14 DAY TRIAL // While the world prepares to receive the latest 4G LTE Android devices expected to be showcased at IFA 2011, in Berlin, Telstra is about to launch the HTC Wildfire S smartphone on prepaid.
Unveiled back in February at the Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona, the Wildfire S will be available on Telstra Prepaid sometime in mid-September.
According to the guys over at Ausdroid, the smartphone will cost only $199.99 and will be locked to the the carrier's network.
However, customers can pay a $100 unlocking fee, which drops to $27.50 after six months of ownership.
One of the most popular HTC handsets, the Wildfire S made its debut at Telstra back in July and was made available for $0 upfront with the $59 Freedom Connect plan for a 24-month period.
The phone is built on the success of the original HTC Wildfire that was introduced last year.
Even though the Wildfire S is now a budget phone when it comes to specs, it still is an excellent alternative to other mid-end Android smartphones.
HTC Wildfire S is equipped with a low-performance 600 MHz processor and runs Google's Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system out of the box.
Furthermore, the smartphone comes with the manufacturer's latest proprietary HTC Sense 3.0 user-friendly interface running on top of the mobile platform.
The Wildfire S has a 3.2-inches capacitive touchscreen with 262K colors support and 320 x 480 pixels resolution.
In addition, the budget smartphone sports an average 5-megapixel photo snapper with autofocus and LED flash.
It packs a standard amount of memory, including 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM, as well as microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).
The HSDPA-enabled entry-level smartphone comes with integrated GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity.
Obviously, the phone comes with Google's full package of apps, including Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube and Google Talk.