| Local Name | Desire S |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 900 / 2100 |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps |
| GPRS | Up to 114 kbps |
| EDGE | Up to 560 kbps |
| Announced | 2011, February |
| Status | Available. Released 2011, March |
| Dimensions | 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm (4.53 x 2.35 x 0.46 in) |
| Weight | 130 g (4.59 oz) |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Display Type | S-LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 3.7 inches (~56.7% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 480 x 800 pixels (~252 ppi pixel density) |
| Mulitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | HTC Sense UI 3.0 |
| OS | Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon |
| CPU | 1 GHz Scorpion |
| GPU | Adreno 205 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 32 GB |
| Internal Memory | 1.1 GB, 768 MB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Camera Features | Geo-tagging, touch focus |
| Video | 720p@30fps |
| Secondary Camera | VGA |
| Alert Types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | v2.1, A2DP, EDR |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML, Adobe Flash |
| Java | Yes, via Java MIDP emulator |
| Features Summary | Dedicated search key, MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player, DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player, Organizer, Document viewer, Voice memo/dial, Predictive text input |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery |
| Stand By | Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 455 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 9 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 10 min (3G) |
| Colors | Black, Red |
| SAR US | 0.33 W/kg (head) 1.06 W/kg (body) |
