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While only over just a year old, the HTC One S was quickly overtaken by newer devices, but it remains as one of our favorite mid-range devices. Sadly, HTC has confirmed that the device will no longer be receiving Android updates, officially putting the device in the archives as an obsolete handset.
HTC told us that “the HTC One S will not receive further Android OS updates and will remain on the current version of Android and HTC Sense.” The company is aware of the “disappointment” that they most likely have caused on users of this handset, but they reassure that “customers should feel confident” about the design of the HTC One S, and how it’s “optimized with an amazing camera and audio experiences.”
Yes, HTC, the camera and the audio are totally worth not having anymore Android updates, especially when the phone was release just last year. The sad part is that users who bought this phone when it first came out are just now in the second-half of their contract with the handset, and can’t upgrade to a newer phone until April 2014.
This means that HTC is leaving some users hanging out to dry. We can understand if they discontinue support for much older phones, but for a device that is still under contract for a lot of users, we’re surprised to see the company shut it down so soon in its lifetime.
The HTC One S sported a 4.3-inch AMOLED display with a 540×960 resolution. On the inside there’s a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5GHz dual-core processor paired with 1GB of RAM. A 1,650mAh battery sits in the back sealed in from user-accessibility, which isn’t surprising, especially with HTC’s new unibody design with the One series. I suppose this is the curtain call for the One S, but thanks to the HTC One, we know that better phones lie in our future.
HTC One S abandoned: No more Android updates for 2012 phone is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Jun 25
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The HTC One S held the title of being the thinnest smartphone from HTC when it was first introduced to the world at Mobile World Congress last year, and how has it fared since? Well, the HTC One S did not manage to enjoy a breakout to the mainstream market, although it was still a decent phone even back then, but there was plenty of competition when it came to the mid-range smartphone segment. Good to know that there is life left in the legs of the HTC One S from T-Mobile, as it has just received the long awaited Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update.
Well, like the saying goes, better late than never, but sometimes, if it is going to be this late, it might as well never arrive at all. The international rollout of the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the HTC One S was December last year, but at least is remains a month behind the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update which arrived on the AT&T HTC One X.
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Mar 08
The devices you’re about to see are being tipped as coming from Lenovo some time inside the 2013 Summer season, and if you’ll look closely, you’ll see how they’ve essentially lifted the styles of the HTC One X and the HTC One S top to bottom. Though HTC has moved past those devices with the more simply titled HTC One, you’ll see first and fore most that the HTC One X has had its styling looked after on both the front and back of this code-named Lenovo S920. This device is also tipped as coming with many of the same specifications as the Lenovo K900, this time with a bit more affordability attached.
The device above is also being tipped as coming with a quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor, a lovely 5.3-inch touchscreen up front, and an impressive looking camera on its back with a single LED flash. You’ll also notice the resemblance to the HTC One X on the back with the raised lens and the flash partially interrupting the ring. It’s almost as if Lenovo took an HTC One X and slapped their name on it.
Next you’ll see a device that, if you didn’t know better, you might mistake for the HTC One S or one of the HTC Windows Phone 8 devices revealed over the past few months, complete with the brightly-colored back panel. This is what’s being tipped as the Lenvovo S820 and, according to Unwired View, will be “primarily aimed at women.” This device will also be coming with the quad-core MediaTek MT6589 SoC.
Have a peek at the timeline below and see if you can follow Lenovo’s thought process through to this point in the smartphones they’ve had leaked above. They’ll likely be coming to China first, with a possible (though not guaranteed) launch in the USA afterward. In a much more likely situation that we’ve seen happen before, we’ll be seeing more Lenovo devices here in the USA a little less than one year from now – shown at CES 2014 with another China-only market release.
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Lenovo straight up steals HTC One aesthetics for two leaked phones is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Feb 28
HTC Sense 5 coming to older devices
Posted in: Today's ChiliHTC announced its new One device last week along with Sense 5, which is a completely-redesigned user interface that will only be available on the HTC One. Or will it? Confirmed by HTC’s Facebook marketing department, Sense 5 will be making its way to older HTC devices, including “global variants” of the One X, One X+, One S, and the Butterfly.
HTC says that they’ll be “offering upgrades to some of its existing devices in the next few months,” so it looks like we may see older HTC devices running the new software before summer hits, although HTC mentions “global variants” of its devices, which could be a little confusing since HTC has international versions of its phones, and then there are US versions. It could end up that US gets the shaft with Sense 5 upgrades.
Then again, we’ll just have to wait and see what HTC ends up doing. Overall, this is certainly good news for HTC device owners, including those with the newer One series devices. However, Sense 5 may not come to every One series handset, so don’t get your hopes up if you’re rocking a mid-ranger like the One VX — HTC may not be focusing on lower-tier devices. The company also notes that some software features of the HTC One definitely won’t be making their way to older HTC devices.
HTC’s newest handset, the One, comes with a 4.7-inch full HD 1080p display with a 4MP “UltraPixel” camera. The device also packs an impressive 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor with 2GB of RAM and either 32GB or 64GB of storage space. The phone will be making its way to the market sometime next month, so save up your pennies if you’re eligible for an upgrade.
HTC Sense 5 coming to older devices is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
© 2005 – 2012, SlashGear. All right reserved.
Feb 19
The HTC One S from T-Mobile is not exactly a smartphone that will light up the faces of those around you whenever you pull it out from the pocket. Basically, the HTC One S will be a functional workhorse of a smartphone, and it is nice to see that carrier T-Mobile is not quite through with this device just yet, having announced a minor update that will introduce more security enhancements to the device. Hooray for added security, considering the spate of compromises that we have seen so far.
The update for the HTC One S from T-Mobile will require you to adhere to the standard issue requirements, namely having a stock version of the Android operating system that is unrooted, a minimum amount of 50% battery life and of course, we would recommend you having performed a backup on the HTC One S prior just in case Murphy decides to drop in on the update process. The entire update will weigh in at approximately 49MB, and this OTA (Over The Air) download will be available from now onwards, with the rolling out process completing by February 28th, so fret not if your HTC One S has yet to receive it.
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Dec 26
HTC One S owners are seeing the light at the end of the Jelly Bean tunnel, as Android 4.1.1 is now being pushed out to the global models. The company originally promised it way back in July, with rumblings about an October arrival as well, but up until now there’s been no joy. HTC One X global owners started to see that Jelly Bean release last month, and we can confirm that it’s now come to our very own HTC One S handset too, as the image above proves. XDA Developers also caught wind of a direct HTC link, which will finally bring the extra fluidity of Google’s butter to the mid-range handset. There’s no word yet about US carrier-flavored versions, but it wouldn’t hurt to check your own handset, or XDA’s CID list at the MC link below.
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