hard getting used to typing, but other than
that perfect. On the other hand, you have to charge it at least everyday
or every two days. If you wanna play on the apps a lot, then, yes, you'll
have to charge the phone everyday. Other than that, perfect. I couldn't
be more happy with this phone.
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Reviewed by Boo from UK on 12th May 2011
I cannot praise this phone enough. My first android, my first proper
internet phone and my first HTC. Wasn't sure about HTC until the carphone
warehouse chap mentioned it and am so happy. Cannot fault it whatsoever.
Not had any problems with the battery. I have found it lasts longer
if the locater is turned off. Obviously the more applications that run
in the background the more the battery will drain but mine has lasted
more than 2 days so far. The whole phone does exactly what it says on
the box!!
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Reviewed by Clear Cut Chap from UK on 7th May
2011
After the Desire S, I have had a chance to get my hands on this beauty!
What a fantastic form-factor. HTC have done brilliantly in making this
phone even more compact than its predessor and doing away with the redundant
optical mouse button. For the entry-level smartphone market, it has
a lot to offer - just like the old Wildfire- and better still has the
vital improvement on the screen resolution which has made the whole
user experience much better. Better still, HTC have opted for a practical
plastic back cover - so lesser visible scratches and obviously cheaper
and lighter - but they can afford to do it for an entry-level phone.
Frankly, I still dont think the Anodized Aluminum shell is that practical-shiny
metal shows obviously through a scratch. It looks and feels really good
no doubt, but you also want that feeling to last longer than just at
the beginning. I was however dissapointed with the battery life. The
combination of a higher resolution screen,slightly faster processor
and a smaller battery allow it with just about a day's use. In my experience
if a phone can last nearly 2 days on light usage, then you can expect
to confidently get you through one heavy day of use and still have a
bit of play time with the phone in the evening. The battery performance
does increase with time and a couple of deep-discharge cycles the Li/Po
batteries however considering that as well, it may at best be average
which is a let down for this otherwise brilliant handset. Again HTC
need to understand that without decent Battery power, they can put all
the features in the world in a handset but it will be of no use. I as
an end-user of their product would first value the piece of mind knowing
that there is enough battery power to comfortably get me through atleast
a day or two of good use. If good-looking, light, compact form-factor,
feature-filled and on a budget is what you are looking for in a phone
then this is the phone for you! However, do not expect too much from
the battery performance-also no image stabilization on the camera but
then again thinking of the price-point and it can be forgiven. Just
hold the camera really still when taking a photograph. Alteast it has
an LED flash so you can use it even in low-light conditions. This phone
is 3-star for the current price point of about £250 sim free, but just
holding it in your palm and enjoying the revitalized screen and the
slick HTC Sense UI gives it a 4-star just!
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Reply by Danielle from United States on
17th Feb 2012
This phone makes me so angry sometime i want to hurl it out an open
window while driving down the highway. Details of my issues are all
listed above, i want and deserve a better phone after only owning this
HTC Wildfire S for one and a half months, has already been replaced,
i'd really like to set this Wildfire on FIRE!
HTC Wildfire
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