HTC Wildfire S at Virgin Mobile USA on October 23rd

Next month, two new Android-based handsets will become available for purchase via Virgin Mobile in the United States, namely LG Optimus Slider and HTC Wildfire S, the latter set to be put up for sale only on the 23rd of the month.

The wireless carrier has already unveiled all the necessary details on the availability of LG's new device, and also announced the release date and pricing for the HTC smartphone.

The HTC Wildfire S will become available for purchase with a price tag of $199.99 (around 150 Euros) attached to it via Best Buy and RadioShack.

This is the first HTC smartphone to make a debut on the airwaves of Virgin Mobile, and will be pushed to shelves in Silver and White color flavors.

“The HTC Wildfire S is the first HTC smartphone on Virgin Mobile and we couldn’t be more thrilled to bring the Wildfire S™ to our customers,” said Mark Lederman, Business Line director, Virgin Mobile USA.

“It is an attractive, easy-to-use and fast smartphone perfect for both the technically savvy and those looking to make the leap to a smartphone for the first time.”

The new mobile phone sports a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen display, a 600MHz application processor, and a 5-megapixel photo snapper on the back.

The new mobile phone also comes with 3G and Wi-Fi capabilities, as well as with a microSD memory card slot for expanding the available internal memory.

Moreover, it runs under Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and features the HTC Sense user interface on top of it, offering fast access to information via customizable widgets and applications.

Martin Fichter, president of HTC Americas, said, “The HTC Wildfire S is a compact and playful smartphone offering a unique silver color exclusive to Virgin Mobile customers. HTC offers intuitive and powerful technology for the smart consumer and that perfectly aligns with Virgin Mobile.”