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Bell officially releases the HTC Incredible S

By on April 4, 2011 at 9:56am in Bell Mobility News, Mobile News


Yet another Android-powered smartphone has made its way to Bell. The HTC Incredible S runs OS 2.2 but will be upgraded to 2.3 sometime this year. Other specs have this coming with a 4-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 800, 1 GHz processor, 8 megapixel camera with Dual LED Flash and records 720p HD videos, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, Wi-Fi, comes with an 8GB microSD card and holds up to 32GB, reaches peak download speeds of 14.4 Mbps.

As for price points: No-contract is a decent $499.95 and ranges all the way down to a 3-year at $99.95.
We’ll have our review up shortly.

More here at Bell

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23 comments for “Bell officially releases the HTC Incredible S”

  1. 4 inches for a screen is the perfect size and with a front facing camera to boot this seems like a really nice phone. This coming from a desire hd user.

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    Posted by rulerxy | April 4, 2011, 10:05 am
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    • so the desire hd or incredible s?

      I don’t think the fron facing camera is such a huge plus, I’ve seen very few people using it in their phones…

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      Posted by johnny | April 4, 2011, 10:12 am

    • @ johnny

      the incredible S also has a larger battery then the Desire HD.

      theoretically that should lead to better battery life.

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      Posted by Andy C | April 4, 2011, 10:39 am

    • Hey johnny just noticed your question now. Honestly the desire hd is an excellent phone. I just 4.3 inches a touch too big. Only a tad bit though. The only real question who would you rather sign up with.

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      Posted by rulerxy | April 4, 2011, 9:25 pm

  2. Good job on not posting 1 and 2-year prices this time, since they are as always just an insult to prospective buyer. It’s either full price or 3 year jail term with Robellus. They are refusing the switch to 2 year contracts until someone is still OK with signing on 3 year term.

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    Posted by TomatoGuy | April 4, 2011, 10:27 am
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    • They are a pretty disgraceful price and this phone is on Bell not Rogers… the only real android phone Rogers has is the new Xperia phones…

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      Posted by Sean | April 4, 2011, 10:45 am

    • Hi TomatoGuy,

      I did the calculation and if you sign a contract for like 3 years assuming the contract is like 50 – 60 dollars you save like 100-300 dollars.

      If you bought the phone out right, you’d only save money if your contract was less than 40$.

      If your contract is 40$, then that’s the break even point where buying the phone outright costs about the same as signing for 3 years.

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      Posted by M1LK | April 4, 2011, 11:13 am

    • I agree, why even have 1 or 2 year terms with insulting pricing. $50 off or $25 off?! Oh please. Change to 2 year contract terms or give better discounts. This is ridiculous that in 2011 we are still dealing with this old school mentality.

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      Posted by Jon | April 4, 2011, 11:15 am

    • Hey M1LK

      Can you show me you math on that I’d be curious to see it

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      Posted by Full Mountain | April 4, 2011, 11:48 am

  3. Robellus is a “witty” combination of rogers, Bell and TELUS. I’m sure he is well aware this is on bell considering the title of the announcement.

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    Posted by rulerxy | April 4, 2011, 11:07 am
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  4. @Johnny

    Holy crap. Yes. This phone is okay. Don’t worry about the battery.

    I was going to rag on the incredible S suffering from the same issues as the desire hd, but with an extended battery from mugen, you don’t have to worry =)

    The battery is the same as the one I use on the Desire Z, and the battery life is ridiculous… I had wifi on all the time and got around 36 hours. If I had wifi off it’d probably last even longer.

    http://www.mugen-power-batteries.com/htc/htc-incredible-s/mugen-power-1800mah-extended-battery-for-htc-desirez-t-mobile-g2.html

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    Posted by M1LK | April 4, 2011, 11:10 am
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    • Johnny,

      You say that you bought an extended battery from mugen (Extended:1800mAh vs Original: 1450mAh) but is that Extended 1800mAh a physically thicker/larger battery than the 1450mAh so much so that I’ll need a new back cover on my Incredible S from Bell ?

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      Posted by Jimmyp42 | May 7, 2011, 11:17 am

  5. It’s down to $0 already on Bell’s site

    http://www.bell.ca/shopping/en_CA_AB.HTC-Incredible-S/72020.details;GEMSESSIONID=wb0cNZgLmJQs1lD3db37Z8h8qJjCB2swDvv5Zhbs9ms8zlJkdph5!-927585458

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    Posted by Full Mountain | April 4, 2011, 11:15 am
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  6. this device feels great ‘in hand’ as good or better than my iphone 4 and much better than most other android devices.. I like it allot :)

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    Posted by malingerer | April 4, 2011, 11:36 am
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  7. why is the device already at $0 on launch date?

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    Posted by confused | April 4, 2011, 11:48 am
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  8. I see it as $99.95 on a 3 year contract and no $0

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    Posted by Emperuman V | April 4, 2011, 12:04 pm
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  9. Just refreshed it…back up to 99.
    Glitch?

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    Posted by confused | April 4, 2011, 12:08 pm
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  10. Looks like that was a mistake, back to $99

    http://www.bell.ca/shopping/en_CA_AB.HTC-Incredible-S/72020.details;GEMSESSIONID=wb0cNZgLmJQs1lD3db37Z8h8qJjCB2swDvv5Zhbs9ms8zlJkdph5!-927585458

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    Posted by Full Mountain | April 4, 2011, 12:18 pm
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  11. ballin phone

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    Posted by crunch204 | April 4, 2011, 2:18 pm
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  12. Having a phone with a scratch proof glass I see this as a mandatory option in all my future phones, no matter the brand.

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    Posted by Dawn | April 4, 2011, 4:41 pm
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  13. If I buy one from Bell, does anybody know if I would be able to use it on PCMobile prepaid?

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    Posted by zz | April 5, 2011, 11:11 am
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  14. best phone EVVVERRRRR!!!!!!

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    Posted by Jake | April 7, 2011, 5:55 pm
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