14 DAY TRIAL // The old Wildfire S has just made it to MetroPCS. The carrier has just announced the upcoming availability of the smartphone and confirmed its $180 (130 EUR) price tag.
The budget-friendly smartphone can be paired with MetroPCS' $50 and $60 smartphone plans, that offer unlimited Internet access, voice and texting services. In addition, the $60 smartphone plan includes either Rhapsody’s Unlimited Music or video entertainment with MetroSTUDIO.
The Wildfire S is MetroPCS’ first HTC Android smartphone and is expected to go live in stores and online later this week.
Although the Wildfire S is an entry level smartphone, it is powered by Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread and features HTC’s user-friendly HTC Sense 2.1.
“As we continue to deliver Android for All to our customers, our partnership with HTC is yet another way we’re delivering today’s most advanced smartphones with the affordability and flexibility of our no-annual contract services,” said Tom Keys, president and chief operating officer of MetroPCS.
Designed to offer users more customization options, as well as ease of use, the HTC Sense UI is intuitive and stylish.
With social networking integrated directly onto contacts, users will be able to easily tag their friends in photos before posting them to Facebook or Twitter.
On the inside, the phone is equipped with a 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor, which is complemented by an Adreon 200 graphics processing unit (GPU). It also packs 512 MB of ROM, 512 MB of RAM and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB, 2 GB memory card included).
“Through our partnership with MetroPCS, we hope to continue providing our consumers with the affordable, yet advanced, smartphones and multimedia content they demand, all with the flexibility of a pay-in-advance service,” said Martin Fichter, vice president, product management, HTC Americas.
There's also a 5-megapixel rear camera with autofocus and LED flash, as well as HSDPA and Wi-Fi support.